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Well, he has this season, and then in the off-season, they will make a decision. Whether you come to a decision earlier or not, there not much you can do about it until then anyway.

I'm not ready to give up on Trubisky, but it should be said that Nagy wasn't part of the team when Pace chose him. Nagy's team took Mahomes.

we we're going to need that high 2nd rounder to trade up to pick a QB lol

I agree, the pass protection was awful all night. They had trouble identifying blitzes and just couldnt block. Its as if they needed a preseason or something...

UGH

Halftime adjustments will tell the story.

Defense looks amazing. And I am going to be a huge David Montgomery fan.

By the way, I brought up the idea of Cordarrelle Patterson playing TE a few weeks ago. It was my idea, didnt hear it anywhere else. Just sayin...

and that player was... Stan Thomas? #34

Does this mean that Piniero kicks the winning FG to beat the Packers? That would be poetic.

who is the 6 year vet? I thought PS players need to have two years or less of "accrued seasons" so one assumes there is a kind of redshirting process too, years the dont "accrue" But a 6 year vet seems unlikely. who did I miss?

I just want to say, that while I do still worry about Piniero's consistency and mental state, I trust Tabor, Pace and Nagy to do the right thing. So I am not rooting for him to be gone, but I will be rooting for him to fulfill his potential and do a great job. I hope he hits his kicks, especially the critical ones, and grows into the kind of kicker we can really trust. Here's to Piniero breaking all the Bears' scoring records by the end of his long multi-championship career.

Great. Pace has good prospects and depth all the way into the practice squad. Get used to having our practice squad raided going forward. I wonder if we will see any waiver/free agency moves at this point.

If we keep him, Im ALL behind him of course. And I want nothing more than a good and steady kicker. I dont hate the guy, or love him. I see his talent, but he doesnt seem to be confident, and Im just saying I wont be shocked if Pace, Nagy and Tabor go another way.

I saw him celebrate too much when he made them. Im just saying, he looks fragile to me. And the coaches seem to be protecting him too, so they think he's fragile too.

he looks like a head case - VERY fragile, whether he makes it or not. too much relief when he makes it etc. I wont be shocked to see us pick someone up in the next week. I'd say Piniero has a 50/50 shot to make the team. Maybe even 40/60.

ugh. it happened last year. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2794703-eddie-goldman-bears-reportedly-agree-to-4-year-42-million-contract

Go Pace! Keep that window open.

I agree with what's been written here, and I want to add that Kwitkowski plays with a LOT of heart, but he just isn't fast enough. The reason that he "showed up" against Indy is that they didn't game plan against him. Run a few drag routes, and he is easily exposed. I dunno if any of the other backup ILBs are really any better at this point, but I do like what I've seen from Woods. Not saying Kwit doesn't make the roster, but he is still a liability. I think Bullard makes the team and Whyte goes on the PS.

well according to the Bears site, Burton and Patterson are both 6' 2" and 238 pounds. Other sites say Patterson has been 228 and he was 220 at the combine, but who knows? Also, if Patterson signals a pass play, then Patterson is blocking a DB not a LB, so I dont see the problem!

It's all good. Nagy and Pace have a good plan, and we will be fine. But yes, watching this is a waste of time except as fodder for bottom of the roster discussions in here

I agree, and if the defense goes into nickel, then Patterson could be blocking a DB, not a LB. If he's tough enough to play RB, he can play TE too. I think we will have some crazy personnel groups with all the chess pieces we have

yeah youre right of course, I dont mean as a full time TE, I mean, can he play TE as a gadget. NE used him at RB last year, so I dunno, I think a lot is possible. I surely think he could be a blocking TE if he is blocking a DB becasue they came out in nickel or dime because THEY thought he would be a WR.

Bunting is up and down. I have this crazy idea that Patterson will play some tight end. Burton isn't the world's most dominant run blocker - Patterson is probably better and scarier than Burton a a receiving TE. I truly think, and this is my own pet theory, that Patterson will play some TE, and defenses will melt. When you sub in Robinson, Miller, Patterson, Montgomery and Cohen, you gotta wonder whether youre about to see power I, 5 wide or anything in between. So no matter who you put in youre gonna be wrong. Go nickel or dime, and Patterson plays TE, blocking a DB instead of a LB, Montgomery is the fullback and Cohen carries. Keep your LBs in and Cohen and Patterson become slot receivers with Montgomery as the single back. It's ridiculously scary. Or imagine Robinson, Miller, Patterson, Burton and Montgomery. Is that 4 wide? Or heavy power running with patterson or montgmoery blocking for the other? Imagine the screen options youd have. Patterson is gonna give them insane flexibility. And the talent they have is crazy, If Trubisky plays well, we will be unstoppable.

Sounds like we will keep 6 WRs on the roster,. which makes sense. I have this weird feeling, I wonder if Patterson can play TE.