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Lol even before he muffed the kick, he had some dumb decisions on Kick Returns. When he muffed the kick, I looked at my wife and said...this guy has a thread dedicated to him on the web for how much he sucks...and yes, I was referring to this one. But come on...call the fair catch for pete sake and don't be so stupid out of the end zone. It isn't just the dropped kicks of the lack of returns, it is just the stupid decisions before the return even happens.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/12/jon...from-sidelines/ More of the same on White (which is a good thing in terms of how many people are complementing his overall make-up, etc). I actually found the part on one of our practice squaders, Thompson, more interesting. Would seem like he's a potential candidate to take on a greater role from a special teams perspective (as he continues to heal from his own injury which led to him being cut from the Bills).

Every insider around Halas has said that Vic absolutely adores and loves Shea. I think he's supposed to be back this week, although nothing has been confirmed. That seemed to be the speculation late last week.

I echo your sentiment. Lagavulin 16 is fantastic.

Why wouldn't they just buy time and have him "practice". I presume their is a loose definition around "practice". That way you keep the clock going a little longer?

By the way, I do agree that I've seen enough of him. I also haven't seen anything from our blocking units either.

Royal is having trouble staying on the field so I'm going to guess that is part of the reason.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2582867...dipping-problem I know we all recently learned about the outburst and him being named captain (after this most recent fiasco) but seeing more specifics...craaazzy. Only thing I wonder is why didn't new regime drop him immediately (as I presume they would have been made aware of how players felt, etc...or maybe general reaction from players was okay with Ratliff...they just wanted to see more control from coaches)?

More then from a former scouting guy, it was from his former GM. I thought it was a really good article as well. The parts on Mcdaniels are just brutal. Interesting how it seemed like Jay was never really put in a spot to succeed but you could see the difference in terms of what Denver tried to do for Jay vs. what the Bears didn't really do up until about 3 years ago (and even then, it was half assed cause it was the wrong coaching and constant turns). I'm really hoping Jay / Gase can work with each other for a while (as an OC and then maybe eventually as a HC after Fox retires...cause that would mean things went well all the way around). Very insightful. I still say, right now, odds are looking better and better that in the 2nd round, a pretty solid QB talent could be their whom we could take and groom (whether its PSU's QB whose supposedly talented but hasn't put it all together or even someone like Connor Cook...just seems like their won't be a bunch of QB's in round 1 this year). It would free up the Bears ability to target an athletic linebacker, talented olineman, or an elite looking corner.

I found this nugget interesting (and something I wasn't previously aware of). Yet another stark difference in the way things are ran today vs. a year ago. Their is a lot less tolerance for this stuff and as a result people understand their are consequences to their actions (vs. the Trestman era).

Very interesting. He's had some issues in the past and could be true. If it is, I hope he gets the help he needs.

Very interesting. I wonder what happened.

I'm also guessing the game film wasn't kind to him (especially vs. the run against the Lions).

The Zaidman quote makes me think that Ratliff wasn't fitting in. Odd, given that in the off-season he was considered a "building" block.

Yep. He's been cut. See below tweets.

Haven't seen anything but he left the Lions game with the a neck injury, so maybe Bears reached injury settlement and cut him?

I think Rolle and Shea are week to week. My presumption is both will be back for our next game (after the bye week).

To caveat this, Lemming indicated you are talking at least a month until he does any major type of football work. Lemming has been one of the more optimistic ones regarding his timeframe and the fact that he could be on the field somewhere between weeks 10-12.

I think the next step is we see him just play and think less and that is when the big plays will come. PFF graded him out (through first 4 games) as the 11th best linebacker in football. I think we all have issues with PFF, but still a benchmark worth noting. I have seen quite a few just missed plays out of Shea and as he just gets more and more comfortable those are going to become big defensive plays, imo. McPhee also seems to think pretty highly of him. I really like McPhee. Not just his football skills, but his leadership skills. Those have been a huge add to this team.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1024518/bears-3 Good article with a lot of quotes from Fangio. Very evident how much Fangio likes Shea. People need to get over his sucking from past schemes, he's now playing the position he was always a fit for. Lets also remember Fangio is not one just to say nice things about people. He's been very up front with the media on players and his rep is as a straight-shooter.

Reports were that White has just been an animal from a rehab perspective. I also heard some people say he looked outstanding during the off-season stuff leading into training camp (where he obviously didn't get any reps). At least he's got the right attitude and work ethic (by all accounts). I personally am excited and hope we get to see him play at some point in the season. Would be huge for him to get some of that experience and adjustment out of the way this year.

Agree - excited to see if he can take some steps forward and turn into the next Olin Kreutz!!! If one thing that could come of this season is find out Long is a probowl tackle, Leno is a serviceable RT, and Grasu has skills to be an above average center, well that would be a great thing. That said, Leno was pretty poor this week but it was good experience.

This is just one of those, everyone hates Shea because of what he was, but it is really clear what Fangio thinks about Shea and he's very very high on him. Shea has been one of the bright spots for this team and I hope he isn't super injured. He's been getting better and better.

Zach Zaidman ‏@ZachZaidman 1h1 hour ago Rookie C Hroniss Grasu says he took some reps with the first team at #Bears practice today.

A lot of people though Long would be raw but Long was also a total beast athlete. Could their be other nuances between guard and center from a spread perspective? Also, one was a 1st round pick and the other a 3rd round pick.