Thread: Bears Roster Projection

I think Ronnie Cameron has a shot at making the team. I know all UDFA are long shots but we need DT help and Merling is pure speculation.

Originally Posted by blinddeafmute

Two veteran qb's behind a franchise qb? That's ridiculous. Enderle stays and mccown gets cut.

Other than that, it looks pretty good.

I pretty much agree with what Windy wrote including about QB. I only see Enderle sticking on the PS not the regular roster (if that). He was a Martz-want like Manu, Roy Williams, etc and I see no reason for him to make the 53 man roster. Heck, he was on it last year out of necessity and when Cutler went down and Hanie flopped, the team signed and started McCown (who did a serviceable job) rather than play Enderle. That tells you pretty much all you need to know about what the team thought of his usefulness and potential. I wouldn't mind him staying on the PS since we didn't draft or sign a 4th QB but no way he should get dibs over McCown (whom we re-signed for cheap) unless Enderle somehow beats him out for the #3 job in pre-season...never happen, no way IMO.

A few other wrinkles...

A) I wouldn't mind seeing Unga battle it out with AAllen for the #5 RB spot (PS only). Best man wins.

B) Merling isn't particular appealing to me (how bad do you have to be to get cut by the Phins?) as he's had a very undistinguished career as a 2nd round bust marred by injury and off-field issues. I figure Izzy is going to see some DT time on run plays if Shea Mc can indeed play full time DE @ 270lbs as Soul & Lovie seem to suggest. Yeah, Merling would prob be cheap but still...why not give Jordan Miller and/or Cameron a shot over him? BTW, Chauncy D wasn't too bad a reserve DL...worth a PS spot?

C) Do you think we will keep 7 LBs? Can't argue against it at all--we lucked out big time last year with only 5 to not have any injuries until the 4th Q of week 17 and Costanzo is mainly a STer only, correct? Basically we have Trahan, JWilliams, JTThomas, and UDFAs battling it our over 2 backup roster spots.

I completely agree with you about the OL. CWill needs to be Webb's competition in TC for the LT job. If Webb wins, CW becomes an OG and maybe we keep udfa James Brown or Horn as a developmental OT. If CW wins, then Webb is the swing and Spencer & EWill can battle for the starting OG job that is opened up. However you slice it, I wanna see Tice really evaluate what we have and don't have in Spencer, CWill, and Louis because all 3 become FAs next year. Better find out this year who is worth extending/keeping and who is expendable (I have a feeling that Spencer won't be re-signed for 2013 unless he shows something promising this year). Keep 9 OLs I assume?

You nailed it on the secondary too. I hope Hayden is healthy enough to push Jennings or even win the job outright. I like TJ as a tackler but he's small and can't catch for s**t. I wouldn't surprise me in the least if Hardin takes over at starting SS at some point over Major whiff-master Wright. The Hardin-Conte duo looks formidable to me as our starting S combo (finally!) of the future. Maybe we can stop perenially allocating the 3rd round pick every draft for a new S...oh wait, we don't have a 3rd round pick next year anyway so problem solved!

As much as I hate to give up on him so quickly, I too see Sanz as a goner from the regular roster. He has zero chance if Knox is recovered and only a slim one if he's PUP/IR'd. DThomas is bigger, faster, and plays STs so he's gotta get the nod as it looks now. I would hope the team can find a way to sneak Sanz onto the PS because he's scrappy and showed some positive flashes before he caught a case of the dropsies from Roy (yes, I blame Roy Williams for nearly everything I can lol).

I think you're right that drafting ERod means bye-bye to KAdams so the only question remaining there is whether Andre Smith can beat out Spaeth for the 2nd in-line TE spot. I hope so because releasing Spaeth would free up ~ $1.5 million in cap space and it's not like Spaeth was all that great to begin with. I had hoped that we were going to draft an OG/C like Konz or Zeitler that would make Spencer also a cap-savings cut too but that didn't happen so he gets a one-year reprieve so to speak.

Other than a few minor tweaks, the D is set and looks really good. The O looks MUCH IMPROVED over the pathetic lack of weapons we have had the last 3 years. We FINALLY have put together a scoring attack that can rival the teams we need to beat to win the NFCNorth. Give me no worse than 2-2 vs Green Bay & Detroit with 3-1 a very real possibility...maybe some more Lions can get busted on drug offenses .

Two stumbling blocks remain, both on O:

Will the pass pro in general (and Webb in particular) step-up and be adequate?

Will Forte be ready and playing by week 2 in Green Bay?

Originally Posted by soulman

Geez Windy, we're not even into OTA's yet and you want to mock the opening day roster??????? I'm sending you a case of valium....or do you prefer xanax????

We haven't even finished with who we've got yet let alone who we'll have left.

Give the guy a break...September is a long way off yet and he has to mock something!

Originally Posted by MPBears68

Give the guy a break...September is a
long way off yet and he has to mock something!

Haha for sure were all excited...give him some time he may mock the entire colts game week one play by play...hah jk man but nice post/insight