Come off the practice squad and play well in your first NFL game under the bright spotlights of MNF alongside a makeshift secondary that has never played together and you're going to get some attention.   It's too early to say he's our starter opposite Johnson next year but he might earn it  in the last few games.  What will be most interesting is that he'll get to see the Vikings twice which is really lucky for him.  For people like me who were wondering why we didn't see him sooner, he explains that himself:  He wasn't playing well enough consistently.  To his credit and the Bears he stuck around and worked on his craft.  I look forward to watching him the next few games.  

https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/thomas-graham-stats-chicago-bears-vs-vikings-mnf

If he looks like a legit starter opposite Johnson then it greatly helps our offseason.  Still need to bring in competition at CB but might not be as big a spend in FA or draft stock.  

Seems to have skills, 3 games should be able to let you know if he's a starter next year. This would be huge. This scouting department has did well on later round talent. If Pace moves to president of football operations, we can keep our scouts intake. Otherwise if we let everyone go, we may lose some scouts.

All we need him to be is a CB2. That would be huge because it allows the team to address other areas of need and save money doing it (Graham on rookie deal). 

5 hours ago, adam said:

All we need him to be is a CB2. That would be huge because it allows the team to address other areas of need and save money doing it (Graham on rookie deal). 

Hot take (from the pages of Stugotz).  If that one game is any indication, Graham will be a better CB than Johnson.  

On 12/22/2021 at 12:40 AM, AZ54 said:

Come off the practice squad and play well in your first NFL game under the bright spotlights of MNF alongside a makeshift secondary that has never played together and you're going to get some attention.   It's too early to say he's our starter opposite Johnson next year but he might earn it  in the last few games.  What will be most interesting is that he'll get to see the Vikings twice which is really lucky for him.  For people like me who were wondering why we didn't see him sooner, he explains that himself:  He wasn't playing well enough consistently.  To his credit and the Bears he stuck around and worked on his craft.  I look forward to watching him the next few games.  

https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/thomas-graham-stats-chicago-bears-vs-vikings-mnf

If he looks like a legit starter opposite Johnson then it greatly helps our offseason.  Still need to bring in competition at CB but might not be as big a spend in FA or draft stock.  

If he plays well the next 3 weeks that will be huge for moving fwd..... CB/DB will still be a need but not as important. You can never have too many DB's that can cover. 

On 12/22/2021 at 1:30 PM, Alaskan Grizzly said:

Hot take (from the pages of Stugotz).  If that one game is any indication, Graham will be a better CB than Johnson.  

If he is even close to Johnson, that is going to be an impressive tandem. If they can get a better Slot CB, the secondary magically becomes a strength.