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Preseason opener
Bears look to find a rhythm against the Bills on Saturday
August 11, 2009, 2:42 PM
By: Jeff Dickerson
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner finally gets a chance to test out his new offensive toys Saturday night in Buffalo. Although the starters usually play sparingly in the preseason opener, the offensive coordinator has nonetheless set a list of goals for the first team to accomplish versus the Bills.
"Establish who we are, start to establish our identity," Turner said after Tuesday morning's light practice. "Keep it obviously very basic, and just go out and see how we execute. We've got a lot of new faces in the huddle starting with the quarterback, and we've got some new offensive linemen in there, at least two new starters. "We're just trying to get rhythm, get everyone in sync, get everyone on the same page. With our young receivers we want to give them a chance to compete and see who's going to go out and play fast and react." Two receivers in particular have garnered plenty of attention the last few days of camp: Brandon Rideau and Devin Aromashodu. Both are entering their third professional season, but neither has proven much in the NFL. Turner is quick to remind everybody to hold off on their evaluations until the Bears play a few games -- that being said, he's pleased with how Rideau and Aromashodu have seized the opportunity this summer. "Brandon has shown flashes in the past of doing some really good things," said Turner. "Through maturity, those flashes become routine, they become regular, they become consistent. We have not played a preseason game yet, but what he's done so far, he's done well. "He can play inside and outside, we can move him around a little bit, so he gives us some depth at really every position. In some of our personnel groups he's starting right now." "[Devin] has opened my eyes, Jay's [Cutler] eyes, he's done some good things," said the offensive coordinator. "He's very quietly gone about his business. He's got good size, good speed, good hands, and he's shown he can handle it mentally. When the starting quarterback comes to a coordinator and comments on somebody, that's a good sign for a receiver." And a good sign for the Bears, if either, or both individuals eventually pan out. Other news and notes from Tuesday afternoon: ⢠Jamar Williams had his left shoulder still wrapped in ice. There is little question Williams wants to play this weekend, especially because the competition at strongside linebacker is so fierce. ⢠Fontel Mines departed the dining hall on crutches, with his left leg in a brace. Mines was carted off the field Monday during practice. ⢠Defensive end Joe Clermond wore a sling to lunch. ⢠Temporary long snapper J.J. Milan was given number 70, the same as Clermond.
Cutler in sync with Olsen
Bears QB seeks out TE yet again
August 11, 2009, 10:35 PM
By: Jeff Dickerson
Practicing without pads for the first time in nine days, Jay Cutler and the Bears offense put on an aerial display that delighted the 9,100 fans in attendance. Cutler's main target was -- you guessed it -- tight end Greg Olsen, who made a circus one-handed grab in the back of the end zone during the 2-minute drill.
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Greg Olsen has become a safety blanket for Jay Cutler.
"As we continue to work, we keep putting in new things, just keep going over things and talking, getting on the same page as far as looks and reads," said Olsen. "It was a good play. Anytime you get a 2-minute situation, a lot of games come down to that. We work on it quite a bit as you can see, so to end the game with a touchdown was big."
Is the offense this good, or the secondary that bad? Olsen tends the think it's the former, downplaying the idea that his unit is ahead of schedule.
"I think we're further ahead than everybody else thought we were going to be," said Olsen. "I think we thought all along after we saw the team we put together during OTAs that we had a chance to be pretty good. It's getting to that point in camp where it's getting long, and everybody is anxious for this first preseason game to get here and get off the practice field and play a game."
Other news and notes:
- Lovie Smith said Tommie Harris "probably won't play" versus the Bills. Harris eased back in Tuesday night, participating in select individual and team drills.
- A few plays after intercepting Jay Cutler, Danieal Manning appeared to tweak something in his lower body while poking away a ball from Olsen. Manning did not return, and was replaced at safety by rookie Al Afalava.
- Earl Bennett burned Corey Graham deep down the sideline.
- Brandon Rideau put a double move on .J. Moore that left the rookie in the dust.
- Hunter Hillenmeyer practiced again, working as the backup middle linebacker.
- Jamar Williams (shoulder), Zack Bowman (hamstring), and Patrick Mannelly (hip) all missed practice.
- Banged up defensive ends Ervin Baldwin and Joe Clermond did individual work on the side.
Bears set their depth chart
Few surprises in store for fans.
August 11, 2009, 10:59 PM
By: Jeff Dickerson
We have a depth chart.
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The strong-side linebacker job won't just be handed to Pisa Tinoisamoa.
Lovie Smith sort of let the cat out the bag after practice, announcing that Josh Beekman will open up as the first team left guard.
Smith also listed Pisa Tinoisamoa, Nick Roach and Jamar Williams as competing for the starting job at strong-side linebacker.
Here are some of the other highlights:
- As expected, Devin Hester and Earl Bennett are the starting wide receivers. Brandon Rideau and Rashied Davis are listed as second string, with Devin Aromashodu and Juaquin Iglesias at third string. Johnny Knox sits at fourth string.
- Rookie Lance Louis is the backup left tackle to Orlando Pace -- although right tackle Kevin Shaffer would likely slide over in a pinch.
- Greg Olsen is the starting tight end -- again, no surprise. Kellen Davis is the No. 3 tight end, ahead of Michael Gaines.
- Caleb Hanie is the backup quarterback, Brett Basanez is the third QB.
- Mark Anderson is listed as a first-string defensive end along with Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye.
- Anthony Adams, Dusty Dvoracek and Marcus Harrison are all listed together at nose tackle.
- Israel Idonije is the backup 3-technique defensive tackle behind Tommie Harris. Jarron Gilbert is third string.
- Trumaine McBride and Corey Graham are both listed as the first team left cornerbacks -- even though McBride has received the bulk of the practice reps.
- Al Afalava is the backup strong safety, while Craig Steltz and Josh Bullocks are both listed as second-team free safeties.
- Garret Wolfe is the No. 3 running back, in front of Adrian Peterson.
Remember, this stuff is all subject to change, especially when certain players (Tillman, Bowman) return from injuries.
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Rashied is second string? Please demote his bum @#$
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i would be shocked if that really is the case
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I hope Orlando Pace is the OP of 2005. Actually I just want him to stay healthy all year.
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Bears look to find a rhythm against the Bills on Saturday
August 11, 2009, 2:42 PM
8/11 was yesterday
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vick is in chicago!
on phone hope to have updates when i get bac
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you cant really think the bears would sign his sorry @#%. he came to chicago to speak against dog fightingOriginally Posted by CasperJr
vick is in chicago!on phone hope to have updates when i get bac
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Better backup QB than Caleb Hanie, since no team is man enough to offer him a starting job... I would 100% trust him if Jay went down cause Vickis my man. And wed do some CRAZY %%*% in the WildcatOriginally Posted by jcuk3tm0
you cant really think the bears would sign his sorry @#%. he came to chicago to speak against dog fightingOriginally Posted by CasperJr
vick is in chicago!on phone hope to have updates when i get bac
realtalk, he aint comin to the Chi though
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Preseason Spice
First team to get extended playing time
August 12, 2009, 6:53 PM
By: Jeff Dickerson
Lovie Smith conducted his final fully padded practice before the team departs this weekend for Buffalo -- Thursday's workout is scheduled to be in shells.
Preseason games tend to be mundane, but Smith spiced it up a little by forecasting extended playing time for the first team Saturday night.
"We're anxious to play a good team," said Smith. "They have a lot of talent on the Buffalo team, and it'll be a big test for us. They'll [the Bears' starters] play into the second quarter, and we'll just see how it goes. We have a certain amount of play we'd like for them to get. We use that to tell us a lot. They'll probably play a little bit more than you probably think they will."
A big question heading into the game: Will the Bears' defense face Bills receiver Terrell Owens?
Buffalo head coach %*+* Jauron called Owens day-to-day with a sprained toe.
"It'll be a great test if he's in there," said Smith. "But they have a pretty solid receiving corps even if T.O. can't go. I don't know if he'll be able to go or not, but he looked pretty good the couple plays he got the other day [versus Tennessee]. With [Lee] Evans and [Roscoe] Parrish, they have a lot of weapons that will give us trouble."
The Bears will officially unveil their biggest weapon, starting quarterback Jay Cutler, who took the standard subdued approach when previewing preseason football.
"I think the guys are getting tired of going against themselves, so it'll be a good change of pace to go against a different defense, a different offense and see what we got going on out there," said Cutler. "Preseason is preseason, you kind of want to get in there, get your work done and get out as fast as possible without getting anybody hurt. We're going to get some quality work in, but we don't want to overdo it."
Other news and notes:
- Both Smith and Cutler were asked about Michael Vick, who was in Chicago for a non-football related function.
"It's just a tough situation," said Cutler. "He served his time, and he's just trying to find a spot and get back in the league, and try to become the player he was two or three years ago. Anybody that takes him, it's going to be a circus show there for a week or two with the Michael Vick watch. You're going to have to go through all the animal rights and stuff. It's just hard, I wish him the best of luck."
Would Cutler be opposed to Vick serving as his backup?
"I wouldn't mind it. I'm not against it," added Cutler.
But not lobbying for it. Neither are the Bears, who continue to deny having any interest in Vick.- Danieal Manning was sidelined again by a sore hamstring. Manning's absence allowed more first-team work for rookie Al Afalava.
- Fellow safety Kevin Payne briefly left the field on a cart, but quickly returned, and resumed practicing.
- Tommie Harris did some individual defensive line drills, but was a spectator during team drills.
- Jamar Williams missed practice again with a shoulder injury.
- Desmond Clark was given a veteran's day off, allowing Kellen Davis to get some work with the first team.
- Defensive end Ervin Baldwin returned to action. Baldwin had been bothered by a sore elbow.
- The Bears practiced their variation of the Wildcat formation with both Matt Forte and Devin Hester taking direct snaps.
- Zack Bowman and Pat Mannelly remained out.
come on front offices get it together if you gonin to run the wild cat wouldnt you like a QB that can maybe take it to anotherlevel
vick has been in jail for 2 years but him thowing the ball if be better then forte or hester throwing it
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What happen to Peanut Tillman?
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^injured. back surgery.
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so since our first round draft pick is 3rd string, do yall think hes a bust?
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Laurence Holmes of 670 The Score interviewing Brian Urlacher:
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See...Kyle Orton is a godsend.
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any info on juaquin iglesias?
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Pretty quiet on the Iglesias front. I havent really heard his name bandied about much. So much of the hype is on Cutler I think people are just letting thereceivers sit in the background. Personally, I am excited to see if Earl Bennett can make some plays.
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Cutler looked like he was worth a few draft picks against the BILLS...
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It's just one game so I'm not going to say that the Cutler we're going to see from here on out is the one we saw .vs. the Bills but that wasn'tthe ideal debut for himself and the fans I'd say...
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I hated this morning and all the bum %#$ callers when I was listening to sportstalk radio. ITS PRESEASON PEOPLE!!!!! LIONS WERE 4-0 last year in the preseason!
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I hate ESPN. I'm watching Around the Horn and they're talking about how Cutler was saying Hester wasn't a go up and get it receiver. Everyone'strashing him for no @#$%&%@ reason. This isn't even an issue. He was just telling the truth. Hester isn't a physical specimen in the least. Hesteris a guy who can get YAC. He's no Larry Fitzgerald. Cutler is getting a bad rep for no damn reason. What has he done to deserve this?
And everyone needs to calm down. This is preseason. I wish we would have done better, but hey, it's the first preseason game. People forget Cutler is witha new team in a new system. We have the rest of the month and more to improve. Besides, we were missing Forte, Olsen, and Pace; those are some pretty bigholes. I'll be more concerned if we play like this toward the end of preseason, but I'll reserve my judgement. Preseason is nothing more than aglorified practice.
And everyone needs to calm down. This is preseason. I wish we would have done better, but hey, it's the first preseason game. People forget Cutler is witha new team in a new system. We have the rest of the month and more to improve. Besides, we were missing Forte, Olsen, and Pace; those are some pretty bigholes. I'll be more concerned if we play like this toward the end of preseason, but I'll reserve my judgement. Preseason is nothing more than aglorified practice.
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I just love it when people freak out or get super excited about the preseason. I would have the same reaction if Jay threw 3 picks or 3 TD's. Who cares?
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Forte or Olsen didn't play so obviously Cutler didn't have much to work with. Plus what's the point in showing everything during preseason? Notworried at all.
