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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: March 7, 2024, 4:28 pm
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[quote author=WshflThinking link=topic=633.msg488389#msg488389
date=1709849350]
Certainly we need 2 starting guards and a starting center yet. I
dont know if Carter is good enough to be 1st backup The clown
from Tennessee should find a new home. He failed to impress me.
And we dont have the right draft picks left to invest in OGs
Lets see if Poles can pull a rabbit out of his hat in FA. He is
supposed to be a Oline expert.
[/quote]
Davis did not have a good season, BUT a lot of that had to do
with his personal issues. He was a solid guard at Tennesse the
years before. Let's not go knee-jerk - he deserves a 2nd
chance. And anyways the Bears would get killed on the cap by
releasing him in his 2nd year.
Bears will either sign and/or draft another interior lineman to
compete with Bates. Carter and Kramer would have to radically
improve to crack the starting line up or maybe even make the
team.
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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: WshflThinking Date: March 7, 2024, 5:29 pm
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[quote author=dallasbear link=topic=633.msg488394#msg488394
date=1709850488]
Davis did not have a good season, BUT a lot of that had to do
with his personal issues. He was a solid guard at Tennesse the
years before. Let's not go knee-jerk - he deserves a 2nd
chance. And anyways the Bears would get killed on the cap by
releasing him in his 2nd year.
Bears will either sign and/or draft another interior lineman to
compete with Bates. Carter and Kramer would have to radically
improve to crack the starting line up or maybe even make the
team.
[/quote]
Does that comment mean you are satisfied with his performance
when he was healthy to warrant him another year to prove it or
find another better starter? I would attempt to find a better
replacement.
#Post#: 488406--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: davebear Date: March 7, 2024, 6:16 pm
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I watched a few videos of coaches analyzing the OL
Davis had some really good games and coordinated well with the
RT.
His early games especially were bad a a couple late ones.
However he missed camp because of the death of an immediate
family member so I’m sure football wasn’t his priority. He
should be able to be better this year.
When Jenkins had a concussion later in the season he was
replaced by Whitehair rather than J’Tyre Carter which doesn’t
bode well for Carter. If they have Bates at center they could
use a backup guard.
#Post#: 488444--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: hibernationsuxs Date: March 8, 2024, 5:29 am
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My guess on Bates trade is that the Bears know what/who they
want with pick 1 & 9 and 75. They probably realized they were
not going to get Oline help until 5th round and felt better
going with veteran who has less ceiling more floor. May my
guess is overly simplistic but I got believe that is why they
traded for Bates.
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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: vj Date: March 8, 2024, 6:42 am
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The Bears are fifth in <a
href="
HTML https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2024/">cap
space</a> at
$55,966,870 post J.J.
Heh, even after the fire sale, the Bill are still 7 million
under.
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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: March 8, 2024, 12:03 pm
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Who have the Bears lost on the O-line? Whitehair, Patrick and
Feeney. That's 3 guys on the 53 man roster and 2 of those
started quite a few games in 2023.
I'm not sure why anyone would question trading for an
experienced lineman that can be trusted to play or possibly
start any of the 3 interior line positions. Bears are not
going to draft a guard/center with their first pick and probably
not their second first rounder unless they trade down. Even if
they snag a top center in the first few rounds they currently
have no reliable depth.
Wilkins seems to be a possible target only because the Bears
have lost a starter on the d-line and again there isn't a DT
worthy of pick 1 or 9. Maybe with a trade down. But there is
more depth in the draft at DE with 9 or possibly later if they
trade down.
#Post#: 488462--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: JACKIEJOKEMAN REDUX Date: March 8, 2024, 12:36 pm
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I love Ryan Poles. He drives us all nuts with suspense.
#Post#: 488475--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: Sportster Date: March 8, 2024, 1:47 pm
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As all of us know, the smart way to build a team is from the
lines up. Start with the O and D lines. This team is not built
that way, so they're constantly having to plug and unplug people
to try to get the lines to gel and produce. This coming year
will be no different as the focus is on the QB situation, as
always it seems, and wideouts and impact players, but the team
should have been build from the ground up instead of the top
down, making our D porous and the QB running for his life....
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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: JACKIEJOKEMAN REDUX Date: March 8, 2024, 1:52 pm
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[quote author=Sportster link=topic=633.msg488475#msg488475
date=1709927241]
As all of us know, the smart way to build a team is from the
lines up. Start with the O and D lines. This team is not built
that way, so they're constantly having to plug and unplug people
to try to get the lines to gel and produce. This coming year
will be no different as the focus is on the QB situation, as
always it seems, and wideouts and impact players, but the team
should have been build from the ground up instead of the top
down, making our D porous and the QB running for his life....
[/quote]
Free agency and the draft is going to be a shiitstorm.
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Re: 2024 Chicago Bears
By: dallasbear Date: March 8, 2024, 3:21 pm
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[quote author=Sportster link=topic=633.msg488475#msg488475
date=1709927241]
As all of us know, the smart way to build a team is from the
lines up. Start with the O and D lines. This team is not built
that way, so they're constantly having to plug and unplug people
to try to get the lines to gel and produce. This coming year
will be no different as the focus is on the QB situation, as
always it seems, and wideouts and impact players, but the team
should have been build from the ground up instead of the top
down, making our D porous and the QB running for his life....
[/quote]
It's all about the QB.
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