#3: Signing Marcus Cooper
He wasn’t the marquee corner that everybody hoped for. Not a Stephon Gilmore or A.J. Bouye. That being said Marcus Cooper was still perhaps the best free agent signing the Bears made. A big reason why is he just turned 27-years old and is coming off the best season of his career. History shows Cooper has the capability to play like a Pro Bowler.
The problems up to this point have been consistency. He showed progress in both areas last season for the Arizona Cardinals. Not only did he deliver four interceptions, something the Bears desperately need more of. He also made a career high 69 tackles. Every facet of his game has begun to mature. If nothing else he’s a step up from where they were in 2016, and the Bears had the 7th ranked pass defense with that secondary.
