beardown3231 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Huh. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardown3231 Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 IIRC James is a solid blocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, beardown3231 said: IIRC James is a solid blocker He's fairly decent all around, isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Jessie James???? Tight End or Wide Receiver? Edited July 26, 2021 by soulman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSLCF04 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 hours ago, soulman said: Jessie James???? Tight End or Wide Receiver? I thought he was a custom Bike builder, or a out law in the wild wild west. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBHalas Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Looking at their signings, I think you'll see Kmet play both the Y and U tight end this year. I think James and Jake Butt will be competing for the Y spot in 2022 with Kmet possibly athletic enough to play the U permanently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Chicago Bears News: Jesse James brings excellent skill set by Ryan Taylor 2 hours ago Follow @ryan18taylor https://dawindycity.com/2021/07/26/chicago-bears-jesse-james-good-move/?utm_campaign=FanSided+Daily&utm_source=FanSided+Daily&utm_medium=email Jesse James, the former tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions, will join the Chicago Bears on a one-year deal, confirmed by multiple sources. James, 27, played tight end at Penn State, where he racked up over 1,000 receiving yards and 11 total touchdowns in three years of college football. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he ended up playing for the first four years of his career. With the Steelers, he started in 36 of the 56 games he played, recording three seasons with 300+ receiving yards and nine total touchdowns. After playing with the Steelers, James signed a four-year $25 million deal with the Detroit Lions. He struggled in Detroit, never eclipsing over 200 yards in the two seasons he played with them. Now, the veteran tight end will join a top-heavy crowd of tight end talent in Chicago. Led by Jimmy Graham and Cole Kmet, the Bears also have recently signed Jake Butt to add to the roster of Scooter Harrington, J.P Holtz, and Jesper Holsted. James has similar characteristics to the two starters, Graham and Kmet, in terms of physicality. He is 6-foot-7 and weighs 250 pounds. James has great hands, can create space for himself, and can run deep routes downfield. Signing a tight end to the roster at this point seems like a stereotypically arbitrary move for Ryan Pace & Co., considering they went into training camp with 10+ on the roster last season. However, James offers a certain depth at the position that the others behind Graham and Kmet can’t offer. James’s size, athleticism, and starting job experience around the league make him an A+ signing for tight end depth. It will be interesting for fans to see if Matt Nagy will use all three at the same time on the field. After seeing how often the Bears threw to Graham in the RedZone last season, it wouldn’t be surprising if Nagy tried to get fancy with tight ends built like NBA power forwards within reach of the endzone. It appears Nagy is stirring the creative juices for the offense, especially following the reports that the Bears might implement Allen Robinson in the slot to allow deep threats Darnell Mooney, Marquise Goodwin, and Damiere Byrd to thrive on the outside. Brad Spielberger @PFF_Brad Per a league source with reason to know, the Bears plan to deploy Allen Robinson more out of the slot in 2021 following the departure of Anthony Miller Ran 25% of routes out of the slot in 2020 Would imagine he’s flanked by Darnell Mooney and Damiere Byrd on the outside 7:49 PM · Jul 24, 2021 608 22 Copy link to Tweet Bringing on James gives the Bears a cheap depth option for size in the passing game and blocking the outside lanes. His presence on the Bears should give Nagy more options to get creative with the playbook, leading to a more successful offense than last year’s 22 .4 points per game. Either way, this signing attributes to the Bears’ offseason focus of rebuilding the depth of the offensive skill players and giving Nagy more options to use in the passing game behind their newly acquired gem, Justin Fields. Attaching this signing as the rebuttal for trading away Anthony Miller for minimal cap space and a swap of late-round draft picks certainly seems like a positive. Unlike Miller, James should see quality playing time for the Bears and the ability to make an impact on the offense. Well done front office, another great signing to cap off a beautifully executed offseason thus far. Edited July 26, 2021 by soulman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Heinz D. said: He's fairly decent all around, isn't he? Oh yes, there’s no one better to net you 10 yards per game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ty21 said: Oh yes, there’s no one better to net you 10 yards per game. Two 5 yard TD passes? I'll take that. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonserinNC Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 My main takeaway is that the TE position is set....we will cut the worst dude but the 3 we choose will be a good group. I also like this for all of the positions...When Cohen is back we have kind of alot of positionless pass catchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Ty21 said: Oh yes, there’s no one better to net you 10 yards per game. Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZBearsFan Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 He’ll seemingly be filling the Demetrius Harris role but can actually catch and block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, AZBearsFan said: He’ll seemingly be filling the Demetrius Harris role but can actually catch and block. Yup, I would call this an inexpensive upgrade at the "Y" TE spot. I can only assume they'd like to see what Kmet can do playing as a "U" TE since this is Graham's final year. I still like what little I've seen of Horsted but so far he doesn't seem to be moving up in the pecking order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/bearswire.usatoday.com/2021/07/28/chicago-bears-tight-end-jake-butt-retires/amp/ don’t let the door hit you on the butt on the way out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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