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I'm thinking the Bears should be able to minimize the TB offense pretty well. Atlanta's offense is much better, and they handled them (minus the Hooper long play).

Yeah, I don't hate him personally. I just hate his contribution to the Bears.

In terms of BPA from the Bears' perspective it was a good pick. I didn't like it though. I thought my disapproval was clear when I posted: "FUUUUUUCK. Now it is White.

There is a wide margin between Crowton and Shoop. This was waaaaay too close to Shoop, and offense like that is almost guaranteed to fail. The passing in the first half was, if I'm not mistaken, 100% under 10yd targets. That is unacceptable because the defense doesn't have to stay honest, and they can creep up to stop the run. There has to be SOME form of mid-range passing at least, otherwise the defense doesn't respect the threat. On top of that, Glennon didn't look too bad when they finally let him throw it beyond 10 yards. And that's WITH the subpar group of receivers.

I now hate Kevin White more than I have probably hated any Chicago Bear in history. Hated him when he was drafted, and I still hate him.

Exactly. Basically they neutered Glennon the first three quarters, and then only threw the ball when they had to.

Agreed. I wanted to win like anyone else, but these are good games for the Bears. The team is obviously a few players away from really being able to contend. Earlier and more draft picks is what this team needs.

I'm normally all on board signing troubled players. Incentive based deals for guys like this have no risk. He screws up again, he's off the team and likely out of the NFL. Having said that, pass. He's just an undisciplined, in the box safety. He's nothing more than a glorified, undersized linebacker. Guys like that come a dime a dozen. If he was more known for pass coverage and versatility, then maybe.

I agree with the oddity of cutting Langford and signing Mizzell. It's a WTF move.

The "has more years in the NFL and should be more ready to contribute"-line is not always equal. You can give Tre McBride 20 years in the NFL, and he's still not going to be as ready to contribute as most 1st round WRs are in their first year. Also, McBride was on Tennessee's practice squad for two years. They were led by a TE in receiving yards in 2015, and their WR corp was atrocious last year. If McBride was worth a damn, he'd have gotten some playing time at least last year.

You might want to recheck that correlation to Cohen. He runs a 4.4, has been rumored at times sub-4.4, and put up a 4.42 at the combine. He most certainly has enough speed for long runs in the NFL. Mizzell may be Cunningham, but he's no Cohen.

At the same time, they don't build multi-billion dollar buildings in the desert because they are bad at setting the point spread. If they put the line off too far one way, they stand to lose significantly. If the line were -3 Bears, there would be a boatload of money put on the Falcons.

I took it to mean important this year. After all, the question inside the poll says, "Who is the most important Bear to succeed this year?"

Howard, easy. He's the star of the offense. Glennon and rookie Trub have minimal difference.

100% agree. If you can improve incrementally, you do so at every possible spot.

Why? Kasen Williams is a scrub. He hasn't done anything in two years as a pro, and wasn't even that impressive in college.

Agree with everyone's surprise. Meredith out, Cruz cut, and the one guy who has been kicking ass gets cut as well? So the Bears are left with White, who may be the biggest mystery on the team, Wheaton, and Wright?

I'm as excited about Gentry as he next guy, but I don't see how he leap frogged all the vets. Let's see him play against some first team defenses before announcing him the next best WR. The other guys have proven themselves in one way or another against actual starting NFL defenses.

Nope. Not cheap. Two hits below the waist is completely legal. Additionally, it's not like they were hitting a stationary target or a RB coming through a single A-gap. The first guy went guy to hit him was the safety, and it's a perfectly legal hit. In fact, initial contact is right about at the waist. The second guy to hit him is an OLB, and he starts his initial thrust to tackle just as the safety is making contact. Furthermore, he's not really that low either. He came in about waist-high, but his contact point was changed because the first hit was so significant. Was the LB supposed to pull up? Would you have preferred the safety go high and target? Last but not least, I'm not even sure the second hit contributed to the injury all that much. The safety just came in with enough force and at such an angle that after his initial contact around the waist his momentum took him forward and downward into the knee. Check it out for yourself. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20477677 Like it or not, every level of football has told players to lower their target. Neither tackler dove at ankles and specifically went low.

I'm not happy about the injury, but how was it cheap? It was a clean hit, with bad luck of two guys coming from different angles.

Very good point about the line and the running game. I'll double down on that and note that the play-calling has allowed him to get outside the pocket, further limiting the beating a young QB needs to avoid in order for greater confidence moving forward.

Understood, and mostly agreed. I just wish retaining him could have been done for a cheaper price.

Co-signed.

The quotes in this article remind me a lot of Lovie. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/colum...824-column.html "Mike Glennon is our quarterback."

1. Howard 2. Cohen 3. Cunningham 4. Langford Other than Langford's continued employment, this injury changes nothing.