General Discussion: Bears 2016/17

[RedBulls23]

Would it be better if Sitton played center and keep Whitehair at LG?

He's a pro bowl at G...I think we should keep him there. Didn't work the best with Long last year.

Yeah I see that logic. At the same time...Whitehair as the QB of the line, I don't know about that. Though being between Long and Sitton should help. But I have to believe in week 1, Sitton would be better than Whitehair at center, and Whitehair would be better at guard than at center. Week 1 anyway. I think though ultimately, you decide Whitehair's best future position, and get him there ASAP. That said, I don't know where Emma got this:

Chicago is likely to play Sitton at center, plugging him next to another three-time Pro Bowl player, Kyle Long, along with rookie left guard Cody Whitehair. The Bears have struggled on the offensive line, with the injury to Hroniss Grasu forcing Ted Larsen in at center, a position with which he has struggled.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/04/bears-sign-three-time-pro-bowl-guard-josh-sitton/

Though I will add, it might make sense to keep Whitehair at G if that's his long term position with the Bears. We'll have to see what the plan is this Sunday. Kind of sucks that Sitton wasn't able to be part of training camp or any pre-season games.

[fleet]

question settled quickly. Whitehair will probably get a crack at starting center before Larson

As expected, former Green Bay Packer All-Pro Josh Sitton settled in Monday at left guard, where he played the last three years in Green Bay and “automatically upgrades our offensive line,” GM Ryan Pace said Monday.

https://dawindycity.com/2016/09/05/chicago-bears-sign-pro-bowl-guard-josh-sitton/

[patryk7754]

We might have the best oline next year. I'm pretty sure Sitton has the ability to play LT at a high level (he may have done so with the Packers) which would give us a starting oline of Sitton Whitehair Grasu Long Massie

[fleet]

Sitton played LT for one game in an emergency, and was good for a guard, below average for a LT. He cant do it.

[patryk7754]

Sitton played LT for one game in an emergency, and was good for a guard, below average for a LT. He cant do it.

Hes probably being move to one of the tackle spots. Grasu will be starting center and neither long nor whitehear will play tackle I'm guessing. My guess is that Sitton takes massies spot

[Axxo]

Love the Sitton edition. Packer fans freaking out over their loss is priceless.
On Bears record this season, i thought this would be interesting to compare using hindsight. This is from last April. Based on the moves made in the off-season. Do you guys feel the bears took steps forward or backwards?
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4702435/chicago-bears-game-by-game-predictions

[fleet]

Love the Sitton edition. Packer fans freaking out over their loss is priceless.
On Bears record this season, i thought this would be interesting to compare using hindsight. This is from last April. Based on the moves made in the off-season. Do you guys feel the bears took steps forward or backwards?
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4702435/chicago-bears-game-by-game-predictions

I feel like they are treading water. Forte is gone. Arians was happy to let Massie go. You lose a McPhee, you gain a Sitton, eh, but he replaces Slauson. Your corners suck again, are banged up. Maybe White and Hicks gives you some progress, but you lost your premium tight end too. OK, so the new linebackers might put you back up some, but they might be overrated. Ehhh, IDK. And rookies are rookies. Depth is bad. Possible .500 team upside.

Anyway, link us to some good Packers fan freakouts

[patryk7754]

So Lynch is considering a comeback. Does he have to go back to the Hawks or can anybody pick him up? Not like we'd get

[City of Trees]

The bears are two injuries away (Miller, Jeffery) from having a really bad season.

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[karch34]

The bears are two injuries away (Miller, Jeffery) from having a really bad season.

Very true, but I would say most teams are in a spot if they lose top WR and TE it would get ugly.

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[City of Trees]

The bears are two injuries away (Miller, Jeffery) from having a really bad season.

Very true, but I would say most teams are in a spot if they lose top WR and TE it would get ugly.

You're correct but these two players I named get hurt climbing out of bed. It's different than just naming any teams best wr and te

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[fleet]

Chicago Bears guard Kyle Long, who signed a $40 million extension this past week, will be playing this season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Long tore his labrum last month and practiced this past week in a limited fashion for the first time in three weeks. The injury is expected to impact Long's performance this season, where it will be more difficult for him to rely on his strength

That is a bad injury, takes "long" to heal, and it probably wont heal until they go in and fix it. They actually should shut him down, fix it and get it over with imo. But they will take the Pernell McPhee Joakim Noah route and probably make it worse.

[karch34]

The bears are two injuries away (Miller, Jeffery) from having a really bad season.

Very true, but I would say most teams are in a spot if they lose top WR and TE it would get ugly.

You're correct but these two players I named get hurt climbing out of bed. It's different than just naming any teams best wr and te

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It does seems like that.

[fleet]

The bears are two injuries away (Miller, Jeffery) from having a really bad season.

Kyle Long already.

[Axxo]

Love the Sitton edition. Packer fans freaking out over their loss is priceless.
On Bears record this season, i thought this would be interesting to compare using hindsight. This is from last April. Based on the moves made in the off-season. Do you guys feel the bears took steps forward or backwards?
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4702435/chicago-bears-game-by-game-predictions

I feel like they are treading water. Forte is gone. Arians was happy to let Massie go. You lose a McPhee, you gain a Sitton, eh, but he replaces Slauson. Your corners suck again, are banged up. Maybe White and Hicks gives you some progress, but you lost your premium tight end too. OK, so the new linebackers might put you back up some, but they might be overrated. Ehhh, IDK. And rookies are rookies. Depth is bad. Possible .500 team upside.

Anyway, link us to some good Packers fan freakouts

There are some good ones in here :
viewtopic.php?f=161&t=1473100&start=540

[Axxo]

Bears are still trying to dig themselves out of the hole the Angelo, Emery/Trestman/Tucker regimes put them in. This gonna be a process fellas. Enjoy...

[patryk7754]

Just looked at Pace's first draft.
RD 1: White
RD 2: Goldman
RD 3: Grasu
RD 4: Langford
RD 5: Amos

Those are 5 out of our six picks. Not only are they still on the team but they are starters (or would be if they wouldn't be hurt). And not only are they starters they Grasu, Amos and Goldman all have played great. Langford did well last year and the jury is still out on White.

[fleet]

White, may have already shown he isn't going to have Julio Jones or Mr Green upside. I hope he still can have Amari Cooper upside. Those are football players by the way, White is still an athlete/track guy playing receiver. He can still be good, but he hasnt had a good game yet. We better hope he's hurt.

Grasu was still just a prospect. They liked him, yet unproven. Smallish.

Goldman and Amos are solid starters, but Langford has never done anything special other than get positive yardage. I'm still not sold. I think eventually Howard will beat him out.

It should end up being a productive draft, if they end up with more than 2 starters. IDK how great it was. I actually like this years class better. Pace and Fox have a lot of proving to do still.