Sculpt
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Bears 2014 Roster Prediction 1.0
* updated 5/30/14 -- Fixed Briggs to Will, Shea to Sam; Add Chris Williams as Returner, cut mj Jennings.
(Starters listed first. Starting most games, as opposed to Game 1 Starters)
Offense: 23
QB Cutler, Palmer, Fales
HB Forte, Carey, Lynch (2nd guess Ford instead of Lynch)
FB Fiammetta
TE Bennett, Onobun, Rosario,
WR Marshall, Jeffery, Wilson, Weems, Morgan, Chris Williams
LT Bushrod
LG Slauson, Brown
C Garza, De La Puente
RG Long, Britton
RT Mills
Defense: 27
DE Houston, Allen, Young, Bass (2nd guess: Washington instead of Bass)
DT Ferguson, Sutton, Ratliff, Paea, Collins (2nd guess: Izzy instead of Collins)
SLB McClellin, Greene
MLB Williams, Bostic
WLB Briggs, Jones, Senn
CB Tillman, Jennings, Fuller, Frey, Hayden, McManis
SS Mundy, Steltz,
FS Vereen, Conte,
Special Teams: 3
K Gould
P O'Donnell
LS Hartson
NOTES:
* updated 5/30/14 -- Fixed Briggs to Will, Shea to Sam; Add Chris Williams as Returner, cut mj Jennings.
(Starters listed first. Starting most games, as opposed to Game 1 Starters)
Offense: 23
QB Cutler, Palmer, Fales
HB Forte, Carey, Lynch (2nd guess Ford instead of Lynch)
FB Fiammetta
TE Bennett, Onobun, Rosario,
WR Marshall, Jeffery, Wilson, Weems, Morgan, Chris Williams
LT Bushrod
LG Slauson, Brown
C Garza, De La Puente
RG Long, Britton
RT Mills
Defense: 27
DE Houston, Allen, Young, Bass (2nd guess: Washington instead of Bass)
DT Ferguson, Sutton, Ratliff, Paea, Collins (2nd guess: Izzy instead of Collins)
SLB McClellin, Greene
MLB Williams, Bostic
WLB Briggs, Jones, Senn
CB Tillman, Jennings, Fuller, Frey, Hayden, McManis
SS Mundy, Steltz,
FS Vereen, Conte,
Special Teams: 3
K Gould
P O'Donnell
LS Hartson
NOTES:
- Hard to know if LS Mannelly will be back.
- Seems likely we'd keep Jennings or McCray as a 5 Safety, but Chris Williams is Returner, Weems is better ST than Jennings or McCray, and keeping 4 best Safeties is enough.
- 5 WRs may seem low, but WR ST Ace Hixon is gone, and we are valuing ST players. With pass catching Forte and Bennett, you dont need as many WR. I think Toliver may make a case.
- RB after Forte and Carey is hard to say... Ford and Draughn are favored, but Lynch adds more offensive dimensions and heaviest/tallest of the 3, maybe strong blocker, I think may be a surprise. I'd like to see Lynch learn to be a placeholder for FG, and be center blocker for punts -- where he could get the ball and be a serious threat to run or pass for a 1st down. Defenses would have to protect the LOS and have less blockers downfield. If Lynch can do full RB duties, no need for Ford. But if tying to keep Ford & Lynch, would have to cut one of Brown (Leno PS), Morgan, Weems, Onobun, Rosario, Collins, Jones, Greene, Senn, Hayden or McMannis.
- At TE, Rosario adds blocking and Onobun pass threat. I think Onobun will make that step, but who knows. Even with Fiammetta at FB, I still think we require 3 TE.
- 7 LB? Senn is our ST Ace replacing Costanso. I think Jones, Bostic and Greene will be too valuable to cut, and will add to STs.
- Cut Izzy? We just drafted a 2nd rd NT & 3rd rd DT, & 2 good run-defending DE, Houston can go inside. The higher value will be for pass rushing DE, I don't think Izzy will beat Bass for that, but who knows. If Izzy is a better DT than Collins, than cut Collins & keep Izzy.
- Seems Trestman went to a lot of trouble for Chris Williams as are Returner (signing bonus, nabbed from Wash PS), 4.28 40yd speed, good moves, fair developmental WR.
