Despite what they have already added on defense in free agency, the Chicago Bears still clearly need an edge rusher. They are also among the teams with the most space left under the salary cap. That being said. It is not extremely far fetched to think that they might look to the remaining free agents that could potentially fill that void. Greg Hardy is easily the best remaining free agent with that skill set. Not to mention that the Bears could pick him up for a low price because of his off the field issues. With all that being said, would the move make sense?
Well, on the surface it might. He is a good football player and the Bears need more of those. However, his locker room issues and personal issues may be enough to scare the Bears. The current regime has made it abundantly clear that they do not want any kind of locker room distractions. They have gotten rid of some good players for this very thing including Brandon Marshal, Jeremiah Ratliff and most recently Martellus Bennett.
As if the change of the locker room culture has not swayed you one way or the other on this, what if I told that that he does not fit in with the 3-4 system that Vic Fangio runs. He has only ever played in the 4-3 defense.
Still not sure weather or not he is worth the risk for the Bears? What if I told you that this years draft is stocked full of edge rushers and the Chicago Bears happen to have 5 picks inside the top 127 picks this year. With all this being said, if someone asked me if Greg Hardy is a good fit for the Bears, my answer would be no.
