Madmike90 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Roster as it stands... Here's a breakdown of the 53-man roster as it stands now (in alphabetical order): Quarterbacks (3): Mike Glennon, Mark Sanchez, Mitchell Trubisky. Running backs (4): Tarik Cohen, Benny Cunningham, Jordan Howard, Jeremy Langford. Fullbacks (1): Michael Burton. Receivers (5): Josh Bellamy, Deonte Thompson, Markus Wheaton, Kevin White, Kendall Wright. Tight ends (5): Ben Braunecker, Daniel Brown, Zach Miller, Adam Shaheen, Dion Sims. Offensive linemen (8): Tom Compton, Hroniss Grasu, Charles Leno Jr., Kyle Long, Bobby Massie, Josh Sitton, Bradley Sowell, Cody Whitehair. Defensive linemen (5): Jonathan Bullard, Eddie Goldman, Roy Robertson-Harris, Akiem Hicks, Mitch Unrein. Linebackers (8): Sam Acho, Leonard Floyd, Jerrell Freeman, Christian Jones, Nick Kwiatkoski, Pernell McPhee, Danny Trevathan, Willie Young. Defensive backs (11): Adrian Amos, Prince Amukamara, Deon Bush, Bryce Callahan, Marcus Cooper, Quintin Demps, Kyle Fuller, Deiondre' Hall, Eddie Jackson, Cre’Von LeBlanc, Sherrick McManis. Specialists (3): Connor Barth, Pat O'Donnell, Jeff Overbaugh. So Far... QB Connor Shaw RB Josh Rounds FB Freddie Stevenson WR Tanner Gentry WR Victor Cruz WR Daniel Braverman WR Titus Davis WR Alton Howard TE MyCole Pruitt OL Dieugot Joseph OL Brandon Greene OL Cyril Richardson OL Taylor Boggs OL Mitchell Kirsch DE Jaye Howard DL John Jenkins DL CJ Wilson DL Rashaad Coward ILB Jonathan Anderson LB John Timu LB Kelvin Sheppard OLB Dan Skuta OLB Isaiah Irving CB Rashaad Reynolds CBs Johnthan Banks CB BW Webb S DeAndre Houston-Carson S Harold Jones-Quartey K Roberto Aguayo The Bold I would like to see make the Practice Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castiron Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Not Gentry!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I was kinda hoping Aguayo might have some type of resurgence with us and live up to a fraction of his potential so we'd look smart getting him but oh well. Not terribly surprised. Hope someone can get something out of him. And I thought for sure Thursday's game would've got Connor Shaw a spot on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, Castiron said: Not Gentry!!!!! lol I'm not particularly butthurt about any of our cuts so far but Gentry is a Marcus Monk guy for me. Guy that won't but everyone pretends will. Just don't cut Braverman. He's a real mans man, the guy who goes out and gets the milk, a real quick guy with sneaky athleticism, first guy in the gym and last guy out. Total gym rat, high iq player, Wes welker amendola Ricky proehl type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Jaye Howard gone. Is Unrein really better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epyon Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 1 minute ago, IronMike84 said: Jaye Howard gone. Is Unrein really better? I don't like it, because Howard has shown a much higher ceiling...... but... Unrein did play really well in preseason and is healthier at the very least...So I can at least somewhat understand it. I'm more upset about Gentry, honestly.... Our WR depth is abysmal, particularly on the outside, and we cut arguably the best outside WR we had from camp/Preaseason. If he doesn't make the PS because another team swipes him, then someone at Halas Hall better get a swift boot in the rear. I legit have no idea who is going to be our outside WRs right now (it looks like Thompson and White maybe?), or how we're going to avoid teams relentlessly stacking the box and shutting our offense down because we pose no threat downfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, Epyon said: I don't like it, because Howard has shown a much higher ceiling...... but... Unrein did play really well in preseason and is healthier at the very least...So I can at least somewhat understand it. I'm more upset about Gentry, honestly.... Our WR depth is abysmal, particularly on the outside, and we cut arguably the best outside WR we had from camp/Preaseason. If he doesn't make the PS because another team swipes him, then someone at Halas Hall better get a swift boot in the rear. I legit have no idea who is going to be our outside WRs right now (it looks like Thompson and White maybe?), or how we're going to avoid teams relentlessly stacking the box and shutting our offense down because we pose no threat downfield. Gentry was a little overrated. Speed, be that's about it. Very unrefined player at this point in his career. Now that I think about it, Unrein may play on some ST units... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Add Gentry to the list of receivers who Bears fans took way too hard when he was cut. I swear this fanbase cares more about the WR6 than the WR1. Too much is being made of the WR depth. Yes, it's a weak spot, but Fox and company hasn't hesitated to take a platoon approach in 2015-16, especially when injuries piled up at the position. We'll see the same this year, as well as more 12 personnel. It is what it is. A WR6 or waiver claim isn't going to drastically change things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 McPhee coming off PUP, Houston to IR. Houston is a little-discussed megabust of the Phil Emery administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epyon Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 The thing is our only other outside WRs right now are like.... Kevin White (who Gentry has blatantly outplayed, and is one season away from being the second largest bust in franchise history) , Deonte Thompson (who is more a special teams guy) and Bellamy (who is Thompson except useless as a WR). Wheaton, Wright are both slot guys.... which should be real useful when we're running double TE sets constantly Gentry at least has potential to become something, and played well in preseason... It's a big risk letting him go to waivers. Likewise, with Irving.... McPhee is going to constantly be bordering the PUP list/IR with his knee issues, Houston has been our 2nd best OLB (Floyd being #1) this offseason, and he's getting sent packing with injury designation..... Young is a quality depth, but was it really worth keeping Acho in favor of a kid who was crushing the pass rush productivity numbers as a passrusher in preseason.... particularly when you know McPhee's knees make him a timebomb? Again, a huge risk letting him hit waivers for little reward.... Going deeper: We kept 5 TEs (Brown and Braunecker), and a FB (Burton) Braunecker was significantly more likely to clear waivers and make the PS than Gentry or Irving will be, considering he didn't really have a good preseason. Not to mention double TE sets replace the slot WR, not an outside WR, which is what Gentry plays and what we're really low on depth wise. Meanwhile we barely use a fullback ever, to the point where I genuinely don't understand the reason for rostering one.... Use Unrein as a lead blocker if you want a fullback (which he has done before in his career) One could also easily make the argument that keeping Sanchez is blatantly wasting a roster spot better spent on a guy with future potential. That's at least 3 roster spots right there that we are blatantly wasting, which could have been used to retain Gentry/Irving without risking the waiver wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 The Gentry argument is verbatim what we heard from the mid-2000s up until 2012. It's just laughable how few people realize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkwdw13 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 4 hours ago, Tyty said: lol I'm not particularly butthurt about any of our cuts so far but Gentry is a Marcus Monk guy for me. Guy that won't but everyone pretends will. Just don't cut Braverman. He's a real mans man, the guy who goes out and gets the milk, a real quick guy with sneaky athleticism, first guy in the gym and last guy out. Total gym rat, high iq player, Wes welker amendola Ricky proehl type. They need to cut Braverman because he is a guy that doesn't and won't. He hasn't shown anything in practices or games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 28 minutes ago, blkwdw13 said: They need to cut Braverman because he is a guy that doesn't and won't. He hasn't shown anything in practices or games. But he's scrappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Keeping only 3 OLBs is a huge mistake. Please save me the McPhee was activated comment, dude needs a walker. If Floyd or Young get hurt we are screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike84 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 1 minute ago, WindyCity said: Keeping only 3 OLBs is a huge mistake. Please save me the McPhee was activated comment, dude needs a walker. If Floyd or Young get hurt we are screwed. They're counting on Christian Jones to play both inside and outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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