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right. he was already susceptible to bull rushes, and without an offseason to train, hes not gonna come back stronger than he was last year before the injury. You kinda have to proceed on the idea that his time as a starter is over for us.

I've been thinking similar things. I know Roschon doesn't really have explosiveness as a home run hitter, but hes a tough runner in the mold of David Montgomery, Raymont Harris and similar backs. I've always loved those kind of players. So far, RJ hasnt shown the vision that the other two have/had but with a proper blocking scheme, that could all change. I still wish we had Kaleb Johnson or Cam Skatebo.

A two time loser as a HC , how many of those got 3 HC jobs? If we arre successful , he will ride with that tide or just give him more money. Everyone likes that. We are slowly converting to an offensive team but have horses on the D. This will be interesting to see this play out.

found this but no details. If he's not ready to go as training camp starts, he wont be starting LT at the begining of the season. Braxton Jones, the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle, is expected to be limited in training camp due to an ankle injury that required surgery after the 2024 season. While he's making progress in his recovery, he's unlikely to be at 100% when training camp begins, according to ProFootballRumors.com. The injury, a fractured ankle, occurred in a late-season game against the Detroit Lions. Details of the Injury and Recovery: Injury: Braxton Jones sustained a fractured ankle in a Week 16 game against the Detroit Lions, requiring surgery. Recovery: The surgery occurred in December 2024, and while Jones is reportedly on track with his recovery, he's not expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp, according to ESPN. Training Camp Impact: The Bears' coaching staff anticipates Jones will be limited at the start of training camp, which could create an opportunity for other players to compete for the starting left tackle position.

I was thinking JAX, new HC/Playcaller, bad division. CIN has to play BAL and PIT 4 times a year. I think it will come down to their defense. They are going to score 20+ every game.

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I know I numbered them, but that was more for a count than a ranking.

Yeah he didn't need elite production in sacks to have a top 10 defense: 2023 Carl Granderson 8.5 Demario Davis 6.5 2022 Cameron Jordan 8.5 Kaden Elliss 7.0

What would be cool is if DA is content staying as one of the premier DCs (like Fangio) instead of trying HC again. Some people don't realize that NO was his 2nd stint as a HC. He was the Raiders HC from 2012-2014. Interestingly enough, he was fired in season both times and never finished his 3rd season with either team. However, people may also not know how good he has been as a DC. From 2017-2023 between his time as a DC and HC, his defense was top 10 in scoring 5 out of 7 years and 13th and 14th the other 2 years, and 5 years out of 7 in the top 10 in Takeaways. To put that into perspective, Fangio, in all his years as a DC and HC, never had a 7 year stretch where his defense finished in the top 14 in scoring defense or had 5 out of 7 years in the top 10 in Takeaways. I honestly think a lot of people are underestimating how good this defense can be.

It's just another illustration on how bad the franchise has been in the passing game. He didn't really do much in Philly, but that would've been enough to make him the best WR in franchise history.

He will shine, but asking a 7th round rookie to be a #1 or 2 early on is a lot to expect. Im sure they will give him one series each half to break him in.

I would swap SF and Texans. Also swap GB and Pitt. One more thing, I think we'll be better than GB and equal to the Queens.

Has anyone heard if Braxton has been able to strength train his legs?

If he doesnt start playing in TC, the competition will move in front of him.

Do not underestimate Monangai. He is 5'8" 211 but with a low center of gravity, he will be hard to tackle in the middle of the pack. He was productive against good talent in the Big 10. He was one of the best RBs in college in yards after contact, goods balance.

The closer we get to TC, the more it looks like Braxtons chances get smaller. This was why a few of us were hammering for a high pick LT. He is coming off a bad leg injury, his contract is up after the season, and he was susceptible to stopping a bull rush which disrupted the QB. I was happy Poles said early in the offseason there would be competition brought in.

Ben Johnson likes what he has seen from Roschon. Roschon has yet to establish himself on the Bears as a stud, but if any coach can do it, it would be Johnson and Beinemy. Roschon did decent getting those sort yards needed, more so his rookie year but the team fell apart last year and he had concussion issue's.

I agree with that but it seems every year one suprise team bounces that no one expected. ( as far as top 7) I think CIN could be that type of suprise.

Funny you bring this up, Im buying a new car.

Reason this out with me. Poor guy has manual Kia. It drives well. Poor guy sells the Kia to a teenager. Young kid doesn’t like driving manual. Barely drives it. Does that mean the Kia doesn’t drive well? The point is, I don’t know if the Bears can say they made a good move. The only thing certain is that Alshon made a bad one.

Looking around the league, this year looks like it is going to be extremely competitive. I would say there are 20 competitive teams (w/ the Bears being one of them) that all have a shot at the playoffs. Then out of those 20, I would say 7 have a realistic shot at the Super Bowl. 1. PHI 2. KC 3. BAL 4. DET 5. BUF 6. LAR 7. LAC ------------- 8. TB (lost OC to JAX, easier division) 9. HOU (Easy division but) 10. WAS (was last year a fluke?) 11. DEN (was last year a fluke?) 12. GB (No secondary) 13. CIN (will they have a defense?) 14. PIT (which Rodgers will show up?) 15. SEA (Darnold vs Geno) 16. SF (Purdy without Deebo) 17. DAL (Can Dak rebound?) 18. MIN (depends on McCarthy) 19. ATL (depends on Penix, easier division)

I agree with that if not 1000 yards a piece, one around 1100 and one around 900. I dont think Loveland and Burden will have large contributions in their first yr. Usually when rookies have great yrs its because the team lacks weapons and this team has 3 already in place and Zaccheaus was added. I would say Loveland around 500 and Kmet around 550. Burden should be over 400 yards but will have a high yardage reception total with 5 or 6 TDs. I expect Caleb to be around 4500 yards and 30 TDs on the season. Like you said most targets will be DJ Moore, Odunze, Kmet, Loveland, Burden and Zaccheaus. I expect Swift to contribute to the total but with a better line , Caleb will be able to get the down the field more consistantly.

In DAs best yrs with NO as a DC, he had top 10 team in sacks but never led the league. He likes blitzing LBers and SC. He was Lovie like because they generated Ints and fumbles. He has only had one high end pass rusher that was in the teens during his good yrs. Cam Jordan was his main man. Several yrs he had between 8.5 up to 15.5 as a high. He likes to stunt the line and his defense is more about putting pressure on the offense that actually always high sack totals. His best yr in NO was 51, usually 45-50 range. Last year we had 40 sacks so dont expect a large bumb in sacks, its more about pressure and offenses making mistakes. If we can get 10 sacks out of Sweat, we will be in line for the 45-50 range of sacks. On paper we should be okay with putting pressure on the QB being he blitzes a lot. Hyppolite , Edmunds, Gordon, and Edwards will all contribute to the sack total. Jarrett, Dexter and Turner should add to the total.