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#Post#: 6842--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Phill23
Date: May 10, 2011, 7:45 pm
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Agreed. Weak armed is totally incorrect!
#Post#: 6875--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Pekin
Date: May 10, 2011, 8:29 pm
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He had an arm he just was not accurate and was not tall enough
to see over his linemen. Plus combined with his small hands he
fumbled a lot.
He could still be a succesful QB in this league if everything
goes right for him.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: May 10, 2011, 10:02 pm
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He needs to wear high-riser shoes to make him taller ;D ;D ;D
#Post#: 6967--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Jackiejokeman
Date: May 11, 2011, 1:09 am
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Rex's problem was he wasnt Drew Brees.
In fact in the near future Drew Brees problem is he is Drew
Brees, height wise.
You also saw what we did to the shorty DOG KILLER...height
wise.
The OL in the NFL is catching up to the height of Brady's,
Rothliesburger's ...Etc.
The taller the QB the taller the line.
Robert Gallery would have been dismissed as a freak only a few
years ago as a guard.
Too tall.
Now thats everyday stuff.
Carimi is 6'7"
Herman Johnson is 6'8"
Webb is 6'8"
Chris Williams is 6'6"...the runt outside of Kreutz.
Now it comes down to a question of mobility...
granted you have assembled the LARGEST OL ever seen by DAA
BEARRSSE...
in fact this may well be the largest OL in NFL history... :P
but can these mothers BLOCK and PUSH THE LINE for RB holes?
We wont know until we get there.
I like to think that the reason we passed on another OL with
the third pick,
was because TICE had his guy signed already with Johnson.
He did make Webb.
Keep your fingers and balls crossed Hunnybears... ;D
#Post#: 6968--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Jackiejokeman
Date: May 11, 2011, 1:39 am
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And now we have to QUESTION THE LOGIC of having big body LT &
RT's,
who weigh in at 300lbs.+ going up against 270/290 Lb. DE's.
DE's at that weight are going to be FASTER off the mark.
So have LT and RT's equal the DE's weight.
Any excess pounds just slows the LT and RT's down.
The only place you need a widebody at is at CENTER...to stop
Raji.
And two heavy Guards to make the push along with the Center for
running plays.
At this point in time Webb is coming in at 330 lbs., at RT he
is blocking swift 280 lb. DE's.
Thats an extra 50 lbs. to move around...he's gonna lose.
If we play him inside at guard then the 330 lbs. makes sense to
be a pusher.
Thats where TICE has to decide who goes where.
#Post#: 6971--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Grizzlybear34
Date: May 11, 2011, 6:25 am
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Yah, I'd concur that Rex's problem was never his arm strength.
It seemed like he lost his confidence, the fans piled on, the
fumbles piled up, and it was adios.
#Post#: 6982--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: BearHit
Date: May 11, 2011, 9:01 am
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Not arm strength so much - but total fitness...
He never appeared to be in top condition - I think that might
have helped his mobility issues
#Post#: 6986--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 11, 2011, 9:14 am
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According to this article, Carimi is going to get 1st shot at LT
with Webb staying on the right side:
HTML http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4670496/bears-mailbag-how-about-mankins
Many scouting reports doubt Carimi has the feet to play LT at
the NFL level... and that is arguably the biggest reason he
fell in the draft behind guys like Tyron Smith, Costanzo, and
Solder. Hopefully they're wrong.
Of course, you still have the issue of Chris Williams at LG.
That's where you sign that mountain of a man from the Saints
(Nicks?) in FA, put him next to Carimi and suddenly you have a
left side of the OL with a whole lot of size and bad intentions.
#Post#: 7045--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: May 11, 2011, 12:53 pm
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Hmmmmm! Well I look at it a bit differently. Carimi is a great
run blocker. We run mostly right. So, it behoves us to put
Carimi at RT. Now you put a decent OG next to him one that is a
good run blocker as well as decent pass blocker and you have a
great running game which makes the run fakes much better and
thus your passing game is much better too because the defense
has to honor the run It also makes your mediocre receivers look
much better.
#Post#: 7047--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 11, 2011, 1:04 pm
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I agree, I'm not 100% on board with the plan to put Carimi at LT
for just that reason... are we going to be wasting one of the
best parts of his game (his run blocking) and especially when
Webb is supposed to have the better feet?
The only thing I can think of is maybe they feel Carimi has the
edge in experience based on facing some of the best Division 1
pass rushers in the country the last 4 years vs. Webb's college
career at Backwater U.
And, since Tice is one of the few Bears position coaches I
trust... actually, the only one... if his gut tells him
Carimi's worth a look at LT I'll go with that too. I'm sure
Tice will be quick to see if it's not working out, and make
adjustments.
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