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But why, Spartan would find that unnecessary and a waste of bandwidth and his valuable time.
That's why we can't take him anywhere.
But why, Spartan would find that unnecessary and a waste of bandwidth and his valuable time.
Why would you want to IR a player you are trying to develop. That stops them from practicing with the team as far as I know.
I'm really liking what I'm seeing from the offense so far, but you may be right. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bears had a 3-3 record or something to start. The great thing about your bye week point, is that the Bears get two weeks to prepare for the Pack coming out of that bye week. I expect to see some nuclear type of explosions from Trestman in this game!!!!I really expect the offense to click, but not really on a consistent basis until after the bye week. We will see spurts of it before then. I just hope fans don't get overexcited like they did last year after the Indy game thinking the offense was going to be real good . etcc. Then we all know what happened after. haha
Also great notes playthrough, thanks.
Btw is Kyle Long still #2 at RG? I'd guess he's the backup on the depth chart next week and James Brown will start the 1st preseason game.
Cutler was inaccurate throwing to receivers on post corner routes... but hit them in the gut anywhere from 5- 40 yards on other routes...
Marshall is the smartest player on the offense... he knows when he is open... his timing is unmatched...
Forte worked harder than any player on the field it seemed... he took every snap at full speed... some others really didn't turn it up for practice like he did...
Our TE's I couldn't tell if it was Onobun or Pope... 1 of them is gigantic and was making plays down field all night... literally 20-30 yards every catch... really did a good job of getting open and catching with there hands...
Martellus made every catch... he runs a great 10-8 yard curl... he knows exactly when to turn around to get that separation from linebackers... him and jay really seem to be on the same page...
linebackers and D line are really hard to judge... I know everyone is trying... but the way it looked to me... a lot of players took plays off... looked like a really lazy practice for the D line and linebackers... probably because of the injuries...
Bostic... he is more of a positional player than a general on the defense at this point... which is to be expected... he knew where the plays were going but it seems he is forced to play his position and betray his instincts... I saw him taking his first step in the right direction but then changing direction and playing his position instead of going and making the play... I believe he did this to show he knew and understood the position and understood his role in the defense... even though he could have just went and made the play and got to the ball... I like that he knows his position... but he shouldn't be forced not to trust his instincts...
The Left tackle really didn't look great... whoever it was gave up quite a bit of pressure... jay would have been sacked 3 times in 11 on 11 drills... and was forced to step up and make some throws in a really tight pocket...
Those are my observations... I really couldn't get a great read on the rest of the defense... my opinion on the other players would be a guess at best...
Good assessment although I don't agree with you on J. Lentz. I think he makes the practice squad. Lentz is super fast. Not a bad idea on M. Wilson being on injured squad so no one can poach him. Wilson is also doing as well now as AJ did last year. Granted AJ didn't have Trestman last year and Wilson does. That is a huge plus for Wilson since Testman works so hard with the QB's and WR's where as Lovie would just stare with that blank look on his face. But I really think he (Wilson) is where AJ was last year. Lentz might also make a good ST player who they could use as a speedster to run up the sidelines occasionally.
Agreed, Alshon didn't get pushed around last year even as a rookie, as long as he's stays healthy he should be more than physical enough for the NFL, he often made corners in college look like little children.
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He's nowhere near what Alshon was last year. Not even close...
Yes...he is no where near as strong or finished as Alshon was last year......but Alshon was not as strong or as finished as he needed to be to get the job done. That is why he aggressively got stronger this off season so he wouldn't get jammed at the line or manhandled by DBs.... You remember that game where the DBs picked on the rook and he retaliated with a push off...costly penalty after costly penalty....?! He had to get stronger. Wilson is no where near the physical level Alshon was last season....he has a lot of work in the weight room to do.
Thank you, good sir. You've done more actual reporting on players making plays than the media has done on twitter the past 3 days.
.Originally Posted by playthrough2001
He's nowhere near what Alshon was last year. Not even close...
Yes...he is no where near as strong or finished as Alshon was last year......but Alshon was not as strong or as finished as he needed to be to get the job done. That is why he aggressively got stronger this off season so he wouldn't get jammed at the line or manhandled by DBs.... You remember that game where the DBs picked on the rook and he retaliated with a push off...costly penalty after costly penalty....?! He had to get stronger. Wilson is no where near the physical level Alshon was last season....he has a lot of work in the weight room to do.
I see what you did there.