Windy City Gridiron · Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Bears Training Camp Preview: How many wide outs will they carry?
Last year the Chicago Bears opened the season with six wide receivers on the 53 man roster and one on the Physically Unable to Perform list. That same scenario could play out again this year with the recently injured Marquess Wilson a candidate for the PUP list.
The Bears, like many teams, use a three wide out set quite often. Of the 204 different lineups the Bears used on offense last season, their top one (58 plays) featured WRs Marquess Wilson, Alshon Jeffery and Marc Mariani. Their second most used line up (39 plays) was also a 3 WR set featuring Wilson, Jeffery and Eddie Royal. Their next most used (32 plays) was also a 3 wide look with Jeffery, Royal and Mariani.
