The were never going to dominate free agency or the upcoming draft. Working with limited funds and picks, but needing to fill a few sizable holes, including at quarterback, the Bears went to work filling the gaps by , , and to addre s a tight end group that has failed to produce over the past few seasons. Whether or not the Bears adequately addre sed those three areas is , but what's undeniable is that the Bears still have a few pre sing holes that they'll be forced to fill internally.With a couple of weeks remaining until the draft, the Bears still have holes at cornerback after , safety after , and wide receiver after releasing . So, it shouldn't come as a huge surprise to learn that two of the three players projected to break out for the Bears in 2020 play positions in need of bolstering, cornerback and wide receiver. The third player selected for this story occupies a spot on the Bears' stacked defensive front. That leaves safety as James Bradberry Jersey an urgent area of need for the Bears entering the draft. But without a first-round pick, they'll have to wait until the second and third day to find a new partner for-- ideally one who can stick around for the long haul. But that's a story for another day. In the meantime, let's take a look at the three Bears who are poised to turn the corner in 2020. 3. CB Losing Amukamara was a brutal blow for the Bears, but one that was nece sary given their dire cap situation. By cutting Amukamara, the Bears created cap space, but they also parted ways with a corner who appeared in 44 and started 42 of 48 po sible games since joining the Bears in 2017. Together, he and formed one of the better cornerback duos in football. Amukamara wasn't the star -- that was Fuller -- but he did pick off three pa ses, rack up 29 pa s breakups, and generate a Pro-Football-Reference approximate value of 17, which He'll be tough to replace. So far, the Bears have tried to do so by signing , a 24-year-old former first-round pick who burned out with the . The only problem? Burns isn't very good. He's fine as a cheap signing with upside given his first-round pedigree and youth, but he Lorenzo Carter Jersey shouldn't be expected to adequately replace Amukamara. Kevin Toliver, on the other hand, has a real chance to be Amukamara's succe sor. The Bears might still add a cornerback or two in the draft. They'd be wise to do so. But the current construction of their roster indicates that Toliver, also 24, should be competing for the void vacated by Amukamara. At this point, he should be considered the favorite.The former LSU cornerback joined the Bears in 2018 as an undrafted free agent. Acro s two seasons, he's appeared in 27 games and made two starts. He's yet to record an interception and has accumulated four pa s breakups and 29 combined tackles. According to Pro-Football-Reference, Adoree' Jackson Jersey Toliver has allowed 23 completions on 34 targets (67.6%) for 290 yards (8.5 yards per target and 12.6 yards per catch) in his two-year career. In other words, he's unproven. For the sake of comparison, also via PFR, Burns has allowed 20 completions on 29 targets (69%) for 341 yards (11.8 yards per target and 17.1 yards per catch) in the past two seasons. It's obvious, but it needs to be said: Those are small sample sizes. But Toliver has impre sed in splashes. Here he is succe sfully breaking up a pa s against and with perfect technique. Kevin Toliver defends a back shoulder fade against A-rod and Devante Adams by keeping contact on the FRONT shoulder before getting his head around and literally using his head. Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) Some might see the Bears' inaction at cornerback this offseason as incompetence. That might be true. But it also might be that they're confident in their internal options at corner. If they are, Toliver is probably who they have in mind to replace Amukamara. He's still an unknown, but he's flashed potential in small doses. On a great Bears defense, he'll have a tremendous opportunity to earn a starting job. 2. DL It was thought the 2019 season would be Nichols' breakout after he proved to be a pleasant surprise during his rookie year with three sacks and seven quarterback hits in a limited role. But along with the rest of the Bears' pa s rush, Nichols struggled to bring down quarterbacks this past season, failing to tally a single sack with only two quarterback hits. Nichols, a former fifth-round pick, could break out in 2020, though. For one, the Bears' pa s rush suffered a year ago because star defensive lineman mi sed 11 games. A suming Hicks has better injury luck in 2020, he'll draw the attention of opposing offenses. So will , obviously. The difference is that the Bears added Robert Quinn in free agency. Perhaps they committed too many years and too much money to a soon-to-be 30-year-old pa s rusher, but in the short term, the Bears just added an edge rusher who exploded for 11.5 sacks last year and has averaged nearly nine sacks per season since 2011. With offenses keyed in on stopping Shane Lemieux Jersey Mack and Quinn around the edges, and Hicks on the inside -- not to mention, blitzing from his inside linebacker position, something he excels at -- Nichols should benefit and clean up a lot of the pre sure that those aforementioned rushers generate. If he can stay healthy, Nichols could be in for a career year. One quick note: If it's not Nichols who breaks out, it'll probably be Roy Robertson-Harris instead. 1. WR is locked in as the Bears' top receiver. But there's a void behind him. Taylor Gabriel was a salary cap casualty before free agency, which opened up a spot at WR2. The solution is Miller, a 2018 second-round pick who, like Nichols, was supposed to breakout in 2019. After a slow start last season, Miller caught on down the stretch. He finished with 52 catches, 656 yards, and two touchdowns with 438 of his 656 yards coming after Week 9. Not to mention, in his rookie season, he caught 33 pa ses for 423 yards and seven touchdowns. With Gabriel gone, more reps should be in store for Miller. He's already flashed in a limited role during his first two Corey Webster Jersey seasons. In a starting role, he could blo som. The key is, will he get better quarterback play? If Foles is an upgrade over Mitchell Trubisky, Miller could explode. If Foles fails to be an improvement or if Trubisky remains the starter and plays as he has over the past few seasons (not well) then Miller will be hard-pre sed to make a huge improvement. But with an increase in snaps and targets, Miller's production should spike. He just needs a little help to breakout in a major way.