Mongo3451

I've read differing accounts about what Ted Phillips role will be. What is the latest and has anything concrete come out of Halas Hall?

Can you paste? Can't get past the Tribune's spam attack...

I'll bite because I agree with AZ. Jared Allen is old and wayyyy overpaid. Houston was worthless all the way up to the blown out knee. Young just ruptured his Achilles tendon so we don't have anyone that I trust to get after the QB. If you can't get to the QB, nothing else behind that will succeed. If they guys suck at 7, I agree. Then I go blue chip LT or D...

You've been gone for awhile, but this has been discussed and agreed ad nauseam for weeks...:-)

He doesn't need permission to talk to anyone. I get what you meant and agree.

Geesh...

100%

For the amount of high picks Angelo used in his drafts, his success was awful.

DE and OL should be our main priority this draft. We have no one that can get to the QB and our OL is a sieve. You'll never have hold db's if the QB has all day. OL and DL are the last two places to hide weakness. It all starts up front, then fix it on back...

They will handle it as a united front. It's the first step in the healing process. Although he's staying, they want to put a positive spin on it for the new establishment, while not making it look like a slap in the face.

If they are young, cheap and teachable, keep. If they are productive and reasonably priced, keep. So, Allen, Tillman, Conte, Houston and Williams can go. Hire peanut as a player relations consultant or something of the sort. If Allen takes a cut, he can stay.

Yay, Jason's back!

Fantastic news...

Loose lips...

Agreed. After Cutler quit on the team the last game he played, I was done with him. Then after my conversation with my insider, I'm thinking he may be OK. But Ditka? Gotta start with my initial gut. Cutler is somehow cursed.

Watching Countdown, Tom Jackson and Ditka endorsed Trestman. Ditka stated, "Can't win with Cutler". Not new news, but damn...

Just read an interesting post. It said: what do John Elway, Steve Young, Jay Cutler and RGIII have in common? They all had their best season playing for Shanahan... Any validity to that point?

Lol, no. He was an offensive player no longer with the team.

My guess is they had money to spend and he was easy to get done. Hopefully it was a deal that if they cut him, they owe him nothing. He was horrible the last couple of games...

Also learned that Houston Texans have a lot more contact in practice and accountability to standards on the field.

I had an interesting conversation from a person that spent some time with the team. I'm not naming my source, but... On Trestman: Knows offense like crazy. Runs an ultra soft camp. Players were actually lobbying to hit more. Some pleading to the staff that they needed contact. Practices lacked intensity. Offense completely dominated the defense. On talent: Cutler is a stud. Of all the QB's he's played with, Cutler was the best at running practice and making sure players were in the right position and accountable. Quoted, "dude is misunderstood", "good teammate", "leader I would follow", "hard worker". Marshall, Bennett, Jeffery and Forte are talented in that order. We all know about Marshall, but it was said that Bennett is a beast. Probably the 2nd best "all around" TE in football. Eric Weems: Team misses him. Held ST together Hester: Team scratching head. They all knew how good he still is. TeamlLost some heart when he left. Peppers: Team understood the math, but see Hester. Briggs: No comment Conte: Softest safety he's seen. Doesn't like contact. Fast with good instincts in passing game, but... Vereen: Clueless with no instincts. Doesn't understand how he was 3rd rounder. Didn't even game plan against him when he was at U of Minnesota. The team has good individual talent but lacks direction. Again, stated Trestman was a good offensive coach and the O destroyed the D. All said, I'm wondering if our D was so bad that the offense had nothing to work against. Remember how they used to say our defense made our offense better? Haven't heard that this year from anyone.

If Polian says it's so , then it is...

Here are some above average traits Cutler has: arm strength, touch, accuracy, intelligence, work ethic, creativity outside the pocket, toughness, release, red zone production and mobility. Average traits: none Below average traits: anticipation, locks on receivers at times, doesn't look off safeties, demeanor, leadership, stubborn, going through progressions, and pocket awareness. That's the thing about Cutler he's good/bad, heaven/hell. What I really want to know is if he has the confidence and respect of his team mates. That is a scale tipper for me. We may never know the truth on that.

Agreed. No place for it...

Could be a good thing if Cutler tears the Queens a new one. (Build a little hope for next year and increase Cutler's trade value) They already have decided on the coaching staff.