Bears Sign Safety Tashaun Gipson

[richig07]

Whoa, okay. Now, this is a real signing.

He's immediately our starter next to Jackson. No Deon Bush anxiety to deal with. Makes sense we passed on Delpit a bit more, perhaps.

 

[richig07]

Brother of our draft pick Trevis Gipson. I was like "I swear, I thought I just saw we drafted a Gipson". lol

More of a pure SS than HHCD was. 6'1 212. Presence in the run game.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

If he's fully recovered from his injury (transverse process fracture in his lower back), then yes, a solid signing and he should begin camp as the SS to beat. We have to assume it was a cap issue with the Texans for them to dump him, because they couldn't blame his play.

 

[Jiddy]

We are so so so in DEFCON1 "everyone is going to get fired if we f*ck this up" mode...

Darts on a dartboard...with whatever the best dart is that is available...

 

[Nelly]

Certainly gives us more certainty at the SS position. I wouldn't count out Deon Bush quite yet though.

 

[beardown07]

Isn't he a Free Safety tho?

 

[Jiddy]

Isn't he a Free Safety tho?

Beggars can't be choosers. Who else is there? Tony Jefferson?

 

[richig07]

Isn't he a Free Safety tho?

He's played SS two of the last three seasons, including last year. He's 6'1 212, a good run defender and should do well at the position.

Last year, HHCD played free safety for us, FWIW. This allows Eddie to go back to playing CF where he thrives.

What Chicago Bears signing Tashaun Gipson could mean for Eddie Jackson

 

[richig07]

Beggars can't be choosers. Who else is there? Tony Jefferson?

How are we beggars at the safety position? lol. Or at any position on defense?

How is this even a desperate signing? He's a former pro bowler and coming off of a good season.

Why do you think it's unusual to sign veteran players at positions of need?

 

[GNG]

Whoa, okay. Now, this is a real signing.

He's immediately our starter next to Jackson. No Deon Bush anxiety to deal with. Makes sense we passed on Delpit a bit more, perhaps.

A stopgap signing.

 

[richig07]

@beardown07

My bad. I didn't even see that there was a 2nd part to that article. I guess he will be more of a HHCD role.

 

[Jiddy]

How are we beggars at the safety position? lol. Or at any position on defense?

How is this even a desperate signing? He's a former pro bowler and coming off of a good season.

Why do you think it's unusual to sign veteran players at positions of need?

We do have some cap money, but we're not making any big moves with what we have available. So yeah, we are beggers that can't be choosing. If Gipson was some huge no-doubter impact player, he'd be signed already.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

A stopgap signing.

Gee, a one year contract and you figured that out all by yourself?

 

[richig07]

We do have some cap money, but we're not making any big moves with what we have available. So yeah, we are beggers that can't be choosing. If Gipson was some huge no-doubter impact player, he'd be signed already.

What? He was a free agent for roughly 24 hours. He had just been released. It's like the Bengals and Dalton's 17 mil. They were trying to find a partner but nothing came through during the draft period. If they hold onto him into summer they have to pay him.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

We do have some cap money, but we're not making any big moves with what we have available. So yeah, we are beggers that can't be choosing. If Gipson was some huge no-doubter impact player, he'd be signed already.

I'm wondering if some teams were scared away due to his season-ending injury last year. I sure would like confirmation that he's 100% or at least reasonably close to it.

 

[beardown07]

Pagano bugs.


The idea of keeping Jackson at SS is retarded af.

 

[Jiddy]

What? He was a free agent for roughly 24 hours. He had just been released. It's like the Bengals and Dalton's 17 mil. They waited until just before May 1st.

He was cut and signed to a one year deal.

Yeah, that screams huge impact player to me.

Highly unlikely, if he steps into HHCD's spot, that he outperforms what we got last season. We made a downward move here. No reason to be that excited.

I mean, I guess there's the injury deal where there's that "oh he might come back strong" hope a la Trevathan...but that is most certainly a "believe it when you see it" deal.

 

[Jiddy]

I'm wondering if some teams were scared away due to his season-ending injury last year. I sure would like confirmation that he's 100% or at least reasonably close to it.

His own team was scared, thus they cut him...isn't that good enough for pause?

Granted, it's the Texans...so I guess we could carry some skepticism as to any move that team makes this offseason...

 

[beardown07]

FS is the new TE??

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Pagano bugs.


The idea of keeping Jackson at SS is retarded af.

Gotta say, the more I'm reading about all this, the less I'm liking it. Eddie belongs in the FS world where he rules.