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But what if this question was posed before Ryan Pace sent a conditional 7th-rounder to the Raiders for a kicker?Would you have ever guessed that the Bears’ biggest hole was defensive front depth?In a recent ESPN Insider piece, Football Outsiders looked at the biggest hole on each roster following the 2019 NFL draft and they picked that for the Bears. Here’s what they had to say about Chicago’s defensive front depth. I’m assuming they’re only talking about the defensive line, and by extension, the edge defenders, because that’s all they mention. But I still disagree with that assessment. I would have been on board had they gone with edge rusher depth as a weakness, because after Mack and Floyd, Lynch is a serviceable spot starter at best. He had a nice bounce-back year in 2018 after two disappointing years with the 49ers, but how much of that was attributed to being reunited with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio? With Fangio in Denver now, Lynch Kyle Fuller Jerseys 2019 , who is still only 26-years old, will need to prove he’s focused on being the best he can be. Everything else at outside linebacker is a question mark. But the defensive line proved to be capable a year ago with Pro Bowler Akiem Hicks and nose tackle Eddie Goldman leading the way. Bilal Nichols flashed as a rookie and was starting by year’s end, and Roy Robertson-Harris and Jonathan Bullard are both capable reserves. Robertson-Harris is still an ascending player, and this will only be his third year playing the position. He tied for third on the Bears in 2018 with 11 quarterback hits (3 sacks), and he’s set to be a restricted free agent after the 2019 season, so he could play himself into a nice tender offer. Bullard has never lived up to the ‘steal of the draft’ label that was put on him when the Bears got him in the third-round in 2016, but he’s a good rotational defensive lineman. He’s never been able to figure out how to get to the quarterback, but his run defense is solid on first and second down. They’ll need some young outside linebackers and defensive linemen to step up this offseason to prove worthy of a bottom of the roster spot, but if you ask me, the group of Mack, Floyd, Lynch, Hicks White Charles Leno Jerseys , Goldman, Nichols, RRH, and Bullard is far from a hole on the roster. It’s Draft Week here at Windy City Gridiron... and we are predicting that the Bears will take Khalil Mack in round 1"BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!BEARRRSSSS / FREE AGENCY / DRAFTPrice: Bears-Packers opener one of NFL's hottest tickets on early 2019 resale market - Sun Times - Only a pair of Patriots games at Gillette Stadium have a higher get-in rate on the secondary market.Potash: Seven out? 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