jason

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.

I think you're confusing hating Packers and Packers fans. I HATE the Packers. Hate. If they were playing ISIS, I'd root for ISIS. But I don't hate their fans, because that would be akin to hating a retarded person because they just aren't that smart.

The Bears have to be one of the most unlucky teams in the history of the NFL. http://www.letsbeardown.com/2017/06/14/bea...ers-for-the-st/ These may be last year's injury, but they are sore reminders of bad luck.

What do you think of this consensus? http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2017/6/6/...-mitch-trubisky

Am I reading this right in that they think the Bears only have an 11% chance at the playoffs? http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1957040...rtant-2017-game And if they lose the game identified, it's down to 3%?

I was thinking we'd go lower, not higher. Interesting. I'm guessing around 20-21 completions per game. Ball control and running. If the numbers are much higher, than I expect it will be because there are a lot of catches coming out of the backfield.

You think Bears QBs are going to throw for nearly 400 completions?

So what's the real prediction? I expect less passing, and more rushing this year. Kevin White: 88 catches, 1045 yards, 8 TDs Cameron Meredith- 45 catches, 580 yards, 6 TDs Victor Cruz- 44 catches, 485 yards, 14.2 YPC, 3 TDs Markus Wheaton: 31 catches, 363 yards, 1 TD Kendall Wright- 18 catches, 305 yards, 4 TDs Daniel Braverman: 4 catches, 45 yards, 0 TD Zach Miller- 45 catches, 400 yards, 5 TDs Adam Shaheen’s- 12 catches, 132 yards, 1 TD Dion Sims - 11 catches, 175 yards, 2 TDs This is just a complete shot in the dark. I'm hoping Kevin White explodes onto the scene, and finally justifies the draft pick. That leaves nothing but scraps for a lot of supplementary guys fighting for catches.