Questions?

[Stinger226]

I think the biggest question for me before the season starts is: Is Jaylon Johnson going to play and can he be up to speed day 1? 

I know there are questions at other positions but until we see our players preform, Im going to wait and make those judgements later. Because we are playing Jefferson our first game, I think this matters. 

[adam]

44 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

I think the biggest question for me before the season starts is: Is Jaylon Johnson going to play and can he be up to speed day 1? 

I know there are questions at other positions but until we see our players preform, Im going to wait and make those judgements later. Because we are playing Jefferson our first game, I think this matters. 

For me it's (in no order):

• starting LT (can the unit gel in time to work as a cohesive unit?)
• Edge/Pass Rush (will it matter if DA likes to bring extra pressure anyway?)
• RB depth (after Swift, who is RB2/3rd Down back?)
• CBs (both Jaylon's health and CB2 - Stevenson again?)
• Special Teams as a whole (has looked like crap all offseason, can they afford to lose a net 5 yards per drive?)

[Mongo3451]

Mine is pass rush

Caleb 

LT 

RB health

 

[BearFan PHX]

Obviously the BIG question is Caleb. He's not the biggest weakness, it's just he's the QB so everything rests on him.

The biggest questions in terms of weakness are LT, Pass Rush and HB - and that's the same list we had before the draft too. So that doesnt inspire a lot of confidence in Poles.

The coaching staff on the other hand, I have a lot of confidence in. I'm looking forward to see how we scheme on Monday night. Can we win games with these weaknesses against good teams and divisional rivals? I hope so.

I mean, I know there are things you can do to help a LT for example. And they can work, but they also limit your playbook, and of course I want to see Johnson able to call his full complement of plays, so it would be better if we had a real starter there.

The same with the pass rush. Can Allen get pressure with this group? I cant wait to see.
 

[AZ54]

Just Caleb.  If I've got the right QB on my team the weaknesses like edge pass rush can be minimized because we'll be scoring enough points.   If QB is fixed the rest can be sorted out over the next offseason.  

[BearFan PHX]

1 hour ago, AZ54 said:

Just Caleb.  If I've got the right QB on my team the weaknesses like edge pass rush can be minimized because we'll be scoring enough points.   If QB is fixed the rest can be sorted out over the next offseason.  

with a good QB and no pass rush, teams can beat the bottom 1/2 of the league that way, but when you go against another good QB and its a shootout, then its a different story.

But youre right, clawing into the top 5 is next year's window - probably - dont want to put a ceiling on a team Ive never seen yet!

But yeah, if Caleb is a bust, then all else is moot. But I am not personally worried about that. I think he'll break 4,000 yards this season. As unsure as I am about some parts of this team, I am very bullish on the Caleb / Ben Johnson pairing and where it will lead Caleb as a QB. Cant wait to see it unveiled next week.

[ASHKUM BEAR]

1 hour ago, BearFan PHX said:

with a good QB and no pass rush, teams can beat the bottom 1/2 of the league that way, but when you go against another good QB and its a shootout, then its a different story.

But youre right, clawing into the top 5 is next year's window - probably - dont want to put a ceiling on a team Ive never seen yet!

But yeah, if Caleb is a bust, then all else is moot. But I am not personally worried about that. I think he'll break 4,000 yards this season. As unsure as I am about some parts of this team, I am very bullish on the Caleb / Ben Johnson pairing and where it will lead Caleb as a QB. Cant wait to see it unveiled next week.

I hope you are right.  I haven't seen Caleb put it together yet, but this is his best shot. Play in the system and he can flourish.  

[Stinger226]

Caleb is obvious to having the keys to the car but from the progress I have seen with working with BJ , his floor , to me , has raised quite a bit. We base so much on his rookie year with a lousy coaching system and lack of accountability. He got in to bad habits. He's got a big arm, smart, moves well. He works hard and appears to love the game. Has all the signs of a top 5 type QB. 

Goff was a good QB but performed top level under BJ. He picked the Bears because of Caleb and I trust his judgement. This is just the beginning, it gets  much better and have very few doubts it blows up. We are Bear fans and has a poor team trust on doing the right decisions. This year is different. 

As far as having a LT , of course we dont know yet but have 3 options after the mediocre Braxton is done here. A rookie, 2nd year player, and rising UDFA. It would be easier if we just drafted a top 10 LT but that is no guarantee for success either and didnt do that. Eagles won the SB last year with a 7th round pick at LT. I think we have a coaching staff now that can develop prospects but that isnt going to be instant mash potatoes. We need to let this play out. 

Pass rush questions? The Eagles won a SB last year with no stud pass rushers. What they had was several average ones that the DC used to be successful. 8 sacks Was the most anyone had. We have a new DC in Dennis Allen who has a reputation of being aggressive. I think the coaches will raise the level of success. Sweat had a good first year with 12.5 sacks, last year he had a bunch of nagging injuries and only had 5.5 sacks. Which one will we get this year? That will be the key to our pass rushing wows but I trust DA to use him wisely.