Bears to cut Carimi?

[Pugger]

I am rooting for both Sherrod and Datko, but I think Datko actually has a better chance of contributing this year. In fact, I believe he'll win the right tackle job, and I think Sherrod will be PUP'd and then Ir'd, unless there are serious tackle injuries by week seven.

The problem with this thread is that as fun as it is to make fun of the Bears' apparently dumb first round pick of Carimini, our own first round pick at left tackle hasn't done much, though it in my opinion is more due to injury.

We are all assuming Sherrod may not be ready to play but no one seems to know what his health status is right now. Hopefully we'll find out soon.

[Fritz]

Usually when we don't know someone's health status we do know their health status - and it's not good.

[Smeefers]

I also think it's Newhouse is around to stay. You don't toss a guy like that just because you have prospects. Newhouse is a proven starter for the last couple years. Is he the best tackle out there? God no, he's not even good. He was pretty much average in my book. When you compare him to all the other LT's in the league, he was near the bottom. When you compare him to all the OL in the league though, he's probably in the upper half. If you disagree, that's fine, but the way that I look at it is like this; LT is the best of the best of the best on the OL. There were LT's in the league that were worse than Newhouse that bears guy, Webb I think, for one. So Being a bad LT isn't better than being a good G or C, but it is better than being an average G or C, simply because of the talent you face, right?

So I think to myself, Newhouse has been going up against the clay mathews of the league, right? He's held his own... kind of. Well, with help. He hasn't excelled, but he hasn't screwed the pooch either. How is this guy going to perform when he's going up against the CJ Wilson's of the league? I don't think it's going to be as bad as people think. He may even be that breakout player of the year for the pack.

That RT spot is his to loose. MM has said as much. Wait for him to loose it before you trade him away.

[bobblehead]

Usually when we don't know someone's health status we do know their health status - and it's not good.

Winner. Give him his money Shirley.

[pbmax]

Winner. Give him his money Shirley.

Nice to know there is another Norman Chad reader out there.