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@ mklcolvin: Any [ wide receivers] you keep from the current roster on the 2018 Bears? I’d like [ a free agent], Cam Meredith, Dontrelle Inman, a draft pick, Tre McBride and Kendall Wright.

A: Why not most of them? Throw in Tanner Gentry, too. Depth clearly was an issue this season because of injuries to Meredith ( torn anterior cruciate ligament), Kevin White ( broken shoulder blade) and Markus Wheaton ( various ailments). The Bears don’t seem ready to give up on White, and it doesn’t hurt to give him one more chance next season. But he shouldn’t be given his starting spot back. He needs to earn it back by competing against a free- agent signee and a draft pick. To a lesser extent, the same applies to Meredith. Improving at receiver is the Bears’ top offseason priority because of quarterback Mitch Trubisky. The Bears have to spend money and use picks to do that.

@ PJDaisy13: How do you see the rest of the season playing out? I look at the schedule and see “potential wins.” But the Bears don’t seem to play when [ fans] need them to.

A: It’s true that the Bears have a favorable schedule. It actually started against the Packers and backup quarterback Brett Hundley. But, as you said, the Bears don’t play well when they seemingly should. Their loss to Hundley is an obvious example. The only thing predictable about the Bears is their unpredictability. They’re consistently inconsistent. Knowing that, here are my predictions for the rest of the season: vs. Lions ( loss), at Eagles ( loss), vs. 49ers ( win), at Bengals ( win), at Lions ( loss), vs. Browns ( win) and at Vikings ( loss).