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Treadwell or Alexander. 

To each his own I guess. 

 

At this point. I want us to draft Treadwell. That would give us a young offensive core of him, Perriman, Camp, Aiken, Maxx, and Crockett. Tell me that doesn't scrare the bejesus out of you. 

 

For that reason. I say The Good was us losing. We got a better draft position. 

 

Please draft Treadwell

Let's hope so, rare to have exposure to such dynamic offensive talent. 

I think Suggs has one more season left in him, then I would say it's more likely he retires. 

I would be interested to see what he does with Steve Smith and Breshad Perriman, not to mention Gillmore/Boyle and Maxx. Of course, we also want to see Flacco back out there, but Mallett with better knowledge of personnel and the system could be a very promising back up. 

Worrying too much about one team is pointless - for all the times we have lost, where have the two teams respectively finished? Sure, the Bengals have two Playoff berths where we have missed out... for zero wins. I need not state the obvious successes of this franchise at this point in time. 

Our team has long been aging at key positions, whereas the Bengals for the most part have drafted and signed younger talent. That disparity has merely come to the fore in regular season games. Now, we have good draft position to retool and start leveling up with them again. 

I really hope we get Joey Bosa or Ramsey in the draft

Bosa is probably more suited to 4-3 and likely won't slide that far, but I would be happy to get him too. Sure we could find a way to make him a stud. 

I think at this point, Alexander from Clemson might be the best option at cornerback if we were to address that position in the 1st round. 

It is hard to concede a lot of points when your offense is on the field for 35 minutes every game. I am all for drafting Treadwell, as well as addressing OT and a pass rusher. Smith, Wright and a returning Davis are good corner options in my opinion - Smith and Wright really finished the season well, and Davis showed real promise before he went down hurt. Load up the passing weapons, and some clever drafting will have that defense performing well over 16 games also. 

This defensive unit is an embarrassment to the proud history of the team on that side of the ball. We could be 4-1 or even 5-0 if these so called 'pros' could do their job, and make a stop. How many times does this team need to fall trap to the same garbage? Heads must roll. This is an all time low in my fandom of this team, I am frankly disgusted by the apathy and inaccuracy of our performances. The season is probably over! In Week 5, the season is over. Absolutely pathetic. I am struggling to find the adjectives to describe how awful this team is - well, ones that won't result in a ban at least. 

Anyone can see what we need to do, jamming receivers and having your defense play aggressive brings success.  What other team in the league plays a "bend but don't break" defense?  The Bills, Seahawks, Rams and Patriots amongst others play aggressive by blitzing and letting their defensive backs make plays.  Id rather see Jimmy Smith get beat because the receiver made a great play or the QB threw a great pass over having our defensive backs play 10 yards off and have a QB shred us with passes you and I could both complete (sarcasm but you get my point).

Couldn't agree more. We just watched New England win a Super Bowl with quick fire, short passes - and we are sitting back and letting teams complete dink and dunk passes all day. Bring back the aggression, because the defense is both bending AND breaking! 

I don't think you're right at all Carr is not a good QB. He is a very limited player. This was not an on loss. I'm pretty sure this is the worst team we've lost to under Harbaugh. Way worse than that Jacksonville team.

Yeah, this was atrocious. Completely atrocious by the defensive secondary and defensive line, I thought our LBs were OK - but that was about it for that side of the ball. Pees called a poor game and failed to make key adjustments. 

I will not put this on Flacco - but two throws in particular had me scratching my head. Completely under throwing a wide open receiver for what was a sure fire touchdown, and then for a second time in two weeks, blundering away a second game winning TD in two weeks due to poor execution with an experienced, number 1 receiver. What is going on there? Those errors were inexcusable for a veteran combination of that experience level. 

Elam is probably the worst of the entire secondary. He is a huge disappointment. Melvin has potential, but I need to see him play more. He was injured in the Steelers game but came back. It's to bad Jimmy Smith and Asa Jackson are hurt, I would feel really good about this game if they were healthy. Especially Smith he was at the point in his career where he was playing great

Elam certainly needs to get better in coverage, that is for sure. 

That's not the only reason I'd temper that expectation.

Bingo. 

Cary was asked to play off his man by 10 yards. No CB is just going to automatically play off that far without  guidance from the DC. That's an assignment, likely done to mitigate Cary's weaknesses. Cary is a good CB but he is prone to quite a few mistakes as well. I like him as a #2 CB, but I never liked his attitude; although I suppose that moxie helped make him who he is  today. 

 

I think Melvin has some real potential. He could be another Marlon Brown, although I would temper expectations some on the "Jimmy Smith without the injuries" because Melvin has his own injury history as well. 

As would I, because I believe a healthy Jimmy can play at All Pro level. 

I don't watch a lot of Bears football, but I've heard fans say things like "pass happy," "soft," and "clueless" when describing Trestman.

 

I also question the guys resume. I mean, how do you go from the NFL, back to college, then to the CFL? He was an OC in the 90s and early 2000s, but his last NFL coaching gig before being the Chicago Bears HC was as an offensive consultant with the Saints in 2007. Sorry, I'm not sold on this guy. There is no consistency in his resume. HE had no longevity. His longest coaching gig lasted five years in the CFL. His longest NFL stint? Three years with the Oakland Raiders as OC and QB coach. 

 

I look at his stats with San Fran. He was with San Fran in 95 and 96 as OC. The offense actually improved in 1997, after he was gone. By the way, he spent 1997 as the Detroit Lions QB coach, a demotion. What does that tell you?

 

Am I missing something? Is there a reason he just recently resurfaced as an NFL coach? Why has he never lasted long in the NFL? It seems he's been fired a lot. What's so great about this guy?

 

System wise, it's a decent fit, though he's WAY to pass happy. I just question his ability. I am not sold on this guy. 

I'm the same as you, and I too have also heard a lot of negativity filtering through. He doesn't seem to command respect, or a cohesive playing unit.

Now, that may be different when dealing with the quarterbacks as opposed to an entire locker room, but honestly, the Bears offence still seemed a rabble, even with the weapons they had available. 

I like that Melvin seemed fearless in the game against Pittsburgh, in spite of being relatively new to the system. 

He looks to be a real find, and will provide nice depth behind a healthy Webb and Smith moving forward. 

Auckland, New Zealand; but currently residing in Sydney, Australia. 

Don't worry - fan since 2006, had my profile here since 2009, seen 110+ consecutive games on Game Pass.

Hoping some folks can show me what's up when I finally make the trek to M&T for a game! 

The most disgusting thing I have ever seen was a car that had a bumper sticker of the Cowboys and the Lakers. The ultimate bandwagoner.

Lol, wonder if there's room for a Yankees or Red Sox sticker there somewhere?

yeah New Zealand FTMFW

You know it son.

Pretty cool there's such a following from all across the continental USA and the globe

Auckland, New Zealand. Yay for international fans!