Bears Offseason Thread (Trestman new HC, pg 37)

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‏@BradBiggs 5m

#Bears CB Kelvin Hayden tore left hamstring and will miss entire 2013 season. Needs surgery.

 

Hopefully Frey is ready to contribute.

 

It sure sounds like he is, thankfully.

Need McManis to be ready also, along with Bowman. Really makes me wish they drafted a CB instead of a 2nd LB.

 

Makes it worse since it looks like the second LB won't get any playing time this year.

[cubbyvirus00]

‏@BradBiggs 5m

#Bears CB Kelvin Hayden tore left hamstring and will miss entire 2013 season. Needs surgery.

 

Hopefully Frey is ready to contribute.

 

It sure sounds like he is, thankfully.

Need McManis to be ready also, along with Bowman. Really makes me wish they drafted a CB instead of a 2nd LB.

 

Makes it worse since it looks like the second LB won't get any playing time this year.

 

We should have taken Trufant in the first round

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I wouldn't have complained about Trufant. Funny now though, the OL is kinda dependent on Kyle Long to start. Granted, James Brown is there, but he'd be the sure starter without Long and Carimi around. Depth would take a hit.

[Guest]

I wouldn't have complained about Trufant. Funny now though, the OL is kinda dependent on Kyle Long to start. Granted, James Brown is there, but he'd be the sure starter without Long and Carimi around. Depth would take a hit.

 

anyone we would have picked in the first would have been under pressure to start.

[rawaction]

I wouldn't have complained about Trufant. Funny now though, the OL is kinda dependent on Kyle Long to start. Granted, James Brown is there, but he'd be the sure starter without Long and Carimi around. Depth would take a hit.

 

anyone we would have picked in the first would have been under pressure to start.

Not Trufant or Sharrif Floyd.....the best 2 players on the board.

[Guest]

I wouldn't have complained about Trufant. Funny now though, the OL is kinda dependent on Kyle Long to start. Granted, James Brown is there, but he'd be the sure starter without Long and Carimi around. Depth would take a hit.

 

anyone we would have picked in the first would have been under pressure to start.

Not Trufant or Sharrif Floyd.....the best 2 players on the board.

 

no, given Emery's first draft and the legacy of Angelo, picking depth in the first round would have been idiotic. Besides, the line was what we needed to make better.

[JonJayCutler]

Any word on how long the starters will play Friday night? I have to wonder if they'll get a series or two more than usual with the new offense and all.

[Brian]

Any word on how long the starters will play Friday night? I have to wonder if they'll get a series or two more than usual with the new offense and all.

 

Not much

 

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/440/article/p2p-76946700/

[Banedon]

Any word on how long the starters will play Friday night? I have to wonder if they'll get a series or two more than usual with the new offense and all.

 

Cutler in particular won't play long. Bushrod is sketchy to play, and they don't want to put Cutler out there to get hammered.

[jersey cubs fan]

David Haugh with a misguided column saying it is a mistake to compare McClellin to Watt, and unfair to expect him to be much more than a competent starter this season. What the hell is so unfair to expect your first round pass rusher to be really good in his second year? These guys don't get 4-5 years to establish themselves. He's either going to make an impact now or he probably never will. He's a defensive end, not a QB.

 

BOURBONNAIS — When Bears defensive end Shea McClellin made the play of training camp the other day by leaping to intercept a screen pass, exaggeration that often accompanies August football brought several comparisons to another No. 99.

 

But, sorry, folks, J.J. Watt of the Texans, this isn't.

 

Memo to Chicago: Stop any silly notion before it starts. Such expectations aren't fair to McClellin or apt. The Bears don't need McClellin to be like the NFL's king of the batted pass who made a giant leap in his second season. They need McClellin to become a dependable NFL starter first before somebody compares him to John Thierry next. Comparing McClellin to Watt? What?!

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I wouldn't have complained about Trufant. Funny now though, the OL is kinda dependent on Kyle Long to start. Granted, James Brown is there, but he'd be the sure starter without Long and Carimi around. Depth would take a hit.

 

anyone we would have picked in the first would have been under pressure to start.

Not Trufant or Sharrif Floyd.....the best 2 players on the board.

 

no, given Emery's first draft and the legacy of Angelo, picking depth in the first round would have been idiotic. Besides, the line was what we needed to make better.

 

yeah, I wasn't arguing that though.

[rawaction]

David Haugh with a misguided column saying it is a mistake to compare McClellin to Watt, and unfair to expect him to be much more than a competent starter this season. What the hell is so unfair to expect your first round pass rusher to be really good in his second year? These guys don't get 4-5 years to establish themselves. He's either going to make an impact now or he probably never will. He's a defensive end, not a QB.

 

BOURBONNAIS — When Bears defensive end Shea McClellin made the play of training camp the other day by leaping to intercept a screen pass, exaggeration that often accompanies August football brought several comparisons to another No. 99.

 

But, sorry, folks, J.J. Watt of the Texans, this isn't.

 

Memo to Chicago: Stop any silly notion before it starts. Such expectations aren't fair to McClellin or apt. The Bears don't need McClellin to be like the NFL's king of the batted pass who made a giant leap in his second season. They need McClellin to become a dependable NFL starter first before somebody compares him to John Thierry next. Comparing McClellin to Watt? What?!

 

Yeah, Shea needs to be pretty good. And be pretty good, right now. At some point the Bears are going to have to get some top tier talent to pan out. Can't rely on a team getting sick of a franchise QB or a top 5 WR in the league, signing FAs, and getting late round position converts to find the best players on the team.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Any word on how long the starters will play Friday night? I have to wonder if they'll get a series or two more than usual with the new offense and all.

 

Cutler in particular won't play long. Bushrod is sketchy to play, and they don't want to put Cutler out there to get hammered.

 

http://fansidedblogs.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/53/files/2009/08/jay-cutler-drinking-compilation-300x203.png

[dcvalpo]

I was thinking Cutler would play all four quarters.

[Guest]

David Haugh with a misguided column saying it is a mistake to compare McClellin to Watt, and unfair to expect him to be much more than a competent starter this season. What the hell is so unfair to expect your first round pass rusher to be really good in his second year? These guys don't get 4-5 years to establish themselves. He's either going to make an impact now or he probably never will. He's a defensive end, not a QB.

 

BOURBONNAIS — When Bears defensive end Shea McClellin made the play of training camp the other day by leaping to intercept a screen pass, exaggeration that often accompanies August football brought several comparisons to another No. 99.

 

But, sorry, folks, J.J. Watt of the Texans, this isn't.

 

Memo to Chicago: Stop any silly notion before it starts. Such expectations aren't fair to McClellin or apt. The Bears don't need McClellin to be like the NFL's king of the batted pass who made a giant leap in his second season. They need McClellin to become a dependable NFL starter first before somebody compares him to John Thierry next. Comparing McClellin to Watt? What?!

 

Yeah, Shea needs to be pretty good. And be pretty good, right now. At some point the Bears are going to have to get some top tier talent to pan out. Can't rely on a team getting sick of a franchise QB or a top 5 WR in the league, signing FAs, and getting late round position converts to find the best players on the team.

 

They also need to make a commitment to actually trying to develop their picks by putting them on the field. Yeah, it's a risk, but they essentially already took the risk when they drafted him.

[Banedon]

Now out of football, former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice joked about experiencing what he called "the excitement of my life right now" on Thursday, when he hit the Pick 6 at Del Mar Surfside Race Place in Southern California, winning $100,796.20.

[rawaction]

Now out of football, former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice joked about experiencing what he called "the excitement of my life right now" on Thursday, when he hit the Pick 6 at Del Mar Surfside Race Place in Southern California, winning $100,796.20.

 

The Pick 6? Isn't that from his playbook. *rimshot

[Guest]

James Brown starting at RG, Jon Bostic at MLB.

 

Wootton, Marshall, Peppers, DJ Williams and Kyle Adams are out.

[Careless]

fairly close to getting a late hit penalty on the opening kickoff.

[UMFan83]

Well that's one way to get Cutler out after 1 play...

[Butterscup1679666578]

hey just like practice

[UMFan83]

Kind of funny how the Panthers are acting like its the Super Bowl out there

[Careless]

oh good, franchise tag boy being checked out for a concussion

[UMFan83]

Melton taken to locker room, possible concussion

[Smack]

I'm watching the Panthers stream. One of their announcers has a speech impediment I think.