When trying to predict who the 51st, 52nd and 53rd guy would be, it came down to the O-Line, D-Line and secondary.
QB - Trubisky, Daniel, Bray
RB - Cohen, Davis, Montgomery, Whyte Jr.
WR - Gabriel, Hall, Miller, Patterson, Ridley, Robinson, Wims
TE - Braunecker, Burton, Shaheen
OL - Coward, Daniels, Larsen, Leno, Jr., Long, Massie, Sowell, Whitehair
DL - Anderson, Bullard, Goldman, Hicks, Nichols, Robertson-Harris, Williams
LB - Floyd, Irving, Iyiegbuniwe, Kwiatkoski, Lynch, Mack, Smith, Trevathan
CB - Amukamara, Fuller, McManis, Shelley, Skrine
S - Bush, Clinton-Dix, Denmark, Houston-Carson, Jackson
K - Robbie Gould?
P - Pat O’Donnell
LS - John Wirtel
Way TOO early 53-man roster prediction
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RING4CHI wrote:When trying to predict who the 51st, 52nd and 53rd guy would be, it came down to the O-Line, D-Line and secondary.
QB - Trubisky, Daniel, Bray
RB - Cohen, Davis, Montgomery, Whyte Jr.
WR - Gabriel, Hall, Miller, Patterson, Ridley, Robinson, Wims
TE - Braunecker, Burton, Shaheen
OL - Coward, Daniels, Larsen, Leno, Jr., Long, Massie, Sowell, Whitehair
DL - Anderson, Bullard, Goldman, Hicks, Nichols, Robertson-Harris, Williams
LB - Floyd, Irving, Iyiegbuniwe, Kwiatkoski, Lynch, Mack, Smith, Trevathan
CB - Amukamara, Fuller, McManis, Shelley, Skrine
S - Bush, Clinton-Dix, Denmark, Houston-Carson, Jackson
K - Robbie Gould?
P - Pat O’Donnell
LS - John Wirtel
Battles of the preseason as of right now are obviously the K position and Coward vs. Larsen.
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Here is what I have... not too far off.
QB: 2
Mitchell Trubisky
Chase Daniel
HB: 4
David Montgomery
Tarik Cohen
Mike Davis
Kerrith Whyte Jr.
TE: 4
Trey Burton
Adam Shaheen
Ben Braunecker
Dax Raymond
OL: 8
Charles Leno Jr.
Kyle Long
Cody Whitehair
James Daniels
Bobby Massie
Rashaad Coward
Bradley Sowell
Alex Bars
WR: 7
Anthony Miller
Allen Robinson II
Taylor Gabriel
Cordarrelle Patterson
Riley Ridley
Javon Wims
Emanuel Hall
CB: 6
Kyle Fuller
Prince Amukamara
Buster Skrine
Sherrick McManis
Kevin Toliver II
Duke Shelley
LB: 4
Danny Trevathan
Roquan Smith
Nick Kwiatkoski
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
OLB: 4
Khalil Mack
Leonard Floyd
Aaron Lynch
Isaiah Irving
DL: 5
Akiem Hicks
Eddie Goldman
Bilal Nichols
Roy Robertson-Harris
Jonathan Bullard
S: 5
Eddie Jackson
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Deon Bush
DeAndre Houston-Carson
Stephen Denmark
ST: 3
K - TBD
Pat O'Donnell
John Wirtel
I wanted to find a way for the Bears to keep all of their picks on the roster. The last couple of spots came down to Denmark, Fitts, and Nick Williams. This leaves the Bears kinda thin on the DL, but Lynch and Mack play in a 4 man front pretty frequently. I legit have no idea who the kicker will be.
QB: 2
Mitchell Trubisky
Chase Daniel
HB: 4
David Montgomery
Tarik Cohen
Mike Davis
Kerrith Whyte Jr.
TE: 4
Trey Burton
Adam Shaheen
Ben Braunecker
Dax Raymond
OL: 8
Charles Leno Jr.
Kyle Long
Cody Whitehair
James Daniels
Bobby Massie
Rashaad Coward
Bradley Sowell
Alex Bars
WR: 7
Anthony Miller
Allen Robinson II
Taylor Gabriel
Cordarrelle Patterson
Riley Ridley
Javon Wims
Emanuel Hall
CB: 6
Kyle Fuller
Prince Amukamara
Buster Skrine
Sherrick McManis
Kevin Toliver II
Duke Shelley
LB: 4
Danny Trevathan
Roquan Smith
Nick Kwiatkoski
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
OLB: 4
Khalil Mack
Leonard Floyd
Aaron Lynch
Isaiah Irving
DL: 5
Akiem Hicks
Eddie Goldman
Bilal Nichols
Roy Robertson-Harris
Jonathan Bullard
S: 5
Eddie Jackson
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Deon Bush
DeAndre Houston-Carson
Stephen Denmark
ST: 3
K - TBD
Pat O'Donnell
John Wirtel
I wanted to find a way for the Bears to keep all of their picks on the roster. The last couple of spots came down to Denmark, Fitts, and Nick Williams. This leaves the Bears kinda thin on the DL, but Lynch and Mack play in a 4 man front pretty frequently. I legit have no idea who the kicker will be.
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Mitch, Cohen, and Shaheen are about the only skill position people that Nagy didn't have a hand in bringing in. Sure seems like he's sold on at least the first two of those guys.
So I'd argue that Nagy has his own guys in all his favorite spots. And he's sure got a lot of depth in those spots too. We are talking about cutting talent from the WR position that would've been starting in the previous regime.
Now it's time to see some more real mad scientist shit! And I am pumped!
So I'd argue that Nagy has his own guys in all his favorite spots. And he's sure got a lot of depth in those spots too. We are talking about cutting talent from the WR position that would've been starting in the previous regime.
Now it's time to see some more real mad scientist shit! And I am pumped!
2 QB: Trubisky, Daneil
4 RB: Montgomery, Davis, Cohen, Patterson
5 WR: Robinson, Miller, Gabriel, Ridley, Wims,
1 ST Speedster: M. Hall, Whyte, or E. Hall
3 TE: Burton, Shaheen, Braunecker
8 OL: Leno, Daniels, Whitehair, Long, Massie, Sowell, Coward, Larsen
1 Wild Card: Nall, Raymond, or more likely a 9th OL
5 DL: Hicks, Goldman, Nichols, Robertson-Harris, Bullard
5 OLB: Mack, Floyd, Lynch, Irving, Fitts
4 ILB: Smith, Trevathan, Kwiatkoski, Iyiegbuniwe
6 CB: Amukamara, Fuller, Skrine, McMannis, Tolliver, Shelley
4 S: Jackson, Clinton-Dix, Bush, Houston-Carson
1 Wild Card Front Seven (6th DL, 6th OLB, or 5th ILB)
1 Wild Card DB (I'm sure they hope it is Denmark, but could be one of last year's UDFA)
3 Specialists
4 RB: Montgomery, Davis, Cohen, Patterson
5 WR: Robinson, Miller, Gabriel, Ridley, Wims,
1 ST Speedster: M. Hall, Whyte, or E. Hall
3 TE: Burton, Shaheen, Braunecker
8 OL: Leno, Daniels, Whitehair, Long, Massie, Sowell, Coward, Larsen
1 Wild Card: Nall, Raymond, or more likely a 9th OL
5 DL: Hicks, Goldman, Nichols, Robertson-Harris, Bullard
5 OLB: Mack, Floyd, Lynch, Irving, Fitts
4 ILB: Smith, Trevathan, Kwiatkoski, Iyiegbuniwe
6 CB: Amukamara, Fuller, Skrine, McMannis, Tolliver, Shelley
4 S: Jackson, Clinton-Dix, Bush, Houston-Carson
1 Wild Card Front Seven (6th DL, 6th OLB, or 5th ILB)
1 Wild Card DB (I'm sure they hope it is Denmark, but could be one of last year's UDFA)
3 Specialists
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So I really believe a few additions will be made prior to the final roster. Obviously a veteran interior OL seems like a certain thing. I also think a Vet DL and possibly DB. So it's hard to project but it's a fun exercise.
I think Nagy views positions a bit more nuanced then most. I could set a complete separation from certain positions. Like receivers XYZ. I believe he looks at RB to Gadget back different. Cohen Patterson davis and Whyte are those multi tools. .
So I see Nall having a good chance to make this team, wims should be a TE.
I think Nagy views positions a bit more nuanced then most. I could set a complete separation from certain positions. Like receivers XYZ. I believe he looks at RB to Gadget back different. Cohen Patterson davis and Whyte are those multi tools. .
So I see Nall having a good chance to make this team, wims should be a TE.
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You only have 52 players. Feel free to augment the defensive line, or any place else.wab wrote:Here is what I have
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I wanted to find a way for the Bears to keep all of their picks on the roster. The last couple of spots came down to Denmark, Fitts, and Nick Williams. This leaves the Bears kinda thin on the DL, but Lynch and Mack play in a 4 man front pretty frequently.
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I count 53 including Piniero.
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I do wonder if Nagy's willingness to use defensive players in short yardage situations, or line up a Sowell at FB means they are more comfortable going with only 3 TE's and no FB on the 53 this season. Maybe that's why they didn't address TE depth with anything more than undrafted FA players beyond Burton, Shaheen, and Braunecker.
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If I recall, Burton (the FB, not TE) was only active for like 6 games last season. So it's not like the Bears really had one anyway.sturf wrote:I do wonder if Nagy's willingness to use defensive players in short yardage situations, or line up a Sowell at FB means they are more comfortable going with only 3 TE's and no FB on the 53 this season. Maybe that's why they didn't address TE depth with anything more than undrafted FA players beyond Burton, Shaheen, and Braunecker.
I hope Dax Raymond beats out Braunecker though.
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Weird.Mikefive wrote:I count 53 including Piniero.
I add the numbers... I get 52. I count the names (including K -TBD) and I get 52.
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For what it's worth, the Bears have 7 TE's on the roster. Reminds me of last offseason when they had like 14 corners.
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Yeah, there's 52. I originally had Ted Larsen on there and took him off to add Fitts, then forgot to add Fitts.Middleguard wrote:Weird.Mikefive wrote:I count 53 including Piniero.
I add the numbers... I get 52. I count the names (including K -TBD) and I get 52.
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Just don't count on my math skills, evidently. LOL
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