Chicago Bears: Best linebacker group going into training camp

The Chicago Bears have the NFL’s best linebacker group going into training camp.

The Chicago Bears have a lousy offense and everybody knows it. They have two quarterbacks who would make great backups on most teams but have no business being starters on an NFL team in 2020. Neither of them, Mitchell Trubisky or Nick Foles, is giving any fans much confidence that they can get it done in 2020. Moving the ball was a big problem for this football team last year and that led to them going 8-8 in a year that some believed could see them in the Super Bowl.

As bad as that offense is, the exact opposite can be said about their defense. They have one of the best groups in the National Football League. This team can make it very difficult for the opposition to make any plays at all and keep the points allowed to a bare minimum. A lot of that has to do with the fact that they have one of the best groups of linebackers in the whole league.

Everything on this team starts and ends with Khalil Mack. He is the best player on this team and it isn’t much of a debate. When he is on his game, he is one of the best players in the entire NFL. He had a bit of a down year in 2019 but was still pretty good. There is also the fact that he is triple-teamed or held on every single play.

If Mack can get back to where he was in 2018, this defense will be even better. He will also now have Robert Quinn on the other side ready to help him attack. This is a player that was outstanding for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019. If they both have incredible years, this could be the best pair of linebackers in the NFL and help them maintain their status as one of the best defenses in the NFL.

Danny Trevathan is also there and he is an outstanding linebacker. He is in the shadows of some of the other elite players on the defense sometimes but there is no doubt that he is an impact player a lot of the time. Then there is Roquan Smith who has some more development to go after being the 8th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He is a freak of an athlete which could help him develop into that next great linebacker for this team.

If the linebackers maintain this greatness in 2020, they will be in the middle of an outstanding defensive unit. Their defensive backs and lineman are also very good which should help them win some football games. As long as their offense is able to get better at moving the ball and scoring some points, this should be a pretty good football team. The linebackers have so much to do with it and it is a lot of fun to watch.