5. Shortened offseason/preseason
While it’s a disadvantage that every NFL team will face, the shortened offseason and shortened or eliminated preseason doesn’t serve to help the Bears. Sure, Nagy hasn’t been a fan of preseason in the past, at least as far as playing his starters is concerned. But this year, he was prepared to utilize preseason to get his starters ready and use it to help determine some pretty important position battles, including quarterback.
Now, at the very least, the preseason has been cut into half with two games. But if the NFLPA has its way, the preseason will be eliminated entirely. Which means a smaller sample size and lack of live-game reps to make some pretty important decisions heading into the regular season.
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