Four members of the Bears' first-team defense — DL Eddie Goldman and Bilal Nichols, LB Roquan Smith and S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix — played the first five snaps in the preseason opener.
That's four starters and five snaps more than we're expecting to see from Chuck Pagano's "1s" Friday night against the New York Giants.
Indeed, it appears at least for the Bears' defense, MetLife Stadium will serve exclusively as the staging point for the reserves, many of whom are scratching and clawing desperately to secure what are likely no more than a few available spots at the bottom of perhaps the NFL's most talented depth chart on 'D.