Replacements aren’t hard to find
The way this is going, people are starting to believe the Bears are finished if Alshon Jeffery walks. It will be the worst offensive collapse ever. They don’t bother to acknowledge the reality of this modern NFL. The rules have been built around a simple reality: more passing and more points. In order to make that work, teams need quarterbacks and they need receivers. College football has been obliging on the latter front in full.
Since 2010 the draft has produced no less than 22 Pro Bowl wide receivers. Seven of them in just the past three drafts alone. The probability of being able to find playmakers at the receiver position is easier than ever before. Want to know the best part? Of those 22 players, 13 of them were acquired outside of the 1st round of their respective drafts. So it may not be necessary for the Bears to scramble for a Jeffery replacement at the #3 pick.
Don’t forget that he was a second round choice in 2012. This team will have options.
