Bears bring in K Cairo Santos for a workout

[MitchTrubisky10]

So in one season Barth has cost us as many games as Gould did his entire career.

Is he really the BEST available Pace?

I mean jesus how many gimme's to tie or win the game does a guy have to miss to get cut?

People need to really let Robbie Gould go, he wasn't good at the end of his Bears career and he was overpaid. The Bears need to find a kicker younger and better than Gould and Barth.

[Boris13c]

So in one season Barth has cost us as many games as Gould did his entire career.

Is he really the BEST available Pace?

I mean jesus how many gimme's to tie or win the game does a guy have to miss to get cut?

People need to really let Robbie Gould go,

no

he wasn't good at the end of his Bears career

I disagree ... he had a bad season in the last year of his Bears career, but that 1 season should not negate all the good he did in the years prior

and he was overpaid.

guess you could argue that

The Bears need to find a kicker younger and better than Gould and Barth.

well duh

in their attempts to do just that, they have found turds to polish into gold and have not been successful ... their post Gould plan B has been a failure

[wab]

It's no secret that when kickers flame out and get cut, they tend to flourish with the next team. Gould had a bad year that cost the team games. He was making a lot of money to make those kicks.

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

It's no secret that when kickers flame out and get cut, they tend to flourish with the next team. Gould had a bad year that cost the team games. He was making a lot of money to make those kicks.

Kickers get the yips. It happens. Once they start down that path, they seldom come back without a change of venue. A lot of kicking is mental. Much more precision than any other position on the field. As soon as they start questioning whether or not they are striking the ball in the right place, planting their foot in the right spot, or if their aim is off, or whatever. They are done. That's what happened to Gould, and that's what happened to Barth.

[Rusty Trombagent]

At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

no

[Otis Day]

That didn't take long.

[UOK]

Hurt his groin again. Will probably be released or put on IR.

[docc]

So...Barf is available..lol

[Rusty Trombagent]

Omfg, bring in that rookie from training camp and see if there's anything there for the last couple of weeks.

[G08]

RING4CHI... your table is ready!

Actually, what's Nate Kaeding up to these days??

[malk]

Shit, poor timing for me to have surgery on my leg! I could have been back for the playoffs but this season my chances are dashed.

[wab]

Yeah, where's Andy Phillips. He wasn't very good in preseason, but whatever.

[UOK]

Yeah, where's Andy Phillips. He wasn't very good in preseason, but whatever.

Too active on twitter, too much personality. Team wants somebody who is the human equivalent of a dowel rod.

[wab]

Yeah, where's Andy Phillips. He wasn't very good in preseason, but whatever.

Too active on twitter, too much personality. Team wants somebody who is the human equivalent of a dowel rod.

They ave some dudes with personality. Long, Hicks, McPhee, Cohen to name a few. But I really don't understand how you handle the kicker position so poorly. I mean, it's one of those positions where you find a guy who can kick and just leave it alone until said guy gets the yips.

[crueltyabc]

There are people in Chicago paid in real US dollars to find players to sign for this team, and they came up with Houston Prosinski and this guy.


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[Moriarty]

There are people in Chicago paid in real US dollars to find players to sign for this team, and they came up with Houston Prosinski and this guy.


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Houston and Prosinski were outstanding pickups in terms of finding someone to walk in the door and play all your snaps, late in the season.

Santos would have been, except he wasn't fully healed yet. And there's a limit to how much medical expertise your personnel staff can have.

[bearsfaninaz]

So how did Santos pass his physical if not fully healed? That's our training staff in full effect

[Moriarty]

So how did Santos pass his physical if not fully healed? That's our training staff in full effect

That's the interesting part.

Did someone drop the ball? Who?

Or was he fully and appropriately vetted, and the Bears got screwed by Crazy Injury Luck again?

[wab]

Apparently he was healthy enough to pass the physical but injured himself again in warmups.

[malk]

There are people in Chicago paid in real US dollars to find players to sign for this team, and they came up with Houston Prosinski and this guy.


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Houston and Prosinski were outstanding pickups in terms of finding someone to walk in the door and play all your snaps, late in the season.

Santos would have been, except he wasn't fully healed yet. And there's a limit to how much medical expertise your personnel staff can have.

Yup, Houston and Prosinski are pretty much perfect signings for us right now. I still think it was ridiculous to let Houston go without trying to restructure first but I fully admit there seems to be something I'm missing about the NFL and contract restructures. There are so many instances where the player makes less in his next contract and the team he leaves eats loads of dead cap. It makes zero sense but happens again and again.

[marlin]

This is the part where I would say "I told you so, on Robbie Gould". Though I guess I can't, since I don't see that I ever mentioned it in my post history, but I was definitely shaking my head at the time. After over 2 decades of watching the Bears closely, I've seen it too many times. If I had to give a new GM advice, as ridiculous as that sounds coming from an armchair fan, I'd tell them don't get too cute with your personnel moves...go with the players that prove themselves on the field. Most of the time, it really is that simple. We wouldn't be on our 3rd GM in 5 years if the others had made use of that simple advice.

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

This is the part where I would say "I told you so, on Robbie Gould". Though I guess I can't, since I don't see that I ever mentioned it in my post history, but I was definitely shaking my head at the time. After over 2 decades of watching the Bears closely, I've seen it too many times. If I had to give a new GM advice, as ridiculous as that sounds coming from an armchair fan, I'd tell them don't get too cute with your personnel moves...go with the players that prove themselves on the field. Most of the time, it really is that simple. We wouldn't be on our 3rd GM in 5 years if the others had made use of that simple advice.

He just nailed a 45 yd FG to give SF their third win in a row. The announcers said that since Chicago cut Gould in September of 2016, he has only missed two FG's. Barth missed two FG's in one game.

[malk]

I just hope Gould kicks the 49ers to a worse draft slot than us!

[Moriarty]

I just hope Gould kicks the 49ers to a worse draft slot than us!

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