Leno. HE GONE

[nc0gnet0]

I don't understand this move over the more obvious one of cutting JG

 

[BearClaw55]

Who will play RT?

Need an upgrade there also.

 

[HeHateMe]

He'll go somewhere and not make it through training camp. He was a made man in Chicago for reasons that were never apparent when you watched him play, absent that exalted status he won't be rosterable unless a team is truly truly truly desperate.

bookmarking this post, as someone who actually watches other teams play.

 

[modo]

He'll go somewhere and not make it through training camp. He was a made man in Chicago for reasons that were never apparent when you watched him play, absent that exalted status he won't be rosterable unless a team is truly truly truly desperate.

He's a fairly stable just sub average LT......I will guarantee you he is on a roster shortly

 

[Chicagosports89]

This will be an unpopular opinion, but I don't like the move.

His cap hit this was supposed to be $11,294,000 and cutting him will result in $5,082,000 dead cap space. The net savings is $6,212,000.

That's decent savings, but it also forces a rookie into action early while limiting the depth.

To be clear, I'm not saying Leno is better, but for what they got being ~$6.2M in cap space they are now rushing the development of Jenkins and making the team more vulnerable to injury.

I'm always against rushing a rookie into playing. I think for their own confidence it's best for them to start once they have won the job. As bad as Leno has been, without training camp it seems way too early to say a 2nd rounder is a starter.

Possibly $9mill savings. We don't know the designation.

Nobody knows if they will bring in another LT option. Likely they will

 

[Montucky]

He's a fairly stable just sub average LT......I will guarantee you he is on a roster shortly

He really wasn't. And if the NFL starts flagging holding again he's even worse than he was last year.

 

[Aquineas]

?

 

[Chicagosports89]

I don't understand this move over the more obvious one of cutting JG

Hoping Graham goes too. Get a cheaper TE option to replace him and then upgrade LT with Fischer or Okung on a cheap 1 year deal

 

[modo]

I am pretty sure Leno will be a post June designation.....9m in savings

 

[BearClaw55]

No more having to see Leno get trucked by DBs & LBs.

 

[Chicagosports89]

Who will play RT?

Need an upgrade there also.

Ifedi/Borom/Jenkins/Bars

 

[Montucky]

I don't understand this move over the more obvious one of cutting JG

Jimmy Graham contributed positively at times.

 

[BearClaw55]

Ifedi/Borom/Jenkins/Bars

Ok

 

[Dick Jauron]

Thinking about it, I highly doubt they make this move without speaking to an agent of a FA about the parameters of a deal (such as Eric Fisher or whoever else is out there). I expect a signing in the next 24-48 hours.

 

[The Big Grabowski]

Who will play RT?

Need an upgrade there also.

Ifedi is pencilled in there as the starter. Elijah Wilkenson is a swing tackle, not a starter. I'm not sure how ready Borom will be but wouldn't that be wild if we replaced both tackles in the draft with 2nd and 5th round picks?

 

[Chicagosports89]

Jimmy Graham contributed positively at times.

He had 8 positive contributions last year. Every time he was on the field between the 20s he was negatively impacting the team.

 

[Bearsgonewild]

So long to all his false starts too.

 

[Black Rainbow]

If there's a worse LT option available, leave it to the Bears to sign him...lol.

 

[TexasBearfan]

i think Graham possibly has the largest catch radius on the team for red zone work

 

[dabears70]

Thinking about it, I highly doubt they make this move without speaking to an agent of a FA about the parameters of a deal (such as Eric Fisher or whoever else is out there). I expect a signing in the next 24-48 hours.

I'm thinking the same. They either really believe in T.Jenkins ability to play LT and i'm sure have already spoken to him about it to see how comfortable he is there or have already spoken to free agent tackles which there are like 4 good options in free agency. Maybe they have word of a cut getting ready to be made or will be made.