April 27, 20196 yr comment_174778 So far, looking good: UDFA's Offense: 1. Sam Mustipher, OL, Notre Dame (Hiestand connection) 2. Alex Bars, OG, Notre Dame (Hiestand connection) 3. Blake Blackmar, OL, Baylor 4. Marquez Tucker, OL, Southern Utah 5. Joe Lowery, OL, Ohio University 6. Emanuel Hall, WR, Missouri (Highest rater player not drafted per NFL.com - 4th round projection) 7. Thomas Ives, WR, Colgate 8. Dax Raymond, TE, Utah State (#1 UDFA TE available) 9. Ian Bunting, TE, Cal 10. Ellis Richardson, TE, Georgia Southern Defense: 11. Mathieu Betts, Edge, Laval (Montreal, Canada) 12. Chuck Harris, Edge, Buffalo 13. Jonathan Harris, DL, Lindenwood 14. Lawrence Marshall, DT, Michigan 15. Dylan Carroll, DE, Grand Valley State 16. Clifton Duck, CB, App State (KR/PR) 17. Adarius Pickett, DB, UCLA 18. Justin Simmons, DB, Limestone College (Furrey connection) 19. Jordan Powell, S, Widener Special Teams: 20. John Wirtel, OL, Kansas (LS) 21. John Baron, K, SDSU (#2 UDFA Kicker available) Rookie Mini-Camp Invites: 1. Tommy Doles, OL, Northwestern 2. Chris James, RB, Wisconsin 3. Spencer Schnell, WR, Illinois State 4. Joe Walker, WR, Delaware 5. Ron'Quavion Tarver, WR, Utah State 6. Pace Temple, WR, Butler 7. Quentin Moon, LB, Western Illinois 8. Doyin Jibowu, DB, Fort Hays State 9. Zuril Hendrick, CB, Edinboro 10. Casey Bednarski, K/P, Minnesota State 11. Emmit Carpenter, K, Minnesota (#4 UDFA Kicker available) 12. Alex Kjellsten, P, McNeese State Report
April 27, 20196 yr comment_174780 I’m loving the OL from big programs. Can never have enough depth and competition in the line. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174783 IIRC there were some calling for us to draft Bars late on day 3. Can't argue with picking him up as a UDFA. Anyone ever heard of Laval? Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174784 Three kickers? Guess we want to cover all the bases there. LOL Report
April 28, 20196 yr Author comment_174786 21 minutes ago, AZ54 said: IIRC there were some calling for us to draft Bars late on day 3. Can't argue with picking him up as a UDFA. Anyone ever heard of Laval? It's a university in Montreal, Canada. Betts was the top ranked prospect in the CFL. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174788 Quebec. Universite Laval. Mathieu Betts edge. I don't think he has enough length to free himself from OTs at the NFL level but he's got some lateral quickness and can flatten to the QB once he gets the edge. He's got one move and it's speed. For his size he seems to have a strong base because he often runs through contact and keeps his feet to make the play. Lots of hustle to the ball in his game. His path to an NFL roster is clearly through special teams but he might be able to develop into the type of player Acho was for us. Looks like he ran well at his Pro Day. https://3downnation.com/2019/03/14/laval-dl-mathieu-betts-wont-attend-cfl-combine/ Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174789 23 minutes ago, CrackerDog said: Three kickers? Guess we want to cover all the bases there. LOL More competition at a position we are critically weak on. I want them to bring in as many as possible and get one that can nail the game when we need it. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174791 Chuck Harris, Edge, Buffalo. Hmmm... Couple of plays in here remind me of another edge rusher from Buffalo. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174792 Ellis Richardson looks like a Trey Burton clone. Might not be as fast. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174805 15 hours ago, ChileBear said: More competition at a position we are critically weak on. I want them to bring in as many as possible and get one that can nail the game when we need it. Agree. With that many, there will be pressure. They all know the Bears won’t pickup more than one. Whoever handles the pressure the best is likely to do the best, and better suited for gameday. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174806 There is some significant money being given to a few UDFAs.. The #Saints are signing Wyoming edge Carl Granderson to a free-agent deal that includes $85,000 guaranteed, source said. Chris Westry wasn’t drafted, but the #Cowboys are signing him to a deal with $100K guaranteed, including a $10K signing bonus, source said. Brings some rare traits to Dallas. The #Vikings gave Washington QB Jake Browning a whopping $140K guaranteed on his contract, source said. That includes a $15K signing bonus. Browning helped himself with a strong pro day. Undrafted, but found a good opportunity behind Kirk Cousins. Undrafted Buffalo QB Tyree Jackson reached agreement with the Buffalo Bills on a deal that includes $75,000 guaranteed, per source. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174817 17 hours ago, AZ54 said: IIRC there were some calling for us to draft Bars late on day 3. Can't argue with picking him up as a UDFA. Anyone ever heard of Laval? I think Bar makes it and fills the hole of the rotating career vets we have been going thru at G. I picked him a few times in mocks bc of his connection to HH. Worst case we IR him this season bc of gus ACL. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174822 From the looks of a good bounty of UDFA's, guys want to be a Bear! Report
April 28, 20196 yr Author comment_174823 I updated the first post to make it more readable. We have a good haul and the competition should be fierce. O'Donnell should be worried. There are few punters in there that can kill it. I would not be surprised if one of them made the team over him. Remember, the one consistent with our bad kicking has been POD holding. Could be a coincidence or maybe there is something to it. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174826 10 minutes ago, adam said: I updated the first post to make it more readable. We have a good haul and the competition should be fierce. O'Donnell should be worried. There are few punters in there that can kill it. I would not be surprised if one of them made the team over him. Remember, the one consistent with our bad kicking has been POD holding. Could be a coincidence or maybe there is something to it. First a thank you for pulling in all this info. Second, what an odd collection of schools many of these players are from: Colgate, Georgia Southern, Laval, Buffalo (maybe not so odd anymore), Lindenwood, Grand Valley St., App St. Widener, Limestone College, Fort Hays State, Edinboro, McNeese St. Without the first and second round picks I expected Pace to scout the small school ranks heavier. This collection is surprising even if they are UDFAs or rookie tryouts. Not only that we drafted a guy from Valdosta St. I'll be surprised if any of these small school UDFAs make the practice squad. Report
April 28, 20196 yr Author comment_174831 1 hour ago, AZ54 said: First a thank you for pulling in all this info. Second, what an odd collection of schools many of these players are from: Colgate, Georgia Southern, Laval, Buffalo (maybe not so odd anymore), Lindenwood, Grand Valley St., App St. Widener, Limestone College, Fort Hays State, Edinboro, McNeese St. Without the first and second round picks I expected Pace to scout the small school ranks heavier. This collection is surprising even if they are UDFAs or rookie tryouts. Not only that we drafted a guy from Valdosta St. I'll be surprised if any of these small school UDFAs make the practice squad. Some of these are just camp bodies needed for the scrimmages/drills. Ultimately need to field a full team and compliment of players from every position in order to run thru drills effectively. I think they picked up a wide combination of raw players and some with huge upsides as well as some other guys with recent position changes. It will be interesting to see. You are correct though, very unlikely that any of them actually make the team, let alone the PS. Guys like Hall, Raymond, and Bars have a legit shot. So do the Kickers and Punters. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174840 22 hours ago, CrackerDog said: Three kickers? Guess we want to cover all the bases there. LOL Nagy has a three kicker goalline formation in mind. It will be amazing. Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174842 3 minutes ago, BearFan NYC said: Nagy has a three kicker goalline formation in mind. It will be amazing. That actually would be cool. Peace Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174843 1 minute ago, Connorbear said: That actually would be cool. Peace the play is the two outside kickers kick a little early, and they aim to doink off the goalposts, then the middle kicker kicks, and if he's gonna be off, one of the riccochet-ing balls knocks it back on track. So now we are actively looking for kickers accurate enough to hit the uprights regularly... Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174844 7 minutes ago, BearFan NYC said: the play is the two outside kickers kick a little early, and they aim to doink off the goalposts, then the middle kicker kicks, and if he's gonna be off, one of the riccochet-ing balls knocks it back on track. So now we are actively looking for kickers accurate enough to hit the uprights regularly... Wouldn’t each kick be counted as a down or would the play include precise simultaneous kicks? Report
April 28, 20196 yr comment_174848 32 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said: Wouldn’t each kick be counted as a down or would the play include precise simultaneous kicks? three simultaneous. now if we could only find kickers that can regularly hit the uprights... Report
April 29, 20196 yr comment_174857 18 hours ago, BearFan NYC said: So now we are actively looking for kickers accurate enough to hit the uprights regularly... we let that guy go lol Report
April 29, 20196 yr comment_174859 45 minutes ago, BearFan2000 said: we let that guy go lol hahaha thats my joke! woo hoo! Report
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