With the wrap-up of the “first offseason” (strength & conditioning, OTA’s, minicamps, all manner of analyses and takeaways are in order), albeit based on a handful of tightly controlled practices that make “limited sample size” generous by comparison.
Assessing how the Bears look individually and collectively doesn’t start to assume real meaning until late in July and on into August, September and beyond. Coach Matt Nagy made that abundantly clear: “We all can agree that once the pads come on, there are some guys that aren’t showing up right now that will show up,” he said. “And there are other guys who are doing well that won’t do well.