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Bears sign Mike Pennel


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9 minutes ago, WindyCity said:

He is a very good run defender and has played well the last couple of seasons for the Chiefs.

 

They are not confident they will see Goldman in camp.

Maybe Tonga has been underwhelming off the bat. Either way I'm trying to figure out what his problem is. Did he not miss football last year? Is it contract related?

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28 minutes ago, beardown3231 said:

Maybe Tonga has been underwhelming off the bat. Either way I'm trying to figure out what his problem is. Did he not miss football last year? Is it contract related?

NT is a hard spot for a rookie to start and play well. 
 

Pennel and Tonga give the Bears a couple of big physical run stuffers and then Hicks, Nichols and Edwards can rush the passer.

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Just now, Rodjahs12 said:

Pennel is a good player was in GB was in KC you'll like him. 

 

That being said, what the hell is going on with Goldman? You'd think after sitting out because of COVID he'd be chomping at the bit to get back out there.

I think he might be done.

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5 minutes ago, Rodjahs12 said:

Wow. Didn't he just get paid? Talk about mailing it in.

I don’t know. He played well for 2 years of his extension.

The Bears get a ton of cap space back if he retires. 
 

It might be a better allocation of cap space. 

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1 minute ago, WindyCity said:

I don’t know. He played well for 2 years of his extension.

The Bears get a ton of cap space back if he retires. 
 

It might be a better allocation of cap space. 

Damn I really wonder what happened with him. BJ Raji lost his passion for the sport and retired at a pretty early age as well, I don't remember him being quite this young though. Will be interesting to see what he says about it if that's what he chooses to do.

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2 minutes ago, G08 said:

This would suck but I'm worried it might be accurate. 

The DL is the one spot we can lose someone.

We still have a good DL without him.

Last year they didn’t have a NT when he left. Tonga and Pennel should at least be able to do the lunch pail work.

Nichols is the most important player now. 

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I am not worried about pass rush. Nichols, Edwards, and Hicks are a really good 3 players combo.

I am worried about guys who can physically stop the run. We didn’t have that. Pennel traditionally has been a very good run defender and is a similar size to Goldman.

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