Little Respect? NFL.com Power Rankings Bears 5th

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Bears #5

Chicago might have gone for Shea McClellin a little early, but there's no question that the front line needed someone who can make plays on the edge. McClellin is an effort guy, not a speed rusher, so we'll see if his game is fast enough for the NFL. The right tackles in the NFC North are hardly considered world-beaters, unless you're one of those folks who have a

Gosder Cherilus

or

Phil Loadholt

Fathead in your room.

I appreciate his confidence but you have to wonder just how much the guy really knows about football and the Bears when he says that McClellin isn't a "speed rusher" in addition to being a high effort guy. What's a 4.63 forty for a 260lb DE if that's not fast. The only guy who beat him was Irvin and that's exactly what he's considered.

Maybe I'm reading this out or context or maybe what he should have said is that McC is a high effort guy with great speed off the edge but to question whether or not he has NFL speed is pretty dumb. If he doesn't then I guess we should consider Urlacher "slow footed" too.

Just as I said when another pre-season power ranking had them near the middle...

Pre-season power rankings are pointless and meaningless.

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Originally Posted by The Benjamin

Just as I said when another pre-season power ranking had them near the middle...

Pre-season power rankings are pointless and meaningless.

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Yeah Benji but they're so good at starting up a "crap stir" aren't they? LOL If we'd have been ranked 15th the howling would already have begun and this thread would have two dozen more posts by now.

I might do a power ranking with the Bears 32 just to start shit :D

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Originally Posted by The Benjamin

I might do a power ranking with the Bears 32 just to start shit :D

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Blasphemy. Bears could do no worse then 31st, since the Packers ALWAYS suck.

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Originally Posted by Jimmors

Blasphemy. Bears could do no worse then 31st, since the Packers ALWAYS suck.

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Besides that, it's defiance in the face of God.