Debate is building over whether the Bears should use their second draft pick in Round 1 at No. 9 on someone to play left tackle because it’s likely one or two elite players at this position will be available.
They might want to seriously consider re-evaluating their priorities if it is their verdict to take a tackle.
Their offensive line issues start in the middle of the line and not at tackle, where Braxton Jones and Darnell Wright both got the job done last season.
They need a center badly. Lucas Patrick and Dan Feeney leaving in free agency and Cody Whitehair possibly gone as a cap cut victim would leave them with Doug Kramer from their practice squad.
The Bears may need to use free agency to bring in a veteran center of high enough quality to bridge the gap until a drafted center can take over the starting position.
It’s not an easy position to step into in the NFL.
Maybe Kramer can do it, but he’s been in Chicago two seasons and has been on the field for two plays.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus was asked whether he wanted to put an inexperienced center together with an inexperienced quarterback, presumably Caleb Williams.
“I think you look at the person and the production and his traits,” he said. “You make a good decision from there. Looking at all options, it’s important.
