Bears TE situation

Axxo · Post #1 » by **Axxo** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:16 pm

Trey Burton placed on IR. Shaheen useless. What now?
https://amp.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001077158/article/bears-trey-burton-calf-placed-on-injured-reserve?networkId=4595&site=.news&zone=story&zoneUrl=url%3Dstory&zoneKeys=s1%3Dstory&env&pageKeyValues=prtnr%3Daround-the-league%3Bteam%3Dchi%3Bconf%3Dnfc%3Bdvsn%3Dncn%3Bplyr%3Dlawrence_burton&p.ct=Around%20the%20NFL&p.adsm=true&p.tcm=%23fff&p.bgc1m=%230964bf&p.bgc2m=%23053a74&sr=amp

transplant · Post #2 » by **transplant** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:12 pm

According to the Bears website, Shaheen, who was a healthy scratch last week is the starter. The undrafted Ben Braunecker and J.P. Holtz (H-Back) are the backups. I'm confident that this is the weakest TE corps in the league. IMO, it's historically awful, particularly when you consider the importance of the TE in the Reid/Nagy offense.

Axxo · Post #3 » by **Axxo** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:13 pm

transplant wrote:According to the Bears website, Shaheen, who was a healthy scratch last week is the starter. The undrafted Ben Braunecker and J.P. Holtz (H-Back) are the backups. I'm confident that this is the weakest TE corps in the league. IMO, it's historically awful, particularly when you consider the importance of the TE in the Reid/Nagy offense.

Yes, cant believe Pace took Shaheen over Kittle.

transplant · Post #4 » by **transplant** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:39 pm

Axxo wrote:
transplant wrote:According to the Bears website, Shaheen, who was a healthy scratch last week is the starter. The undrafted Ben Braunecker and J.P. Holtz (H-Back) are the backups. I'm confident that this is the weakest TE corps in the league. IMO, it's historically awful, particularly when you consider the importance of the TE in the Reid/Nagy offense.

Yes, cant believe Pace took Shaheen over Kittle.

Well, fans often criticize FOs for being too conservative. The Shaheen pick was an example of "swinging for the fences." Sometimes being conservative isn't so bad.

Axxo · Post #5 » by **Axxo** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:42 pm

transplant wrote:
Axxo wrote:
transplant wrote:According to the Bears website, Shaheen, who was a healthy scratch last week is the starter. The undrafted Ben Braunecker and J.P. Holtz (H-Back) are the backups. I'm confident that this is the weakest TE corps in the league. IMO, it's historically awful, particularly when you consider the importance of the TE in the Reid/Nagy offense.

Yes, cant believe Pace took Shaheen over Kittle.

Well, fans often criticize FOs for being too conservative. The Shaheen pick was an example of "swinging for the fences." Sometimes being conservative isn't so bad.

Good point, and mabe its just me but Pace seems to swing for the fences with higher picks. To me it seems the obvious choice or conventional wisdom is best. I can see not being conservative with the lower picks. Not much to lose.

transplant · Post #6 » by **transplant** » Sun Dec 8, 2019 7:56 pm

Update: Bears had their most productive TE game vs the Cowboys by featuring JP Holtz and Jesper Horsted. I'd never heard of either of them when the season started. Trubisky succeeded in making chicken salad from chicken feathers. Despite this one game success, TE has to be a priority this offseason.

Axxo · Post #7 » by **Axxo** » Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:43 am

Bears sign Darion Clark. A former bball player turned TE. Last played fb in high school. Pace is not going to change. Digging for bones while wiffing on 1st round picks.

ChettheJet · Post #8 » by **ChettheJet** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:28 am

Greg Olsen being let go by Carolina. If he can still put on pads and tie his own shoes he would walk in and be the best TE on the Bears roster. It's not complicated

Post #9 » by **Michael Jackson** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:14 am

ChettheJet wrote:Greg Olsen being let go by Carolina. If he can still put on pads and tie his own shoes he would walk in and be the best TE on the Bears roster. It's not complicated

Hmmm he sounds like a guy we should have drafted.