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F*ck yes. "grown-man, in-your-face, physical football" YES.

Watching this press conference really has me excited for this season. I haven't felt this way in a long time. Now I know everyone is still worried about our offense but I'm very confident those issues will get ironed out early in the season. Why? I haven't seen any sign of Ben Johnson backing off on the scheme yet. They haven't digested everything yet but if he keeps feeding them it's because they're eating. I know he will slim it down for the start of the season but what's important is that Ben will have everything on the menu at his disposal as he makes the game plans. However, defensive football is my true love. It's not that we looked better than the Dolphins offense today. it's the way we took their lunch money that has me fired up. We've had some good defense at various times over the last 30 years (I guess it's more like 40 years now) but we haven't had that hard-nosed defense I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. Win or lose, I think grown-man, in-your-face, physical football is going to return to Chicago this year. This doesn't mean I think we're going to be an elite defense. I think it will be good, maybe even top 10. But there's going to more "impact" plays on defense. Looking back on the draft it's now clear Shemar Turner is a perfect fit for what Dennis Allen wants to see on the field. With the offense set for the next 3 years we're building defense for the next two. Light the fuse I'm ready....Let's Go!!!!!

thats how I feel too - but last year a touchback was to the 25, now theyre bringing it out to the 35. At first glance that seems too much to me.

I miss and love old kickoff from a viewers standpoint. Understanding the safety aspect, I fully endorse the new way of doing it.

So I guess it is official that this year a touchback comes out to the 35 yard line instead of the 25. This is a huge incentive to kick the ball in play. Right now I dont like it, but Ill give it time. I was very concerned about the dynamic kickoff when it was first introduced, but it has turned out fine, and I havent seen too many cheap touchdowns, so cool. Thoughts about a 35 yard touchback?

I hope you're right. We should get more pressure up the middle as well. Dexter is going to be playing a lot of 1T this year, plus they'll move Dayo inside on passing downs.

We have our dominate pass rusher on the team. Sweat had 2 sacks and constant pressure. After an injury riddled last year he came to camp with a chip on his shoulder and in the best shape he has ever been in. He has been noticed by BJ having mentioned Sweat several times during practices. Remember he goes against Darrnell Wright on a regular basis, not a Larry Boron type of player. Im calling 12-14 sacks this year.

Sounds like another rough practice for the offense in joint practice with Miami. From what I was reading, he threw a pick on the first play of 11 on 11's, followed that up with a 70 yard TD to Zacheus, but then not much success after that in any other team drills. Sacks, false starts, and throwaways seemed to be the theme of practice. I wonder if Johnson is going to regret not having #18 out there in pre-season on Sunday. I understand his decision, but I feel like he needs to play better in these practices to justify it. On the flip-side, the defense dominated without Kyler Gordon (and Johnson, of course). Miami also didn't have Tyreek Hill, which shouldn't be discounted. Tua had 3 picks today after reportedly only having 1 the entire training camp.

Good thing they draft LT Joe Alt last year.

Price keeps going up!

I knew this was going to happen. Rashawn Slater got injured with the Chargers and now people are trying to trade Braxton Jones to LA.

Hard to judge without knowing the reason. With Nate Davis, his mom lived with him and she may have demanded he be with her with she died of which he was. I lived near my parents so I got to see them all the time. Some people live in different regions and see them a few times a year. Some people are close and some just make personal decisions depending on their life experience. I think Davis just had some character flaws and gave up after his mom died and didnt care about football anymore. Other parents would demand they go to work like Mongo said. Everyones life has a different path. It will come out but I think it will to late for him to be a factor this year. So as some prospects that would be injured, you just have to stay with the player and hope his future looks brighter.

maybe he has cancer and hes having it treated, or maybe he had a drug relapse. We have no idea whether its a good reason or a bad one, and Im not guessing at it either. Im just saying, the team has to go on, and I hope he comes back and can play himself on to the practice squad or something, but until he does, the team has to go on. I would view this very differently if Im his family member than if i am the GM. Its not being cold hearted, its just realistic. Of course I hope the young man is OK, but not everyone gets to play NFL football either.

Due to personal reasons has not made TC. No further details are available per grok. He did make rookie camp, so he was in house for a timem I don't think he would miss an opportunity of his lifetime for selfish reasons. Family would be a valid reason to miss. I would not miss the last days/weeks of my family member (parent, child, spouse) if I was going to be hours away. I dont know what this kid is going through, but it is enough he cannot be there and when he returns, ill root for him to grow.

I agree with this. I'm sympathetic to the players as people, but there is nothing that says they deserve their job either. i think in such a competitive business, you have to be there for the team. It's ok for a player to decide they dont want to play football and be with their family of course, but its ok for the team to move on from them too.

This is pretty fresh with me since I lost my Dad a month ago. All I know is that he and my mother would demand I be at camp. Nate Davis used it at an excuse to steal from the Bears. He proved that by his actions the following year. Zah will have his own circumstances. Hopefully he's in camp soon.

You're right. Many of us criticized Davis for his extended absence without realizing his mom was dying. I should be patient and wait to learn the truth. Let's hope he can return soon.

This is similar to Nate Davis story, his mom was dying. They haven't publicly gave him an ultimatum so it must be a legitimate reason. Until they explain it, it's a mystery. We have depth at CB so if he's just a practice squad for the year, he can develop.

I agree, it's looking more and more like a wasted pick. I had high hopes for him and wanted to see how he would develop, but I cannot for the life of me understand what could cause him to miss this much time.

ok, we can agree to disagree

yeah, thats truly strange

What the hell is going on with Zah Frazier? He's been MIA since before camp with a "personal issue." Whatever it is, it's kind of crazy he'd potentially throw away his NFL career over this, because I can't imagine him making the team at this point.

No, but I'm gonna leave it alone from here on out.