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Pretty much how I see it too, although that Houston/Allen combo at OLB scares the shit out of me. Could be anything from good to terrible.
Pretty much how I see it too, although that Houston/Allen combo at OLB scares the shit out of me. Could be anything from good to terrible.
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Didn't Houston leave the Raiders because he felt he was a better 4-3 end than a 3-4OLB?
Seems like we have at least two players who don't fit the up coming change in scheme and philosophy.
Seems like we have at least two players who don't fit the up coming change in scheme and philosophy.
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No. He left the Raiders because everyone leaves the Raiders.
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That's more of a generalisation rather than an answer, so either try again or don't quote my posts with completely shit answers. Thanks.
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I think you guys are underestimating the effects of good coaching on a team. This coaching staff is a hall-of-famer when compared to the Trestman-Tucker debacle.
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Actually I think his answer was pretty accurate. The Raiders wanted him back but he was like Fuuuuccccckkkk dat.
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For a starting lineup that is missing Willie Young, Lamar Houston, and Christian Jones...that is not too shabby. I dont think Vereen starts and there shpuld be some good competition for RT, ILB, and nickel CB. I am starting to gain a bit of optimism as we are 2-3 players away from having average to above average players at each position.
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Probably.
The realists will not fall for it and will continue to look past Cutler regardless if what good games he strings together, before regressing to his mediocre mean.
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I swear, we must have the most pessamistic, cynical, and whiney fans in all of the NFL. The season hasn't started yet, and yet people are already deeming this defense to be horrible. I, for one, will watch the games and cheer on my Bears while they go on a run for the postseason.
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Pretty much.
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Please, after tOSU lost that game to MSU 2 yrs ago people were talking about how UM was overrated and the program was doomed to being mediocre in a mediocre league, etc. etc.
tOSU fans are 20 times as critical and prone to whining as anyone....and I count myself in that analysis. Listen to Bama fans whine about the offense right now and lack of qbacking.
Bears fans have a reason to be cynical and to not assume the best. Have you seen this franchise lately?
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If we can stay virtually injury free this team could possibly compete for a WC. However, if we have 1-2 key injuries we could contend for a top 10 pick again. That is not a position you want to be in.
I don't think ILB will be as weak as many predict. Mason Foster will be an above average performer and I'll be stunned if either Jones, Shea, or Bostic can't be at least average. Fangio is one of the few coaches in this league who actually makes a difference on a teams performance.
I don't think ILB will be as weak as many predict. Mason Foster will be an above average performer and I'll be stunned if either Jones, Shea, or Bostic can't be at least average. Fangio is one of the few coaches in this league who actually makes a difference on a teams performance.
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What a pile of steaming shit. Everyone gets their bollocks in a twist before the TCs start, then the reports come out, people get even more excited and then the shit hits the fan in the heat of things and everyone throws their toys out their prams.
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I'd rather play for the Raiders than some teams. One thing that's always been known about that organisation, still to this day, they look after their own. Al Davis in his latter years may have lost the plot, but those who were commited got looked after in later life by the org as a whole.
Emery got duped, Houston was dogshit and I can only really remember one poster on this board #calledit
Water under the overpass now I guess.
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camp is still a ways away but i see ratliff being the NT and jenkins or ego at DE, houston over allen and mundy over vereen and montgomery over grasu.
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Yup. Trolls don't even need to bother coming to this board. Nobody's harder on the Bears than their own "fans".
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How do you know this? Allen has never played there before and Houston is garbage. Allen has been a thousand times the player Houston could ever dream of being, especially from a pass rushing perspective, so I wouldn't assume Houston is better at ANY position until I'd seen them both play there to compare.
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Really can't see Grasu not starting.
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Houston wasn't signed and never was considered even an above average pass rusher.
I don't even know where to begin.....Houston played better than Allen last yr, period. He was nasty and disruptive on many snaps and Allen was just a total miss as a FA.
That DOESN'T mean I was satisfied with either's play, but Allen was an unmitigated disaster as a starter last yr.
