2005 Chicago Bears Roster Breakdown

I just wanted to add a little insight behind the players that make up the 53 members of the Chicago Bears Roster.

1. The positional breakdown is as follows:
DB 11
DL 8
OL 8
LB 6
WR 6
QB 4
RB 4
SP 3
TE 3

The things that jump off the chart are:
2. The 4 QBs that they are carrying - most teams only carry 3. I think that once Rex comes back, one of the QBs will be sent to the practice squad, at that point in time, it could be any of the QBs on the roster.

3. They opted to carry at least as many offensive linemen as defensive linemen. I feel that Qasim Mitchell is not good enough to wear an NFL uniform, so it is hard to count all of the Offensive Linemen. Thatwithstanding, depth on the Offensive Line will be critical this year to offset the injuries that are bound to happen.

4. Every time I look wih awe that they opt to carry 3 specialists on their team, i.e. Kicker, Punter AND Longsnapper, I think back to how many times in the years that Patrick Mannelly has been part of the team that they have had problems with long snaps and it makes sense. I am kinda torn, though only because that is a roster spot that could be used for a backup Offensive Lineman.

5. The Bears are carrying a lot of Defensive Backs. The 11 that make up the 53 man roster does not include Cameron Worrell and Anfonso Marshall, who are injured.

6. 7 Rookies make up the 53 man roster -
Bradley, Mark
Benson, Cedric
Orton, Kyle
Holly, Daven
Davis, Rashied
Harris, Chris
McGowan, Brandon

7. 11 members of the Chicago Bears are over 300 lbs.:
63 Garza, Roberto 300 
91 Harris, Tommie 300 
99 Johnson, Tank 300 
74 Brown, Ruben 300 
95 Scott, Ian 302 
76 Tait, John 315 
75 Colombo, Marc 317 
70 Boone, Alfonso 318 
60 Metcalf, Terrence 318 
69 Miller, Fred 320 
72 Mitchell, Qasim 355 

8. The average weight of the 53 man roster is 240.25 lbs.

9. The average experience of the 53 man roster is 4.28 years.

10. The state representing the most hometowns of the Bears is Florida. 6 Players' hometowns are in Florida:
Blake,Jeff
Johnson,Todd
Scott,Ian
Peterson,Adrian
Brown,Alex
Clark,Desmond

That's all for now. I might add a little more once I have had time to think about the roster a little bit more.

- Slim Tim