Bears thread 13

[patryk7754]

Apparently, Jaire Alexander was a healthy scratch against us and was a healthy scratch against the dolphins as well. He wasn’t that good last season either. But, he’s only on a 1/4m deal. Given our current injury situation in the secondary, I think it would be very worth it to do a 6/7 swap for him

[Markksman_24]

he's 13th in the league in passing yards per game, right above jared goff

caleb has a lot of room to improve but pointing at his massively improved sack avoidance, his elite ability to extend plays and his solid-if-unspectacular passing volume makes me think that you don't really have a great understanding of the specific issues with his game!

Thank you. TTT-based analysis is ruining QB discourse. It's obvious from both the stats and the film that his problem isn't poor processing, but poor (or inconsistent) accuracy. There have only been a few instances at most each game where he was actually late on a throw from a processing standpoint.

The high TTT is actually a good thing for him in particular since it's so heavily skewed by outliers (extending plays) and he isn't taking many sacks. When he scrambles, his TTT is significantly higher than any other QB when they scramble (which again, is a good thing).

[Almost Retired]

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Roschon Johnson really disappointed me. I was a fan in college and thought he was a steal. He hasn’t been available in the season and I don’t understand it. It might be time to cut ties. There’s RB available. Whose gonna back up Kyle on Sunday?!

I'm a Longhorn fan and I was happy the Bears drafted him at the time. But some players just can't stay healthy. We have him signed through next season. He's due to make $1.145 million next season. I'd be inclined to release him after the season. He's just not worth a roster spot and his salary. We need to Draft a RB on Day 2 next year. And probably sign a FA as well. Our First Rounder next year needs to be either in the Secondary or the D-Line. Currently a few Mocks have us taking an EDGE in Round 1 like TJ Parker of Clemson. If enough QBs go in the Top 10 picks some good talent will drop to us. And Poles needs to do better. We're getting very little (so far) from our top 4 picks from the last draft.

[Dresden]

Our top 4 picks from last year were all drafted more for the future, and are currently stuck playing behind veterans (Kmet, DJ/Rome, etc.), but still you'd like to see more from them, esp. Loveland, our top pick. They need to get him more targets.

As for Trapillo, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that an UDFA is ahead of him at tackle. On the one hand, it's a stroke of good fortune finding a starting LT who went undrafted, on the other, it's not a great sign that you're 2nd round pick couldn't beat him out.

Burden has shown flashes, but now he's out injured. And Shemar has either been hurt or ineffective.

[jordanwilliams6]

Our top 4 picks from last year were all drafted more for the future, and are currently stuck playing behind veterans (Kmet, DJ/Rome, etc.), but still you'd like to see more from them, esp. Loveland, our top pick. They need to get him more targets.

As for Trapillo, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that an UDFA is ahead of him at tackle. On the one hand, it's a stroke of good fortune finding a starting LT who went undrafted, on the other, it's not a great sign that you're 2nd round pick couldn't beat him out. But Benedet is older and has more experience and that counts as well.

Burden has shown flashes, but now he's out injured. And Shemar has either been hurt or ineffective.

Burden has shown enough that he’ll be an excellent WR when given the chance. Loveland similar. Their issues appear to be mostly usage related.

It almost feels like both were drafted with the anticipation that Kmet & DJ will be moved at some point in the next couple of seasons where those guys will be able to step right up.

[Dresden]

Our top 4 picks from last year were all drafted more for the future, and are currently stuck playing behind veterans (Kmet, DJ/Rome, etc.), but still you'd like to see more from them, esp. Loveland, our top pick. They need to get him more targets.

As for Trapillo, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that an UDFA is ahead of him at tackle. On the one hand, it's a stroke of good fortune finding a starting LT who went undrafted, on the other, it's not a great sign that you're 2nd round pick couldn't beat him out. But Benedet is older and has more experience and that counts as well.

Burden has shown flashes, but now he's out injured. And Shemar has either been hurt or ineffective.

Burden has shown enough that he’ll be an excellent WR when given the chance. Loveland similar. Their issues appear to be mostly usage related.

It almost feels like both were drafted with the anticipation that Kmet & DJ will be moved at some point in the next couple of seasons where those guys will be able to step right up.

Yes I think that was the plan. And with Burden, I think they felt the value was just too high to pass on him. I don't think they were really anticipating taking a WR there, but he just fell into their laps.