madlithuanian Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/...tribune-ad.html And thank you Tommie for the good years! Maybe you be remembered for the good, and may we forget the bad over a few beers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/...tribune-ad.html And thank you Tommie for the good years! Maybe you be remembered for the good, and may we forget the bad over a few beers! Classy move, but then Tommie's always been a classy guy. It's a shame about the knee - he could have been the next Warren Sapp if he'd stayed healthy. It's going to be a tough job to replace his production from when he was healthy - even having a great edge rusher like Pep doesn't make up for not having that disruptive interior pressure. I was reading somewhere that Henry Melton's up to 290 pounds (from 267 when we drafted him) and Marinelli says he's got all the athletic tools you look for in a 3-technique tackle. Maybe he could pick up where Tommie left off back in 2007? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Classy move, but then Tommie's always been a classy guy. It's a shame about the knee - he could have been the next Warren Sapp if he'd stayed healthy. It's going to be a tough job to replace his production from when he was healthy - even having a great edge rusher like Pep doesn't make up for not having that disruptive interior pressure. I was reading somewhere that Henry Melton's up to 290 pounds (from 267 when we drafted him) and Marinelli says he's got all the athletic tools you look for in a 3-technique tackle. Maybe he could pick up where Tommie left off back in 2007? I like that Melton is bigger and still athletic enough to potentially excel as a 3-technique guy, but my problem is that the way Lovie's system works is frustrating explicitly because he picks 3-technique guys. Unless that DT is Warren Sapp or early Tommie Harris, the result is a guy who shoots the B-Gap and gets pushed wide...right along with the DEs who are wide of the OT on 98% of the plays in this scheme. Hence, what we have seen far too often with the Bears' defense under Lovie Smith, the opposing QB has a comfortable pocket to step up into and complete short and mid-range passes over and over and over again. I don't mind the 3-technique guys; I just wish Lovie and crew would make it a more balanced mix - along with various stunts - one that has more 1 and 2 gap responsibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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