Whether you loved Charles Leno or hated him, the Bears miss him — already.
Leno was an overachiever in his seven seasons with the Bears — a seventh-round draft pick in 2014 who ended up starting for six seasons. But at a critical position, he never was consistently good enough to reach “anchor” status.
Leno probably didn’t make that many more egregious mistakes that most of the more-respected tackles in the league, but in generally subpar Bears offenses, every error seemed to stand out like a beacon. He was good. But with the Bears, he needed to be great.