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Bears: 3 best moves of the 2023 offseason

By Russell S. Baxter

LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - MAY 23: DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears takes part in a drill during OTAs at Halas Hall on May 23, 2023 in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - MAY 23: DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears takes part in a drill during OTAs at Halas Hall on May 23, 2023 in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 24: D’Onta Foreman #33 of the Carolina Panthers reacts during their game against the Detroit Lions in the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 24: D’Onta Foreman #33 of the Carolina Panthers reacts during their game against the Detroit Lions in the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) /

Bears best offseason moves: 2. Adding a pair of former Carolina Panthers

One came via free agency and the other courtesy of a huge trade. Now running back D’Onta Foreman and wide receiver D.J. Moore are teammates again, this time in the Windy City. This duo should completely change the look of a Chicago Bears’ offense that finished 28th in the league in total yards per game, including dead last in passing.

Yes, the team did lead the league in rushing this past season, averaging a solid 177.3 yards per game on the ground. However, more than one-third of the team’s yards came from quarterback Justin Fields, whose 1,143 rushing yards was the second-most in a season by an NFL quarterback. David Montgomery, who was the team’s top running back a year ago with 801 yards on the ground, is now with the Detroit Lions.

The well-traveled Foreman ran for a career-best 914 yards a year ago with Carolina and totaled 100-plus yards rushing in five of his final 11 outings.

Moore brings a solid but not spectacular resume to Chicago. The 2018 first-round draft pick from the University of Maryland has totaled 364 catches for 5,201 yards and 21 scores. He will stretch the field for the Bears and teamed with wideouts Darnell Mooney and Chase Claypool, will give Justin Fields a lot of options.

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