Update: Kyle Long back at practice!

Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:53 pm

Long probably tore his ACL. Could hear him screaming and swearing after the play. Ankle, knee, something. Seasons over for him.

Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:55 pm

I feel for him. One of my favorite all time players. Not being able to finish the last 4 seasons has to be tough.

Funkster · Sun Oct 28, 2018 3:52 pm

UOK wrote:Long probably tore his ACL. Could hear him screaming and swearing after the play. Ankle, knee, something. Seasons over for him.

Nagy is calling it an ankle injury.

bearsfaninaz · Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:17 pm

Apparently a foot injury. Can't imagine not being serious though.

Mikefive · Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:04 pm

Looked like it got fiercely rolled under. I bet it's broken. Too bad. Feel for the guy.

Bears Whiskey Nut · Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:21 pm

If it wasn't broken, and just severely sprained, he would have been able to walk off the field. You saw the other Bears players waving for the trainers right after the play. I'm sure he broke it, he knew it, and was telling his teammates to get the trainers.

It sucks. He just has never been able to shake the injury bug. An amazing OL when he was healthy. That may well be the end of his career.

Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:26 pm

As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.

Bears Whiskey Nut · Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:53 pm

wab wrote:As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.

Nope. OG should be at the top of their list in the draft.

Funkster · Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:59 pm

Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:
wab wrote:As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.
Nope. OG should be at the top of their list in the draft.

But what do you did with this?

Bears Whiskey Nut · Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:21 pm

Drafting a top OG, and cutting Kyle Long will make a lot of sense. Even if you have to eat the last 4.5M of his contract. If his ankle is as bad as it sounds, he's not going to be back in time for the beginning of next season. Not with his injury history.

Moriarty · Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:07 pm

Funkster wrote:
Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:
wab wrote:As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.
Nope. OG should be at the top of their list in the draft.

But what do you did with this?

Eat the 3M in dead money without blinking and enjoy the 5.5M in cap savings.

(Unfortunately, if he's not ready to play by opening day, you have to hand out some injury settlement, too)

BR0D1E86 · Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:57 pm

The only good news is we just drafted a good starter in Daniels and we have the competent if thoroughly unremarkable Kush once he’s healthy for the other spot.

ramentaschen · Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:36 pm

I wonder if this new 6'7" guy Witzmann is going to take Long's place going forward.

Bearfacts · Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:31 am

What is it with this team and it's habit of injuring it's own players?

How long has it been since we've been able to keep 5 starting OL healthy for an entire season?

Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:04 am

I wonder if this means Daniels at center and Whitehaor at RG?

mmmc_35 · Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:15 am

Sucks for Long. I wonder if they bring him back at a reduced salary.

Mikefive · Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:06 pm

wab wrote:I wonder if this means Daniels at center and Whitehaor at RG?

I had that thought as well. Based on what we've seen since he's been here I don't know why we could expect that, however.

Mikefive · Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:07 pm

Moriarty wrote:
Funkster wrote:
Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:
wab wrote:As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.
Nope. OG should be at the top of their list in the draft.

But what do you did with this?
Eat the 3M in dead money without blinking and enjoy the 5.5M in cap savings.

(Unfortunately, if he's not ready to play by opening day, you have to hand out some injury settlement, too)

I understand the thinking here. But I think the team will let Long decide what he wants to do.

G08 · Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:20 pm

You can cut him for $3M and get $5.5M in cap space...

Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:29 pm

From an hour ago:

Colleen Kane
@ChiTribKane
Bears coach Matt Nagy said he'll be able to share more on Kyle Long's status in the next 24-48 hours. He said the Bears will have Eric Kush back this week after he sat out Sunday with a neck injury. Bears sorting through how they'll shuffle line if Long is out.

Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:29 pm

Mikefive wrote:
Moriarty wrote:
Funkster wrote:
Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:
wab wrote:As harsh as it is to say, a 30 year old guard with shot legs and a sketchy neck shouldn’t be in the Bears plans going into next season.

And I love Kyle Long.
Nope. OG should be at the top of their list in the draft.

But what do you did with this?
Eat the 3M in dead money without blinking and enjoy the 5.5M in cap savings.

(Unfortunately, if he's not ready to play by opening day, you have to hand out some injury settlement, too)
I understand the thinking here. But I think the team will let Long decide what he wants to do.

The sentiment is nice, but this will be the 3rd year in a row where he's placed on IR (assuming the worst this year). Even if he doesn't go on IR, he hasn't played a full 16 games since 2015 and has only played a a full 16 games twice in his career.

I understand the team giving grace to a veteran that has sacrificed his body for his team, but at some point we have to remember that the NFL is a business. And keeping a guy around that is only averaging 8 games a year over the last three seasons isn't great business.

BR0D1E86 · Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:53 pm

https://twitter.com/danwiederer/status/ ... 92033?s=20

G08 · Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:54 pm

Curious if it's a lisfranc... if it is... man, might be time to shut it down.

Bearfacts · Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:08 pm

Doesn't look good but I'm content to wait for something official from Nagy.

Boris13c · Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:45 pm

Long seems to have some pretty bad luck ... he got rolled up on and was caught in a bad spot ... can't blame him for that ... but it does add another question mark to his resume

EricTighe · Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:30 am

Yawl ruthless.

If he doesn't hurt our cap numbers then keep him around. Loyalty counts for something. Just my opinion.

At least when healthy he earns his paycheck. Can't say that for all the Bears

Moriarty · Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:28 am

EricTighe wrote:Yawl ruthless.

If he doesn't hurt our cap numbers

He does, though. There's no maybe to that.

Mack made the cap tight. And Long is expensive for an interior lineman who's mostly a pile of spare parts at this point.

Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:34 am

EricTighe wrote:Yawl ruthless.

If he doesn't hurt our cap numbers then keep him around. Loyalty counts for something. Just my opinion.

At least when healthy he earns his paycheck. Can't say that for all the Bears

I love Kyle...he's one of my all time favorite Bears. But how does keeping a guy that will have spent three straight years on IR makes sense?

Loyalty and sentimentality are fine concepts and all, but not at the cost of what is best for the team in the long run.

EricTighe · Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:38 am

Though it may make sense in what you are saying, it is still ruthless.

As far as three straight years on IR.... hmm I don't know maybe Kevin Whits

Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:41 am

EricTighe wrote:Though it may make sense in what you are saying, it is still ruthless.

As far as three straight years on IR.... hmm I don't know maybe Kevin Whits

Kevin White won't be on the team next year either... so...