The Bears did most of their heavy lifting around Mitch Trubisky a year ago in hiring Matt Nagy, signing Allen Robinson/Taylor Gabriel/Trey Burton and drafting Anthony Miller and James Daniels. Those were the big moves necessary to rapidly build a structure in which Trubisky could be given the best chance of developing.
A year later, the Bears’ moves have been focused on fine-tuning that structure while adding a few new toys for coach and quarterback. The turnover isn’t as significant as it was last year, but it is important:
Gone: Jordan Howard
Acquired: David Montgomery
Gone: Kevin White
Acquired: Cordarrelle Patterson
Gone: Josh Bellamy
Acquired: Riley Ridley
The Bears’ offense got better with each of these three moves, or at least should be better if Montgomery and Ridley hit their draft projections (both were top-60 players on Dane Brugler’s big board for the Athletic).