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OK, so after 1 round, here's where I see the Jones / Trapilo competition. Both make good choices in the run game, and deliver a good punch. Trapilo sustains more run blocks. Trapilo is much more stable as a pass protector too, except for getting beaten outside on a hand chop move. That's a problem that needs to be corrected, but its one thing, so I think they can do something about it. Neither one stepped up and took the job. Both need work. Trapilo is stronger than Jones. Trapilo has lots of upside, and Jones has probably reached his ceiling. I am much more comfortable with Trapilo in general, but id need to know the hand fighting issue is being solved. I was worried about the LT all offseason, and I sure hope it isnt a problem this year. Right now, I think Trapilo is a good step ahead of Jones, but Trapilo has to improve with his hands or it could be a problem. But even still, getting beaten outside for pressures and near pressures is much better than getting beaten inside and on bull rushes. If 10 wins the game, the score is Trapilo 7, Jones 5 right now. Trapilos arrow is pointing up and Jones' is pointing down. That's what I saw anyway. I put all the timestamps and stuff if anyone wants to debate what I saw on any particular play to come to this conclusion. It's good to see and score the tape. Makes it all clear. So Im not gonna debate any generalized "I thought he looked good out there" type stuff. I mean, we are all entitled to our opinions, but if you want to really challenge my conclusions, which is a great thing, lets talk about specific plays that ive scored here to make those points? By the tape.

OK, and here is Trapilo's scouting Trapilo had 36 reps. 25 passes, and 11 runs. Out of 25 pass reps, Trapilo did poorly on 5 of them (and well on 20 of them) on 4 reps, he gave up pressures or possible pressures to the outside on 3 of those, he lost the rep because of a hand chop in hand fighting he also lost another hand chop but recovered to ride the guy out so all from the outside, and usually a result of losing hand fighting vs the chop move Of the 11 running plays he did a good job identifying who to block, including some good zone plays got out to the second level and wide when needed delivered a violent punch engaged, moved, and turned guys failed to hold his block a couple times So I'd say the glaring thing here is Trapilo needs to work on his hand fighting. It's like his kryptonite. Hopefully Roushar can get that straightened out. On downs where there was no hand chop move, he was strong, consistent, and used his big frame to absorb defenders. In the run game his size is a real asset too, and he has no trouble walling guys off. Keeping in mind that Trapilo was playing against lesser competition too of course. Here are my notes on Trapilo: Ozzy Trapilo Q2 1:40 1&10 Pass Absorbed the rusher, then let him go. it was a screen pass, right over the defender's head, so letting him get upfield a little may well have been his assignment. hard to say. Q2 1:22 2&1 Pass Beaten to the outside, defender gets a pressure and a hand on the QB as he throws Q2 1:16 3&1 Run Engaged his man, held the block Q2 0:58 1&10 Pass absorbed the pressure well Q2 0:48 2&4 Pass Mirrored well and the Monangai has a nice loud smack on the chip to finish it Q2 0:43 3&4 Pass Pushes the defender out of the play on the backside Q2 0:37 1&10 Pass good patience to look for the stunt, and then pick up the defender when it didnt happen. absorbs and neutralizes. Q3 12:52 1&10 Run reaches for his man in zone blocking but he is too far away to cross his face. He pushes his guy on the move well even without the right angle. ANd his guy ends up in the pile that stops the runner. Not a great run block. Q3 12:27 2&9 Pass good mirror good protection Q3 11:53 3&4 Pass makes the right read, and shuts out blitzing defender Q3 11:34 1&10 Run Great zone run blocking. Moves and turns his guy, bounces off and into the second level where he takes two more guys out. Q3 11:01 2&2 Pass Pulls and identifies the right guy and moves him. looks like it might have been a screen. Good movement for a big guy. Q3 10:46 1&10 Run Moves his man a lot and creates the hole for the HB. Q3 10:18 2&6 Run absorbs his defender and turns him away from the play Q3 9:32 1&10 Pass Absorbs and neutralizes defender Q3 8:53 1&10 Run Moves and turns his man, but only holds the block a second, and the HB who was stopped by other defenders is tackled by Trapilo's guy. Had the HB been able to run through the block would have been held long enough, but if i dinged Braxton for it, I gotta ding Ozzy too. Q3 8:32 1&10 Run Trapilo shows good speed getting out on the LB, good punch pushes the defender back a step, then doesnt engage the block. Backside, so it was appropriate and enough for the play. Q3 7:56 2&15 Pass good mirror, good use of hands, neutralizes the defender Q3 7:22 3&1 Run, get on his guy and moves him across the formation and way out of the play. nice. Q3 6:35 4&2 Pass Beaten by hand fighting chop, gives up a big pressure that hurries the QB. Q3 5:04 1&10 Pass play action, Trapilo moves well to reach outside block and rides defender into the sunset Q3 4:35 2&19 Pass good mirror, absorbs the defender like a shock absorber Q3 3:57 3&12 Pass absorbs defender and eats his energy to a stop BENEDET COMES IN HERE AND IS AWFUL, THEN TRAPILO IS BACK Q4 6:22 1&10 Pass on the move, play action run block with good punch but he punched the guy off of him and wasnt able to sustain a block and his defender almost made a play Q4 5:49 1&10 Run moves and turns his guy out of the play and moved him quite a bit Q4 5:11 2&5 Pass play action run block, moved his guy back dominant Q4 4:35 1&10 Run gets on his guy and swallows him up, turning away from the play Q4 3:59 2&12 Pass good outward setup, has trouble with some hand fighting, but still uses good lateral movement and his big frame to ride his guy up and out away from the pocket Q4 3:15 1&10 Pass eats up his opponent and swallows all movement. Sticky, Q4 2:36 2&9 Pass screen with run blocking on the backside. Trapilo gets off fast, but has no one to block on the backside. Not a bad rep, just no one there. Q4 2:00 3&3 Run takes on two defenders with great zone blocking choices. Hits the DE and passes him off to the OG, and then picks up a blitzer and stops him too. Q4 1:54 4&3 Pass beaten with hand fighting chop. Recovered enough to get a hand in the chest of the defender, but it was a pressure that hurried the QB. Q4 0:26 1&15 Pass Absorbs first defender and helps out on a second with his arm. Q4 0:21 2&15 Pass Good protection Neutralized defender Q4 0:16 3&15 Pass beaten with hand fighting chop again, QB is rolling out to the other side anyway, but would have been a pressure if he wasnt. Q4 0:10 4&16 Pass Rides defender out and up away from the play. looks like hand chop issues again too tho. 36 reps 25 Passes 4 pressures all from the outside, 3 from hand chops 1 handchop loss that wasnt a pressure 11 Runs Made smart choices Delivered a violent punch Moved and turned people failed to hold blocks for long on two plays

OK, so I just did Jones. Havent done Trapilo yet, will have to wait for another day. Jones had 24 reps. 15 Passes, and 9 Runs Out of 15 pass reps, he did poorly on 5 of them (and well on 10). on one rep he gave up a sack, beaten cleanly outside, didnt even slow the guy down on two other reps he gave up pressures, including one untouched to the inside where he whiffed in a way that could get your QB killed additionally, he also got bullrushed twice in a row and pushed back into the pocket, and on one of those reps he also false started, but it wasnt called. so, from the outside, a sack, and another pressure, from the inside, a pressure, and up the middle two bull rushes that pushed him back into the pocket, and a false start. Of the 9 running plays he did a good job identifying who to block, including some really good zone plays got out to the second level when needed, and showed good movement delivered a good first punch engaged about half the time, and turned guys when he did failed to hold his block about half the time too, and defenders wiggled out of his block including one play on the goalline where the runner was stopped by a man that Jones had turned outside, and who fought off of Jones and got across his face inside to stop the ball carrier. He had some good reps for sure, but there were enough troublesome moments that I would not be fully comfortable with him at LT. Not saying there is a better option, i have to scout Trapilo next, but if it's Jones who gets the job, he is too often a weak link. If anyone wants to see my notes to see what I mean, they are pasted here. Braxton Jones Q1 14:53 1&10 Pass Jones rides the DE out and handles him well Q1 14:49 2&10 Pass Reads blitz, blitzer chipped, then BJ mirrors opponent, handles him well Q1 14:17 3&16 Pass defender chipped by TE, still Jones fails to engage or mirror defender, who slips around him. Had the QB not thrown quickly it would have been a pressure. Q1 3:34 1&10 Run moves and turns his man well, arm across the back holding, but good play Q1 2:59 2&9 Pass stands his man up for quick pass Q1 2:24 3&4 Pass absorbs defender, neutralizes him Q2 14:05 1&10 Run locates LB and gets to second level, Ok punch but he doesnt stay engaged. Great run by Monangai by the way, great vision, cutback away from where Braxton's guy was going after shedding Jones, protects the ball in traffic and scoots for a 14yd gain Q2 13:32 1&10 Run gets outside, locates a LB and rides him away from the play Q2 12:57 2&7 Pass Good backside zone blocking. pushes his man away and helps the back with a blitzer outside of him. Q2 12:23 1&10 Pass Neutralizes defender at the line Q2 11:46 1&10 Run moves his man well Q2 11:28 1&20 Pass Good mirror, absorbs his guy Q2 10:55 2&15 Pass Good mirror, but let himself get pushed backward and upright toward the QB Q2 10:47 3&15 Pass false start (wasnt called) on BJ, get stood up again and walked back toward the QB the DE is learning Jones can be moved with a bull rush Q2 10:10 1&10 Run, absorbed his guy well Q2 9:36 2&7 Run, good zone choices, helps with the DT and then peel off to seal the backside against the DE Q2 8:55 1&10 Run tough nosed block moves his guy Q2 8:21 2&10 Pass Jones mirrors, is being moved a bit then Monangai chips in an neutralizes with a strong hit Q2 7:45 3&2 Run stands his man up and turns him Q2 7:14 1&Goal Run good punch, moves his man, but cant hold his block, and his guy is able to squirm around him and hit the ball carrier short of the goal line Q2 6:49 1&Goal Pass decent lateral movement, part of misdirection, so block didnt need to be made Q2 6:11 2&Goal Pass Beaten to the outside, his guy gets around him shallow enough to flush and then sack the QB who was moving away out of the pocket. So Jones whiffed, didnt even slow his guy down. Q2 5:31 3&Goal Pass stands his guy up for a moment, all thats needed for that play Q2 4:53 4&Goal Pass Jones is beaten to the inside, his guy comes free to the QB who is pressured and has to get rid of it quickly 24 reps 15 Passes 1 sack 2 bullrush back toward the pocket (one was also a false start) 2 pressures 9 Runs Made smart choices Delivered a consistent punch Moved people failed to hold blocks on several plays

My guy...💥🍻

if I do, I do! Of course Im gonna be fair, because i want the best guy out there.

🍿 You're gonna eat what you said about Braxton...💩🥪

I havent watched or paid attention to his snaps (Jones) but Mongo did and he said most of his snaps were good , he had two bad plays. I trust his opinion and once I get a chance to watch his plays, I may have a different opinion. Also Ozzy was similar in his review.

I agree with this. Ozzy is raw though, and especially his first two snaps were ugly. But you could tell he was being challenged a lot the whole game. At one point they started helping Ozzy with chips and rollouts away from his side etc. He was amazing in the running game though, he can really move people. But protecting Caleb has to be job 1. I think he will be able to do it, but he needs more experience. Hopefully that comes fast. Braxton on the other hand was a mess on most of his snaps. Im gonna rewatch it this week, and take some specific notes on each rep.

Ozzy showed he belongs on an NFL field and the game wasn’t too big for him. However it shakes out our backup LT will be the best backup LT we’ve had in years.

Kinda in between. He's a little better than Braxton in that area. It's funny, Braxton looks top heavy and Ozzy looks bottom heavy.

Good observations but we should keep in mind, Braxton was going against starters for the first 3 sets and Ozzy played against 2s and 3s. If neither improve, likely they go with Braxton because of his 3 yrs of starting in the NFL. Did you notice if Ozzy was to upright or was he getting down in his set up?

Just got done reviewing the left tackles. Braxton got 14 pass sets with two bad plays. One was the sack of Bagent. That play was disappointing because he made the initial block and lacked effort after. The second he whiffed on an inside block on a slight delayed rush. The smaller linebacker put cement in Braxton's shoes. He faced four bull rushes and handled them well. The other twelve sets were really good. He also played well in the run game. Ozzy got 16 pass sets with two bad plays. They were both outside rushes on his first two snaps. He cleaned it up after that, but they did have a back cup a couple times and a TE on another. Ozzy also played well in the run game. Overall, Braxton was slightly better in pass pro and run game. Braxton had the benefit of starting, so I look forward to Ozzy starting next week. Ozzy was better picking up the inside rushes. Seems like his lateral agility is better. Kind of an odd thing was Braxton made his mistakes late, while Ozzy made his early. After watching them both play, I feel Ozzy is closing the gap. The important thing to look at this week is his work on the outside. Braxton's conditioning needs to trend up, as this was his first week at full go.

I think until we see the starting OL playing together, we wont get the real picture on the LT spot. If no one shines there, they can give him chip help, scheme to control the damage. I think Thuney playing will help support the position also. If no one steps up, they will play Braxton because of his experience over a rookie. Braxton was playing against the #1 D starters where Ozzy played against the 2s and 3s. It matters where the OL is at in the first real game not the first preseason game, there is still time for someone to step up.

me too - whichever is fine. I just think it will be Trapilo based on nothing, but if Amagadje becomes a stud, then that will be amazing.

That game felt organized. I watched to the bitter end with two 2 min offenses. Plus the way we ended the first half it always felt the way an NFL game should feel. I didn’t see players running on the field late or time outs for misalignments. In short I didn’t see what I usually see in a first Bears preseason game.

I’d be equally happy if Amegadji turned into a good starting LT.

Regarding special teams - I need to see the stats - but my eye test said Taylor’s punts were awful with no hang time in the first half. Haven’t watched 2nd half.

It was great to see our depth go against higher level guys, and it gives more context to Booker's sacks too. Hopefully that can project to the regular season. Sewell and Monangai - yup. Sewell is our 3rd LB for when we need it, and good depth. Monangai sure does run hard - love those style of runners. There was one play, when Trapilo was in the there where Monangai chipped the DE that Trapilo had, and Monanagai hit him so hard you could hear the crack on the broadcast. Nice. Your point about special teams is a real issue. It needs to be much better. And youre right they have some time to get that fixed. Usually its mostly about desire and tackling, and you can coach that and lean on it. Yeah Braxton looks like a real liability out there, and to be honest Triplo didnt exactly take the job with any confidence either. They are both not up to par, and I hope Trapilo can grow fast. He did look better after a minute out there, but we were giving him help and rolling away from his side too. He really has to grow fast. No matter how good our offense is, it's going nowhere if the LT is sieve. It's a real issue. I'm not hitting alarm bells yet, but it needs to be fixed for sure. The best answer would be if Trapilo develops quickly under fire and becomes trustworthy.

The Dolphins played their starters, so at least 1/2 the game was 1st vs 2nd string, then 2nd vs 3rd string. Then at the end, our bottom guys were getting a ton of snaps. Booker, Sewell, and Monangai were my game balls. I am most concerned about special teams because technically, that group should've had all the main players playing, and the coverage and return units were terrible. At least they have a month to get that fixed. Braxton looks cooked. I keep seeing the video of the TD where he was playing matador with the DE, but there were 2 plays before that on the same drive where his guy got pressure and flushed Bagent out.

cool - look forward to what you see

To me, he looked too high and stiff with zero lateral agility. In almost every sport, it's butt down chest up with weight shifted to the balls of the feet. He looked like Frankenstein on that play. Stacey Dales said that this was the first week that he's worked at full speed. It doesn't look like he's there. I DVR'd the game and will review his and Trapillo's reps tomorrow. My wife is leaving for Chicago in the morning, so I'll have time on my hands.

he looked like he was setting too deep expecting a bull rush. so his over correction of his weakness put him a bad position with an open gap to the inside. Thats one thing you never want to see. Get beat outside? it happens. Inside? Thats a crime.

I think having an experienced QB in the room has to help Caleb, as far as keeping on the 53 that is another conversation.

He ain't ready. Terrible footwork...

This is brutal. to the inside too. Yuck.