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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Grizzlybear34
Date: May 16, 2011, 5:45 am
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I don't put a lot of stock into speculation on what the Bears
will do. No one saw the Bears coming last year when FA started,
and they have always been pretty guarded about who they covet,
leaving it to the writers to specualate needs vs availability.
Pompei is also the person who floated the idea that moving
Williams to center was a possibility - Chris that is.
We'll see...
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 16, 2011, 9:08 am
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--- Quote from: boogie link ---
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> Really?
>
> Guard:
> It is possible the Bears will bring in a free agent here, but
don't be surprised if they don't. The fallout from the selection
of Carimi means Chris Williams probably will stay at guard. So
both starters from last year, Williams and Roberto Garza, are
returning.
>
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That would be very bad.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: dallasbear
Date: May 16, 2011, 9:51 am
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Chris Williams at center?
Can't say that I've ever seen a 6-6 center. Most of your DTs
and NTs are shorter squattier types and I'd think you'd want a
lineman that could get underneath them.
Matt Birk...I think he's 6-6...its just not very common to have
a taller guy in there, plus I doubt Williams has any experience
at any level at the position.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 16, 2011, 11:03 am
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HTML http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/16/jay-cutler-bears-are-locked-and-loaded-for-upcoming-workouts/
Good. That offense needs as much work as they can get.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Phill23
Date: May 16, 2011, 4:32 pm
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Especially with the 2 WR's you can't stand.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: May 16, 2011, 4:47 pm
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You need a bigger hammer than that.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: yapper
Date: May 16, 2011, 4:52 pm
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--- Quote from: dallasbear link ---
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> Chris Williams at center?
>
> Can't say that I've ever seen a 6-6 center. Most of your DTs
and NTs are shorter squattier types and I'd think you'd want a
lineman that could get underneath them.
>
> Matt Birk...I think he's 6-6...its just not very common to
have a taller guy in there, plus I doubt Williams has any
experience at any level at the position.
>
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It's pretty clear that the coaches are under directive from
Bears brass to salvage Chris Williams' career by any means
necessary. He and Omiyale were both colossal (and very
expensive) personnel blunders by Angelo yet the Bears seem
unwilling to cut bait on either of them.
Maybe one of them can be a serviceable backup swing OT but you
only need one of those... so whichever of the two can't win that
battle needs to go away and open up a roster spot for a better
player.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: dallasbear
Date: May 16, 2011, 5:04 pm
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Omiyale doesn't get much credit here.
He comes over from Carolina after playing ONE game at LT. They
put him at LG and he flops. After some time on the bench he
gets his job back and is serviceable the remainder of the
season.
Next season, they play him at RT throughout the PS. 2nd game of
the season, Williams gets hurt and Omiyale finishes the game and
the season as our LT.
Is he an upper echelon LT in the NFL? Nope. Is he a better LT
than Carimi, Webb, or Chris Williams?
Maybe, maybe, and hell yes.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: Grizzlybear34
Date: May 17, 2011, 5:57 am
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Well as you know, I am not the most critical of our Bear's
players or the organization. But I think Omiyale misses too
many assignments completely. Two is too many when they are
blindside blow-ups of Cutler.
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Re: 2011 Chicago Bears
DIR By: dallasbear
Date: May 17, 2011, 9:20 am
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I don't disagree.
But the Bears trusted Omiyale by leaving him out on island far
more than Webb and Omiyale was often matched up against the
opponent's best rusher.
I think Omiyale makes a great swing tackle and might even be in
the mix at guard. But unless Webb can take a huge step up this
season or Carimi can silence his critics that he doesn't have
the feet to play LT - Omiyale could return to LT.
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