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Bears 2 best players on Defense likely done in Briggs and Tillman, Jared Allen is old, and Conte is like Lindros with concussions.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Dec 29 '14, 09:41

this defense is going to be bad for a few years at least, no matter who is DC

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- That was all pre-Emery. I think he actually did a nice job drafting (at least the last 2 years). There's some quality guys in those last 2 drafts. -- nm - pmb Dec 29, 09:48 12
  - yeah, his issue was more the free agent signings, and killing himself with the Cutler contract. - groiny Dec 29, 09:50 10
    - It was dumb in that they could have franchised him, but I don't think it's far off where the market was for him a year ago when they signed him. He - pmb Dec 29, 09:53 9
      - I would rather let someone else overpay for interceptions. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 29, 09:55 8
        
        In hindsight yes, but at the time there were few people complaining about the deal. The only question was whether they should have franchised him for - pmb Dec 29, 10:00 7
        
        oh, I know. I have been defending Cutler for years. - groiny Dec 29, 10:03 6
        
        It was the guaranteed money that's the craziest part. He guaranteed salary for the next two years. No one does that in the NFL. - Inigo Dec 29, 10:05 5
        
        he is consistantly a middle of the pack QB with all kinds of talent and a 10 cent head. - groiny Dec 29, 10:06 4
        
        He's Flacco without the post-season success. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:07 3
        
        I wonder how Flacco's contract would be now if that Denver safety knew how to play safety. -- nm - Shaun Dec 29, 10:10 1
        
        Flacco is a huge what-if. He was a dropped TD and a shanked FG from back to back SB's - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:11
        
        he's Flacco except he can't win against his closest divisional rival or in playoffs. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 29, 10:09
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I actually think they could recover more quickly. Some of the young guys showed something. Fuller looks very good, Christian Jones is quickly - pmb Dec 29, 09:44 4
- injuries because they are old. Briggs was out of shape and Tillman gets hurt every year. - groiny Dec 29, 09:47 3
  - I agree you need to turn over a number of guys, but that's not years of work. Even without Allen you've got Young and Houston (if he doesn't do - pmb Dec 29, 09:52
  - as an outsider who has no idea, if the D was that bad and Cutler was well, Cutler, why was the expectation so high? -- nm - Diva Dec 29, 09:51 1
    - the team was 2nd in scoring on offense last season, and they improved the defense (supposedly) - groiny Dec 29, 09:53

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Bears 2 best players on Defense likely done in Briggs and Tillman, Jared Allen is old, and Conte is like Lindros with concussions.

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