Yeah, but Akiem Hicks is a really good DL. He played really well last nite. Did any starting DL play as well as him last nite? You don't chuck players playing well. Hick's salary isn't even the top ten. He's 14th. Where's Goldman? No, no, Hicks is an asset, even at that salary.
If Bears had found a way to keep Fuller, and they should have, Bears would have been fine with Shelly or Vildor at Nickel.
Graham is a bit overpaid, but at least he was productive; more productive the Kmet last year. Luckily he's looking really good this year, and hopefully gets the targets.
Where did the Bears overspend then? It's not an easy thing to say. You take a swing at some players, and sometimes you win sometimes you lose. 20/20 hindsight says they overspent on Quinn, Jackson and Foles. Probably could have gotten Graham for a bit less. I'd keep Goldman, but Bears haven't gotten enough games out of him compared to salary. Smarter spending on those would have been enough for Fuller.