Our biggest need now?

[noonthirtyjoe]

For me it,s backup QB. Biggest scare right now. then FS

 

[dcenate050]

a new qb. you got rid of your best one.. mccown..

 

[63bears40]

Palmer will be the next Josh.
We need another DT, 2 safeties that can actually play the game. A CB for when Peanut gets hurt again.
Some back-up Oline , Center, Guard and Tackle.
QB is the least of my worries. We have the QB whisperer.

 

[leomaz]

Palmer will he the next Josh? A QB That has never won 3 games in a row? A QB has lost more games then won? A QB that will he teaching high schoolers how to play?


I know this isn't a big deal but we still need a top notch punter and long snapper. Pat Mannely isn't ready is 39 and is a free agent. We cant go thru another season with a punter like Podlesh. Veteran safety would he nice as wel

 

[nebearsfan70]

I see his point Leo... Palmer's abilities will be maximized under Trestman. I really don't think that back up QB is a huge concern right now. But you and others pointed out some great concerns that need to be addressed first.

 

[NCChiFan]

3 tech DT is still a big need along with a Safety, then CB, back up TE, Center, and a young QB, as I see it. I really don't see Idonje making the squad, not after the Allen pick up. You could argue we still need a mic lb. Back up RB if one is available later.

 

[richig07]

Ha... Jordan Palmer is absolutely as talented as McCown. Doesn't worry me in the slightest.

 

[richig07]

Palmer will he the next Josh? A QB That has never won 3 games in a row? A QB has lost more games then won? A QB that will he teaching high schoolers how to play?


I know this isn't a big deal but we still need a top notch punter and long snapper. Pat Mannely isn't ready is 39 and is a free agent. We cant go thru another season with a punter like Podlesh. Veteran safety would he nice as wel

We already have our punter on the roster. We have two, actually. Kevin Butler's son and the other guy who I forget his name. He punted for us in the last two pre-seasons. One of those two will be our punters.

We also signed a long snapper to a future's contract the day after the season ended.. So both positions are taken care of.

As far as a vet FS. Dude... we have no money.

 

[leomaz]

I can't trust 2 rookies and 2nd year player.

We already have our punter on the roster. We have two, actually. Kevin Butler's son and the other guy who I forget his name. He punted for us in the last two pre-seasons. One of those two will be our punters.

We also signed a long snapper to a future's contract the day after the season ended.. So both positions are taken care of.

As far as a vet FS. Dude... we have no money.

Going into the season with a rookie long snapper doesn't see like a great thing to do.... Butler is no better or worse than Podlesh. We need better. We need veteran competition. We have money, not a lot, but we do have money.

 

[63bears40]

We already have our punter on the roster. We have two, actually. Kevin Butler's son and the other guy who I forget his name. He punted for us in the last two pre-seasons. One of those two will be our punters.

We also signed a long snapper to a future's contract the day after the season ended.. So both positions are taken care of.

As far as a vet FS. Dude... we have no money.

Actually we have 3 Punters on the roster.

# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 31 11 Idaho State
91 Bass, David DE 6-4 256 23 2 Missouri Western State
83 Bennett, Martellus TE 6-6 265 27 7 Texas A&M
60 Boggs, Taylor C 6-3 285 27 2 Humboldt State
57 Bostic, Jonathan LB 6-1 246 22 2 Florida
55 Briggs, Lance LB 6-1 244 33 12 Arizona
78 Brown, James T 6-4 306 25 3 Troy
74 Bushrod, Jermon T 6-5 315 29 8 Towson
13 Butler, Drew P 6-1 204 24 2 Georgia
35 Carter, Willie FB 6-2 231 24 R Tulsa
36 Cattouse, Sean DB 6-2 210 25 1 California
93 Collins, Nate DT 6-2 296 26 5 Virginia
47 Conte, Chris S 6-2 203 25 4 California
6 Cutler, Jay QB 6-3 220 30 9 Vanderbilt
43 Fiammetta, Tony FB 6-0 250 27 5 Syracuse
32 Ford, Michael RB 5-10 216 23 2 LSU
22 Forte, Matt RB 6-2 218 28 7 Tulane
53 Franklin, Jerry LB 6-1 245 26 2 Arkansas
31 Frey, Isaiah CB 6-0 190 23 2 Nevada
70 Gaines, Rogers OT 6-6 329 24 1 Tennessee State
63 Garza, Roberto C/G 6-2 310 35 14 Texas A&M - Kingsville
9 Gould, Robbie K 6-0 185 32 10 Penn State
52 Greene, Khaseem OLB 6-1 241 25 2 Rutgers
48 Hartson, Brandon LS 6-2 238 24 1 Houston
24 Hayden, Kelvin CB 6-0 195 30 10 Illinois
87 Hixon, Domenik WR 6-2 205 29 9 Akron
99 Houston, Lamarr DE 6-3 300 26 5 Texas
30 Hurst, Demontre CB 5-10 183 23 1 Oklahoma
71 Idonije, Israel DL 6-6 275 33 11 Manitoba (Canada)
17 Jeffery, Alshon WR 6-3 216 24 3 South Carolina
Jennings, M.D. FS 6-0 187 25 4 Arkansas State
26 Jennings, Tim CB 5-8 185 30 9 Georgia
16 Johnson, Jerrod QB 6-5 251 25 1 Texas A&M
73 Lane, Austen DE 6-6 265 26 4 Murray State
79 Long, Joe T 6 304 24 1 Wayne State (Mich.)
75 Long, Kyle G 6-6 311 25 2 Oregon
15 Marshall, Brandon WR 6-4 230 30 9 Central Florida
39 Martin, Derrick CB 5-10 198 28 9 Wyoming
McClellin, Shea DE 6-3 260 24 3 Boise St.
McCray, Danny S 6-1 221 26 5 LSU
27 McManis, Sherrick CB 6-1 193 26 5 Northwestern
86 Miller, Zach TE 6 236 29 5 Nebraska-Omaha
67 Mills, Jordan T 6-5 316 23 2 Louisiana Tech.
21 Mundy, Ryan FS 6-1 209 29 6 West Virginia
84 Onobun, Fendi TE 6-6 260 27 3 Houston
95 Ozougwu, Cheta DE 6-2 255 25 3 Rice
92 Paea, Stephen DT 6-1 300 25 4 Oregon State
2 Palmer, Jordan QB 6-5 232 29 6 Texas-El Paso
44 Purdy, Derricus CB 6-0 190 24 R Texas Southern
90 Ratliff, Jeremiah NT 6-4 303 32 10 Auburn
72 Robertson, Tracy DE 6-4 300 24 1 Baylor
88 Rosario, Dante TE 6-3 242 29 8 Oregon
76 Scott, Trevor DE 6-5 260 29 6 Buffalo
59 Senn, Jordan LB 5-11 225 29 7 Portland State
68 Slauson, Matt G 6-5 315 28 6 Nebraska
20 Steltz, Craig S 6-1 210 27 7 LSU
33 Tillman, Charles CB 6-2 198 33 12 Louisiana-Lafayette
81 Toliver, Terrence WR 6-5 204 25 1 LSU
94 Washington, Cornelius DE 6-4 265 24 2 Georgia
1 Way, Tress P 6-1 215 23 1 Oklahoma
14 Weems, Eric WR 5-9 195 28 8 Bethune-Cookman
82 Williams, Chris WR 5-8 175 26 1 New Mexico State
58 Williams, D.J. LB 6-1 242 31 11 Miami (Fla.)
25 Wilson, C.J. CB 5-11 187 24 2 NC State
49 Wilson, Lawrence LB 6-1 229 26 1 Connecticut
10 Wilson, Marquess WR 6-4 184 21 2 Washington State
97 Young, Willie DE 6-4 251 28 5 North Carolina State

The 3 guys out of place don't have #s yet. As far as Shea is concerned I think a ( ? ) would be appropriate.
A lot of unfamiliar names here. Especially were O-line is concerned. But I guess, just most are camp bodies.
Also, what stood out to me was the Texas A&M QB. I forgot about him.
My apologies . Yeah this shit is hard to follow. Everything didn't line up like on the Bears page .

 

[richig07]

Going into the season with a rookie long snapper doesn't see like a great thing to do.... Butler is no better or worse than Podlesh. We need better. We need veteran competition. We have money, not a lot, but we do have money.

Sorry, it's not realistic. We have plenty of punters. We signed Butler to a pretty decent contract, same with the other guy who we had last camp. They're your only options. Best to deal with it. We're not signing a vet punter. There will not be four punters in training camp. lol.

Also, you're worried about a rookie long snapper? Really? Honestly, if you can snap balls between your legs well in college. You can do it in the pros. Same damned thing.

 

[63bears40]

Tried to edit ^^^ but time sold me out. Here I only count 2 Ps. My bad . Counted 3 somehow on the Bears board. Hence the post. Yeah , I've had a few . My apologies.

 

[richig07]

Tried to edit ^^^ but time sold me out. Here I only count 2 Ps. My bad . Counted 3 somehow on the Bears board. Hence the post. Yeah , I've had a few . My apologies.

lol, No problem. I actually had to edit my post quickly because I took your word for it, even though I didn't see the third punter. I was about to say, heading into camp with three punters is already unheard of.

 

[leomaz]

If rookie long snappers were the norm then why have we had Pat for so long at a decent price when you can just get a rookies every year? I think its a little more than just snapping the ball between your legs. Its a special type position that not everyone can play and you want someone who can run down and make a tackle. Competition is always good. Butler will be making more money from the Steelers this year than from the Bears. Cheap sometimes means exactly what it sounds like. Giving the job to him irca rookie just puts us in the same spot as last season.....a bad punter hurts the defense.

 

[NCChiFan]

Leo, you do realize when Mannely went down one of the olineman not Garza filled in the rest of the game with no mishaps.

 

[cubzzzfanincali]

Tried to edit ^^^ but time sold me out. Here I only count 2 Ps. My bad . Counted 3 somehow on the Bears board. Hence the post. Yeah , I've had a few . My apologies.

If you've had a few shouldn't you see more like 8 or 10 Ps on that list?

 

[leomaz]

Leo, you do realize when Mannely went down one of the olineman not Garza filled in the rest of the game with no mishaps.

That's called luck......Id rather have a proven commodity.

 

[NCChiFan]

Oh, and btw, I'm pretty sure I've never seen a "long snapper" drafted as one. They may end up one, but never drafted as a "long snapper". You may get an invite into camp because you're one for a try out but its not a position you draft for.


In fact, that's how the O lineman for the Bears came into the game to be the long snapper, he was the long snapper on his college team.

 

[leomaz]

I wouldn't want to waste a draft pick on a LS either but.....


Ryan David Pontbriand (born October 1, 1979) is anAmerican football long snapper who most recently played for the San Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He played college football for Rice University, and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He has the distinction of being the highest-drafted long snapper in the history of the NFL Draft.

 

[cubzzzfanincali]

I can't tell...I mean, really I can't tell. This long snapper thing...that it's even being discussed. This is a joke, right?

Off to Vegas. Can't wait to see the Super Bowl lines at the sports book!