Floyd
Howard
Jackson
Trubisky
Cohen
Long
Hicks
Trevathian
Whitehair
Shaheen
Those might be our 10 best players......which should yell you Why we are 3-9 and 12-33 under this regime.
other than Howard (and I'd take about 5-10 rb over him) and maybe hicks early this year; this list is a bunch of unproven guys who should be your 2nd tier players NOT your 10 best/difference makers.
So....NO.....there really isn't a shit ton of talnet here and this isn't a dream destination for coaches.
The good news is....well there isnt much....but at least fox should be gone in 4 weeks.
QB--Trubisky--we're good
WR--Help wanted
RB--J.Howard/T.Cohen--we're good
TE--D.Simms, A.Shaheen, D.Brown--good
O-line--C.Leno, J.Sitton, C.Whitehair, K.Long--need a new RT but can win with that line
Secondary--E.Jackson, A.Amos, Q.Demps, K.Fuller, P.Amukamra, M.Cooper--Have no idea if K.Fuller, P.Amukamara will be back but we can win with that secondary if we bring both back or sign a legit CB in free agency or draft if both leave.
ILBer--D.Trevathon, J.Freeman, C.Jones, N.Kwiatkowski, J.Timu--Freeman when healthy was an absolute beast for us, Trevathon has been great when healthy and Jones/Kwitkowski have been good when playing next to Trevathon. We need a Trevathon that can stay healthy. Freeman most likely will not be back which is too bad cause he was really really good for us.
OLB--L.Floyd, P.McPhee, W.Young--all 3 are injured and two done for the season. McPhee and W.Young will probably not be back next year so putting a stud opposite Floyd next year will be big for us.
D-Line--A.Hicks, E.Goldman, J.Bullard, M.Unrein, RRH--plenty of talent to win games with but need to bring Goldman back.
We have talent. If we can add a couple of play makers at the right positions (WR, OLB, Secondary) and add a couple other pieces (ILB, RT) we could make a nice turn around pretty quick. Of course this depends on what we do with our coaching but i think it's pretty much a lock that there will be plenty of changes after the season.