Move Urlacher to saftey? Find his apprentice?

by joejoeEnglish94bulls4ever on Sep 24, 2008 12:55 AM CDT

Here we go people on ESPN calling the Bears Defense old.

Just an idea.Or if you're from the East coast an idearrrrrr. I know this would never happen but I thought about this during the preseason and kinda liked the idea of just letting Urlacher loose to F'up some wideouts or some running back.

My thing is I don't see the same player from a few years ago. I really think Urlacher has lost his edge. His tackling has looked poor at times.

I remember the Urlacher that would come out of nowhere like a cheetah built like mac truck. I just don't see that superstar effect anymore that made this defense so powerful. Don't get me wrong he's still their best player but I think this move would give him a chance to kill. He's getting older and mucking him up in the middle seems to hinder his talent.

maybe like......

Brown, Urlacher

Peanut, Vasher

Hunter, Briggs, Williams

Adewale, Harris, Dusty, Alex B.

The truth is YES this Defense is getting older BUT look at what one good draft pick could do for a unit i.e. Matt Forte.

So find Urlacher's apprentice and revamp this defense. Or we can have more of the same bend but don't break until your gassed at the end of the game defense.

I want a defense that scares teams again.

Yes the Bears need a QB and WR thats the top of the list but Urlacher is in his twilight as far as an every down game changer.

I think it's time to plan for Urlacher and Mike Brown's replacements. Maybe moving him to safety could give the defense a new look while giving his apprentice reps.

PS Olin Kreutz is washed up!

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I think Urlacher might be getting a little old for this

But, if i recall correctly, he was the 4th fastest safety in his draft class. I think in goal line situations moving him back to roam and bringing in another linebacker might be beneficial.

by MrPants on Sep 24, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

hmm...

He’s getting older and mucking him up in the middle seems to hinder his talent.

So he is getting older, which traditionally means losing speed, so you want to move him into a position that requires more speed?

Huh?

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by big_lowitzki on Sep 24, 2008 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah

Isn’t the move normally from Safety to LB?

God knows Dallas needs to admit this and move Roy Williams…

--Torch

by torch on Sep 24, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Oy.

I want to move Urlacher closer to the ball… not further away from it.

He has stated time and time again how much he dislikes this defense… because he’s so far away from the ball.

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Sep 25, 2008 12:13 AM CDT reply actions

Incredible

It’s crazy to think how good he has been when he has been in the wrong system for most of his playing career. The Tampa 2 obviously isn’t his best fit. Imagine what he would do in a system like the Eagles or another blitz happy team.

by bs1220 on Sep 25, 2008 8:55 AM CDT reply actions

Actually isn't the Cover 2

the ideal fit for him. Isn’t he considered the prototypical Cover-2 LB? Not many LBs if any can do what he does when he drops back. Him wanting to attack the ball and QB is his preference. I don’t know if the dislike of the defense affects the way he plays though.

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by Adam T on Sep 25, 2008 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions