What is your #1 concern for this coming season?
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What is your #1 concern for this coming season?
Our division is gonna get better. Ponder bucked the "sophomore slump", he has an all pro wr and rb with an unused, but high pick backup. They just need another pass catcher, and are gonna be hell to play. Detroit's gonna be reuturning most of their starters and probably figured out the d-line doesn't make a defense, and GB is prolly gonna draft a RB high to give the offense a much needed balance.
Not likely. A RB isn't what we need, we need OL. The RBs we have actually did decently when the line actually managed to open holes for them to run through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Burris
Cutty. I have a feeling they're gonna give him all the tools he needs (tight ends, at least an average o-line, someone who can actually call plays, an offensive playbook that's not peewee level) and he'll have no more excuses. He'll either sink or swim. I have a feeling if he can't get a QB rating around 88-92 then he's gone.
Unless of course Emery can't give him all those tools and he sinks... then sadly he'll probably get the benefit of the doubt and get resigned.
Oline, for sure. Can't do anything with Cutler on the ground in a crumpled heap all season.
The O Line.
There are two cliches in football that I believe ring most true for this team:
"Football is a game of inches" and "Games are won and lost in the trenches"
They're cliches but they hold an immense amount of truth in this game. No offensive scheme, no philosophy, no amount of skill position players and no chalkboard mastermind is going to overcome a deficient offensive line. To win, you must be able to win at the point of attack. No play, no script, can be executed without a reasonable amount of talent on the line. A superior line dominates -on both sides of the ball. Even a line comprised of 'average' guys, who have been coached and taught properly, will allow you to move the ball on occasion. Especially against an inferior defense. A poor line gets you nowhere.
For a good stretch of the season, the line looked to be at least average. But then they were exposed... again!
There are a few other units that are of concern outside of the offensive line, namely the LB Corps. But IMHO, none have the urgency of address that the O Line requires.
You can't draft for that unit at every round, so I'm sure other areas will see some new blood. And any franchise will still pick a player that may not be a 'need' but is too great a talent (at that round) to pass up. But they can't be blinded by anything at this point; the Bears need to address it and they need to address it now. People (experts and fans alike) have been pinning this as the Bears weakest link for a few seasons now.
No more 'Angelo'ing.' That's like Te'o'ing, but instead of a fake girlfriend, you have a fake football player.
Option Other:
That we don't win enough and won't win the last game of the season against whatever AFC team
I'll take what's behind door #3 Monty. :lol-027:
I'd say the second to last is my biggest concern because it envelops our OLine needs right along with the others. OT, OG, and OC maybe among our biggest concerns but they sure aren't the only ones.
We're pretty well set at a number of spots but we need to upgrade the younger talent backing the front line guys. Some of that may come from within but there are still some holes that need plugging.
I wish I could vote for two, because for me it's 50/50 between will Trestman do well enough and will we get our Oline fix? Yea Trestman have done well in the CFL but it is still a little concern to be that he havn't been around the NFL for years. If he flops then it doesn't matter what Oline we have imo.
However we need to fix the Oline in the offseason if that doesn't things will not be much prettier than this season.
I'm worried about the old standbys-the o line, Cutty, playcalling, etc. I think a new concern would be the new dynamic completely implodes some of the old defensive philosophy-the window is shut and the D looks very old. Either way, a change was needed and move on. I just hope the D can show new wrinkles and has an ability to evolve.