3. Final verdict: Eddy Pineiro is an average NFL kicker

The 2019 season provided highs and lows for the Bears kicking position, especially if you back to January’s Wild Card game from the 2018 season. But after game-winners and losers throughout the 2019 season, it’s safe to say Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro is average.

Pineiro converted 23 of 28 field goals, good for 82%, which ranks approximately 16th in the league. Pineiro did rebound following a disastrous mid-season slump where he missed four field goals in seven attempts to go 11-of-11 over his final six games.

Are the Bears satisfied with those stats after spending months working out a dozen players for the position? It’s likely Pineiro begins the 2020 season as the team’s kicker, but it’s clear the coaching staff still questions his range, as he didn’t attempt a kick longer than 50 yards since his heroic 53-yard game-winner in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos. Pineiro is fine as a kicker, but is fine good enough?