soulman Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 LOOK: Roquan Smith gets excited to get back to work ByMatt Eurich Apr 2, 11:53 AM 0 Comments Winning cures everything. The Chicago Bears found that out during the 2018 season. After years of struggles under head coaches like Marc Trestman and John Fox, Matt Nagy put the Bears on the right path. The defense was one of the biggest reasons why the Bears took off last year and inside linebacker Roquan Smith showed signs of major progression week in and week out. The Bears are set to restart offseason workouts later this month and Smith is excited to get to work soon with his teammates: That feeling when you get to be with your boys this month Smith photo shows him excited in a game last year with a quote talking about getting to be "with your boys" during the offseason for workouts. Smith stands to be a key part of Chicago's defense this upcoming season with Chuck Pagano at the helm as defensive coordinator. The Bears took Smith with the eighth overall pick in last year's draft. After spending all the offseason workouts with the team, Smith did not join the team for the start of training camp as he was involved in a contract dispute. Smith missed all of training camp while working out the details of his contract. He eventually signed his deal in August, but conditioning and a minor injury kept him off the field in the preseason. He began Week 1 on the bench behind starters Danny Trevathan and Nick Kwiatkoski. When he got onto the field for the first time in that Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers, Smith recorded his first career sack on Sunday Night Football. He went on to see action in all 16 games and made 14 starts for the Bears. Smith ended the regular season with 121 tackles, five sacks, five pass deflections and one interception. Only Brian Urlacher in 2000 recorded more tackles as a rookie in a Bears uniform. In Chicago's playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round, Smith recorded seven tackles, one pass deflection and one interception. It took him a couple of games to get into a rhythm on defense, but it was evident late in the season just how big of an impact he can make on the field. He and Trevathan are set to continue their run as the team's starting inside linebackers. Trevathan also had a solid 2018 campaign. He started all 16 games for the first time since the 2013 season when he was with the Denver Broncos. He ended last year with 102 tackles, two sacks, six pass deflections, two interceptions and one forced fumble. Trevathan and Smith proved to be a formidable duo last season on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 I hope I'm not jinxing it but if he can put up those number having missed all of camp, preseason, and one regular season start if he stays healthy imagine what year two could be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmike90 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I think Smith will be phenomenal this year health permitting...the only reason he can't led the NFL in tackles is because our team is too good...I fully expect even more splash plays tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagabears Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Question, if the tandem put up even better numbers for 2019 and Trevethan in particular do retain him? He has played to his value and I think he would love to stay another 2 years health permitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmike90 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, malagabears said: Question, if the tandem put up even better numbers for 2019 and Trevethan in particular do retain him? He has played to his value and I think he would love to stay another 2 years health permitting. That is the biggest question with Danny T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagabears Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 59 minutes ago, Madmike90 said: That is the biggest question with Danny T. Mike, I agree and if he stays healthy I would love to keep him beside Smith on a 2 year deal for 2020/21. Something like 2/12M with 7M guaranteed. I know most might disagree but I love these 2 as a tandem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 10 hours ago, malagabears said: Question, if the tandem put up even better numbers for 2019 and Trevethan in particular do retain him? He has played to his value and I think he would love to stay another 2 years health permitting. I certainly think he's a guy we should discuss an extension with and quite possibly why Pace is preserving some of his cap for him as well. DT probably has a couple of good years left before he loses a step or two so it may come down to does he want to play on a team friendly deal in Chicago for another shot at a ring or market himself to the highest bidder for a little more guaranteed money but a deal he may never finish? It's worth talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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