The Chicago Bears are going to need to exercise a level of patience with their current defensive core, as it seems likely the new-look roster is going to need time to make adjustments. Much of this pressure will fall on Ben Johnson's offense and Caleb Williams, leading an offensive attack that has an argument to be the league's best.
However, an overlooked advantage as well is the lack of talent at the quarterback position the Bears will face to start the regular season. With one notable exception the first four weeks hands the Chicago defense a far better chance to settle in and not put too much pressure on their offense. With this in mind., let's look ahead at the first four starting quarterbacks on Chicago's schedule.
1. Bryce Young
Young is an expert of doing just enough to show promise and hold onto his starting job. However, there is no denying the signal caller is yet to prove himself a franchise quarterback and has obvious limitations due to his size and the Bears can take advantage of this. You cannot highlight enough how much of an advantage the Bears are going to have at the position in Week 1.
The bulk of Young's career suggests that this season is going to end with the Panthers looking for a new quarterback and likely head coach. Chicago has a chance to start the ball rolling in this direction.
2. Kyler Murray
Murray became such a frustration for the Arizona Cardinals the franchise paid the veteran to go away. The Minnesota Vikings brought in Murray for an incredibly underwhelming competition with J.J. McCarthy, who did everything reasonably possible to lose the role. Murray isn't the same explosive athlete that came out of college as injuries have piled up.
Poor decisions and a small frame have led to a continual level of regression that yet again is going to offer the Chicago defense far more margin for error.
3. Jalen Hurts
Hurts is a Super Bowl winner and proven to elevate his teams and the one exception on this list. With that said, there is still an advantage here in the fact the quarterback is running a new offense and has shown a tendency over the last year to lean on the run game and run an offense that is typically void of big plays.
While this could change a year down the road, what we saw a season ago left little reason for even this version of the Bears defense to fear the Philadelphia quarterback.
4. Geno Smith
Smith was in the discussion as the league's worst starter a season ago running for his life and consistently making awful decisions with the Las Vegas Raiders. Smith traded one cursed franchise for another opting to join the New York Jets and an offense that is hardly going to strike fear into even this version of Dennis Allen's unit.
There should be plenty of opportunity to create turnovers and take advantage of mistakes. No question, it is impossible to hope for a softer start when it comes to opposing signal callers and that works perfectly for the new-look Chicago defense.
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