Official "Jump to Conclusions Based on the First Preseason Game Thread"

[gbgary]

My conclusions:

Are that Raji is the best FB on the roster.

Right after Pat Lee has a nice showing in the superbowl and I stick up for him he makes me look like a tard.

Nance is sssslllllllllooooooowwwwwwwwww.

Morgan Burnett can be Ed Reed.

I think playing next to shit made Newhouse look worse than he was at RT.

McDonald's making the team.

The rookie guard from Nebraska sucks.

Hard to believe that Sherrod has only played guard for 2 weeks. I don't think Lang was any better than him. He's really big. All this "so and so should _____ because we need ______ as a backup" is stupid. You start your best 5 period and you shuffle them around if you need to due to injury. Sherrod is one of our best 5 IMO and will start. In fact between him and Lang I wouldn't be surprised if Clifton regresses enough that he's no longer one of the best 5 and it becomes obvious that a change is needed, just like Tauscher and Bulaga last season.

So'oto is my pick to be a major find out of this years UDFA class.

Jarius Wynn plays like a 200lb woman.

Remember how in between 2007 and 2008 Nick Collins just became good? Is it possible that could happen to Jarrett Bush?!

Its safe to get a Masthay jersey.

good stuff. lol

[Zool]

My conclusions:

Are that Raji is the best FB on the roster.

Right after Pat Lee has a nice showing in the superbowl and I stick up for him he makes me look like a tard.

Nance is sssslllllllllooooooowwwwwwwwww. Horribly

Morgan Burnett can be Ed Reed.

I think playing next to shit made Newhouse look worse than he was at RT. Agreed

McDonald's making the team.

The rookie guard from Nebraska sucks.

Hard to believe that Sherrod has only played guard for 2 weeks. I don't think Lang was any better than him. He's really big. All this "so and so should _____ because we need ______ as a backup" is stupid. You start your best 5 period and you shuffle them around if you need to due to injury. Sherrod is one of our best 5 IMO and will start. In fact between him and Lang I wouldn't be surprised if Clifton regresses enough that he's no longer one of the best 5 and it becomes obvious that a change is needed, just like Tauscher and Bulaga last season.

So'oto is my pick to be a major find out of this years UDFA class.

Jarius Wynn plays like a 200lb woman. Thats a big gal. Get her at the right time of a 4 week cycle and we might have something

Remember how in between 2007 and 2008 Nick Collins just became good? Is it possible that could happen to Jarrett Bush?! Nope

Its safe to get a Masthay jersey.

Pat Lee will probably be in the first round of cuts.

[Upnorth]

So it looks like our secondary will have to work overtime to make up for a weak pass rush. Now that I am paranoid of a neal injury, unless walden really steps up, where do we get a non BJ/CMIII pass rush from?

[MadScientist]

My conclusions:
Jarius Wynn plays like a 200lb woman.

Do you mean 'big fat pussy' or 'bitch that you never want to see in your face'?


My conclusions
1) They need to cut the dead wood from the roster soon so I can stop saying who the hell is number ##.
2) Preseason games should be on the normal Sunday schedule, so I don't have to wind up taping the game because I'm doing something else. Video tapes really look crappy on a LCD screen.
3) Because the defense looked like crap and the offense looked good it means that the OL and the offense as a whole will be a problem at the start of the year while the defense will look impressive.

[ThunderDan]

Pat Lee will probably be in the first round of cuts.

My new nickname for Pat Lee after last weeks game: LOST IN SPACE!!!!!

[pbmax]

My new nickname for Pat Lee after last weeks game: LOST IN SPACE!!!!!

I am going with: Turn Around Bright Eyes

[MJZiggy]

I am going with: Turn Around Bright Eyes

Take this job and shove it?

[mission]

So it looks like our secondary will have to work overtime to make up for a weak pass rush. Now that I am paranoid of a neal injury, unless walden really steps up, where do we get a non BJ/CMIII pass rush from?

Same place as last year-- Capers

[Joemailman]

Originally Posted by Upnorth
So it looks like our secondary will have to work overtime to make up for a weak pass rush. Now that I am paranoid of a neal injury, unless walden really steps up, where do we get a non BJ/CMIII pass rush from?

Same place as last year-- Capers

Yup. 16 different Packers had sacks last year. That's the key to Caper's defense. You know they're coming, but you're never sure who's coming. If necessary, they'll blitz a bit more. Packers really didn't rush more than 4 all that often last year, and still had 47 sacks.

[3irty1]

Lets not forget either that the best secondary in the NFL got better. We got Burnett and House. Remember how effective our 3 man rush was last year??? In Capers I trust.

[wootah]

Same place as last year-- Capers

Surely one part of that is keeping the blitzpackages nicely hidden, but maybe there's more to it.


I was thinking about this after I read the article on the Bears kicking from the 30 yard line to test their coverage units: is it possible that teams "handicap" themselves in other ways during preseason games to evaluate another part? Is it possible that our lack of pash rush is intentional, just to have better film for player evaluation in the secondary?

I don't believe the coaches will ever tell the players not to go 100%, but just by personel or play selection the coaching staff can influence this almost at will without an outsider would notice. In the case of the Bears' kickoff coverage, it was clear to everyone, but it leads me to believe there's a big possibility that it also happens when the offense/defense is on the field.

In a sport where each action of each of the 22 players during each play of each practice & game is filmed & analyzed, that kind of preseason film is worth a ton to the coaching staff.

[Fritz]

"You know they're coming, but you're never sure who's coming."

Joe, this means that I saw Dom Capers' defense on a porn video last night.

[MadScientist]

I was thinking about this after I read the article on the Bears kicking from the 30 yard line to test their coverage units: is it possible that teams "handicap" themselves in other ways during preseason games to evaluate another part? Is it possible that our lack of pash rush is intentional, just to have better film for player evaluation in the secondary?

I don't believe the coaches will ever tell the players not to go 100%, but just by personnel or play selection the coaching staff can influence this almost at will without an outsider would notice. In the case of the Bears' kickoff coverage, it was clear to everyone, but it leads me to believe there's a big possibility that it also happens when the offense/defense is on the field.

In a sport where each action of each of the 22 players during each play of each practice & game is filmed & analyzed, that kind of preseason film is worth a ton to the coaching staff.

It's been said many times over the years that during the preseason teams, especially defenses, are vanilla. Often reporters say that this is because the teams don't want to put as much on film for other teams to scout. That's surely part of it, but the other part is the film analysis, as you have commented on. If you beat the other team with a better scheme, you can't evaluate as clearly how good your players are. If you keep the scheme basic, you can get a better look as to which players are winning their one-on-one battles and which ones are not.

[MJZiggy]

"You know they're coming, but you're never sure who's coming."

Joe, this means that I saw Dom Capers' defense on a porn video last night.

I thought in that case everyone was coming.

[woodbuck27]

Marshall Newhouse can't handle speed rushers.
Looks like another injury-plagued year for Finley.
Randall Cobb is the next Greg Jennings.
James Starks will be the starting RB.
Packers have no pass rush.
Pat Lee can't cover or tackle.
Morgan Burnett is the next Leroy Butler.
Spencer Havner is back.

Morgan Burnett is the next Leroy Butler. Joemailman

WOW! Morgan Burnett's that good!?

GO PACK GO!