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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: May 24, 2016, 2:22 pm
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Not sure how we managed a 4th in pass defense.
Aside from a stretch of 5 or 6 games when Porter was playing
lights out our DB play was pretty lackluster. Our MLBs always
seemed a step slow in their drops. And our safeties rarely came
up with any big plays. Plus our pass rush was inconsistent
with rarely any push coming from the front 3. Jarvis Jenkins
had a few plays in the first half of the season but faded.
Goldman did come on in the 2nd half though.
Trevathian and Hicks could be the biggest difference makers on
defense.
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: Sportster Date: May 24, 2016, 3:05 pm
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Was wondering that myself. That secondary was a mess. It more
than likely is due to teams being able to run on them which
means they didn't have to pass alot. Don't have the stats
available but that's my thinking...
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: May 24, 2016, 3:55 pm
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I don't think that many teams really abused us on the run.
Yeah, maybe AP and that SF QB had some yardage in our game with
the 49ers.
I think yardage numbers can sometimes be misleading. The big
problem with our pass defense was just lack of big plays....not
much pressure...not many picks...not many sacks.
But still its hard to believe only 3 teams gave up less yardage
through the air.
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: 46 Date: May 24, 2016, 4:48 pm
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I watched ALL the Bears games to the bitter end. I too find it
really hard to believe that secondary was that good. Honestly,
I'm still shocked the Bears won in GB. They marched right down
the
the field and then imploded. Never saw that before. The Bears
got the machines now to go 10-6 don't they? Did all the other
nfc north teams get that much better? God I hope not.
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: chifaninva Date: May 24, 2016, 7:19 pm
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Super bowl!!!
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: Sportster Date: May 24, 2016, 7:54 pm
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And then there's Chif....
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: chifaninva Date: May 25, 2016, 4:55 am
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Hahahaha!! Hey, we all need a good laugh here and there..
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: boogie Date: May 25, 2016, 6:54 am
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Sounds encouraging:
Insiders said that White, in the closed portions of practice
late last season prior to his being placed on IR, displayed
jaw-dropping speed and burst, to the point of Jay Cutler joking
that he couldn’t overthrow the kid. The decision to leave White
shut down for the balance of the season had more to do with the
Bears’ 5-8 record than health concerns; had the Bears beaten San
Francisco and Washington and were within reach of the playoffs,
White likely is put on the roster with an eye toward the
postseason.
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: Grizzlybear34 Date: May 25, 2016, 7:07 am
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May have helped my fantasy team, lol...
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Re: 2016 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: May 25, 2016, 5:03 pm
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From the Trib:
I'm really excited to see Eddie Goldman in Year 2. He was a huge
positive for the defense. I’m thinking Pro Bowl for him this
coming year. Your thoughts? -- @PatrickWhiting3
Goldman, the second-round pick from a year ago, had a productive
rookie season as he was on the field for just more than 50
percent of the defensive snaps and had 39 tackles with six stops
for a loss and 4 ½ sacks. Goldman was only 21 years old during
his rookie season and he should make a jump in his second season
and certainly appears to be an anchor for the front seven, an
important part of the 3-4 base defense moving forward. Goldman’s
greatest value is in the base defense on run downs and he often
comes off the field in the sub package. If that trend continues,
it’s going to make it hard for him to put up the kind of
statistics that interior linemen sometimes need to gain Pro Bowl
recognition. The defensive tackles that played in the Pro Bowl
last season were Aaron Donald, Gerald McCoy, Fletcher Cox,
Calais Campbell and Jurrell Casey. Kawann Short was selected to
play in the game but did not because the Panthers were in the
Super Bowl. Those guys are different players than Goldman, who
is more of a pure nose tackle. So that’s going to be a challenge
for Goldman to get that kind of recognition. Let’s also remember
in a lot of instances, Pro Bowl rosters are stocked with players
from winning teams. So if the Bears do very well, Goldman has a
greater chance of being recognized.
Scroll down for more Bears Q&A with Brad Biggs
Geez, Brad if a guy gets more sacks than any other d-lineman on
the team in 2015 (4.5 sacks) while only playing 50% of the
snaps, I give him more playing time, especially on passing
downs.
On obvious passing downs, the Bears go 4-3-4. My guess is the
DTs in that formation should include Hicks and Goldman with
Ballard and Ferguson filling in.
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