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2014 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread

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So, the Bears were voted best offense for 2014 by fans on ESPN.com. 22% of the vote. More than Philly at 14% and Denver at 13%. FWIW, the Packers were included in "others", while the Chiefs and Browns were options. So grain of salt.

 

Yeah I wouldn't call the Bears the best offense in the NFL. They should be in the conversation though.

Denver had the best offense of all time last season.

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"Jay has really worked hard in the offseason, and he has always been a hard worker in his conditioning and his training, but he has really amped it up," Trestman said on the radio. "He’s bigger, he’s stronger than a year ago, and he has really focused on staying physically well for the entire season. That’s No. 1 — we’ve got to keep him standing, keep him safe. And we see the improvements he’s made in working on different issues in his mechanics, and I think he’s feeling very comfortable back there in Year 2."

 

Definitely excited to see what "year 2" will mean for him.

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http://www.csnchicago.com/bears/jon-bostic-already-challenging-bears-no-1-mlb-job

 

Jon Bostic and D.J. Williams are now splitting time as the No. 1 middle linebacker, with Bostic making a strong impression even in non-contact OTA sessions, sources told CSNChicago.com. Put another way, Williams is not a “given” as the No. 1 this year.

 

Positions are not really won or lost until training camp and even then not without some strong showings in preseason games. But Bostic has significantly raised the stakes despite training camp not starting until late July, and he’s doing it not necessarily where he was expected to truly compete for a starting job.

 

Bostic was expected to compete primarily with Shea McClellin for the No. 1 strong-side linebacker job. But Bostic said last week that he has been positioned at all three spots.

 

Teammates confirmed that McClellin’s play at his new position has been excellent. And Bostic is generally considered to have the most pure explosive, sudden speed of all the linebackers. Factor those elements in and the Bears could very conceivably open 2014 with their No. 1 and No. 2 draft picks from Phil Emery’s first two drafts starting.

 

Stretching the hypothetical a little further: Lance Briggs has been a fixture as one of the nickel linebackers, and is the only linebacker with a guaranteed position going into this offseason. But at 33 (34 in November), Briggs is not the speed linebacker he was when he and Urlacher never left the field, even in dime packages.

 

McClellin has worked in coverage at Boise State and Bostic’s speed and quickness lend themselves to dropping into coverage. That Bostic and McClellin could be three-down linebackers by Week 1 or at some point this season and beyond can’t be ruled out.

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Bostic being a capable Mike LB would be wonderful for this franchise. One less spot to worry about in the immediate future and would allow the Bears to not be forced to draft a MLB early next year, which looks to be the case as of now.
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Would be nice if McClellin actually is excellent at LB too.
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Bostic being a capable Mike LB would be wonderful for this franchise. One less spot to worry about in the immediate future and would allow the Bears to not be forced to draft a MLB early next year, which looks to be the case as of now.

 

Sure it would be amazing. But I'm surprised you are giving this anything more than a cursory glance.

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Part 1 of inside the Bears rookie mini camp - may or may not be the closest thing we get to a hard knocks (only a few minutes long)

 

http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/videos/Inside-Rookie-Minicamp-Episode-1/38d9d245-6459-4f9a-93cd-c8266c7ad771

 

Man that really makes me want to watch a Bears Hard Knocks.

 

I forgot that Chris Harris was a coach.

 

I didn't realize Jordan Lynch was a 38 year old high school coach.

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Part 1 of inside the Bears rookie mini camp - may or may not be the closest thing we get to a hard knocks (only a few minutes long)

 

http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/videos/Inside-Rookie-Minicamp-Episode-1/38d9d245-6459-4f9a-93cd-c8266c7ad771

 

Man that really makes me want to watch a Bears Hard Knocks.

 

I forgot that Chris Harris was a coach.

 

Won't be able to watch it this year. Falcons were just announced as this years Hard Knocks team :(

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Part 1 of inside the Bears rookie mini camp - may or may not be the closest thing we get to a hard knocks (only a few minutes long)

 

http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/videos/Inside-Rookie-Minicamp-Episode-1/38d9d245-6459-4f9a-93cd-c8266c7ad771

 

Man that really makes me want to watch a Bears Hard Knocks.

 

I forgot that Chris Harris was a coach.

 

Won't be able to watch it this year. Falcons were just announced as this years Hard Knocks team :(

 

This was probably our best chance. Especially to just get the chance to see Jay on it. We're about to go on a sick super bowl run for the rest of Cutler's contract so they won't be able to make us do it anytime soon.

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No more fender bender

 

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#Beara have informed TE Fendi Onobun he will be released

 

Supposedly he dropped at least 3 passes during minicamp today.

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"I really admire your spirit and class, Fendi, and you are really a great fit for this team. but if you drop one more pass today I'll see to it that your children are orphans."
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"We truly regret having to cut Fendi. He's a great guy, who would have a solid future as a football player and person if Aaron Kromer and Kyle Long weren't in the back dismembering him right now and you couldn't hear his tortured screams and realize that he was most likely being fed into a wood chipper while his torso is still breathing and feeling pain."
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"We can only hope that his wife chooses to throw herself upon a funeral pyre rather than bear the grief of knowing that Fendi's shade is alone and being pursued through the Seven Hells by Oberyn Martell at this very moment."

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