GakMan23 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Interestingly he seems a little concerned about the saftey position, but that the draft is kinda weak for it. Bears | Zbikowski scheduled to visit with team Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:00 -0700 Vaughn McClure, of ChicagoSports.com, reports Notre Dame S Tom Zbikowski is scheduled to visit with the Chicago Bears at Halas Hall Wednesday, April 16. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said this year's class of safeties is anemic but the team could use help at the position. Zbikowski is capable of contributing on special teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Interestingly he seems a little concerned about the saftey position, but that the draft is kinda weak for it. Bears | Zbikowski scheduled to visit with team Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:00 -0700 Vaughn McClure, of ChicagoSports.com, reports Notre Dame S Tom Zbikowski is scheduled to visit with the Chicago Bears at Halas Hall Wednesday, April 16. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said this year's class of safeties is anemic but the team could use help at the position. Zbikowski is capable of contributing on special teams. Pass. I saw him play in person this yr against Navy. He is too slow. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I think the safeties we currently have on the roster will be the ones we open up with... with Manning being demoted to bench and and Brown being named the starter at FS, it seems likely it will be an open competition for SS between McGowan, Payne, and Archuletta. If we had no intention of keeping Arch, I would think he'd would have been long gone by now. And we all know McGowan and Payne are going to make the team. If we add any help, it will be some project in the 7th round and be a possibly PS guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I think the safeties we currently have on the roster will be the ones we open up with... with Manning being demoted to bench and and Brown being named the starter at FS, it seems likely it will be an open competition for SS between McGowan, Payne, and Archuletta. If we had no intention of keeping Arch, I would think he'd would have been long gone by now. And we all know McGowan and Payne are going to make the team. If we add any help, it will be some project in the 7th round and be a possibly PS guy. Given Brown's history I wouldn't do this, but I think it's also possible that the safeties on the roster are the ones the Bears open with AND they draft a new one....and use their IR/Redshirt year trick on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Bears uniform. He's tough, has a good head, hits fairly well, and can be used on special teams - specifically as an up-man when teams try to pooch short to avoid Hester. The one down side, however, is that he's slow. He just doesn't seem to have the top-end speed to keep up with the WRs. If he bites the wrong way on a move, that's 6 for the other team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 The one down side, however, is that he's slow. He just doesn't seem to have the top-end speed to keep up with the WRs. If he bites the wrong way on a move, that's 6 for the other team. Well, here's the question. Can we name any excellent safeties in the league who don't have "Top-end speed"? I'd imagine we could. How slow are we talking here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjock Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Interestingly he seems a little concerned about the saftey position, but that the draft is kinda weak for it. Bears | Zbikowski scheduled to visit with team Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:00 -0700 Vaughn McClure, of ChicagoSports.com, reports Notre Dame S Tom Zbikowski is scheduled to visit with the Chicago Bears at Halas Hall Wednesday, April 16. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said this year's class of safeties is anemic but the team could use help at the position. Zbikowski is capable of contributing on special teams. I just whipped out my Sporting News Draft guy and interestingly enough, Tom Zbikowski is NOT one of the Super Fans. I just wanted to clarify that for everyone here (including myself) who thought he was. They have him projected as a 5th rounder, and they say he's tough and attacks on every play and is a dangerous return man. But he struggles with man to man coverage. He's also a semi-professional boxer. Sounds to me like a nice special teams player and we know how much JA covets those (can you believe we've been #1 in special teams 2 years straight??? When was the last time we were #1 on defense? Was it 1986? Have we EVER been #1 in offense). We have a bunch of picks later. You figure he's a guy we'd look at in round 6 or 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Pass. I saw him play in person this yr against Navy. He is too slow. Couldn't agree more. I'd rather us go with Wolfe or Demps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GakMan23 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 You figure he's a guy we'd look at in round 6 or 7. So we will draft him in the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenom283 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 So we will draft him in the 3rd. I would love Josh Barret in the 3rd or 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Good point balta... ...and his last name just reeks of "Bear"! Well, here's the question. Can we name any excellent safeties in the league who don't have "Top-end speed"? I'd imagine we could. How slow are we talking here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bears 88 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Draft him JA..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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