I’ve been on the we should have traded burns last year train. I like him but it’s not as if we had/have the pieces to compete. More picks could have helped the rebuild progress faster.
Point is he’s been ruled out for tomorrows game as well as a handful of other players. This game could show us just how much hes needed by the defense or it could show us how little an impact he has if the rush still plays well.
TLDR if the defense/ pash rush is horrible tomorrow against a bad bears team, then it shows how much help he is even off the stat sheet. And if the rush is great then maybe he’s not as impactful as we’d hope.
It’s a small sample size against a horrible team yes, so wouldn’t say the defense and in particular the rush suddenly looking horrible be a concern that maybe we need him more than people think?
Obviously the one game on a short week with plenty of others out isn’t the end all be all but I think it at least might let us know just how important he is to the Rush. Most people complain how he’s a ghost or doesn’t make any impactful opportune plays. So a game where he’s gone I think is important for highlighting how good he is besides just the sacks.