Heading into the offseason, the offensive line was such a huge need for the Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Pace knew it had to be addressed.
On Wednesday, Pace went out and signed former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman, Germain Ifedi. The move wasn’t what some Bears fans were expecting, that’s for sure.
Ifedi, a former first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, is a versatile type player because he’s played both right guard and tackle.
According to PFF, Ifedi had 13 penalties in 2019 — tied for fifth in the NFL — on 1,107 snaps played. The Bears are now stuck with two offensive linemen who commit an egregious amount of penalties, as Charles Leno Jr. is known for the exact same thing.
With Kyle Long’s retirement, the Bears are in need of a right guard, but I just don’t think signing Ifedi was the right move.
Now that Ifedi will possibly be playing right guard, it is likely that the Bears won’t draft a guard and will focus on bringing in a tackle in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Personally, I don’t like this move at all. I think it would’ve been a better move to let Alex Bars play right guard to start the season.
What do you think? Do you like the Ifedi move? Do you hate it?
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