Preseasons and training camps are about answering questions; every team comes out of offseasons with them, ranging from Super Bowl winners (will they repeat?) to bottom-feeders (can the new guys play?).
The Bears have gotten some partial answers; tight end, for example, still has the unknown of health for Zach Miller and even pickup Tony Moeaki. But with converted defensive lineman Greg Scruggs coming back from a lung injury, prospects are arguably better than they appeared prior to the outset of camp. And if the contributions of running backs Ka’Deem Carey and Jordan Howard are still to come, that has not compromised the work of Jeremy Langford even as the Bears await the arrival of more members of the running-back “committee.