Saint's 10 Things To Look For Against The Bears:
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Aug 19, 2010 3:23 PM PDT
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The second game is not the most important game, that would be the third pre-season game, but, with a new QB, suspect O-Line and a rookie MLB, there will be much to look at this Saturday.
Feel free to use this thread as a Top 10 List for yourself and I will post the Results Thread on Sunday.
Saint's 10 Things to watch for:
1) Will LaMarr Houston or Matt Shaughnessy be able to draw a double team?
2) Will Nnamdi be playing the Bear's #1 Receiver?
3) Will Sampson Satele get pushed around again?
4) Will Jason Campbell continue to see Murphy and Z. Miller as his top 2 targets?
5) Will Rolando McClain make his first difference making play?
6) Will the first team establish the run in the first possession?
7) Who will have a better day, Cartwright or Bennett?
8) Will Travis Goethel continue to impress
9) Will a rookie DB assert himself?
10) What positions and how much time will Veldheer and Campbell play?
Those are my 10 keys, what are yours?
Cheers,
Saint
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I would say...
1) Watch how the TE on the bears(greg olsen), and who he lines up with.
2) Look for Ford, and where he lines up, if he plays.
3) Who is on the OL. Watch those matchups, and how they do.
4) Campbell’s pocket presence.
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I have a question about #2
Who is the Bears’ #1 receiver?
Devin Hester? Devin Aromashodu? Earl Bennett? Johnny Knox? Are any of these guys good enough to have Nnamdi cover them? The Bears’ receivers might be worse than ours.
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Lie.... it should be Devin Hester (fast dude) then Johhny Knox (Speed guy), then Aromashodu....
The RaiderLaker
Looking at a couple of different depth charts, Earl Bennett and Devin Hester are listed as starters.
It makes sense to me. Hester and Bennett both ranked first and second in receptions and receiving yards respectively. Knox was third in both categories. Aromashodu emerged last last season, but it’s unclear if he’ll unseat Bennett, Hester or Knox and I think it’s unlikely personally. Overall, their receivers are almost as suspect as ours.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Aromashadu a lot.
I think he is more talented than Hester. I f they are smart, they start him at #2. imo But you may be right that hester is still the #2 now.
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Right now the Bears have three starters at WR according to the coaches
Hester,Knox and Aromashodu
F the Vikings
I like Aromashodu more than hester at WR.
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Many Bears fans wish that hester had been kept as a punt and kick returner only but...
now that he is a WR there is no turning back.Hester’s hands and routes have become better since he made the full transition to WR. Hester also worked out with Isaac Bruce this Summer to get a better understanding of the offense. Honestly even with all of that I still think that Aroma is a better WR.
F the Vikings
Asomugha lined up on Aromashodu....
…an announcers worst nightmare.
Knox and Hester
fit Martz’ system the best, and Knox was owning Jammer on the first series last week.
Martz system requires precise routes and timing…
we never retreat we always ATTACK!!!
by transparent58 on Aug 20, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
All these answers are incorrect
When Jay Cutler is your QB, the opposing defense is the Bears’ #1 receiver.
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That's a well thought out list, Saint. Number 11 and 12 might be: Will Jackson and Marshall open the playbook??
Number 13 might be, How will Mario Henderson fair with Julius Peppers?
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That's a GREAT 11-13
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by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Aug 19, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
# 13
is a nice test. Can JC find some rythm? we’re short on WR. Can we run that dang ball on a tough defence?
by raiders4liffe on Aug 20, 2010 4:10 AM PDT up reply actions
That "tough" defense
got worked by the Chargers first teamers…if we’re in that league, we should have a similar outcome.
we never retreat we always ATTACK!!!
by transparent58 on Aug 20, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this Williamson rumor of a new wideout in town just that? sorry no link, not a member of BSPN "insider..."
Is Alex Daniels establishing himself a roster spot? Bennett and Cartwright???
DHB?
Mario Henderson?
How much dirt will Cutler eat, courtesy of Shaugnessy, Scott, Houston, Seymour, and maybe Mitchell?
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It's a TE named Eric Butler, Miss' State, undrafted.
He was cut by the Rams so…. yeah… probably just a camp body, he’ll get cut soon.
The RaiderLaker
Top three things to watch.
1. Will Nnamdi cover the Bears’ #1 receiver (not Devin Fucking Hester)?
2. Will Darrius Heyward-Bey catch a pass?
3. How will Mario Henderson and the rest of the line fair against Julius Peppers and Tommie Harris?
I like the list provided by Saint though so I agree with one of those at least. Another quick honorable mention type question would be if the defensive line continues to apply pressure against a much less talented O-line than that the Cowboys bewstow.
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Your number 3 should be the biggest question. No onels is really going to be tested like henderson ill be.
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I'd like to see more cohesion
from the starting offense out of the gate. Get’s get a couple of first downs and put a good drive together early.
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Nice Saint !!! No. 1 ? Should Be !!!
1) Will Campbell Show better ??
2) When will Cutler Start bitching, 1st series or 2nd ???
The rest is a toss up. NNamdi needs to mirror Knox who runs excellent routes, with speed !!!
1. Where will Houston play on the D-Line, and in what situations? 3 tech, rush end, passing situations, etc..
2. What will Thomas Howard do to regain a contributing spot in the defense?
3. Will Darren McFadden show some brilliance, atleast a little flash of it?
4. Can the recent late round and undrafted rookie free agents continue the tradition of excellent cover and return teams?
Isn't McFadden out for this one?
My eyes will be on the receiving corps,and how successful we are passing to our running backs. In my opinion this is our “achilles heel” , and we really need someone besides the M&M connection to step up to the task. I think one of those guys might be Nick Miller (M3?) . Dubious Hayseed by the Bay must pick it up and produce,the kid has the speed , and MAYBE the hands,but i think he hears “footsteps” when the pads go on. Of course this all comes with practice, but you can’t practice and "rest " at the same time.The meter’s running D.H.B.
I just read about those not playing.
Not only is D-MAC and Gradkowski out but but DHB and Schillens are not playing. How is this team supposed to build any consistency if all the receivers are going to be out?
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The valiant never taste of death but once.
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It's all about Murphy and Miller at this point.
In the last game those where his favorite targets even with DHB on the field. Also don’t forget that Ford will be playing tomorrow so we can finally assess his skills; both in the return game and at WR.
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Yeah, that's good news. I'm pretty sure Ford will play the WR position of flanker right?
If so, it gives us a chance to see him with the starters because who else is a flanker? Damn forgot about JLH…. regardless, I want Ford to see lots of play time. (So he can oust DHB and his free starting position all while being un-productive)
The RaiderLaker
I agree on both accounts, having our starting receivers getting so little playing time isnt helping anything in the way of cohesion, but I am also very excited to see Miller, Ford, Figurs, and Higgins given their oppurtunity.
Same goes for the RB situation, If DMac is going to go through this same injury-plagued bullshit for yet another year like I truly fear he is, I would much rather have Bush assertively assume his starting role and give Bennett and Cartwright all the time they need to be productive backups.
That really seems to be the silver lining of the injuries plaguing our starters, that the skepticism about the quality of play we can expect from DHB, Dmac, and Chaz does not mean we need to worry about having no offense, we’ve got promising breakout potential in both positions and if the starters can’t put their money where their mouth is, then I say let the backups show them how its done.
I Want To See Ford As A Complement/Back-up To "DHB"...
Can’t have too many weapons and speed kills if it’s used properly…We now have tremondous speed on our “O” n “D”…Let’s see how it’s utilized…Creativly I hope…
Hey guys this is i think my second post in a year. I have been following this site for that long and thought it would be good to jump in and share my thoughts with you.
My number one thing in this game is the O-line. I want them to perform and show they can hold up in the passing game. I want to see how Campbell does during the time hes in, hopefully better than last week. The last thing I’m looking forward to is the third strong running back job. I’m rooting for Bennett and i think he will shine in this game.
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