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Did you see him in any blitz coverage drills? I am hoping he is as good in this area as he has been reported to be coming out of college. On one of the videos on the Bears site Orton was saying Forte looked great catching screen passes. NICE!
Actually I did see some drills where the front seven plus two safeties on defense brought pressure against the O-line and TE with the QB and 2RBs. This was when I noticed that Forte looked hard to bring down and I also was surprised to see Grossman actually step up to throw amide pressure and take off and run when a big lane opened up. Forte blocking on a couple of plays looked like he got in the defenders way more than used good technique.This is still a far cry from both A-Train and Benson who couldn't even get in defenders way.evn during the season last year Benson was the reason both Grossman and Griese got tattooed a couple of times. As usual the Bears again looked awkward trying to run screen passes with the line and the qb pretty much telegraphing the play from the snap. The one screen pass that looked good had Garrett Wolfe as the receiver.
I watched Forte during Senior Bowl practice not only block well but also show great hands. He kind of reminded me of Joseph Addai.He also seems tall and slender compared to the other backs.
While walking on the sideline Kevin Jones appeared to be limping or favoring one of his legs,which I imagine has to be the surgically repaired one. During interviews he said he was close to being ready to go and that they were easing him in slowly.If yesterday was any indication IMO he is a little further away than he thinks.
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Aside from the obvious concern over who will be the number one signal caller,I am a bit concerned about the O-line. With my visit to TC yesterday I couldn't help but feel a little concerned about the fact that our pro bowl center and our number one draft pick OT were not in pads even though its early in TC.This not only hurts the lines cohesiveness but also strains the depth with guys taking additional reps in some extremely humid conditions with last night being an exception as the temp seemed to be pretty comfortable once the sun went down. With that being said there were only 5 OTs on the roster to begin TC and now one is down.2 are 9 and 10 year veterans respectively leaving 3 rookies to handle the bulk of the reps during preseason games.As I stated already one of the rookies is down right now so that leaves 2 to take the bulk of the reps.Lets also facter in the fact that Tait will be moving back to the RT position and there will be a new LG this year.This totals 3 new starters on the O-line with two of them standing on the side right now.Of all the new starters on offense this is the group that cannot afford to have a slow start.They will be important to establishing the identity of this offense and will go a long way into determining how successful this team will be. Should I be concerned or am I just a worry wart?
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Thanks Pix I have to fight two teenage grandsons for computer time so I usually just watch tv for my football fix. Of course with the players back in pads I ready to talk football.LOL
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Pix that guy looked like he is going to be tough to bring down also. He seems to keep his legs moving while in the grasp of the defender. He could be a good yardage after contact runner as opposed to Benson's one hit and go down runs the last couple of years.
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I agree that the Bears' all-time leader in touches also being the all-time leader in fumbles is no surprise. Its like Brett Farvre being the NFL leader in yardage and interceptions.
In the beginning of Payton's career he was the only weapon the Bears had and sometimes he would get blasted by opponents.The fact that he fumbled less than a hundred times when basically he played on bad teams nine out of his thirteen seasons speaks volumes as to how tough he was.Also the fact that he would carry the ball some times like a loaf of bread would have me surpised that he didn't lose the ball more.
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Tillman's words were quite frank but he did go to great lengths to make sure that he wasn't being misquoted which leads me to believe no one on offense will be offended.
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Yesterday while I was at TC I thought Bennett and Forte looked good.So I have to say that Bennett would have to be the surprise.Tyler Reed looked decent in blocking drills.Kellen Davis is a physical specimen and looks pretty quick for his size. On defense Toeana(sp?) looked like he did towards the end of the season strong as an ox and hard to move from the point of attack.I wouldn't be surprised if he started the season opposite Harris on the first defensive snap.
Yesterday the two primary QB's didn't look particularly sharp but Caleb Hanne looked decent.Brandon Lloyd laid out a couple of times to catch passes and Bennett and K. Davis look like they have decent hands. On defense I noticed that McGowan worked with first team at SS along with M.Brown and I didn't see D.Manning or R.Manning jr doing much on the field at all. Hester for someone with a sore hamstring looked like he was moving pretty well fielding punts without pads.
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I don't know about everyone else but, I have been trying to keep an eye on the eligibilty case of Univ. of Cincinnati QB Ben Mauck.He was recently denied a 6th year of eligibilty and could be headed to the supplemental draft. This could be someone the Bears could look at if they don't have to use an early pick.
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There was a comment made earlier about the Bears taking 2 players from Vanderbilt,well maybe the fact that we have had success with Hunter Hillenmeyer picking up how the Bears do things may be a factor in this.
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Good Bye Adam!
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True, but not bad for a team to pick him up at 97. Him and Mario dropped pretty far.
Have you ever heard of Wilbur Marshall,Jevon Kearse, Emmitt Smith and last season Ernest Graham of TB?
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From the Bears website:
Thats 5 7th round picks
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I hope everyone is clear on the fact that I didn't know about Benedict.
With the Bears next pick 2 OTs Nicks Of NEB and Richardson Of Clemson. both could be possiblities.
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Agreed. However, if Schuening gets selected, I wouldn't mind Robert Felton out of Arkansas, Mike Fladell out of Rutgers, or Oneil Cousins out of UTEP, who is still on the board, surprisingly.
Colt Brennan was a Heisman finalist, maybe we should draft him.
He is dead.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla (AP) — Heath Benedict, a two-time Little All-American offensive lineman at Newberry College in South Carolina, was found dead on a couch in his Jacksonville home.
I sincerly apologize for not knowing about Benedict and It was not intended to be a joke!
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The Bears must have targeted McGlynn which was a report in one of the papers he goes the last pick so they trade the pick
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Damn, Washington got Rinehart from N. Iowa. Big time OG sleeper.
Heath Benedict is still on the board out of Newberry.He is a sleeper also.
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Simpson is gone, but he went to CIN, not WSH.
I'd much rather take Kevin O'Connell from SDSU or Josh Johnson from SD. Dixon seems like a more complete Colt Brennan- played well because of the system.
EDIT- And the damn Pats take O'Connell.
Sounds kind of like Dusty coming out of school, but take away the weed arrest and put an assault arrest there...
I like the thought of Dixon as a rehabbing learning prospect because he was a Heisman candidate before his injury.
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But size on the outside is just really improtant to helping out a struggling QB. GB pretty much recognized that by grabbing Nelson, who BTW is the man.
It also looks like the Bears are going to try and create more mismatches on offense.Like last season one of their TEs was split out wide quite a few times and then there is where are they going to line Hester up at? I also believe that Forte is going to be on the field on 3rd downs because unlike Benson he actually is familiar with pass protection and can catch the ball when it is thrown to him.
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But size on the outside is just really improtant to helping out a struggling QB. GB pretty much recognized that by grabbing Nelson, who BTW is the man.
Jordy Nelson is a great pick and his game against Kansas' Taleb is what sold me on him.
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This pick looks a little shaky to me. Harrison with character issues sends mixed signals.
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Booker and Lloyd aren't big though, they weren't supposed to be our "big" guys, just possession guys. Both are 6', and Lloyd isn't even big weight-wise. We needed to get bigger height-wise.
You have to also factor in Clark and Olsen who also have size.
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Would have preferred a bigger/faster wide receiver, but Earl is a damn fine prospect even if he doesn't address our need for size at the receiver corps(5'11-1/2).
Marty Booker and Brandon Llyod are supposed to be are big receivers and Mark Bradley is supposed to be are fast WR with size.If he could stay healthy.
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good call Bennett from Vandy
The Bears Seem to be following a true needs check list whether we like the players or not they have drafted need positions so far.
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3rd Round Hopefuls:
Early Doucet, Andre Caldwell, Earl Bennett at WR
Roy Schuening at OG
4th Round Hopefuls:
Chad Rinehart at OG
Josh Johnson at QB
I would be happy with 2 out of these 5 for the next 3 picks. It seems like JA will always throw a sleeper in there.
good call Bennett from Vandy
Training Camp surprises
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They have their own but they still get on mine when I'm asleep thinking that I would'nt notice.Especially if you don't shut it down.
Marcus Harrison on the D-line looked a little lost on a couple of snaps but,Anthony Adams and Toeana(sp?) look like that could be an interesting battle shapping up for the starting nod next to Tommie Harris who blew past Beekman on one play with a swim move and got pancaked by Garza on the next snap. He had a huge brace on his knee but seemed to be moving well. I could see the possibilty of a really swift 3rd down defense with Anderson taking one of the end spots and Idonije lining up at tackle. Of the DEs it seemed that Alex Brown was the only one that was going hard and even seemed to take exception to whoever was trying to block him by shoving the blocker of at the whistle.I liked that. A pissed off Alex Brown is a force to be reckoned with.