2. Pace wants to create competition at every position
Something that both Pace and Matt Nagy made abundantly clear is they don’t want any player on this roster to get complacent when it comes to starting jobs. Pace discussed how competition brings out the best in everyone, which is true. But it felt more like a warning shot — I don’t care who you are, if you don’t perform, you could lose your starting job.
Obviously this felt more directed at Trubisky than anything else, although Pace was careful to reaffirm that there will be competition at every position. One of those battles outside of quarterback will be for the starting cornerback spot opposite Kyle Fuller, where currently Kevin Toliver and former CFL star Tre Roberson will be vying for that spot. But you figure Chicago will bring in a cheap veteran free agent and/or a young prospect to battle for that job.
It’s fair to wonder if the Bears’ message for the 2020 season has to do in some way with competing to be the best. Because competition seemed to be the word of the day following Tuesday’s press conferences.
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