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The TE spot is going to be a problem so might as where figure the FB to cover the lack of in TE.

I agree that would be a good comparison.Never gave that a thought before.

Bennett had his best years in his career playing with Culter, and then screws him over. Anybody that wanted Bennett still here, this is why he had to go, its mememe

We have young players in place to do that job, age is the equalizer when all good players, he's done.

McPhee isnt going anywhere, it is just a matter of health. They will not let good players get away. They will just bring Floyd along slower, if Young and Houston play well and McPhee stays healthy.

This is a quite curious year for the offense, Fox will want to run, but the strength is in the passing game. With two studs wide outs, and Royal and Bravemen underneath, we could pick teams apart.

If he stays healthy they pay him, if not we move on. I think the key to all of this is White shining and I think that will happen. AJ has not been much of a team player so he may not be a great fit going forward. Fox likes team players and he is all about himself. So a lot will be answered after this year. If Royal can stay healthy this year, he will have a very good year similar to two years ago. I think if Braveman shows anything this will be Royals last year, the desire to be younger will continue.

I think they are preparing for Whitehair and Grassu to not quite being ready and are hedging those choices. It never hurts to have good depth, something we didnt have last year.

One of my favorite Bears, glad I got to watch him with a long career. Thank you Charles.

I think on offense Whitehair takes the job and runs with it. He will be consistent and make us realize why we drafted him. I think on defense Hicks becomes a stud. He is at a breakout point in his career and with the attention some of the bigger names we obtained in the off season he will shine.

There is some smart coaches on this team, so I will trust until it proves otherwise.

BM is a very good player, but to long for him to be a Bear is short sighted. He is a problem child, as long as a team wins you put up with it, you start to lose and its me me me. The facts are , they did not let him go because they had a better choice, they moved on from him and went to the next choice. They are trying to find a winning solution to a football team short on quality players. He out of everybody they have released is the one that makes the most sense. History explains every decision , look at his career. He is on his forth team and HAS NEVER WON ANYTHING, he wears out his welcome, you will see evidence this year, something will screw up and he wont be there anymore.

We had Jeffery, Marshall and Bennett and didnt win everything. I trust that this regime knows what there doing and will let it play out. I dont care if we have 22 starting that we never heard of before, as long as Fox and Pace bring us a winning tradition, I dont care how they do it. I do not agree with everything there doing but am interested in finding out how it turns out. They are getting younger, they are actually drafting people that contribute. When they do a bad evaluation, they get rid of the player and bring the next one in to check out. I like how there going about it, the only one I have not agreed with so far is Slauson but if the OL is better, I drinking cool-aide.

Fox and Pace do not like his choices but cant do anything about it. What it does do is, if he stays healthy, we pay him. If he has lagging injury issues, his valve comes down, or they let him go with the new knowledge of White and the addition of Braveman can do for the passing game. Its a win win situation. We pay him if everything goes well and I dont think that will be a problem.Its the staying healthy issue that will show its face this year.

Trying to get Josh Hill would have been an attempt at finding one of our two TEs we would have used. It was as controllable a situation as getting Gresham. the only different was he choose not to come here where NO decided Hill should be keep. With the TEs they signed in FA keeping Hill was a marginal decision. They know the valve of the position , so they keep him.

We got any takers? He is 29 and has had success in the past. He could give us a starter upgrade at LT.

that sucks dick, oh well time for someone else to step up, better him instead of the top 3

I think with the question mark at TE adding a FB would help with the running game and also another option in the passing game. They will get it all figured out.

I think they have enough options at TE that someone could end up shining. With White back and Royal, I dont think we need to rely on the position as much for production.

I think if we end up keeping 4 TEs it will just replace an extra RB or no FB. They keep throwing darts at the board in hopes of finding a gem in the rough. I read where they offered Gresham 12 mil guaranteed and then went after Hill strong, so they are absolutely trying to upgrade the position but sometimes it doesn't work out.

I think Royal being healthy will have numbers like he did two years ago in SD, and that will be huge in picking up the slack of losing Bennett and Forte. I think White will do quite well, and as long as our WR corp stay healthy will have a banner year. There is risk to all these changes but there is also upside and that could be outstanding. With saying that, it will depend on our OL being better and I absolutely believe that will happen.

Work ethic and desire are never bad traits the best ones always have that. I think he will excel but his size may be a stumbling block as far as staying healthy, but there is history that shows some last.

Bears work out Tony Moeaki, other tight ends Posted by Josh Alper on June 9, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 03: Tony Moeaki #81 of the Atlanta Falcons runs after a catch during the first half against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome on January 3, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty Images The Bears traded Martellus Bennett to the Patriots this offseason, leaving them with Zach Miller at the top of the depth chart and a slew of players vying for backup roles on this year’s roster. They appear to be considering another addition to that latter group. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that the team worked out several tight ends on Thursday. The most familiar name of the group is Tony Moeaki. Moeaki was a 2010 third-round pick of the Chiefs and opened his career with 47 catches for 556 yards. A knee injury knocked him out for all of 2011, however, and the Chiefs moved on from Moeaki after a 2013 shoulder injury. He spent time with the Bills and Seahawks before playing 11 games for the Falcons last season. Former Packer Ryan Taylor also tried out along with undrafted rookie Terenn Houk and others whose names have gone unreported at this point.

I think the letting go of Slauson was a result of the OL coach wants lineman that can move in space. I think Matt was a good player and you should keep those types on the team but it is clear there is more to all of this. He doesn't fit the blocking scheme, there going younger and I think they are not looking at this year for being a playoff contender and more so from who will be playing next year and beyond. You can not fix all problems in one or two years and our roster was so bad, it just was not a quick fix. I am enthusiastic as to where our current regime are taking us, but it is just a 3 year plan and not one or two years to make over the roster.

I think Ramierz probably thought he would get to start, and after being around Grassu, thinks maybe he dont want to be a backup.So he bailed. Larsen can play center if Grassu fails, and Whitehair could fill in if needed. Chandler can play guard, so I dont think there will be a depth problem. Leno Whitehair Grassu Long Massie Chandler Larsen Larsen Chandler (Becton or Kling) I think they like guys that can play several positions and that's what they have. Chandler may back up Massie and Kling the backup at LT. If they have a problem with depth there are still some older vets they could bring in that still play at a decent level. Ben Grubbs/OG Jahri Evans/OG Will Montgomery/OC Khared Holmes/OC Will Beatty/OT Khalid Barnes/OT