jason Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was just wondering what players everyone wanted to start? I hope that the following comes true: -QB: Kyle Orton -RB: Cedric Benson -WR: Bradley, Booker, Bennett -TE: Olsen Other thoughts about who you want to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bears 88 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was just wondering what players everyone wanted to start? I hope that the following comes true: -QB: Kyle Orton Rex -RB: Cedric Benson Forte -WR: BradleyBooker, Lloyd, Hester -TE: Olsen Other thoughts about who you want to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Orton Forte Booker, Hester, Bennett Olsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Best case, what I would hope for: QB - Orton RB - Benson WR - Bennett & Bradley TE - Olsen Benson over Forte because his being their means he stepped up and earned it. Forte being there may have as much to do w/ Benson flopping as Forte stepping up. No Booker at WR because if Bennett and Bradley are starting, that would mean they played lights out in order to beat out Booker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Want and think are 2 totally different things. Who do I want, in a perfect world... QB: Grossman RB: Forte WR: Bradley, Bennett, Hester TE: Olsen LT: Williams LG: St. Clair C: Kreutz RG: Garza RT: Tait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesson44 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 IMHO our starter will be as such if used right. Offense QB Grossman....better arm than Orton, Rex will be better because of sitting on the bench last year. RB Benson will start(vet) but Forte will play we will use that 1-2 punch thing like Jones/Benson FB will be McKie WR Booker/Bradley will be the starters, but Davis,Hester, Lloyd will see time. Bennet/Monk will be in the mix also- good camp battle. LT will be Williams LG hopefully will be St.Clair but might have Beekman/Barton pushing him C will be Kruetz RG will be Garza but might have Adams/Poles pushing him RT will be Tait TE will be Clark/Olsen. Davis will be the third TE Defense LE Anderson will be there DT Harris will start with Harrison behind him DT Dvoracek will start with Adams/Toeaina as subs REO-Gun will be first SLB Hillenmeyer MLB Urlacher WLB Briggs CB Vasher McBride/Manning Jr CB Tillman with Bowman/Graham fighting it out SS McGowan with Payne/Steltz in the mix FS Brown with D.Manning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 IMHO our starter will be as such if used right. Offense QB Grossman....better arm than Orton, Rex will be better because of sitting on the bench last year. RB Benson will start(vet) but Forte will play we will use that 1-2 punch thing like Jones/Benson FB will be McKie WR Booker/Bradley will be the starters, but Davis,Hester, Lloyd will see time. Bennet/Monk will be in the mix also- good camp battle. LT will be Williams LG hopefully will be St.Clair but might have Beekman/Barton pushing him C will be Kruetz RG will be Garza but might have Adams/Poles pushing him RT will be Tait TE will be Clark/Olsen. Davis will be the third TE Defense LE Anderson will be there DT Harris will start with Harrison behind him DT Dvoracek will start with Adams/Toeaina as subs REO-Gun will be first SLB Hillenmeyer MLB Urlacher WLB Briggs CB Vasher McBride/Manning Jr CB Tillman with Bowman/Graham fighting it out SS McGowan with Payne/Steltz in the mix FS Brown with D.Manning Alex Brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesson44 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Alex Brown? Remember he was on the bench behind Anderson last year until Anderson hurt his knee. But i think with Baldwin and Bazuin and the other three DE we signed are poised to give some real competition at camp this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChileBear Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Best case, what I would hope for: QB - Orton RB - Benson WR - Bennett & Bradley TE - Olsen Benson over Forte because his being their means he stepped up and earned it. Forte being there may have as much to do w/ Benson flopping as Forte stepping up. No Booker at WR because if Bennett and Bradley are starting, that would mean they played lights out in order to beat out Booker. QB - Rex RB - Benson WR - Bennett & Bradley TE - Olsen Ditton on Benson and I'd put Rex in the same category. I've seen what he can do when he gets it right. Now, I may be engulfed in Kool Aide, or some other halucinogenic, but IF Rex could eliminate the stupid mistakes, wow! Then agian, it must just be the effects of drugs and altitude, uh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChileBear Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 IMHO our starter will be as such if used right. Offense QB Grossman....better arm than Orton, Rex will be better because of sitting on the bench last year. RB Benson will start(vet) but Forte will play we will use that 1-2 punch thing like Jones/Benson FB will be McKie WR Booker/Bradley will be the starters, but Davis,Hester, Lloyd will see time. Bennet/Monk will be in the mix also- good camp battle. LT will be Williams LG hopefully will be St.Clair but might have Beekman/Barton pushing him C will be Kruetz RG will be Garza but might have Adams/Poles pushing him RT will be Tait TE will be Clark/Olsen. Davis will be the third TE Defense LE Anderson will be there DT Harris will start with Harrison behind him DT Dvoracek will start with Adams/Toeaina as subs REO-Gun will be first SLB Hillenmeyer MLB Urlacher WLB Briggs CB Vasher McBride/Manning Jr CB Tillman with Bowman/Graham fighting it out SS McGowan with Payne/Steltz in the mix FS Brown with D.Manning Great breakdown Wesson44. I think that Brown probably will get the nod over Anderson, though I'd like to see Mark take over the position. And I'd love to see Poles make an impression at G, god knows we need some starters AND depth there. I think Benson's gonna have to live with being part of an RB tandem or trio if Wolfe comes to camp with some resolve. MMMMM, taste that Kool Aide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear trap Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was just wondering what players everyone wanted to start? I hope that the following comes true: -QB: Kyle Orton -RB: Cedric Benson -WR: Bradley, Booker, Bennett -TE: Olsen Other thoughts about who you want to start? [/quot OFFENSE: WR -Bradley LT - Williams LG - St. Clair C - Kreutz RG - Garza RT - Tait TE - Olsen WR -Booker WR - Hester QB- Orton RB - Forte DEFENSE: CB- Tillman LE - Ogunleye DT - Harris DT - Dorvacek RE - A. Brown CB - Vasher LOLB - Hillenmeyer MLB - Urlacher ROLB- Briggs SS - Steltz FS - Brown Reserves - DE - Andersen, Bazuin,Baldwin DT - Adams, Harrison, Idonije CB - Mcbride, Bowman, ManningJr. LB - Jamar (Last name?), Wilson, Okwo SS - Payne FS - Mcgowan, Manning OL - Oakley, Reed, Barton, Other draft pick, Metcalf (if not cut) QB - Rex RB - Wolfe, Peterson, Benson WR - Bennett, Davis, Monk, Hass (Cut Lloyd's sorry butt) FB - Mckie (Starter on 2 wr sets) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Offense QB - Grossman RB - Forte FB - McKie WR - Booker WR - Bradley LT - Williams LG - St.Clair C - Kruetz RG - Garza RT - Tait TE - Olsen Defense LE - Brown DT - Harris DT - Dvoracek RE - Ogunleye OLB - Hillenmeyer MLB - Urlacher OLB - Briggs CB - Vasher CB - Tillman SS - McGowan FS - Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Offense QB - Grossman RB - Forte FB - McKie WR - Booker WR - Bradley LT - Williams LG - St.Clair C - Kruetz RG - Garza RT - Tait TE - Olsen Defense LE - Brown DT - Harris DT - Dvoracek RE - Ogunleye OLB - Hillenmeyer MLB - Urlacher OLB - Briggs CB - Vasher CB - Tillman SS - McGowan FS - Brown Yes please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownman Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 This is what I would like to see as our depth chart going into the game at Indy: WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR Bradley Williams Beekman Kreutz Garza Tait Olsen Lloyd QB Orton FB McKie RB Forte LE LT RT RE Ogunleye Harris Dvoracek Brown WIL MID SAM Briggs Urlacher Hillenmeyer LCB FS SS RCB Tillman Brown Vasher McGowan P Maynard K Gould RTN Hester I may not have the position order correct however, this is what I think if everyone is healthy will give us the best chance of having a descent season. I give the nod to Orton over Grossman because I think Orton is better at managing the game. Forte I think will clearly beat out Benson and WRs could go many ways. On defense, we can only hope that Mike Brown stays healthy for the first time in four years for an entire season. If that happens, then we'll see an improvement on defense. The hard part is getting more playing time for McBride. We'll start to see what happens for sure in about eleven weeks when training camp starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 QB - Rex RB - Benson WR - Bennett & Bradley TE - Olsen Ditton on Benson and I'd put Rex in the same category. I've seen what he can do when he gets it right. Now, I may be engulfed in Kool Aide, or some other halucinogenic, but IF Rex could eliminate the stupid mistakes, wow! Then agian, it must just be the effects of drugs and altitude, uh? I here what you are saying, and thought about this myself. In the end, it came down to what each player brings/potentially brings, above the shoulders. Below the shoulders, I believe there is no question Rex is the better. Where I feel he fails is above the shoulders, and that is not something I believe can develop. I have no clue if Orton has it above the shoulders or not, though I will say his pocket presense has looked pretty good, but not knowing is a step up from Rex. I would love for Rex to prove me wrong, but I have flat out given up on him. Rex Grossman to me is similar to Simms. Plenty of talent, but not enough upstairs to be a NFL Qb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bears 88 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 What is it with the Orton lovers? The man would be a 2 or 3 on most teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 What is it with the Orton lovers? The man would be a 2 or 3 on most teams. It is not a love afair w/ Orton so much as giving up on Rex. In Rex, many fans simply feel we know what we have, and it just isn't that good. Most of those same fans would share skepticism in Orton, but at the same time, he is simply more of an unknown, and in this situation, unknown may be better than the known. Orton may suck, plain and simple. But the "may" in that sentence is still a step better than the belief that we know Rex sucks. You may disagree, but I am trying to explain what you perceive as a love afair for Rex. Maybe its like the feelings at RB. I often asked what was up w/ the love afair for AP. Last year, fan after fan talked about how AP could start for many teams, and my response? Huh? Now I think it wasn't so much love for AP as much as contempt for Benson. So maybe Orton is AP. A backup fans like because of the dislike for the starter ahead of him. Or maybe he is different. Maybe he is a player who, if given a chance, can be a better QB than Rex. I really do not know, but I would at least like to see the open competition to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Another little thing with Orton is that he has this odd habit of having the team win when he's in there. Bears were 2-1 with him last year, and were 11-5 with him at the helm in most of 05 with him as a rookie. Yes a lot of damage is done by the defense, but there is something to be said about a guy who's team wins when he's in at QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bears 88 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh my mistake, Rex is garbage and Orton is a god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zod Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 QB Rex. I think an improve running game will help out Rex immensely. I would support Orton if he could show he has the balls to stick the deep throw as consistent as Rex can or if Orton would shave his facial hair into a Prince Albert because that's just F'n funny. RB Forte. Benson is just going to be a distraction this season. WR Bradley, Davis, and Hester in the slot. All three of these WR have speed and I prefer the pass offense to stay aggressive to make opposing teams pay when they drop a safety into the box. Te Olsen, again with the aggressive pass offense. Ideally I would want the passing yards per completetion to be around the 9-12 yards area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 OFFENSE: WR - Bradley TE - Clark LT - Williams LG - St. Clair C - Kreutz RG - Garza RT - Tait TE - Olsen WR - Hass QB- Rex RB - Benson K - Gould P - Maynard DEFENSE: CB- Tillman LE - Ogunleye DT - Harris DT - Dorvacek RE - A. Brown CB - Vasher LOLB - Hillenmeyer MLB - Urlacher ROLB- Briggs SS - Steltz FS - Brown RESERVES - DE - Anderson, Bazuin, DT - Adams, Idonije, Toenia CB - Mcbride, Bowman, Manning Jr. LB - Williams, Wilson, LaRocque SS - Payne FS - Mcgowan, Manning OL - Oakley, Reed, Beekman, Mannelly QB - Orton, Hanie RB - Forte, Peterson WR - Booker, Bennett, Monk, Hester TE - Davis FB - Mckie IR - Baldwin, Harrison, Barton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 OFFENSE: WR - Bradley TE - Clark LT - Williams LG - St. Clair C - Kreutz RG - Garza RT - Tait TE - Olsen WR - Hass QB- Rex RB - Benson K - Gould P - Maynard DEFENSE: CB- Tillman LE - Ogunleye DT - Harris DT - Dorvacek RE - A. Brown CB - Vasher LOLB - Hillenmeyer MLB - Urlacher ROLB- Briggs SS - Steltz FS - Brown RESERVES - DE - Anderson, Bazuin, DT - Adams, Idonije, Toenia CB - Mcbride, Bowman, Manning Jr. LB - Williams, Wilson, LaRocque SS - Payne FS - Mcgowan, Manning OL - Oakley, Reed, Beekman, Mannelly QB - Orton, Hanie RB - Forte, Peterson WR - Booker, Bennett, Monk, Hester TE - Davis FB - Mckie IR - Baldwin, Harrison, Barton Hass? C'mon, man. I like the idea of us finding a steal, too, but there is no way in hell the guy starts. I could give you a hundred reasons why it's not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hass? C'mon, man. I like the idea of us finding a steal, too, but there is no way in hell the guy starts. I could give you a hundred reasons why it's not going to happen. Anyone who knows me or reads my posts...knows he was going to be on my list. IMO he is exactly what this team needs. It was a who do you want to start list, not who is going to start. Realistically, I think Booker will start with Bradley. Hass will do everything he is asked in camp...run crisp routes, catch everything thrown to him, continue to know every position, give the QB(whoever it may be) the confidence they desperately need and then........he will get cut. People here will throw their arms up and rejoice that they don't have to listen to me bitch about him not getting a shot anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm really hoping for the same... I know too little about Forte at the moment to supplant Cedric (but that could cahnge with the recent events and/or injury situation) I was just wondering what players everyone wanted to start? I hope that the following comes true: -QB: Kyle Orton -RB: Cedric Benson -WR: Bradley, Booker, Bennett -TE: Olsen Other thoughts about who you want to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerBear7 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 How about the possibilites for the REDZONE OFFENSE: QB - Grossman RB - Forte 6'2'' WR - Monk 6'4'' WR - Bradley 6'1'' LT - Williams 6'6'' LG - St.Clair 6'5'' C - Kruetz 6'2'' RG - Barton 6'5'' RT - Tait 6'6'' TE - Olsen 6'6'' TE - Davis 6'7'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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