AZ54

It could be that our best option if Wright goes down is to move Trapilo from LT to RT and bring Braxton off the bench. Game day active rosters give limited options that are different from long term replacement. Either way a little competition is good.

Maybe but proper stance also applies to reacting to a sudden Inside rush.

I only heard generic talk about technique being good one day and bad the next and the standard needs to be met.

I know we've got some injuries to the CBs but we just added 4 safeties to our roster. Something is going to change on that depth chart. I hope Owens gets cut. I was hopeful for Tysheem Johnson was good enough to make the 53 but adding this much competition late in camp doesn't bode well for him.

Gonna be harder to hold the ball in the pocket with two hands until he gets full strength back.

AZ’s skimmed down analysis. Trapillo is just stronger than Jones and it showed up everywhere. Most importantly to me is that Trapilo has quicker feet and he’s better at taking baby steps to mirror pass rushers. Kinda surprising for a tall guy.

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.

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.

I thought Keenum looked like the old man that he is and my take away was we should keep 2 QBs and use that roster spot elsewhere like the backup Oline where it seems we have several players who are developing well. I can't speak for his off the field help in the meeting rooms or sidelines. I'm sure that's good but we also have coaches who are supposed to do that.

For the record I like this approach. Doing things right vs. having a fortuitous outcome are two different things. These coaches want things done right so they won't need good luck.

Do any of our coaches smile? Even after good plays everything is a teachable moment.

This UDFA receiver Walker has NFL athletic talent. He’s got much to learn but seems to be a likely candidate for the practice squad. I like Ian Wheeler potential too but we’ll see if he gets more decisive as he gains confidence in the knee.

Then he gets pulled and Theo Benedet takes over at LT. No clue what to read into that

Yeah he’s been best a couple times. I want to see more though. Get past the nerves and see if he settles in.

Arch Manning isn’t very good.

The Jets would be better with Bagent than Fields. Justin still has that hitch in his release and a hitch in his reads.

I’m not seeing early pressure up the middle. Therefore I’m giving Oline the early kudos.

All the training camp reports say the offense is supposed to be complex with lots of presnap motion. So far this looks pretty basic. And bad.

It’s preseason 4th and goal Bears make the stop and the whole stadium goes nuts. Football is back!

I'm glad they are forcing more returns so we get more explosive plays... or stopping returns at the 20yd line which is a good defensive play. At a minimum we need something approaching a competitive play in this team sport.

I've had my own struggles with similar issues over the last 8-10 years. Aways believe there is a way you just have to find it. I'm not a doctor so it took me 5 years to learn to search for things that improve mitochondrial health. Now in my 60's, having found the right formula has been a game changer for me. It's not one thing and we're all unique and have to find what works for each of us. I hope you find what works for you.

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!!!!!

I agree on the message. We haven’t been talking about the battles at backup. Even our two starting LBs don’t know who is MLB who is WLB. I think that one is because Allen is just going to rotate them throughout a game or maybe week to week depending on opponent. We have 3 players competing for CB2. There is a 4th CB who’s Ben Johnson singled out as playing well too. RB2? At the bottom of the roster does JP Richardson have a shot? Tysheem Johnson? This is the week we start to sort that out.

It’s great to see him pushing players. However there just aren’t that many jobs up for grabs among our starters. LT and CB2. There’s a ton of competition for the backup roles almost everywhere on our roster.