jason

Agreed. This is an atrocious signing. Leno is not in the top half of LTs in the league, much less worthy of his 14th highest salary. He will have to improve by leaps and bounds to make this deal worth it. And just because the draft is a crap shoot doesn't mean you accept the sub-par and stop throwing the dice. Agreed. I don't think he has a chance at being top half. I hope he does, but I don't think he will.

I think that was everyone's hope. I didn't like the idea overall, since it was betting on Glennon being much better than he previously showed. Hopefully he is MUCH better in the regular season. Otherwise the move by the Bears front office looks as bad as many have said it looked/looks. Imagine we have two more preseason games of Glennon looking like garbage and Trubisky looking like a stud. That will not sit well, and it will create a QB controversy. The longer that extends into the season the worse it will be. Also, imagine they went all-in on the "sign Eric Berry"-campaign (or Bouye) with some of the money Glennon got. With the way the front seven is looking, all that will be needed is one major star in the defensive backfield. It's what I've argued all along. Look for Glennon to shit the bed in 6-8 games, lose the team, lose the hopes of a winning season, and Trubisky to take over for him in the second half when the fervor gets too loud.

I haven't even watched the game yet and my answer is Trubisky. I've been opposed since the beginning to how the Bears handled the QB process this offseason, and I still think they screwed up. The guy who should start week 1 is Trubisky. Let him get his lumps. Let him learn from a ton of reps. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Aaron Rodgers, blah blah blah, but that's just not reality for most first round QBs, particularly those selected in the top 5. Just about any player at any level will tell you experience is the best teacher. He needs reps. Put him in week 1.

Update: Tarik Cohen has FIRMLY placed himself at the #2 spot. There is no doubt whatsoever he's going to get serious touches this year.

The second preseason game, unfortunately for the front office, probably showed why Glennon never should have been signed. There were other, cheaper options that could have been used as a bridge until Trubisky, who the Bears were clearly willing to sell the farm for, was ready to start.

HA! Of course.

One of the main reasons I put him at 2.

After the first preseason game, one thing is clear: The RB depth chart is going to get interesting. Howard is locked in at #1, but Cohen was damn impressive. I thought Carey was pretty damn impressive in limited carries as well. Cunningham may have surprised some with his one big run, and for his sake it better over shadow the rest. He didn't look all that explosive to me. In fact, when he came in after Cohen is looked like a significant slow down. Right now I'd say Carey is #2, Cohen is #3, and Cunningham is fighting with Langford for #4.

Barth: 18/23 (78.3%) total, 14/16 (87.5%) less than 40yds, 4/7 (57.1%) more than 40yds, TBs (40%) Aguayo: 22/31 (71%) total, 18/20 (90%) less than 40yds, 4/11 (36.3%) more than 40yds, TBs (64.2%) Overall FG%: Barth Close FG%: Aguayo Far FG%: Barth Touchbacks: Aguayo Make no mistake, everything above turns into points. Either for the Bears or for the other team. I'd argue the TB % difference more significant than the long FG% difference. Furthermore, if Barth attempted 4 more long FGs, percentages say he only makes 1 or 2 more. Here's another tidbit, dude was incredibly unlucky last year. He had three different FGs hit the upright (Eagles, Panthers, and Bengals). He also had a 48yd FG blocked by an edge rusher, which isn't his fault. I agree about his mechanics though. His approach seems inconsistent with the length and speed of the steps.

No thanks gents. I don't do fantasy much. I have been in one long-standing league for over 20 years, but that's about it.

It's debatable whether or not he's better than Barth now. Barth was near the bottom of the league in FG%, and was horrible on kickoffs. Downgrading on FG% and upgrading on kickoffs is not a bad thing. And Aguayo missed most of his kicks over 40 yards. Barth missed a variety from multiple distances.

Why? Because Aguayo has a ton of potential. Barth does not. Aguayo was one of the best college kickers ever, and something odd happened between graduation and Tampa Bay. He's probably better than Narth even without much improvement. If he taps into his potential, however, then he's unquestionably better.

Does anyone else think this is likely happening because the Bears have one of the worst tackle tandems in the NFL?

WHAT? That's just plain ridiculous. Neither Glennon or Trubisky are light years better at absolutely anything related to being a quarterback than Cutler. If anything, Trubisky has a slight edge in accuracy throwing through tires, and Glennon has an advantage in neck length.

I think most people were upset with how the draft played out, and where the players were selected, not necessarily the names themselves. Absolutely nobody can convince me the move up to get Trubisky was a good one. SF wasn't taking him, and no team had the realistic chips to move up to #2 to get him. Every team that was rumored to be involved in a QB trade either stood still because the price was too steep, or sacrificed about as much as they could to get where they got. Moving to #2 was nearly impossible without giving up the entire draft ala-Ditka. Chicago could have stayed at #3 and grabbed their guy, or traded down if someone offered them a deal too good to pass up.

I agree. I hope he kills it, and shuts everyone up.

This OL is in a constant state of confusion. I wish they'd just get players where they do well and fill holes, instead of trying to move people. Having said that, now is the time for the move of Whitehair to OG and Grasu back to C. It makes the most sense for the team, just like it did before the Kush injury. Of course, they are moving Long, again, so there's always the chance he won't be as good on the left side as he was on the right. If I had my way, however, we'd be trying Whitehair out at OT rather than having him move from C to G, and having Sitton/Long switch spots. Ideal OL is: Whitehair - Sitton - Grasu - Long - Massie

Now you're talking about the real issue. Cutler's skill players haven't been the issue. His OL has been the issue. Once he started taking a ton of hits, he became gun shy. They will need to protect him to succeed.

Same!!

I like that one too. I'm hoping he's super sarcastic. "Great pass! It's amazing what a quarterback can do if ever given a competent offensive line that can protect for more than a second."

Jay: "Interesting call there on 3rd and 2. The Bears managed to get the first down on a simple, off-tackle run. It might have been better, however, for Glennon to drop back, hold the ball for a while, and gun it into his most trusted receiver regardless of coverage."

That agent is an asshole. The Bears have traditionally been one of the first teams to sign rookies. This has been going on for years. Every year I look forward to reports that the Bears have signed everyone, and it usually comes really early. It's one thing the Bears have excelled at for years. This is very disappointing.

This article made me eyeroll. In other news, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, a midget, and Stephen Hawking would be the best starting five in a rec league. Grading the OLs as a unit without weighting them is nearly pointless.

I don't pay attention to the $ of the league very much, but I thought the rookie contracts were slotted? I thought there was very little wiggle room? The fact that MT isn't signed may not mean anything, but it pisses me off.

Now I know that guy is an asshole. "The only game that I go to every year in Chicago is the Bears-Packers game. I will sell some of the tickets. I end up giving a lot of these tickets away because, quite obviously, the Bears have not had a very good product on the field the last couple years. You can’t sell all these tickets." That's utter BS. Chicago Bears tickets are always marked up because they are always in high demand, regardless of how good the team is. This has been true for years. The only time you're getting cheap tickets is in the nose-bleeds at the end of the year after the team has been eliminated already.