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I’m disappointed, Biff
I see a lot of support for Whitehair at Center, but he has never been able to deliver a spiral snap consistently. He went to the flat, slow snap to avoid wildly erratic snaps, but that exchange between the Center and QB is too critical to trust him with it....I won’t believe Reiff is beat until week 5.
It’s gonna be
Jones-Leatherwood-Whitehair-Jenkins-Reiff
By years end.
It's a narrative that needs to die.I don't understand why people keep trying to trade Teven Jenkins who is quite possibly our most talented offensive lineman?
Thread is on point. OP is not.Jesus, these threads!
I think it was on its way to die down and then Adam Schefter brought it back up again as if it still had legs. Patrick's status has almost no impact on Jenkins in my opinion other than I think when Patrick replaces Mustipher, Jenkins will have to worry less about providing assistance to the inside where Mustipher gets beaten more often than we would like to see. Jenkins still has value to this Oline which is unproven and I cannot understand why fans are ready to move on before we finally get a chance to see Jenkins in action and finally healthy in regular season play.It's a narrative that needs to die.
Correct Jenkins is the best guard on the roster, arguably the best offensive lineman on the team. But do the Bears see it that way? Jenkins should be starting ahead of Borom at right tackle, he's not. Jenkins may get bumped in favor of Patrick of Mustipher at center, he shouldn't but that's the way they're setting it up with Patrick's return. The Bears said yesterday the plan is to look at Patrick at right guard if he's not ready to go at center.What a stretch....
Jenkins has showed to be very capable at RG and is capable of playing at both Tackle positions if needed. I think if he is healthy he is starting.
Mustipher and Borom have both shown to be the weakest links along the O-line. Patrick will likely not start until he is ready to play center, mainly because has not been able to show that he is better than Jenkins or Whitehair.....
Head coach Matt Eberflus said Patrick is an option at both center and guard, and the team is looking at combinations with him both at center and guard.
I'm not ready to move on from Jenkins, but the Bears are continually acting like they are ready to move on from him. They moved him from left tackle, they moved him from right tackle, now they're looking to move him from right guard in favor of Mustipher or Patrick. The Bears are talking about moving Patrick to guard.I think it was on its way to die down and then Adam Schefter brought it back up again as if it still had legs. Patrick's status has almost no impact on Jenkins in my opinion other than I think when Patrick replaces Mustipher, Jenkins will have to worry less about providing assistance to the inside where Mustipher gets beaten more often than we would like to see. Jenkins still has value to this Oline which is unproven and I cannot understand why fans are ready to move on before we finally get a chance to see Jenkins in action and finally healthy in regular season play.
This!!!If Patrick can't play center, then he shouldn't play at all until his hand is fully healed. Don't fuck with Jenkins any more than you already have. Replacing him now would be such a needless, low ceiling move that has almost no upside.
They've said they want their best 5 offensive linemen. We aren't at practice every day to see how they perform, we only see them in games. Perhaps they want to see what the line would look like if Jenkins back gave out? Maybe they just want to give Patrick a few reps in case of an injury to Whitehair?I'm not ready to move on from Jenkins, but the Bears are continually acting like they are ready to move on from him. They moved him from left tackle, they moved him from right tackle, now they're looking to move him from right guard in favor of Mustipher or Patrick. The Bears are talking about moving Patrick to guard.
Why do they want to move Patrick to guard?
Why were they so eager to sign Leatherwood and anoint him the option at swing tackle?
Yup but it's happening anyway.This!!!
So because they said that Patrick will be tried at the two positions he has played in the past, you are leaping to the "Bears are looking for a reason to demote him (Jenkins)?"Correct Jenkins is the best guard on the roster, arguably the best offensive lineman on the team. But do the Bears see it that way? Jenkins should be starting ahead of Borom at right tackle, he's not. Jenkins may get bumped in favor of Patrick of Mustipher at center, he shouldn't but that's the way they're setting it up with Patrick's return. The Bears said yesterday the plan is to look at Patrick at right guard if he's not ready to go at center.
Why in the fuck should Patrick get a look at guard? Why is that even in the discussion at this point? Dude hasn't practiced at guard, he was brought in to be the center and was injured. If he's not ready to play center then he shouldn't play. But do the Bears see it that way? No they're already contemplating the same shit they did when they walked in on day one of OTAs.
They're going right back to the same shit they had in place before the injury.
Why in the hell should Jenkins bust his ass to earn a starting gig, why in the hell should Jenkins bust his ass to prove he's the best offensive tackle if at every turn the front office and coaching staff is going to undermine his play? His play speaks volumes. He's better than Borom, he's probably better than Braxton Jones, he's better than Sam Mustipher, and yet he's been moved around from left tackle to right tackle and now to right guard. Despite the fact that he's better than all of the starters on the roster.
Jenkins is arguably the best offensive lineman on the fucking team and yet he gets treated like he's not the best one. The Bears are looking for a reason to demote him at every turn.
I don't understand why people keep trying to trade Teven Jenkins who is quite possibly our most talented offensive lineman?
So because they said that Patrick will be tried at the two positions he has played in the past, you are leaping to the "Bears are looking for a reason to demote him (Jenkins)?"