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Saw someone (on another Bears fan site) question if KPL shouldn’t be looked at as an OLB? I’d have to say that might not be a bad thought, with the aforementioned bust that is Floyd possibly on the way out, why not? Being a former Safety, KPL undoubtably has the lateral pass coverage ability sometimes asked of OLBs to do. I’d think with a starting LB crew of Mack, Smith, Kwit(or Trevathan) and KPL we’d be pretty good in the middle.
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Word!
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I stole Mongo’s quote from the other string because I agree with it. Below: “Wholesale changes like that are rarely fruitful. It takes time to build an OL. My thoughts are to meet with them at seasons end and tell them to put there man pants on. Maybe say goodbye to someone to send a message or let them know they'll be cut at the last possible moment so they can't get a good contract elsewhere. Light a fire. Draft someone highly and bring in a hard core vet. I see two, there at the most.” These are all good ideas, especially with most of them on relatively newer deals. I think most of us would agree there are some potential talent in players like Bars and even Coward. Coward has struggled doe this year but maybe he’d be the opposite of what we’ve seen with Leno after having a talk(?). Whitehair and Daniels are keepers, IMHO. Beyond that...yeah not much else. Current Redskins linemen Scherrf and Williams are mentioned in the below article as potential acquisitions through either Free Agency or trade: https://beargoggleson.com/2019/11/27/chicago-bears-offensive-linemen-free-agents-2020/
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When I saw Kwit nearly intercept Rodgers pass last week I immediately thought of Urlacher when he did it (against Rodgers) and returned it something like 50 yards. They looked very similar streaking across the middle.
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To be fair, I did write ‘college’ but I did not realize he and Woods both made the conversion. (Was actually thinking of Urlacher). Wouldn’t it be sweet if any one of these three guys; Iyiegbuniwe, Woods or KPL were able to rise to the level of play equal to Urlacher?
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Mahomes vs Watson vs Trubisky Last Quarter of Season
Alaskan Grizzly replied to adam's topic in Bearstalk
It’ll happen..don’t worry. One of my favorite things to say to my ‘friends’ who are Packers fans, and make it to the playoffs only to lose is; ‘Welcome to the offseason.’ -
What’s the money status or need at ILB? I’m guessing if anyone of the four; Trevathan, Smith, Kwit or KPL were to go it would be Danny (as much as I’d hate it). But is it unusual for a team that runs a 3-4 base D to keep four ILBs? I was watching a clip from Tom Thayer on KPLs play last week and the dude is incredibly instinctive. Makes real smart reads and reacts quickly. Reminds me of a slower version of Smith or younger version of Trevathan. I was a bit skeptical when they first signed him but these last few games he’s proved he belongs. PS: Just saw that he played Safety while in college. Hmmmm...converted Safety to LB? Where have we heard that before?
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Mahomes vs Watson vs Trubisky Last Quarter of Season
Alaskan Grizzly replied to adam's topic in Bearstalk
I take solace in knowing that GB won’t make the SB this year. They don’t have nearly as good a team as does SF, NO or SEA. Sure they have a great QB but as I said earlier this year, they are way too one dimensional because of it. Shut him down and they’re done. All the teams I listed previously should be able to do that. They barely beat the Redskins last week and a transitioning team in the Bears yesterday. There’s no staying power in that. My prediction will be a redux of Super Bowl XLVII (minus one of the Harbaughs).