ASHKUM BEAR

From 3 days ago, he tells an acquaintance he is fine. The media speculation can destroy people. Since he is not designated on any injury lists, I am still guessong his body fat percentage is not were they wanted it. I hope it is not back issues that they are leaving day to day.

I think some of the Bear defensive vets quit on the team the past few years and it wore off on the group. It seemed there were times it came from the top, Mack and Hicks. I kinda don't blame them either, wasting their all-pro health/talent on a D when the offense will go 3 and out. It was even called out by Jaylon Johnson on the air once too.

Pace put the Bears in a pinch and Fuller and Leno were the casualties. They signed E Jackson, Tagged ARob, signed Dalton with Foles signed still, converted Mack money, resigned Graham TE, converted some Whitehair money. Extended Santos. Some moves didn't help. I would have thought 1 extra year of Leno would have been great for Fields bit we were "contending".

Some quotes after Fields first pad day. ''Justin Fields could find few receivers in most cases, and when he did they didn't catch it or he missed the mark. Or often he just scrambled. On one red zone segment, Fields went 1-for-7 with one TD. The offense went to start a drive later and did a three-and-out before punting and giving way to the backups. Later, they failed again to move it and settled for a field goal in two-minute drill" They have always said defenses have the edge early in the process. Our young D is giving our O issues too.

I am excited to watch him grow. I think he will have a long serviceable career as Charles Leno Jr did. Now, since I said mentioned Leno, I didn't say they would play at the same level. I do think Jones has tools and size to be a few notches better.

I was upset about both trade ups initially when we took Fields and Jenkins only because of who pulled the trigger. I had no faith in Pace, but I do think he got those moves right even though we have no idea what is going on with Jenkins. Mark my speculation here on what I think is going on. Bears physicians failed Jenkins from participating. It might be all about his fat percentage because that is a new key they are using/measuring. Management would be upset he wasn't prepared blame maturity. The media speculates and rumor mills explode.

Whatever is going on, it does not look good on any side. For the amount of capital they have invested, they would be foolish to trade him for anything less than a 3rd round pick imo. If it is an injury issue, then they might need to specify.

He is holding out to get more 3rd year bonus money instead of it spread out to the 4th. That tells me he is already planning on being a pain on his 4th year. Bless his heart, he is attempting to gain leverage. What does he do if he doesn't sign? Does he get a better offer?

It is great to see them spending time together building chemistry. I recall this with Cutler, Trubisky, and not sure about Grossman. But Cutler would join Marshall in Florida.

Attaochu is the Big Surprise .....cut. NT Mike Pennel signed today.

There was a good chance Braxton Jones would grab hold of the LT position and not let it go. He has the arm length and lateral movement for the wide zone. So they are moving Borum over to RT and Jenkins to the bench in this remix. I don't know what it means until TC, but this was something they tried.

Right, like to see one or two linemen drafted make some type of impact. I think our GM and his assistant will be great as long as they don't start gambling too much.

I hope he sticks to building through the draft. Every trade has kept us in the mediocre to bad window for 25 years.

Very rarely do the good ones hit the market. If they are on the market they are not the teams top priority or they believe they can replace them with a cheaper option.

This will be a position that can make or break a GM/team. We like and want to see our young players drafted or signed progress and succeed, but then we have all this money we have to spend. We can spend a little on Oline while we wait for one of our young guys to develop, so 1 to2 year window. What else? Maybe another vet WR like Will Fuller to throw in the mix and a DT to help.

I watched a swift podcast showing how Borum/Jenkins only have 33-1/2 arms and Poles firmly believes in arm length. All the OTs brought in this year, Braxton Jones, Davenport, Coleman, have 35 plus arms. He said don't be surprised if Braxton Jones takes the LT position.

I don't think we have to worry. Jones is what the Bears and Fields were looking for. He will line up at multiple positions. Pickens will mainly line up outside. Pickens may be a good deep threat, but Jones will be a threat anytime he touches the ball. It will be exciting watching how it all turns out. I would even say Herbert surpasses Montgomery and Monty becomes the goal line/short yardage back.

I wouldn't count on Larry O. He was upset about the process. Also, other players did not like the fact the Bears pulled the contract of the table. This will be a high draft pick next year.

I do not see 32nd, but until Fields can prove he can play and win, the Bears will be in the bottom 5-8 teams. Bears could have lost a couple more games last year too (cincy and tenn) so I do not think they were better than it. They do have a favorable schedule this year but will also have a new system to learn. I see 5 or 6 wins and if they compete in each game it is all right. A top 10 draft pick slot can give them maybe 2-3 blue chip players that will put them in the playoff class and we need that more than barely making the playoffs.

Seen a report out that Tarik was training live online and his Achilles blew out. The guy cannot catch a break.

This guy is Jakeem Grant with size. I am not so sure he was taken too early either. I dont think he makes it to round 4 if the Bears didn't take him.

I think we got a gem. He is top 10 in the NFL for speed. Velus knows he could have timed 4.2 40 if he came off the line straight. He will have to be accounted for wherever he lines up on the field, especially having a QB who can fly. No worries about him not being a traditional X wr or limited routes. He will also put the time in to learn, he carries a white erase board with him to learn like flash cards. LIKE Devin Hester was landed round 3, the Bears have another special player that will win the city.

I will be pessimistic on this and going with 5 or 6 wins. I do not see how the Bears have improved as well as Minny or Detroit has over the last 2 years. Like i said i am being pessimistic. I think one horrible year will give this team the draft capital to finish the rebuild.

I think a few of us admired him before he was drafted. He had that Drew Brees feel to me. Smaller but quick read and release in college

I have a feeling they will continue feeding Kmet so I do not see the drop at TE being as drastic. Look at GB 2 years ago when Tonyan was healthy and him and Aaron Jones took more receptions because Adam's was hurt. Or even the last 3 years since LaFleur has been HC for 3 years. LaFleur likes the heavier package TE/RB as he invested more in that than WRs