Khaseem Greene cut

[Guest TerraTor]

Yikes

[Chitownhustla]

Yikes

 

He was drafted to play a 4-3 Linebacker position. Maybe his skill set is not conducive to any of the 3-4 spots.

 

 

Best of luck to him, hopefully he gets a shot somewhere.

[dawhizz]

Other roster moves: DE Austen Lane also cut.

 

Signed recent tryout players Terry Williams, NT, ECU and Kyle Woestmann, LB, Vanderbilt and Pat Devlin, a QB who was most recently with the Vikings, I think.

[adam]

He was way down on the depth chart after the the switch to 3-4. I expect a few more of these as we get down to 53.

['TD']

He was way down on the depth chart after the the switch to 3-4. I expect a few more of these as we get down to 53.

I won't be surprised if Bostic isn't cut also by the first game.

[scs787]

I won't be surprised if Bostic isn't cut also by the first game.

 

Ehhh idk about that one. I think he's one of the guys who might benefit from this scheme. The ILBs Vic had in SF dropped into coverage more than any other team, and IMO, Bostic can be real good in coverage. Then there's also gonna be less ground for him to cover and potentially overrun the play. Lastly, the line they built in front of him should help keep O linemen off him which will also help.

 

I do think Christian Jones has the more potential and hope he wins the job alongside Foster though.

 

 

As for Greene, I agree with everything said. He's a 4-3 OLB and that's it in my book.

['TD']

Ehhh idk about that one. I think he's one of the guys who might benefit from this scheme. The ILBs Vic had in SF dropped into coverage more than any other team, and IMO, Bostic can be real good in coverage. Then there's also gonna be less ground for him to cover and potentially overrun the play. Lastly, the line they built in front of him should help keep O linemen off him which will also help.

 

I do think Christian Jones has the more potential and hope he wins the job alongside Foster though.

 

 

As for Greene, I agree with everything said. He's a 4-3 OLB and that's it in my book.

From listening to Fangio, I kind of felt like McClellan and Jones seemed to have a decent shot at starting. I really haven't heard them talking about Bostic much, but he may stick. I just have a feeling he may be on that fringe depending on who they like in camp.

[Stinger226]

Ehhh idk about that one. I think he's one of the guys who might benefit from this scheme. The ILBs Vic had in SF dropped into coverage more than any other team, and IMO, Bostic can be real good in coverage. Then there's also gonna be less ground for him to cover and potentially overrun the play. Lastly, the line they built in front of him should help keep O linemen off him which will also help.

 

I do think Christian Jones has the more potential and hope he wins the job alongside Foster though.

 

 

As for Greene, I agree with everything said. He's a 4-3 OLB and that's it in my book.

He never showed much so since were upgrading the roster time to let mediocre go.

[AZ54]

From listening to Fangio, I kind of felt like McClellan and Jones seemed to have a decent shot at starting. I really haven't heard them talking about Bostic much, but he may stick. I just have a feeling he may be on that fringe depending on who they like in camp.

 

You are correct, Fangio cited SMC as being one of the potential core players on defense at ILB among the returning players. Doesn't mean he's the starter right now, especially because the question he answered was solely about returning players, but that he seems him having the skills to be successful at ILB.

['TD']

You are correct, Fangio cited SMC as being one of the potential core players on defense at ILB among the returning players. Doesn't mean he's the starter right now, especially because the question he answered was solely about returning players, but that he seems him having the skills to be successful at ILB.

Yea, that's what I thought I remembered. It stood out to me that he never mentioned Bostic when talking about both Jones and McClellan and the returning players. That doesn't necessarily mean that he isn't high on Bostic. His injury may just have had him off Fangio's mind.

 

He seemed pretty high on Jones in general. I think McClellan makes the team do to his versatility. Foster should also get a roster spot, I'm just not sure how many ILB they will keep. If it's only 4 and McClellan get's a foothold at ILB, Bostic may be in competition with the rest of the linebackers for that last roster spot.

[lemonej]

You are correct, Fangio cited SMC as being one of the potential core players on defense at ILB among the returning players. Doesn't mean he's the starter right now, especially because the question he answered was solely about returning players, but that he seems him having the skills to be successful at ILB.

 

I read the question as who were the players that he thought he could build around and Fuller was mentioned then SMC from the Bear Bits article by Rich Campbell in Sunday's Trib that had quotes from Fangio for the first time since he was hired here. According to the article Fangio was asked about building blocks he inherited and Kyle Fuller was mentioned and then a surprising response was SMC. He talked about his size and physical attributes and also mentioned that he may have been hindered by being moved around a lot( even though he is being moved again). This all after Pace declined his 5th year option. So he too is on a 1 yr make or break deal.

 

 

[lemonej]

Ehhh idk about that one. I think he's one of the guys who might benefit from this scheme. The ILBs Vic had in SF dropped into coverage more than any other team, and IMO, Bostic can be real good in coverage. Then there's also gonna be less ground for him to cover and potentially overrun the play. Lastly, the line they built in front of him should help keep O linemen off him which will also help. I do think Christian Jones has the more potential and hope he wins the job alongside Foster though. As for Greene, I agree with everything said. He's a 4-3 OLB and that's it in my book.

 

Fangio is high on Christian Jones and SMC right now while everyone is in shorts.

 

 

['TD']

On returning Bears players who seem like a natural fit:

“Kyle Fuller had a nice year as a rookie. We expect him to be a good corner in this league. I think [shea] McClellin and Christian Jones have some talent and they should be able to find a spot in our defense somewhere. Jay Ratliff is still a good player in this league, always has been. I don’t see him slowing down. He should be able to find a spot for us and be an integral player for us.”

 

On second-year linebacker Christian Jones:

“He’s got good size. He’s got good athletic ability. He’s young, an eager guy and football’s important to him. I think he’s got a bright future if he can develop.”

 

On McClellin:

“He’s got good size, he’s got good athletic ability, I think. He has been hindered, I think, by being moved around. To no fault of anybody’s, just the way it goes. I think he’s got a chance to be a good inside linebacker. We’re going to give him a full opportunity and full chance to learn the position so we can evaluate him and see if that’s a good spot for him. When he came out of college he was a versatile guy; he played a lot of different positions and maybe now it’s time to lock him down into hopefully an inside linebacker spot. But if it doesn’t work out, maybe we move him back out, but I want to see him at inside linebacker for a while.”

 

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1...f7-f4cef91b6e70

There is some of what he said on them. It was a decent press conference if you have extra time. I watched it when I was bored the other day, just to get a feel on him as a person.

[lemonej]

There is some of what he said on them. It was a decent press conference if you have extra time. I watched it when I was bored the other day, just to get a feel on him as a person.

 

The thing I like the most was he said it was a gut feeling to join Fox and that both have known each other for 30 years.

 

 

[ASHKUM BEAR]

Fangio is high on Christian Jones and SMC right now while everyone is in shorts.

Seems like everyone is high on SMC in the offseasons. I hope he makes it. Also, the Bears would be foolish to take the 5th year option at 7 million. First off if he does play good enough to draw FA interest, , I doubt he would want to start all over with another team when he finally found some success. The Bears would get a hometown discount

[lemonej]

Seems like everyone is high on SMC in the offseasons. I hope he makes it. Also, the Bears would be foolish to take the 5th year option at 7 million. First off if he does play good enough to draw FA interest, , I doubt he would want to start all over with another team when he finally found some success. The Bears would get a hometown discount

 

Why not? If your current management doesn't want to pick up the 5th year option on your contract even a farm boy like SMC will have an agent to get the best deal for his client.

 

 

[DABEARSDABOMB]

He was drafted to play a 4-3 Linebacker position. Maybe his skill set is not conducive to any of the 3-4 spots.

 

 

Best of luck to him, hopefully he gets a shot somewhere.

He was bad, bad, bad.

[DABEARSDABOMB]

From listening to Fangio, I kind of felt like McClellan and Jones seemed to have a decent shot at starting. I really haven't heard them talking about Bostic much, but he may stick. I just have a feeling he may be on that fringe depending on who they like in camp.

We'll see if Bostic shows some instincts. At least he has the athleticism but he's also hurt (bad back). Those two picks were pretty awful and had we hit on those, Emery is probably still around. I think our LB play was the worst in football the past few years.

[Guest TerraTor]

you know to be honest I never liked the guy and I don't wish him to suck but Shea McClellin is just god awful on the football field. he looks like he has no idea what's going on and he's just plain and simple weak he gets owned by pretty much everyone who touches him

[lemonej]

He is Lovie's problem now.

[BearFan2000]

The one big difference this year is we actually have proven good coaches to work with our players vs hacks. I trust their evaluation of our roster far better than Tucker, Trestman, and Emery. Vic has a good idea of what he wants in his defensive roster. Clearly didn't see a reason to keep Greene, and while he sees potential with SMC choosing not to pick up the 5h year option shows that they see him as a 1 year prove it player like many of the other signings they made in FA. If SMC somehow does resurrect his career and prove he belongs beyond 2015 he'll be here beyond 2015, otherwise he'll end up in Tampa with Lovie.

[DABEARSDABOMB]

The one big difference this year is we actually have proven good coaches to work with our players vs hacks. I trust their evaluation of our roster far better than Tucker, Trestman, and Emery. Vic has a good idea of what he wants in his defensive roster. Clearly didn't see a reason to keep Greene, and while he sees potential with SMC choosing not to pick up the 5h year option shows that they see him as a 1 year prove it player like many of the other signings they made in FA. If SMC somehow does resurrect his career and prove he belongs beyond 2015 he'll be here beyond 2015, otherwise he'll end up in Tampa with Lovie.

Agree w/all parts except for not picking up Shea's option. That wasn't an indictment on Shea the football player, you just can't guarantee someone the amount of money that option was going to give him. If Shea plays well, Bears will work in-season to sign him and under almost all scenario's it will be for an amount cheaper then that option. I hope he gets paid more then that option cause it would mean that he went totally ham and won like a DPOY award, haha.

[jason]

Agree w/all parts except for not picking up Shea's option. That wasn't an indictment on Shea the football player, you just can't guarantee someone the amount of money that option was going to give him. If Shea plays well, Bears will work in-season to sign him and under almost all scenario's it will be for an amount cheaper then that option. I hope he gets paid more then that option cause it would mean that he went totally ham and won like a DPOY award, haha.

 

HAAAAAHAHAHAHA.

['TD']

HAAAAAHAHAHAHA.

Close to 8 million guaranteed through injury if it was picked up, he'd have to do something pretty darn amazing to get that in his next deal.