Immediately after the 2016 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears addressed their depth at quarterback by signing Brian Hoyer to a one-year, $2 million deal. Early in July, Chicago claimed Connor Shaw off waivers. After these two moves were made by general manager Ryan Pace, I quickly expressed my opinion saying that the Bears had some solid backups to starting quarterback Jay Cutler. Now, I’m not too confident.
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After seeing Hoyer in action in Chicago’s first two preseason games, things aren’t looking promising in the event that Cutler goes down with an injury during the regular season.