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Compton has 60 games and 10 starts under his belt and was the swing OT for the Falcons all last season.
He is the best swing OT they have had in years.
Compton has 60 games and 10 starts under his belt and was the swing OT for the Falcons all last season.
He is the best swing OT they have had in years.
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OT might be the second most position the Bears show the most ineptitude.
In my memory over the last 20 years, the Bears have only had two decent Tackles. John Tait and James Williams. The Bears historically suck at drafting Tackle and it's supposed to be one of the "safer" positions to draft.
It is a position of need and at some point will need to be addressed long term hopefully next draft.
In my memory over the last 20 years, the Bears have only had two decent Tackles. John Tait and James Williams. The Bears historically suck at drafting Tackle and it's supposed to be one of the "safer" positions to draft.
It is a position of need and at some point will need to be addressed long term hopefully next draft.
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You could make an argument that Angelo invested more into the OT position than another spot on the roster. He missed far more than he hit, but it wasn't for a lack of effort.
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Williams and Carimi. Brutal, brutal picks.
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This notion that that it's one of the "safer positions to draft" seems incredibly off-base.
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Define sucks.
I think the people who think he sucks would only be happy with a top 5 LT.
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I think those people need to realize that top 5 LT's don't grow on trees, and when they are found, teams make sure they stay put.
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For 2018 I'm thinking something along these lines:
- Morgan or Grasu take "the leap" and show capacity to start at G
- move Long to RT, Massie to swing tackle
- either draft LT in 1st round (McGlinchey) or resign Leno
Depth chart (starters in bold):
OT - 1st rounder/Leno, Long, Massie
G/C - Whitehair, Sitton, Morgan, Grasu, Kush
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If Pace wants to find better than Leno he'll probably have to draft his replacement in round 1 or 2.....its not to say that Leno is all-world its that to almost guarantee an increase in play in the LT position you will have to go out and get a high draft pick. Drafting a replacement in the 3rd or beyond could net you someone equal to Leno which is a push and a waste of a pick.
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Leno and Massie are the worst tandem of tackles in the NFL. Massie can at least run block. Both need TE support. Realistically, people on this board just fool themselves about the worth of certain positions on this football team or rather the LACK OF WORTH. I see people passing out stats on the lack of sacks given up as "proof" of the worth of our tackles. This is not proof of anything. Especially not after Cutler went down. CUtler held the ball longer than the two other guys after him trying to hit mid range and longer plays and got sacked and hit more. WIth the other two guys, it was all short shit and dump offs.
Maybe, and I say MAYBE, the Bears could become a decent offensive line if they moved Long to a tackle position and find a good guard to add to the line. Or move Whitehair to a tackle position which he played very well in college. Both have the talent to play tackle and tackle is harder to play than guard. But they need to replace one of those two offensive tackles at a minimum. Now I await the consistent barrage of shit leveled at me for criticizing the Bears once again.
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No. He sucks because he is not a top 5 LT but rather is a BOTTOM 5 LT.
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Just to tack on.... Leno's Madden rating sucks.... I mean if John Madden thinks you suck, then you obviously suck, amirite?
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Hence my claim of ineptitude.
Bears struck out on every tackle and have only been able to replace it with mediocrity and hot garbage.
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You're probably correct. In terms of a First Rounder, it traditionally works out better, but its not a guarantee. There have been a lot of OT busts.
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Leno is not sensational but you rarely hear the guys name called and that is something we Bears fans are not generally accustomed to at the LT spot. He had that horrific whiff during the first snap of the 2nd half against Julius Peppers last year that resulted in a strip sack but I honestly don't recall many whiffs like that over the course of his career. If he puts together another solid year there will be plenty of suitors for his services in the league if the Bears don't re-sign him.
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I think the Long to Tackle experiment is over. He was not good at all out there. I think Sitton could be gone in 2018 if continues to get banged up and Whitehair or Morgan step into LG. I don't think they have given up on Grassu yet and he will get one last shot to show he can play Center even if he is just a reserve this season.
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Why do people still want to move our Pro Bowl guard to tackle? Keep him put.
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With all the spread attacks going on in college it isnt going to get easier either.
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Move the guard that we are paying like a OTackle to otackle! Long at Tackle would make our line much better imo. We have a lot of decent guards on the team
