Initial 53-man Positional breakdown.

Quarterbacks (3): Jay Cutler, Nathan Enderle, Caleb Hanie
Running backs (3): Marion Barber, Kahlil Bell, Matt Forte
Fullbacks (1): Will Ta’ufo’ou
Wide receivers (6): Earl Bennett, Devin Hester, Sam Hurd, Johnny Knox, Dane Sanzenbacher, Roy Williams
Tight ends (3): Kyle Adams, Kellen Davis, Matt Spaeth
Offensive linemen (8): Gabe Carimi, Roberto Garza, Lance Louis, Frank Omiyale, Chris Spencer, J’Marcus Webb, Chris Williams, Edwin Williams
Defensive linemen (10): Anthony Adams, Mario Addison, Israel Idonije, Henry Melton, Amobi Okoye, Stephen Paea, Julius Peppers, Nick Reed, Matt Toeaina, Corey Wootton
Linebackers (5): Lance Briggs, Dom DeCicco, Brian Iwuh, Nick Roach, Brian Urlacher
Cornerbacks (6): Zackary Bowman, Corey Graham, Tim Jennings, D.J. Moore, Joshua Moore, Charles Tillman
Safeties (5): Chris Conte, Chris Harris, Craig Steltz, Winston Venable, Major Wright
Specialists (3): Robbie Gould, Patrick Mannelly, Adam Podlesh

9 Points from Preseason week 3 vs. Tennessee

1. Seems the game would have been different if CJ2K were in uniform.

2. D-Line is working well together, getting pressure on the QB.  Izzy Idonije seems to be flying under the radar.  Nice to see inside pressure.

3. Major Wright in another out of control move flying past a runner giving up another touchdown.  Is that something that is fixable?

4. Wow, Matt Forte looks good running between the tackles, catching passes, running outside, etc.  This is going to be his year.

5. O-Line.  Lance Louis as a lead blocker is a lot of beef coming at you.  Carimi holding his own.  For what it is worth, they have kept resolute on maintaining the same consistent line and so far appears to be paying off, running game is clicking and Jay Cutler is alive and upright.

6. Lovie Smith with another lost challenge.  Par for the course, but at least he has not had any egregious time management decisions - yet.  We will see when the real games start.

7. Roy Williams just dropped another pass.  Johnny Knox is not much better and Devin Hester shows what we always knew that he really can't catch under pressure.  Earl Bennett is solid as ever, I think he will lead all Bears WR when the season is over.  And Roy Williams just dropped another pass.

8. Special Teams.  What the heck?!?!?!?  Blocked punt, punter catches the ball and runs for a first down?!?!?!  Coverage stinks, returns are nothing special and worst of all Robbie Gould is shaky and he needs to be solid.

9. But I still feel good about this season, don't know why I just do.

T.

Preseason week 2 vs. Giants

What happened to the special teams?  Kick coverage is horrible, Bears generally do not give up many blocked punts and Robbie Gould usually does not miss Field Goals.  Dave Toub better pick up his side of the equation.

Jay Cutler looked like he was making quick confident decisions and given that he was given enough time the announcers picked up on it too.  Now if only they could do something about the Left Tackle...

Roy Williams, hello?

Major Wright forced a fumble, had a solid couple of tackles, but completely left his jock on the field for one crucial play.

Gabe Carimi really looks like the first legitimate Tackle that the Bears have drafted in the last 10 years.

Matt Toeina commands a double team every play.  It sure will be fun when Anthony Adams is healthy to play alongside of Matt Toeina.

Izzy Idonije has been fairly quiet so far this year.

Marian Barber and Jonnie Knox playing with the second team just looks funny.

This is two straight games that Lovie has not made an egregious Time Management mistake.

T.

Preseason Game 1 vs. Bills

OK, one game under our belt. What did we learn? About as much as can be expected after one preseason game after a loooong layoff.


OLine – I saw Garza on his butt more than one time. I was hoping that we would come away with a decent number of sacks – didn’t happen. What I was glad to see was very few egregious mental mistakes (holding, false starts, snap infraction, etc). Some of the sacks could most definitely be attributed to Hanie’s slow decision making. We sure are going to miss Kreutz this year.

DLine – Toeina looked good picking up the “I’m going to command a double team every time the ball is snapped” usually reserved for Anthony Adams, freeing up Melton and others to make plays. Peppers should watch film of Alex Brown batting down passes, he just seems one half second short of knocking down 3-4 passes a game.

RBs – Barber is what we thought he was – a beast that will get those much needed 2.4 yards. Surprised to see Khalil Bell do as well as he did, he may make the team over Chester Taylor because Bell is a special teams ace.

Lovie didn’t do a horrific job of managing the clock. Count that as one game in a row that has happened, I am sure that streak will not last.

Let Melton Run It!

So, everyone on the planet agrees that you should have kicked the field goal after your third unsuccessful attempt to run it in from the 1 foot line.  But, supposing that you are just that hard-headed and determined to run it in for a fourth consecutive time.  Why not let Henry Melton run it in?  He spent time as a running back in college.  Not just any college, he played at UT (University of Texas).  And not just a couple games, he played 25 games at Running Back and started 1 game at Running Back.  Played in all 13 games at running back as a freshman.  In fact, he finished his freshman season fifth on the all-time UT freshman list with 10 rushing TDs. 

Henry Melton Bio

I am saying that it was the wrong move to go for it.  BUT, if you were going to give away the game, why not mix it up a little bit???

ST.

Lovie Smith "still feels good" about passing up field goal

Here is the reason why I am off the Lovie will be out at the end of this season or before:

Lovie Smith "still feels good" about passing up field goal

Everyone knows that you kick the field goal - EVERY TIME.  The fact that Lovie does not admit it is just plain wrong.  Bad news for your head coach to not admit when he is wrong.

ST.

More Trouble with Bears drafts...

Here is the cut list of some high draft picks - let's take a trip down memory lane.  With the latest cuts this week, the 2009 Bears draft may go down in history as possibly the worst ever.


2010 - Chicago Bears


Rd Sel # Player Position School

6 181 Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan

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2009 - Chicago Bears


Rd Sel # Player Position School

3 68 Jarron Gilbert DE San Jose State

3 99 Juaquin Iglesias WR Oklahoma

5 154 Marcus Freeman LB Ohio State


6 190 Al Afalava FS Oregon State

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2008 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

Pretty good draft, most players still on team.

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2007 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

2 62 Dan Bazuin DE Central Michigan

3 94 Michael Okwo LB Stanford

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2006 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

This was a pretty good draft for the Bear

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2005 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 4 Cedric Benson RB Texas

2 39 Mark Bradley WR Oklahoma

5 140 Airese Currie WR Clemson

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2004 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

2 47 Tank Johnson DT Washington

5 147 Claude Harriott DE Pittsburgh

5 148 Craig Krenzel QB Ohio State

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2003 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 14 Michael Haynes DE Penn State

4 100 Todd Johnson DB Florida

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2002 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 29 Marc Colombo T Boston College (never panned out for the Bears)

3 72 Roe Williams CB Tuskegee

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2001 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 8 David Terrell WR Michigan

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2000 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

3 69 Dez White WR Georgia Tech

3 87 Dustin Lyman TE Wake Forest

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1999 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 12 Cade McNown QB UCLA

2 48 Russell Davis DE North Carolina

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1998 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 5 Curtis Enis RB Penn State

4 94 Alonzo Mayes TE Oklahoma State

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1997 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

2 38 John Allred TE USC

3 69 Bob Sapp G Washington

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1996 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

This was actually a good draft

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1995 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 21 Rashaan Salaam RB Colorado

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1994 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 11 John Thierry LB Alcorn State

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1993 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

2 35 Carl Simpson DT Florida State

3 61 Chris Gedney TE Syracuse

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1992 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 22 Alonzo Spellman DE Ohio State

9 246 Mirko Jurkovic G Notre Dame (Related to Jurko???)

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1991 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 22 Stan Thomas T Texas

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1990 - Chicago Bears

Rd Sel # Player Position School

3 61 Tim Ryan DE USC (Does anybody like him as an announcer?)