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It's like you have a stutter but you actually don't.....clever.
***Official*** Chicago Bears Training Camp Thread!!! (Preamble to the Domination!) (FTO)
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I razz the hell out of the people i love the most. It's a thing with me and my buddies.
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Caleb invited Rome to his Pre Camp Workout b4 the draft....
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It’s obviously staged for Hard Knocks and they’re fucking around. They absolutely know Caleb will see and hear this. I’m sure he’ll get back at them too.
Good lord I can’t wait for the season to start!
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One was a 5th rounder, one was a third.
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This was early in their careers when they were not starters. Once they became entrenched as starters they did it for a few more years before giving it up.
Peter Warrick did it as the 4th overall pick. Draft status doesnt matter. More about ability and where you are on depth chart. Toney, Reagor and Hardman all 1st round WRs that did it at some point first 2 years especially when they were not one of the top 2 WRs.
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It's perfect for a late 1, a 2 or 3 but a top 10 pick? Financially it is a dumb decision to put him at injury risk on special teams after investing so much into him.
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Peter Warrick did it as the 4th overall pick.
It is fine if you dont like it but nothing dumb about trying to maximize return on a player that likely isnt going to play as much as most th overall picks because of all the weapons we have.
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As long as he isnt muffing the punt. The risk of his career ending on a punt return aren't so high that this is an undue risk.
I don't think there is much of a financial argument to be made either. The difference in annual salary is only a few million per year between Rome Odunze and Xavier Legette over those four years. That isn't a franchise-altering amount of money. I think the risk is him losing a year of reps, because next year he is going to be counted on to step up.
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Ditka did this with starting CB Leslie Frazier in the Super Bowl and ended his playing career. The Bears struggled for years after that at CB and it cost them some playoff games to Washington, who had a trio of receivers who seemed like they were always open vs the Bears.
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If this wasn't a joke that they knew CW would get then I'm sure it wouldn't have made the cut. It's clearly an inside joke between them all
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Didn't Tarik Cohen end his career fielding a punt?
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Yes.
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on a fair catch at that
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It’s a dumb move. $22 million guaranteed is 10% of the cap. His $13m this year in a signing bonus. He has a dead cap hit of $14m which puts him in the top ten in the bears so yes, it’s significant if he gets injured.
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He's supposed to be an elite wide receiver prospect. Not a good idea to risk that for a few punt returns.
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Making decisions based on fear is usually not the best strategy.
Dude says Hester is his favorite player. If he wants to return punts and is our best option at it them let him. These guys dont get where they are being scared or cowards.
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I dont think it's about fear but more about what you originally drafted him for and how much you paid for "that" expectation. I'm fine with him returning punts, but the problem the Bears have to figure out is "did we draft him this high for his receiver skill set or not?" If the answer is yes, then they are already failing themselves and him by going a different route without the guy even playing a snap. I know its early and this is all just talk and hypothetical but I think the Bears drafted him more to be an important piece in the receiver group, especially if Allen decides to bail.
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