CrackerDog

We'll know something more on all of this next Friday night at about 8 PM. Until then nobody here knows anything about how these coaches have evaluated the talent they have in the O Line. If we see Webb out there for the entire first half, there isn't a competition and they're trying to "coach him up" because they know (feel) he's all they have. If we see other guys rotating into that position then they aren't satisfied with what they've seen in practice and think they might have better options elsewhere. You can't go by one f*%king tweat on the first weekend of camp. Chicken Little Twig may think the sky is falling but I'm not getting my undies in a bunch until these coaches prove themselves, one way or the other.

Did you get a sense that Cutler was checking down his receivers or were they just running set plays? It sounds like he's sharp based on your comments, just wonder if he's running the offense in scrimmages or just hitting the #1 on every play. Not sure how you'd know for sure, just wondering if you got a sense that he was looking one way and then coming back another, etc.

And it'll keep Cutler's head in the game more too. I recall his getting very frustrated over the years with having to wait for plays. Then again, it may look good in practice but we'll have to see it on the field to know for sure. Regardless, this is a positive development.

I, for one, said two things on this: 1.) It was too early to get this excited about a "lack of competition". 2.) If Webb wins the job, despite sucking, it's because we don't have a better option. You never quite came to understand those very clear and logical positions on the matter which you then interpreted as "getting on your case." If Webb continues to suck and nobody we have or can find out there can step up, god save us. This would certainly put a crimp in what Nerdboy wants to do with this offense.

Most of those interference penalties were complete horse shit. But I agree, he'll have a much better season and is a good candidate for this thread. I hope someone like Long steps up and dominates so huge in the O Line that the coaches have no question about his being "the man" for wherever he ends up playing. And someone will have to step up in our linebacking corps, I assume it'll be Lance but if Williams can bounce back from having issues last year, he's a good candidate too. If it isn't him, one of our rooks will need to step up faster than expected or we'll get run on all season.

This may surprise a few folks here but I'm throwing out Jim McMahon! And here I'm saying if Jimmy had Tebow's size he'd have been a lot more durable, I think. That could've added years to his career and maybe championships to the Bears franchise.

LOL! Apparently.

I was hoping you were talking about Rex Grossman. PS. Anyone who participates in this running with the bulls thing is an idiot.

Amen.

Actually I don't believe you. I don't believe you missed the post. You scour this web site for every possible crumb 100% of the time but THIS TIME you missed his post. OK, if you say so. But you have no credibility on this one man. You should just stop with all the insulting comments about others, apologize for being a dickish douche and move on.

Well at least I hope (and I'm sure Jason feels the same way) it's been a little entertaining.

It's not detailed at all. It's one article from one writer that got way too much attention from a certain drama queen. Otherwise I have little to argue with you about the starters. I hope Bostic challenges for the starting role but expect it'll take a season. He'll still get plenty of PT and that'll be good for the rotation. It'll be interesting to see how Lance handles the senior leadership role in that group.

LOL! And I have reading comprehension issues.

Cutler should be able to duplicate his best season with Denver this year with the Bears. That was 4,500 yards, 25 TD's and 18 picks. With that said, we have absolutely no idea how pass-happy Trestman is going to be as a first year coach (could mean he's more conservative, could mean he abandons the run more quickly because he hasn't developed self confidence as a HC and/or discipline yet.) We don't know what having a real threat at TE will mean. We don't know if the line is really going to improve. We're not sure how healthy Forte/Jeffrey will come into the season. We also don't know what distractions the team will face. Will Urlacher being gone cause the D to fragment if they have a bad game or two? His leadership will be missed. Does Briggs have the character to be a leader? Will Hester grumble in the press about his role? Will weather ground us late in the season? Too many question marks having not seen even a practice yet.

Bullshit. This is a lie and I've already proven it. And in this case, the Pats cutting him as quickly as they did, YES, that should've sent out a signal to anyone with a brain. I posted about that in a different thread than this one. Maybe you should read my comments, get informed, and THEN chirp on about how smart you are. That way, next time you won't make as big a fool of yourself.

99% of the items on ProFootballTalk.com are a complete waste of bandwidth, this story is probably no different. But it's Bears-related and it's July 1st so we can either keep arguing about stupid stuff or discuss this list. Players 1-75 have yet to be released but I find the fact that Forte barely made it in at 100 curious. I guess he didn't have a great season last year but one would think they'd give him a little more love than #100 out of 100. This story is here. Other Bears making it are Melton and Briggs at 95 and 96, respectively. I'm interested to see if Cutler even makes it. Who else? Peppers, Peanut, Marshall, Gould, Webb?

LOL! The Pats cutting him wasn't a clue for you? The evidence was NEVER going to show what your premise suggested. And don't talk to me about timelines because it was two posts ahead of you in this thread where someone mentions he was cut loose. And since you keep talking smack about my reading comprehension I'll just go ahead and call you a stupid dope for not being able to read the tea leaves that almost everyone on the planet saw clearly. And you think you're GM material... Dream on.

Actually, no, you aren't allowed to respond to my comments. Thanks for asking.

True enough. You asked if we should pick him up before the fact were in. If you were GM I can only imagine you'd have picked up the phone and started talking his agent.

Training camp is at the end of the month, dude. Before you work yourself into a panic, let's see what actually transpires when it starts to count. At this stage the coaches and front office are still trying to figure out what they have to work with.

I think I read that many draft guru's projected him as a tackle eventually. His height makes him more a tackle than a guard is what I believe I recall hearing. It's Monday and I'm too lazy to look it up now but that's what I think I heard. I'm not saying this is what the Bears have in mind but that as far as all the wild-ass speculation that's happened in this thread, it's a lot more plausible than most of the other conspiracy garbage here.

As far as I'm concerned, it would have to be a person you'd have a jersey for in the first place. While guys like Weems might be favorite whipping boys on this board, NOBODY would ever buy his jersey. Same essentially goes for Carimi. No, it needs to be someone we had high hopes for who really smashed those dreams to pieces. Therefore, McNown and Mirer are the absolute best choices. We don't have anyone on the current team that fits the bill and let's hope we don't anytime soon!

Dude, it's been pretty obvious for a while now that this wasn't going to be a case of mistaken identity or whatnot. But you didn't see it coming while instead throwing the spaghetti at the ceiling to see what sticks. Like usual.

Are you and Jason married? If not, let her fight her own battles.

For that matter, I wouldn't be surprised if Long ended up at RT this year. Competition may come from other sources if the coaches aren't satisfied with where they had things penciled in back in May. That's what resident genius Jason doesn't understand, among other things.