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I'm willing to admit he might be damaged goods at this point. Maybe he's already been hit too many times, and injuries have taken their toll, but I still don't think it would be that detrimental to sign him off the street for cheap when he eventually gets cut. There's very little downside. If it doesn't work out, he gets cut again. I actually think Adam Gase's offense is a good fit with his skill set. I think his biggest issue is trying to get away from what made him special in the first place, which was the read option. Perhaps he would reconsider when he finds himself looking for a job as a free agent. It could be his last chance to stick on an NFL roster, sadly.

He should be moved to LT, not RT.

I may be the only one who would actually be interested in taking a flyer on him if he gets released by the Redskins. From my perspective, there is absolutely no downside to signing him. And I'm not talking about bringing him to be the starting QB for this year. I'm thinking more along the lines of having him learn the offense for a year as the backup, and then seeing what you got when training camp rolls around next season, whether that's as a starter or backup. This season is going to suck anyways. I'd rather have a potential starter backing up Jay Cutler than Jimmy Clausen, who has zero chance of ever being a full time starter again.

On a positive note, Will Sutton looks like he may be the best Defensive Lineman on the team. He looks Aaron Donald-lite right now. Everytime I see him, he's in the opposing team's backfield making a play. Very impressed with his ability to play the run. That was suppose to be a weakness of his but he's already seemed to adjust well only 2 years into the league. I now have high hopes for him. We need more young guys to step up. This defense lacks building blocks!

The Bears first team offense hasn't scored a touchdown at all in any of these games, and the 2nd half defense hasn't allowed a single point against them. What a weird pre-season. Let's flash forward to round 1 of next year's draft already, please.

Yep, I'm checking out. Can't watch this shit anymore. Looks like a team that could be fighting for the #1 pick this year.

Might have one more series in me. This is garbage.

The offense is unwatchable. This is college level bad. Both tackles are going to be issues this year. I'll keep saying it. Bushrod can't play anymore. They have to move Long and find a replacement at guard.

Our defense is back to being bad again.

Unfortunately, I don't think it's as simple as just saying "Well, lets get the run game going." This is where losing Kevin White really hurts. The Bears can try to get the run game established all they want, but as long as teams don't fear their speed threats on the outside, they are just going to stack 8 or 9 guys in the box and force some of these receivers to beat them deep. It's pretty much the same problem as last year, except much worse since Brandon Marshall is no longer there to be a security blanket.

Yep, I'm already ready for the 2016 Draft. Next season will be the one where we find out how far we are away from competing for a SB.

Tough break for the Pack. Won't matter for the Bears, but this might put a damper on my Packers Super Bowl prediction.

Of course this happens.. Just all the more reason to believe in the Bears chances at a top 5 pick. Worst part of the schedule too. P.S, was the OP thinking of Daniel Radcliffe when he posted this?? =)

Couple more thoughts on the game: - Will Sutton looks really good in a 3-4. Never thought I'd say that, but he has been causing havoc in the opposing team's backfield this pre-season so far. Him and Eddie Goldman both have been exceptionally quick off the snap. I've been really impressed with those two. - Sam Acho has no business playing with the 2nd or 3rd team defense. That man has done enough to earn snaps with the 1st team. He has a very good combination of speed and power, and has shown a knack to cause turnovers in the first two pre-season games. Him being out there also gives the Bears more speed on the perimeter for passing downs. I was surprised when Jared Allen was listed as the starter ahead of him, given that it had been reported most of the off-season that he had been working with the 1's. - We have really good RB depth. I have been very surprised as to how good Jaquizz Rodgers has looked thus far running primarily with the 2's in this offense. He and Kadeem Carey have flashed some quickness and agility running between the tackles. They've also shown the ability to move the pile and fall forward once they break into the 2nd level of the defense. I really hope the Bears decide to keep both of them. I think Rodgers is a lock, along with Langford and Forte, but Carey is too talented to let walk away. - We're going to have problems at LT/RT this year. Bushrod is getting older. Mills and Ola have both proven to be useless at RT. Our best lineman is being wasted at guard. When will they move him to tackle? Bushrod played better than he did against Miami last week, but he's still a guy that you can see getting beat often against the speedier DE's. - McLellin and Christian Jones need some work. The talk in camp so far has been about how well McLellin has played moving to ILB in this 3-4 defense, but these first two pre-season games have shown anything but that. He caught a break yesterday leaving way too much space for TY Hilton to be able to catch a slant route that would have surely gone for big yards. Luckily it was dropped. He had multiple breakdowns last week in pass defense as well. Christian Jones doesn't look comfortable in pass coverage either, and pretty much just looks like a guy out there. Hasn't flashed at all yet, but I suppose that could be expected, given that he is still learning how to play in the NFL, and at a new position. Sidenote-- It was good to see Pernell McPhee get in on the action yesterday. He flashed his pass rushing skills in those first two defensive series.

Dan Durkin tweeted out this morning that after watching the play over again, Amos should have been in the vicinity to help on coverage, but Fuller could have played the route tighter. Yeah, I just am always getting used to seeing Fuller giving up 5-10 yards of space everytime a receiver catches a pass in his area. At some point, he needs to be able to put up some resistance. You can't give these receivers so much space to work with.. especially when you're not the fastest guy in the world either. If he doesn't show up this year, it's going to be a rough ride for our secondary. Some of the experts talk about our lack of depth on the DL, but the back end of our defense is in worse shape.

Yeah, that's a possibility. I like Amos at safety, too, though. I want to give it a year to digest. If Fuller continues to get abused, then it's something the coaching staff has to think about. It's also possible he's just a #2 corner and not a #1.

There was talk when Fuller got drafted as to whether he'd make a better FS than corner. That question isn't going to go away anytime soon. He's better playing the ball than his man. That's a trait of a safety.

Terrance Mitchell will be moving up the depth charts after that interception! Also, nice to see Jeremy Langford break a big one. Would have been nice to see him at top speed, but he couldn't find his footing. I like our group of RB's. Wish we could keep them all.

Also starting to think Kyle Fuller might suck. Responsible for 60 yards in one play on that last TD drive. He's been getting roasted since week 6 of last year. Another gem by Phil Emery..

We need a RT.. Mills and Leno both suck. They should just move Long to tackle and be done with it. He's more valuable there than at guard. Good pressure on the quarterback by the defense early. Offense needs to quit shooting themselves in the foot with penalties. Decent showing so far. Let's see how the 2nd quarter goes.

Fair enough. It is a tough break, both figuratively and literally. I think the chances of him being a bust is definitely a lot higher now, though. He wasn't the most polished player coming out of the draft either. Anytime I hear metal plate/rod, I immediately think of the worst.

I'm not arguing whether he should have been the pick, I'm simply stating a fact that him being out for the year IS indeed a bad start for the new GM of the Bears. See my post above.

I don't really fault Pace for drafting White, but this is a results business. He needed to hit on almost all of these early picks for consecutive years to get the Bears back to playoff contention. Him being out for the year also sets the team back another year in the rebuilding process, which is not fun to think about. What's even worse is if he ends up sucking when he eventually does come back.

How is this not a bad start for Pace? The #7 overall pick is out for the year. That's the definition of a bad start.

Christ.. This is definitely trending towards bust territory. I wanted Amari Cooper so bad..