jason Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Seriously...it's not even worth looking up this bums name. Who the hell is he? Why is he starting? And why did he look slower than Jamarcus Russell, post-weight gain, running on the beach? No way in hell that guy should be the starting return man. All joking aside, I think there is a good chance several people on this board is faster than he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scs787 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Marc Mariani. Former pro bowler who was pretty damn good in preseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I've been advocating the Bears to draft a specialist ever since they got rid of Hester. They really need a game changer there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitownhustla Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Marc Mariani. Former pro bowler who was pretty damn good in preseason. I thought he looked good in preseason. I didn't really pay attention to kick returns this game. Hoping to catch a replay this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TerraTor Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 That's the bears.... preseason and practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitownhustla Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 That's the bears.... preseason and practice Well I guess if you only watch preseason and practice you won't have much to bitch about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Marc Mariani. Former pro bowler who was pretty damn good in preseason. Well, he looked horrible in the actual game. He looks like he must have been on a serious dose of xanax or something like that, because there is no way his 5.0+ speed should be returning the football in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Far from the biggest issue we need to fix. Any draft pick dedicated to finding a return guy should go toward another shot at fixing any of a number of issues on this roster from Oline, Dline, safety, OLB to improve the pass rush, even QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 His forty time was sub 4.5. He has been a probowl returner and looked good returning for the Bears late last season. Ever think that maybe he was going a little slower because he was waiting for some blocking to develop ahead of him? This isn't some scrub special teams guy. When he's been healthy (which has been the big if in his career), he has been a playmaking returner in the NFL. He has 3 return TD's in 39 games played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Far from the biggest issue we need to fix. Any draft pick dedicated to finding a return guy should go toward another shot at fixing any of a number of issues on this roster from Oline, Dline, safety, OLB to improve the pass rush, even QB. Amen on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Amen on that. By the way, I echo these sentiments as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Grizzly Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Seriously...it's not even worth looking up this bums name. Who the hell is he? Why is he starting? And why did he look slower than Jamarcus Russell, post-weight gain, running on the beach? No way in hell that guy should be the starting return man. All joking aside, I think there is a good chance several people on this board is faster than he is. As long as he doesn't fumble and if he returns it on KOs he makes it at least past the 20....who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonej Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I don't recall him having many opportunities to return kicks because most of the kickoffs by the packers were touch backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 It's not the biggest issue, and he may have a good history, but man he looked slow. If he continues to look slow, I hope they just give someone fast a chance to return the ball. Great field position - we learned from Hester days - is a HUGE difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scs787 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 It's not the biggest issue, and he may have a good history, but man he looked slow. If he continues to look slow, I hope they just give someone fast a chance to return the ball. Great field position - we learned from Hester days - is a HUGE difference. I think Mariani is more than solid, but your "someone fast" got me interested in seeing if we even have any "fast" guys on the roster. Right now, not really. Everyone is in the mid 4.4s. Senorice Perry runs a 4.38 but he's hurt. I'm not sure where they got the number from but nfldraftscout has Jalen Saunders(practice squad) with a "40 low" at 4.27. Ran a 4.42 at the combine so I'm not sure I trust that number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Grizzly Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think Mariani is more than solid, but your "someone fast" got me interested in seeing if we even have any "fast" guys on the roster. Right now, not really. Everyone is in the mid 4.4s. Senorice Perry runs a 4.38 but he's hurt. I'm not sure where they got the number from but nfldraftscout has Jalen Saunders(practice squad) with a "40 low" at 4.27. Ran a 4.42 at the combine so I'm not sure I trust that number. Not to overthink this but I don't think speed is the cure-all for an effective return man. A lot of factors go into doing well. Although Hester was fast he was also elusive and could see the holes that he needed to hit in order to get that good return. Or was it the scheme? Toub was able to get Hester, Knox and Manning to effectively return under his system. And none of those three had the same skill set as the other. As another poster pointed out, Mariani has been to the Pro Bowl as a returner before and that seems like a legitimate pre-requisite for someone we'd want as the returner. (By the by, he set to Pro Bowl return records the year he went - 2011. One for number of returns and the other for total yards *source Wikipedia). Before breaking his leg in 2012 he had a 4.48 40 which to me is pretty fast. I'm pretty sure most of us couldn't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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