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Rodriguez has more toughness than Adams IMO and is just a better football player. Adams has had enough chances to show he belongs out there. I think it's time to move in a different direction. If nothing else let Rodriguez get out for some pass routes to mix things up a bit and give a different look from that personnel group.

No, overall he hasn't hurt the offense he has helped it tremendously. In a micro view yes he's hurt some of the other WRs touches but are they really doing what they should be doing: Getting open and catching passes? I have no faith in Hester as WR period. Bennett is a good slot WR but is too slow and small to be a #2 I believe he'll look better with Jeffrey back on the field. Where I think Marshall's has hurt is Tice's lack of calling running plays.

You (or I) might not remember it but there's a reason Peyton Manning needed neck surgery and missed an entire season. Yes, I agree he gets rid of the ball quickly when in trouble and doesn't hold on to it as long as Cutler will. Cutler also doesn't throw the ball away enough....part of that wimpy aspect people like MJD ascribe to him. Eli has taken lots of hits and his Oline has not been that great the last couple seasons. Brady usually avoids the big hits too. Rothlisberger plays like Jay in that he often holds the ball too long, less than stellar Oline in pass protection, and takes lots of hits. A big part of the hits is Oline but a significant part of this is how Cutler plays the game. That last reason means the Bears need to be even more careful with him especially against a physical D like the 49ers. I don't expect Cutler to play this week.

Just saw a headline that they are considering putting Rodriguez at TE. (I don't read it because they want to charge me for that and it's not worth it.)

That's good and they need to keep him around through the end of the season.

MNF with two backup QBs?

...all that against the vaunted Bears Oline? I'll say this: We desperately need Alshon Jeffrey back in the lineup so Hester can relax on the bench. Any WR who doesn't know we simply need 1 yard after his catch in the flat should enjoy more bench time. I said it a week ago....who has Hester ran away from lately? I don't know why people kick away from him. At this point I prefer to see more Weems or even Sanzenbacher at WR. Weems can run away from people, Sanzenbacher can't run but he can catch better than Hester. Getting one or the other out there is a win over Hester at this point IMO.

Does Jason Campbell know what our offense's plays are? Every play he looks lost with no anticipation whatsoever for where receivers will be except his favorite....the checkdown.

Yes, and our rookie WR is diligently taking notes on how he does it.

I think Cutler cares but at this point he appears much more comfortable being who he is and so these media reports affect him less each year.

Definitely don't expect to see a rookie WR playing after just one day of half a practice. Isn't Friday mostly just a walk-through of the game plan? I'm very glad we will have him back on the field for the 49ers because their physical CBs will shutdown Bennett and Hester. Jeffrey will give them some concern opposite of Marshall. While Jeffrey is getting back into the game physically I expect mentally he'll be much farther along than he was when he was injured.

I think Rodriguez is a good blocker, he's just not an inline blocker like Spaeth. I agree with the proposed "better solution". We knew going into the offseason that fixing the offense would be a 2 yr project. I would have preferred to fix at least one piece on the Oline and then fixed the h-back position next year. I'd have survived just fine with Clutts blocking for Forte for another season.

For all the chatter about who we've played just who has Houston played? Miami (won 30-10) Jacksonville (won 27-7) Denver (won 31-25) Tennessee (won 38-14) NY Jets (won 23-17) Green Bay (lost 42-24) Baltimore (won 43-13) Buffalo (won 21-9)

Good point. As Bears fans we haven't seen a true #1 WR in a long time. While I'd love to see more balance in the passing attach I'm sure our opponents would also like us to go to Hester or Bennett more often. The one guy I'm still waiting to see catching passes is Rodriguez but protecting the QB comes first.

Not a defining game rather a defining two game stretch. The next two games define for everyone where the Bears belong in the playoff discussion.

The scrum push in and of itself isn't that big of a deal to me either. What I liked about it was that every offensive player except Marshall and Cutler were in on it and Marshall was headed into it when they crossed the goal line. The offense has certainly had its struggles this year but it was nice to see everyone join in and earn that TD together.

If he wants to be signed to another big contract then at this point I'd prefer to use Hester's salary to fix the Oline. I don't think we'd lose that much on special teams returns with Weems and I don't see an impact worth worrying about at WR. I don't think Weems would do much differently (good or bad) than what we've seen from Hester so far but I also think if Knox is healthy next season then he's a lock to replace Hester. I'm not banking on that happening but the Bears have time to make this decision so they'll know how Knox is progressing early next year.

I don't see Hester running away from anyone. He's still fast but not fast enough to pull away from players nor is he as elusive as he used to be. I'm not sure what the Hester package is but typically when you have an elite player you design something for them to get 1on1 coverage where you expect them to break the first tackle and then make the big play. Even in those situations Hester gets tackled by the first defender.

I don't see Hester having the same burst he used to have. Without that his time as the top returner is gone but that's not to say he isn't still a good return man. He is not and never will be a good WR in this league. He can be a contributor on offense and he can be a good KR/PR. Eric Weems can do the same thing and IMO that sets Hester's value. Will he accept that? On Url I definitely want him back. We don't have the depth yet to replace him and when we draft that guy I want Url there to help get him up to speed. Url won't be a full sideline to sideline player like he used to be but he has improved each week and is playing much better now that he did in week 1. I think he can be effective next year as well. Moreso than Hester, Url deserves to be overpaid but he should not be paid as if he's a top 5 LB. I don't know what his market value is, but his value to the team given our lack of depth is higher.

If only. Marshall is having a great season. Hester is not. Can't wait for Jeffrey to return to the mix and along with Earl we should be able to get our WR corps going.

Cutler had a bad game period. Given his injury against Detroit and the fact he could barely throw afterwards I was happy he was in the Carolina game. I wasn't surprised his deep throw came up short by 5 yards but I was surprised we called that play. This week he has an extra day to rest and hopefully two weeks removed from the injury he won't be feeling the effects in his throwing. Or in his head.

Peyton Manning says "this will never happen".

If we want to talk about average players then we should talk about Hester. Going after Cutler as if he's the biggest problem we have on offense is missing the blocking. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/team...eer-passing.htm Cutler ranks 4th among Bears QBs in total yards, soon he'll be second behind the famous Sid Luckman. He should pass him up next season. He's already our most accurate passer in team history and he has more TDs than Harbaugh, McMahon, and Kramer all three of which had better Oline play. Is he Tom Brady? No. Is he a winning QB? Yes. Did I mention he's in his 3rd offense since joining the Bears?

I'll gladly take that 15 yd penalty for a crack back block on Suh.

Still can't figure out why he ended up this way. You'd think as bad as our LG play has been at times that his versatility would have been worth keeping around for just a $1mil/yr. This is not Lovie's style. At some point we'll hear why he fell so far from the good graces of the coaching staff to get dumped mid-season. Did he gripe about not getting a shot to start at LG? Not getting enough reps at LT in camp? Trying to figure out what Emery is doing too. We just signed another TE giving us a lot of depth at one position. I can understand the Zach Bowman signing for special teams with McManis hurt but why keep 5 TEs over a former starter for one of the weakest roster spots? Nothing in the first few games makes me think Chris Spencer is a better backup at LG than Chris Williams.