Clearly, some will mean more to the team’s success this year than others will. We’ve boiled our list down to the 18 most vital this year. Why that number? Just a little fun for the ’18 season, really, with the changing of the guard for Matt Nagy.
But it still allows us to dig deep enough into all three phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams — and choose the Bears who truly should have the biggest impact on the team if it’s going to succeed following four straight double-digit-loss seasons.
Just missing the cut were DE Jonathan Bullard, rookie WR Anthony Miller, pass rusher Aaron Lynch and K Cody Parkey.