The Five Teams Most Likely to Draft Brad Kaaya

Dec 24, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler looks on after the game against the Washington Redskins at Soldier Field. Redskins won 41-21. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Bears

It’s hard to know which direction the Bears are going at Quarterback. Jay Cutler is at the end of a seven year $126.7 million contract. He is an unrestricted free agent. There has been a lot of speculation with his status. The likelihood is that the Bears and Cutler are ready to move on.

Cutler, Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley shared Quarterback for the Bears this season. Cutler had a Quarterback rating of 78.1, Hoyer 98.0 and Barkley 68.3. Hoyer was playing well early in the season until it ended with a broken hand.

Hoyer threw for 1,445 yards, six touchdowns with no interceptions and completed 67 percent of his passes in six games, five starts in 2016. The Bears are his fifth team in his eight year NFL Career. He has a 16-15 career record as a starter and led the Texans to the playoffs in 2015. Hoyer would be a good mentor for Kaaya until he is ready to assume a starting role.

The Bears have an up and coming defense, All-Rookie players, Running Back Jordan Howard and Center Cody Whitehair. Howard broke Matt Forte’s Bears rookie rushing record with 1,313 yards rushing this season. They are also hoping the 2015 first round pick Kevin White can become an asset. White has played in only four games in two seasons with foot injuries.

It appeared early into his Chicago tenure that Barkley could challenge for a starting role. He finished the season with eight touchdown passes to 14 interceptions. He is likely no more than a career backup.