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2015 Chicago Bears
By: Pekin Date: February 5, 2015, 5:53 pm
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New Bears head coach John Fox now has all of his coordinators
and position coaches in place with Drayton joining Adam Gase
(offensive coordinator), Vic Fangio (defensive coordinator),
Jeff Rodgers (special teams coordinator), Dowell Loggains
(quarterbacks), Mike Groh (receivers), Frank Smith (tight ends),
Dave Magazu (offensive line), Jay Rodgers (defensive line),
Glenn Pires (linebackers), Clint Hurtt (outside linebackers) and
Ed Donatell (defensive backs).
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: Sportster Date: February 5, 2015, 8:18 pm
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Just unleash Fangio and let him do what he does to beat Green
Bay and he'll be worshipped like a god in Chicago, lol.
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: February 6, 2015, 9:41 am
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Read that Gase doesn't use fullbacks and likes to spread out the
load for his running backs. Forte had the the most touches in
the NFL last year and possibly the year before. I had hoped
they would have used the rook Carey more frequently.
If Forte stays healthy he could evolve into a 3rd down back
later in his career. I think he's still got it but the stats
showed a big drop off in his run production towards the end of
the season (goes along with the rest of the team).
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: WshflThinking Date: February 6, 2015, 11:12 am
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Forte's yards per carry was down because the Oline couldn't
block for him. You improve that and he is a great back
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: Bears4Ever Date: February 6, 2015, 11:21 am
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Timmy Williams proved that you can be a great back if you have a
line that can block for you... he was Superbowl MVP back in the
day (and did nothing then fell into drugs etc).....
Forte is an above average back but the next time he breaks a
tackle would be the first in quite awhile. He's good at avoiding
contact but usually goes down at the 1st touch (although he does
fall forward :D)...
Will be interesting to see what the new RB coach will do
(considering what he did in college for RBs).....
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: WshflThinking Date: February 6, 2015, 12:35 pm
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It will be interesting to see what changes the new Oline coach
brings that improve the run blocking techniques.
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: February 6, 2015, 1:43 pm
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I'm a huge fan of Forte, but I see all these backs making decent
gains with no hole whatsoever. If our O-line doesn't open a
hole it's zero or 1 yard for Forte. Someone like Lynch or Lacy
will smack into the line and get stopped cold and they end up
picking up 3 yards.
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: Grizzlybear34 Date: February 7, 2015, 6:42 am
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Dallas - Agreed, but that is also because the fat lineman at GB
and Seattle practice letting the rb hit the line and then
pushing the pile forward from behind the rb.
But I will say, Lynch is a different animal. He truly breaks
tackles and has great balance in driving forward. Lacy is
taking some hard direct hits and I don't see Lynch getting the
same punishment. Lacy will be out of the league in less than 4
years.
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: Grizzlybear34 Date: February 7, 2015, 6:44 am
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[quote author=WshflThinking link=topic=257.msg210349#msg210349
date=1423242734]
Forte's yards per carry was down because the Oline couldn't
block for him. You improve that and he is a great back
[/quote]
I agree and could say that would also effect the passing game as
well, eh? Not directed at you Wshfl, just pointing it out to
all. I said most of the year, that Forte was getting a pass,
but what we saw was a completely dysfunctional offense. Whether
that is players, scheme, or a combination, we dropped like a
rock
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Re: 2015 Chicago Bears
By: Jackiejokeman Date: February 8, 2015, 10:21 pm
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Who's Carey ?
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