Bears are targeting young players for backup quarterback

The Chicago Bears new offensive coordinator Mike Martz recently made it clear that he does not want a veteran to play as the team’s fourth quarterback. His eyes are on rookies and less experienced players. That could explain well the Bears’ move to sign former Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel, who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings last year but had to take off his Vikings jersey this offseason after playing very little last season.

Teel is expected to join the team’s trio of backup candidates, including Caleb Hanie and Dan LeFevour. They are supposed to be equal in role with each other, but actually Hanie has always been playing the No.2 role all the time and he was the only backup quarterback who made passes in real-time games. As the sixth-round draft pick of this year, LeFevour hardly has any advantage in the competition, and Teel may need some time to get adjusted to new team’s system. So it’s still likely to see Hanie as the No.2 quarterback behind starter Jay Cutler.

Without a quarterback like the one in No.4 Favre jersey, the Bears are focusing a lot on the backups, so that they can make sure to still have a excellent leading role when starting quarterback had to leave the field. Cutler is much younger than Favre and may be less inclined to sustain injuries, but a good insurance is make the team feel comfortable.