Some players are the wrong weight for positions on the new 4-3 Bears defensive front but defensive line coach Travis Smith explains how things aren't always as they see on a roster and depth chart.

During the second week of OTAs, the Bears gave 2020-21 starter Jaylon Johnson work with the second team while lining rookie Kyler Gordon up at right cornerback and Kindle Vildor at left cornerback.

There's no doubt the Bears will be short on talent in the first year of their rebuild but they can rely on four intangibles to keep forecasts of doom and gloom from coming true.

Even for a team picked as the worst in the league there are intriguing football games to be played and here are those on this year's Bears schedule, most of them keys in the development of quarterback Justin Fields.

Analysis: Situations change with changes in coaching regimes and from the way the Bears are using some of their players in offseason work the onus is on 10 in particular to come up with bigger 2022 seasons.

Analysis: Always an honest player with the media, Robert Quinn has already said he doesn't want to leave Chicago so rumors he wants out of the current rebuild seem unlikely at best.

Sam Mustipher is making a conversion that could challenge his physique and experience, so it's entirely possible the Bears could wind up with a rookie starter at right guard.

Matt Eberflus' coaching staff has instituted one change in policy from that of Matt Nagy's regime and it's at a very basic level.

The Bears haven't had much use for a fullback in recent years but now they have one in Khari Blasingame and it appears they're utilizing the position within their attack in different ways.

Analysis: Roquan Smith is due a new contract after this year and even though he doesn't have an agent ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has reported there will be talks coming sometime this summer, but it's the only new contract mentioned.

Seven scouting department assignments were affected with promotions or switches as Bears GM Ryan Poles continued to switch personnel to suit his tastes.

The popular narrative is Justin Fields is set up for failure because the Bears didn't get him a receiver or a few more offensive linemen but there are ways they say he is being put in a better situation to succeed than last year.

It seems everyone agrees the Bears should have found more receiver help for Justin Fields but receivers coach Tyke Tolbert sees some potential contributors.

There are plenty of players in the mix in a competitive situation for the Bears offensive line, and coach Chris Morgan just wants to see the five best step forward for camp.

Analysis: Bears coach Matt Eberflus seemed to turn a cold shoulder after practice to those players missing OTAs and one who missed earlier voluntary minicamp.

Bears players don't see many flaws with their quarterback but QB coach Andrew Janocko identified what they're doing to fix some of those the team has spotted.