Typically, teams set a couple simple goals for the preseason — stay healthy and find an identity. By those measures, it hasn’t been a successful preseason for the 0-3 Bears. They’ve endured a litany of injuries to key players and it’s not yet known what this team does well in any phase.
Luckily the preseason concludes against the Browns on Thursday in Cleveland (7 p.m., Fox). Then again, given the state of the team, the Bears might benefit from an extra few weeks of preparation.
With the roster already pared down to 75 players, the Bears must get down to 53 by 3 p.