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#Post#: 6544--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 9, 2011, 9:53 am
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Short arms don't bother Angelo (see Chris Williams).
Would be very surprised if Kirkpatrick, Linnenkohl or the like
don't get a look by the Bears.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: May 9, 2011, 10:53 am
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--- Quote from: yapper link ---
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> Short arms don't bother Angelo (see Chris Williams).
>
> Would be very surprised if Kirkpatrick, Linnenkohl or the like
don't get a look by the Bears.
>
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Same here, very surprised
#Post#: 6568--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: navigator
Date: May 9, 2011, 11:45 am
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I expect they want to get bigger and they also want guys who can
play more than one position.
An OL that is 6'2 with short arms you can't play much more than
C, TE or FB
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 9, 2011, 12:23 pm
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--- Quote from: navigator link ---
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> I expect they want to get bigger and they also want guys who
can play more than one position.
>
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This is exactly why we're kind of an an odd position with
Kreutz. He is clearly below the median in terms of quality for a
starting NFL C. On the other hand, if we re-sign him, we are
pretty much forced to start him because it's pointless to
reserve a roster spot for a backup C who can't play any other
position.
We either have to re-sign Kreutz, start him, and hope that with
better OGs beside him he doesn't regress any more... or we have
to let him go, plug in someone new and hope for the best. There
really is no third option as far as he's concerned.
#Post#: 6593--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: May 9, 2011, 1:53 pm
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--- Quote from: navigator link ---
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> I expect they want to get bigger and they also want guys who
can play more than one position.
> An OL that is 6'2 with short arms you can't play much more
than C, TE or FB
>
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That would be ideal, somebody like Pouncey who could play OG and
C.
#Post#: 6673--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: otto105
Date: May 9, 2011, 7:03 pm
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Rex also took you to the bottom.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: navigator
Date: May 9, 2011, 10:14 pm
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I still believe Rex's problem had more to do with our line than
his brain. I think if he got behind a decent line with a running
game he could make teams pay. As much as I dislike Wash, I would
like to see him do well. All that being said, he isn't Jay
Cutler.
#Post#: 6701--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Pekin
Date: May 9, 2011, 10:22 pm
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Any QB can succeed with a great o-line and awesome offensive
weapons. Cutler its three times the QB Grossman can ever be.
He has a better height, athleticism and arm strength.
Give Rex the protection and the receivers with a running game
and he could be an ok QB. Give Cutler the same things and he
can be a great one.
#Post#: 6704--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: wizard61
Date: May 9, 2011, 11:10 pm
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Rex had some fantastic games. He has to be one of the most
hit-or-miss QBs in history.
#Post#: 6711--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 10, 2011, 8:40 am
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Rex and Jay Cutler have a lot of the same tendencies,
particularly the maddening inconsistency and especially the
W-T-F throws that kill your team at the worst times.
The difference being, Cutler has enough athleticism to
counterbalance a lot of his terrible plays with great ones (as
we saw in several games last year), whereas Rex simply did not.
Much like Cade McNown, Rex Grossman is a great college QB who is
too short, weak-armed and fragile to have any business being in
the NFL. The tools just aren't there.
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