Throughout the offseason, the Chicago Bears have raised a bunch of eyebrows -whether it was for fair reasons or not- regarding how the team approached player acquisition and roster construction during the offseason.

It all started with the Khalil Mack trade and went from there. But many didn't realize the limitations the Bears faced. They had a solid amount of cap room, but not many draft picks. Just five total, actually, that included no first- and fourth-rounders.

There were also so many holes on the roster, it was impossible to solve everything in one offseason. Therefore, Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus had to make shrewd, judicious decisions.

Only time will tell if those decisions pan out. But the one item that doesn't require time in order to achieve validation is the fact the Bears are set up to make a huge splash in 2023 if they choose to do so.

Right now, per Over The Cap, the Bears lead the NFL with a little more than $106 million in 2023 cap space. They also have all seven draft picks.

And, not to mention a head coach who has a logical philosophy when it comes to building a roster.

Eberflus is aware of the situation he walked into, but his mindset is what could help the Bears become competitive at a quicker pace than most initially thought.

"You gotta just build your best football team you can this year," Eberflus told reporters Tuesday. "And that's really what we did with that last organization [in the Indianapolis Colts]. We just said 'Hey, we're going to build the best roster that we can this year with the players we covet on our football team and then go from there.'"

Next year has the Bears sitting pretty in terms of how they can navigate the offseason. They have plenty of money to not only re-sign key players (David Montgomery, anyone?), but also bring in anyone they so desire. And, they have a full arsenal of draft picks.

They can build a foundation this year, which is something that's been talked about on a very frequent basis, then add whatever they want to add next year. The amount of resources can easily make the Bears a competitive team. Especially if they find some key building blocks in 2022.

In other words: Eberflus is going to have plenty of resources at his disposal when it comes to building the best team he can next year. Which, not only provides a completely different direction than what this past offseason provided, but it also provides a new direction for the franchise to take, as a whole.

You can check out Eberflus' full presser, below:

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