The current nucleus of the Bears could be described as promising, with work to do. While this certainly feels like the most talented Bears team in years on paper, there aren’t true overpowering stars on the roster yet, sans Akiem Hicks. This is a franchise that needs field tilters to evolve and progress, before they could reasonably be seen as a contender again. Each of the current upper echelon organizations in the NFL such as the Patriots and Eagles have their cores mapped out in this proper fashion.
And that’s what needs to happen next for a young team like the Bears.