With the new coaches they hired you'd have to think they run at least some sort of hybrid if not a full on 3-4.

 

In an absolutely ideal, yet sensible, world the Bears sign Michael Bennett, Terrance Cody, resign Ratliff, and draft Kony Ealy.

 

In a hybrid that sets up as...

 

4-3 formations

 

DL-Bennett-Ratliff-Cody-Ealy

 

LB--Briggs-Bostic-SMC (I know Shea isn't ideal but Emery has already talked about him there so give it a shot)

 

3-4

 

DL-- Bennett-Cody-Ratliff

 

LB-Smc-Briggs-Bostic-Ealy (in this ideal world Briggs agrees to play inside)

Seattle is supposed to sign Bennett.

I bet the Seahawks let go of Chris Clemons and Red Bryant. Maybe not both, but at least one of them to keep Bennett. Both players are going to make 7.5 million next year and Seattle is going to be over the cap.

 

 

I love Bryant as a run stuffing NT. Packers would be wise to go after him.

I'd probably not let on to my terrorizer that he was getting to me if I could help it. With that said, who knows what's going on. I'm curious what the NFL investigation will turn up.

 

Also, another subject, Ratliff at 3-4 NT - be aware that Dallas played a one-gap 3-4, which is a bit outside of the norm. There's no way to be sure whether Ratliff could be a two-gap NT

This is a good point that people seem to forget. He's definitely not built to be a traditional 3-4 two-gap NT. I don't see how he could succeed in that role. You need the big body types.

 

Regardless, I still don't see the Bears running too much 3-4. Might get some glimpses of it, but if I had to put money on it, I'd say the base defense will still be a 4-3.

Ex-Giants QB Jared Lorenzen weighs 320 pounds, still playing QB in the CIFL

 

That's one big dude...

Thursday games to CBS

Thursday games to CBS

 

Maybe now we won't see so many crappy games on Thursday, nothing against the bengals but they're boring as hell to watch and everytime i tuned into a thursday night game they were either in it or advertised for next thursdays match up.wth?

Edited February 6, 201412 yr by TheTruth05

Thursday games to CBS

 

Yeah, I saw that. I'm not a fan of Thursday games. I really never watch more than a few minutes unless the Bears or Colts are playing.

Maybe now we won't see so many crappy games on Thursday, nothing against the bengals but they're boring as hell to watch and everytime i tuned into a thursday night game they were either in it or advertised for next thursdays match up.wth?

I don't think it'll do much to improve the matchups since every team has to play in prime time at least 1 time.

Maybe now we won't see so many crappy games on Thursday, nothing against the bengals but they're boring as hell to watch and everytime i tuned into a thursday night game they were either in it or advertised for next thursdays match up.wth?

 

Until the teams get a bye week before the Thursday night game, it's gonna be a crappy game every time. And they won't force a team to have more than one Thursday night game, so s***ty teams have to be included too.

I don't think it'll do much to improve the matchups since every team has to play in prime time at least 1 time.

 

 

Until the teams get a bye week before the Thursday night game, it's gonna be a crappy game every time. And they won't force a team to have more than one Thursday night game, so s***ty teams have to be included too.

 

This is true, but I guess I'm kinda hoping CBS puts it's hands under the table to try and steal say a couple Monday Night Games, that way we have a more balanced lineup as opposed to completely tuning out thursday night fooball by week 6 which is what i did.

Edited February 6, 201412 yr by TheTruth05

Maybe now we won't see so many crappy games on Thursday, nothing against the bengals but they're boring as hell to watch and everytime i tuned into a thursday night game they were either in it or advertised for next thursdays match up.wth?

 

Well that's not true since Denver was the only team on more than once on Thursday night.

Well that's not true since Denver was the only team on more than once on Thursday night.

 

Wasn't that the Chargers who had more than 1 Thursday night game? not to mention I'm usually not too hyped about the Bills vs Browns.

Edited February 7, 201412 yr by TheTruth05

Wasn't that the Chargers who had more than 1 Thursday night game? not to mention I'm usually not too hyped about the Bills vs Browns.

 

If you just include the 13 NFLN Thursday night games, no team appeared more than once. If you add in the two NBC Thursday night games, DEN and BAL each appeared twice.

 

SD did end up on NFLN twice, but one of those was a Sunday afternoon game that got pushed back to Sunday night and moved from CBS to NFLN because of baseball playoffs in Oakland.

If you just include the 13 NFLN Thursday night games, no team appeared more than once. If you add in the two NBC Thursday night games, DEN and BAL each appeared twice.

 

SD did end up on NFLN twice, but one of those was a Sunday afternoon game that got pushed back to Sunday night and moved from CBS to NFLN because of baseball playoffs in Oakland.

 

I see what you're saying, forgot about that delayed game.

 

Well I guess we'll see how the schedules play out this coming year.

Deadspin attempts to compile the records of every black QB to ever be drafted by or make the roster of an NFL team

Packers hire Ron Zook as OLB coach.

Edited February 7, 201412 yr by LittleHurt05

Packers hire Ron Zook as OLB coach.

Just for you

 

Such mixed emotions from that pic!

 

 

Packers hire Ron Zook as OLB coach.

Between Hurtt with the Bears and Zook with the Packers, the recruiting arms race in the NFC North is about to take off...

We have another big draft storyline with Michael Sam.

We have another big draft storyline with Michael Sam.

 

Just came out as gay.

 

I was hoping to interview him for class on athletes getting paid...I think I have a different lead now.

Just came out as gay.

 

I was hoping to interview him for class on athletes getting paid...I think I have a different lead now.

 

Or just stick w/ athletes getting paid story and interview him on that. Treat him like any other athlete.

Very brave of him to do this before the draft. That is really taking a chance

Or just stick w/ athletes getting paid story and interview him on that. Treat him like any other athlete.

 

Well, first I have to get the interview and Sam rarely does interviews, this may be something he'd like to do. Depends entirely on what my professor wants.

Good for him, very courageous move on his part given the timing.

 

This survey of anonymous NFL front office people isn't very positive to say the least.

 

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-f...am-draft-stock/