LittleHurt05 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 04:44 PM) So Prater just got suspended 4 games for being an alcoholic. Odd. If he hadn't gotten behind the wheel drunk, then the NFL would have let him be an alcoholic in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 10:12 AM) If he hadn't gotten behind the wheel drunk, then the NFL would have let him be an alcoholic in peace I think this one has more to do with the fact that he left the scene of an accident after getting behind the wheel drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 07:27 AM) Leaving Friday thinking not that big of a deal. But I'm pretty much banking all hope on our defense on the fact that some vets didn't really care (briggs looked awful/peanut). I felt this last year, I'm really nervous bears are going to become the dallas cowboys. This talented team that's lack of discipline shoots itself in the foot and we have a perpetual 8-8 machine. Here's to pre-season not mattering I hope. Special teams is consistently awful. Defense has been atrocious. Have to be worried, given that is exactly what we saw a year ago. Only saving grace I have is last preseason our defense looked very good only to end up sucking, so maybe the opposite holds true here. My expectations have came crashing down because I've seen far too many reminders of some pretty pathetic things that happened a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 06:53 PM) Only saving grace I have is last preseason our defense looked very good only to end up sucking, so maybe the opposite holds true here. This is what I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 12:53 PM) Special teams is consistently awful. Defense has been atrocious. Have to be worried, given that is exactly what we saw a year ago. Only saving grace I have is last preseason our defense looked very good only to end up sucking, so maybe the opposite holds true here. My expectations have came crashing down because I've seen far too many reminders of some pretty pathetic things that happened a year ago. Yea, but that season starting defense lost a lot of starters. Im just hoping that the coaches treated this game like the exhibition it is and they werent really gameplanning. The players say they didnt game plan for it, i hope they arent lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 11:23 AM) Yea, but that season starting defense lost a lot of starters. Im just hoping that the coaches treated this game like the exhibition it is and they werent really gameplanning. The players say they didnt game plan for it, i hope they arent lying. Game 3 you usually have some form of a gameplan. That said, Seahawks are a good team, however these special teams issues are just pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) Game 3 you usually have some form of a gameplan. That said, Seahawks are a good team, however these special teams issues are just pathetic. yea ST has been pathetic for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Brandon Marshall's espn commercial is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Entering the offseason I thought it would be easy to upgrade Lbs. I think part of this is making sure what they had got a chance (Shea/Bostic). But in 2013 offseason it seemed like good vet lbs were a dime a dozen. Then 2014 they were getting paid and seemingly nowhere to be found. I can't believe how soft this unit is at LB. I really thought it would never be an issue to at least get average LBs (see Hunter Hillenmeyer type players off scrap heap). Now I'm wishing we drafted CJ Mosely instead of Fuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 10:12 AM) If he hadn't gotten behind the wheel drunk, then the NFL would have let him be an alcoholic in peace Didn't know about that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Comcast SportsNet @CSNChicago 1m [uPDATED] #Bears release Steltz, now have only 5 picks from Jerry Angelo Era (@CSNMoonMullin): http://bit.ly/1wtTrsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Brandon Meriweather suspended for two games for yet another dirty hit. At some point he just needs to banned from the league, he's a liability to injure every other player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 04:58 PM) @AdamSchefter: Bears are keeping QB Jimmy Clausen over Jordan Palmer, who is being released, per sources. For now, Clausen has won Bears' backup job. Palmer is going to wite and Balta's team. Smart move considering the Bills play the Bears and Palmer knows that playbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) Palmer is going to wite and Balta's team. Smart move considering the Bills play the Bears and Palmer knows that playbook. And also because Jordan Palmer is a very good QB mentor/coach from the sidelines. Either way, the Bears are f***ed come week 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 02:58 AM) Brandon Meriweather suspended for two games for yet another dirty hit. At some point he just needs to banned from the league, he's a liability to injure every other player. Seriously, or start fining the team too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 how does Meriweathers brain stay intact? it doesnt make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 ESPN with a report from St Louis Rams camp, informing all on who chose to shower with Michael Sam. I wish i was kidding *facepalm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) ESPN with a report from St Louis Rams camp, informing all on who chose to shower with Michael Sam. I wish i was kidding *facepalm* I feel like this is ESPN investigating the gay cooties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Josh Gordon suspended for the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Interesting article on how Josh Gordon could appeal this through the State of Ohio laws. And if he is correct, Gordon has a legitimate case. http://fieldandcourt.com/component/k2/item...his-appeal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Bears somehow avoid worst linebacker group label: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-weak...ups-in-the-nfl/ Atlanta Falcons, linebackers The two weakest points of Atlanta’s defense are its inside linebackers and its pass rush — both of which fall under the “linebacker” umbrella when the Falcons play their 3-4. Sean Weatherspoon is out for the year, replaced by some combination of Joplo Bartu and rookie Prince Shembo. Shembo was really more of a pass-rusher at Notre Dame, which I actually kind of like when thinking about inside linebackers in a 3-4. The Cardinals’ pass rush got a significant boost from Daryl Washington getting after quarterbacks, and NaVorro Bowman was a pass-rushing terror when given the chance for San Francisco last year. Still, Shembo is a rookie who probably won’t even get the job, and fellow inside backer Paul Worrilow was merely competent as a rookie undrafted free agent last year. This is a group that seriously needed Weatherspoon. The scariest part for the Falcons is that their pass-rushing outside linebackers might be in even worse shape. Atlanta finished dead last in adjusted sack rate last year and brought in no one to remedy that. Kroy Biermann is back after missing the final 14 games of last season, but he isn’t exactly Von Miller. He and Osi Umenyiora probably aren’t enough at this point, and unfortunately, that’s all the Falcons have. In the running: Cardinals, Giants, Raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Some of those rankings are pretty bad. Raiders as the third worst LB core. They have Sio Moore and Khalil Mack. Those two alone probably put them in the top 15 or so. Nick Roach is also a solid player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) New NFL policy on domestic abuse offenses: 1st one: 6 games 2nd one: Possible lifetime ban Goodell admitted he "Didn't get it right" with Rice. Edited August 28, 2014 by IlliniKrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 01:34 PM) New NFL policy on domestic abuse offenses: 1st one: 6 games 2nd one: Possible lifetime ban Goodell admitted he "Didn't get it right" with Rice. Oh boy, players are going to be dropping like flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I wonder if the punishment is only levied with charges filed and prosecuted. IIRC Roethlisberger was suspended by Goodell, and he wasnt even arrested or charged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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