Coaches preach the importance of competition in training camp, and while there will be some heated battles for roster spots, the 2019 Bears are deep, and return most of their starters from a 12-4 season.



The injury luck is unlikely to continue, which means some of those players who only just make the roster will have to be counted on at some point. Playing the salary-cap game, the more players on rookie contracts who excel and earn roster spots, the better.



We got a chance to watch the first practices of this year’s group in three OTAs and three minicamp practices — six of the team’s 13 allotted spring practices. After going through those notes, and knowing what we do about the depth chart, here’s our early projection of a 53-man roster to help set up the training-camp battles to come in Bourbonnais beginning next month.



Quarterback



Adam Jahns: This one is easy. It’s Mitch Trubisky and Chase Daniel. I expect Trubisky to...