Brandon Rideau
by Chicagosportsfan on Apr 28, 2009 9:18 PM CDT
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Even with the WR additions via the draft, I still think Rideau should make the roster, and possibly get some playing time. He's 6'3, and he's shown good hands, speed, and route running. He's only played in the Preseason, but that's the only time he's played for the Bears. He's a big reason why Hanie made the roster.
He'd in my opinion, make a nice possession receiver who, as of now, is the tallest receiver the Bears have.
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Long shot, IMO
I think all three draft picks are going to make the team plus Hester and Bennett – that’s be 5. I can’t imagine them keeping 6 unless, Knox is a GREAT special teamer.
by Santos Sorrow on Apr 28, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would love for them to put Brandon Rideau
in a real game time situation, but unless he has another amazing preseason (see last year) and the coaches finally see how good he is, I can’t see it happening, so it’s a long shot.
Also I thought Mike Hass was the best, until Seahawks picked him up, it’ll be interesting to see how he does, he reminds me of Wes Welker.
If you want to crown em...
by JohnnyTruant on Apr 28, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hass is Welker, without the speed and explosiveness.
by chase17 on Apr 28, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so basically
he’s a slow, white WR? what’s great about that?
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
by thecoolest on Apr 29, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you like wrs
that can’t get seperation, Hass is your guy.
by mike b on Apr 28, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like WRs
that catch the ball. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEMihZtSjmU
I like taking chances, because banking on Rashied Davis and Marty Booker is stupid
If you want to crown em...
by JohnnyTruant on Apr 29, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no seperation.
doesn’t matt how good his hands are.
by mike b on Apr 30, 2009 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he won the Biletnikoff Award
what makes you think he can’t get separation? run him on slants then, anything, it doesn’t matter. You know who was the last person to win the Biletnikoff Award? Michael Crabtree. I hope he becomes a superstar in seattle, more likely he’ll become a reliable receiver, exactly what the bears needed
If you want to crown em...
by JohnnyTruant on May 1, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because
what makes you think he can’t get separation?
when he was cut, that’s exactly what the beat guys covering training camp said. could not get good seperation at the NFL level.
by mike b on May 1, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are beat guys?
A bunch of over-analytical journalists who’ve never played the game in their life? Yeah, sounds like the perfect kind of guys to gather player evaluation from.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you again?
christ.
they also interview coaches (like when players get cut) and inside sources during traing camp and the season, and spend literally most their time with the team.
who’ve never played the game in their life?
because you know that right? they also say things like mark bradley was a punk who didn’t work hard, so i can see why you’re so sad.
explain to me how their analysis is worse than some whiny bch on a message board?
by mike b on May 1, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Explain this to me
when he was cut, that’s exactly what the beat guys covering training camp said. could not get good seperation at the NFL level.
How do you know this is secondhand information straight from a team source? How do you know they aren’t pulling this stuff out of their ass?
you don’t know, do you?
Do you believe everything the media tells you? If so, you’re an idiot.
they also say things like mark bradley was a punk who didn’t work hard, so i can see why you’re so sad.
Hmm. I’ve read the exact opposite from the Kansas City Star. So I guess since you like to believe the Bullshit propaganda machine that is the media, you should also believe Cutler is a spoiled petulant crybaby, and that Braylon Edwards is a bad WR because he dropped a ton of passes.
The media also said that Jerry Rice, Hines Ward, and Keyshawn Johnson couldn’t get good separation at the NFL level. They’re really on to something, huh?
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not your best work sir...
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by Dane Noble on May 1, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
so bradley’s SECOND team says he works hard? the team he went to AFTER he got cut from his first?
A beat writer isn’t Bristol. Big difference. Dan Patrick isn’t going into locker rooms anymore, he can say whatever he wants.
believe whatever you want tough guy. but its not hard for me to believe the slow white guy can’t get seperation.
The media also said that Jerry Rice, Hines Ward, and Keyshawn Johnson couldn’t get good separation at the NFL level. They’re really on to something, huh?
any links or is this more “mcmahon was unsigned six years after he was drafted” bullshit?
by mike b on May 1, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A beat writer isn’t Bristol. Big difference. Dan Patrick isn’t going into locker rooms anymore, he can say whatever he wants.
What?
any links or is this more "mcmahon was unsigned six years after he was drafted" bullshit?
If you believe a guy that puts out “secondhand information” because he’s trying to earn a nickel, then you should have no trouble believing a blogger.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
n/t
have no trouble believing a blogger.
you mean a guy who posts on a blog.
dan patrick can make up whatever he wants, he doesn’t have to face anyone. if a beat writer says tommie harris has been practicing at 50% all week and not putting in much effort, guess who he still has to deal with tomorrow? Tommie Harris in the locker room.
so you can paint the media with that brush when it fits your argument and what you want to believe; but your ignorning the difference between big media and the guy on the ground; whether its fox news in new york or espn in bristol. the guys on the ground always have the best info. and more than a few times they report that there is “nothing really going on.” but i am sure you knew that because you wouldn’t dare talk shit about something/someone you’ve never heard or don’t have have high knowledge of.
again, believe whatever you want. both guys were cut. obviously there was a reason.
by mike b on May 1, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dan patrick can make up whatever he wants, he doesn’t have to face anyone. if a beat writer says tommie harris has been practicing at 50% all week and not putting in much effort, guess who he still has to deal with tomorrow? Tommie Harris in the locker room.
Again. What?
let’s sum up this argument shall we.
Johnnytruant asked what makes you think Hass can’t get separation. You answer because the beat guys said so.
I interject with my opinion that beat guys are over-analytical journalists (not NFL scouts)
you reply with “they talk to inside guys” and “they wrote that Mark Bradley’s a bum”
So I state that they could be full of shit because the media usually is. case in point another media market has the complete opposite thing to say about Mark Bradley. Also the things the media said about Hass Is the Same thing that was said about three future hall of famers.
You counter with “Dan Patrick doesn’t go into locker rooms no more” and “Hass is a slow white guy, so he can’t get any separation”(got a link for that, by the way?) and “you’re just a blogger”
So lets sum this up. Instead of getting a player critique from a direct source such as a coach or player or front office person, you would rather rely on a beat writer because
1. he’s not Dan Patrick
2. he’s not a blogger
3. he thinks Mark Bradley’s a bum.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
what a waste of your time that was
at least try to get any of the summation correct.
they could be full of shit
yes they could be. or they could not be. couldn’t be more obvious.
So lets sum this up. Instead of getting a player critique from a direct source such as a coach or player or front office person, you would rather rely on a beat writer because
its not about who i would “rather” its about what information is actually available. I never said i had a preference. if a beat guy gives a reason that makes sense i have no problem taking that over Lovie’s coachspeak. you realize the reasons usually go deeper than: “we went a different route” and “it’s not a good fit” right?
got a link for that, by the way
check espnradio1000 podcasts from the times they got cut, just like i said the last time you tried to argue this. as much as i would love to relink every conversation we’ve had here over 4 years I won’t be.
still waiting for some proof that those hall of famers were too slow, haven’t found it up your ass yet? maybe its filed next to mcmahon.
i don’t think discourse is your thing.
by mike b on May 1, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
still waiting for some proof that those hall of famers were too slow, haven’t found it up your ass yet? maybe its filed next to mcmahon.
let me get this straight
as much as i would love to relink every conversation we’ve had here over 4 years I won’t be.
and you expect me to dig up common knowledge that you’re too absent-minded to already know? Go ask Dan Patrick since you know so much about him.
its not about who i would "rather" its about what information is actually available
Kind of the equivalent of a dog getting fed scraps from under a table. It doesn’t know what’s on the plate or if it even came from the plate, it’s just gonna bite at the first thing coming it’s way.
Let me make this clear so even you can understand.
that’s exactly what the beat guys covering training camp said. could not get good seperation at the NFL level.
Not a Scout, not a player, not a coach. But a beat writer. YOU believe that a beat writer knows how to evaluate NFL talent because YOU wrote it clear as day. So please, don’t give me your bullshit about they go into locker rooms and talk to inside sources, because that is not what you stated.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you watch the games?
that also works to evaluate as you can actually SEE he is slow. then when someone else close to a team says it, it makes sense!
and you expect me to dig up common knowledge that you’re too absent-minded to already know?
i don’t give a shit what you do, the last time you asked, i offered it. you’re on your own after once. if you’ve got something to prove your mcmahon comment, feel free to drop it in the bust thread, but otherwise i’ll assume the stated facts there trump your “common knowledge.”
Not a Scout, not a player, not a coach. But a beat writer. YOU believe that a beat writer knows how to evaluate NFL talent because YOU wrote it clear as day.
nope, i believe beat writers get told things, and see things that are blatanlty obvious. like a guy being too slow. i am terribly sorry that wasn’t clearly stated.
by mike b on May 1, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fine
McMahon was traded six years after he was drafted.
My mistake.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 1, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You...
obviously have no idea what the F you are talking about. If a coach makes an assessment, and passes that assessment along to a beat writer he trusts and then that beat writer goes out and reports something different, do you think that beat reporter is going to be a beat reporter for too long?
Listen, the coaches might be wrong about a guy. And in Chicago’s case, that’s probably common when talking about the receiver position- who the hell is Daryl Drake anyway?- but to say that beat writers don’t report what they are told from the organization itself is just retarded.
The whole point of your argument is rendered suspect because you think that the beat writers are somehow coming to their own, independent conclusions. This is never the case. That’s just simply not how it works.
If a reporter makes an erroneous assessment on a guy, that says a lot more about the coaching staff than the reporter. That’s just how it works, dude.
by uli on May 1, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are you?
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 2, 2009 6:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude word of advice...
If you’re gonna butt in on a ab conversation, at least read the entire thing before you make a stupid statement that has no relavance to the debate.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 2, 2009 7:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because...
if they don’t report what coaches and insiders say, they don’t have long careers being beat reporters.
by uli on May 1, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Humph
Well in that case, we might as well let the reporters run our team and draft our players since they know sooooooo much
Nobody rec’d the bible or the declaration of independence. Those turned out swell.
-Ifuwanna
by KtownBear on May 1, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man
you guys really are up each other’s ass huh?
by mike b on May 1, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not as much as you are up a reporter ass...
Nobody rec’d the bible or the declaration of independence. Those turned out swell.
-Ifuwanna
by KtownBear on May 1, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’m glad everybody got that out of their system… maybe you guys should join a media fan post…
by windycity72 on May 1, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's your counter?
Can’t come up with something more wittier? Or did you have to write something quick so you could cry to mommy?
Nobody rec’d the bible or the declaration of independence. Those turned out swell.
-Ifuwanna
by KtownBear on May 1, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heavens to mergatroid
Let me get this straight…Mike Haas reminds you of Wes Welker??? Why?!?!? Because both are smallish white guys?!? That is about the funniest and richest thing I have read in a long, long time. Mike Haas S.U.C.K.S. Yet he has taken on folklore status with a proportion of Bear fans for bizarre and non-understandable reason.
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by BLou on Apr 28, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
non-understandable???
It is about this most understandable thing possible.
by Santos Sorrow on Apr 29, 2009 3:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He really made some amazing catches...
I realize it’s only preseason, but it’s pretty frustrating as a Bear fan to watch a guy in preseason make a bunch of great catches, then the season starts and you watch Rashied Davis and Devin Hester drop a bunch of passes…
I understand the Hass love.
Lord... please let the Bears pick a good WR at #49....
by kidronmusic on Apr 29, 2009 4:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when?
Hass had two catches TOTAL in the preseason. 2. Neither one was for more than 8 yards.
by mike b on Apr 29, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
meh..
I think bears fans are mezmerized by Mike Hass and Rideau just like they are with just about any new QB the bears have signed before Cutler. they’re new and they look like gold, but people need to realize they’re fools gold. If they were good enough to get off the practice squad and into the staring rotation, it would have happened last season.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree on Hass, not Rideau
Rideau showed the ability to MAKE PLAYS, while Hass not so much.
by rdent4hof on Apr 29, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh,
I watched him in training camp in bourbanes (sp?) and he made some fantastic grabs.
Lord... please let the Bears pick a good WR at #49....
by kidronmusic on Apr 29, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rideau
Rideau makes plays in preseason against guys the other team is going to cut, why get all excited about that? That he has not played a snap in two years should tell you something about the guy.
by lookingdeadred on May 1, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
most of your posts seem pessimistic
If you want to crown em...
by JohnnyTruant on Apr 29, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he's white?
wow
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by tyger1147 on Apr 30, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brandon Rideau bears watching in training camp
I get the impression the Bears like him and that he is making progress. I won’t be surprised to see Rideau not only make the roster but also turn out to be somewhat of a revelation in 2009.
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by BLou on Apr 28, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Brandon Rideau bears watching..."
lol Was this an intentional bad pun?
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by JerBear50 on Apr 29, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rideau
I hope so, but how much longer do you hang onto the guy though? It is not as if the Bears are building to make a run in a year or two, they are supposedly built to win this year. If Rideau cannot make the team this year (I am guessing 5 WRs make it), he is never going to make it.
by lookingdeadred on May 2, 2009 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might be tough
The Bears have been known to keep 6 wideouts before, but I sense they may want to go in a different direction. If he can make plays, I’m sure the Bears would love to utilize his size.
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by propheteer on Apr 28, 2009 11:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6 wr's?
Is Lance Louis a TE? Kellen Davis gone then? Or is Louis a 4th TE/2nd FB? There goes a roster spot then. Looks like the Bears will just keep the 8 O-linemen. How many Defensive backs will the Bears keep (not 13)? Steltz, Manning, Vasher?, Tillman, Bullocks, McBride, Moore, Graham, Payne, Earl, Bowman, Hamilton, Afalava? If they keep all or most of these guys, then no room for a 6th WR. How many linebackers will the Bears keep? Bears will probably keep 3 QB’s this year instead of 2 they had last year. 4 RB’s again? or is AP or Wolfe out? It seems to me that some of our WR’s are going to be disappointed come September. Top 5 right now (in the eyes of management): Hester, Bennett, Davis, Iglesias, open.
by MuleTrain on Apr 29, 2009 8:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
louis is a practice squad pick...
unless he blows everyone away. Angelo said in one of his conferences about not everyone making the team that they drafted. Last year Monk was cut, and he was a WR drafted in the 7th. Those late rounders are players that are always super-iffy picks when their picked. Their picks to fill out your practices with a rare Marques Colston coming from the round…
by ethan a on Apr 30, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last pre-season...
…Rideau looked very good. Just like the post said, he showed good hands, speed, and route running. My favorite thing about Brandon Rideau, is that he MAKES PLAYS. In my opinion this guy is the real deal. Unfortunately I think he may end up being a player that never gets a legit opportunity with The Bears and achieves big things else where. I wish to be wrong on that matter.
by rdent4hof on Apr 29, 2009 9:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rideau did look really good last pre-season.
I am a Marty Booker fan but he didn’t produce last season because I think the game has passed him by. The one incredible catch was great but I think they should have gave Rideau an opportunity. It would be nice to see what the kid can do in the regular season. With all the young talent competing for WR this year, Cutler should have some talented guys to throw to no matter what. Excited to see how it plays out.
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Apr 29, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct me if I'm wrong...
but didn’t Rashied Davis statistically have the best preseason in the league last season?
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if that is sarcasm...
But Davis had 5 catches for 69 yards and 2 TDs in 4 pre-season games last year. And that was actually in just 2 games… he didn’t register any stats versus Seattle and Cleveland.
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More specificaly...
Week 1 vs KC: 1 catch, 11 yards
Week 2 vs. Sea: 0 catches
Week 3 vs SF: 4 catches, 58 yds, 2 tds
Week 4 vs Cle: 0 catches
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks GB
I was actually being serious. I just don’t see how you can use the preseason as an indicator of how a guy will perform in the regular season.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis did pretty good until Orton got injured.
by chase17 on Apr 29, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only time he had more than 4 catches in a game
was against Detroit. The only time he had more than 41 yards in a game was against Detroit. In 10 different games last year, Davis had 2 or fewer catches.
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
once again, i’m impressed with your ability to track down stats… obviously, most of the stuff said in these posts are gut feelings and guesswork at best, so i’ts nice to see how things line up “on paper”. granted, “on paper”, the cowboys should have like twelve rings right now!!!
by windycity72 on Apr 29, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
As far as the Cowboys, as long as they have Wade P as their Head Coach, they are just gonna keep spiraling downward…
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as Wade Phillips is H C .....
As far as the Cowboys, as long as (Phillips)is their head coach , they are just gonna keep spiraling downward…
Oh come on now Geaux, you must realize by now, that ANY coach employed by the Cowboys as long as Jerry Jones is their owner,is going to be nothing more than a puppet regime,paper president. I mean come on ,why do you you think Parcells finally had enough and left town with a team that if managed, and coached right could have become a dynasty type of team again. But J J cant keep his hands off the controls and let the best Head Coach of our times do the job he was hired to do without interference,(and the T.O. fiasco) it became obvious ,and incredibly frustrating to Parcells that he wasn’t gonna be given the last say in just about anything they did ,so finally he did the only thing he could do —HE LEFT
by Murphdog7 on Apr 29, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't get into a debate about the Cowboys...
I was just referring to the current regime. Of course Jones has his hand in the bucket maybe more than he should have, but he also has some Super Bowl rings on his fingers. But Jones aside, Phillips has done absolutely nothing for that franchise.
Keep in mind too that Jones is not just the owner… he is the GM.
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cowgirls
kepp in mind too that Jones is not just the owner,…he is the G.M. too.
but that’s EXACTLY my point!—- He doesn’t have to / shouldn’t be.
by Murphdog7 on Apr 29, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mental note to self...
never bring up the cowboys again… i’ve often wonder why they’re supposedly "america’s team, yet, without papa bear, the entire nfl might not even exist!!! oops, i did it again, didn’t i???
by windycity72 on Apr 29, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree 100 percent Murph.
look at the teams that fail year after year and always is the center of drama: the Cowboys, the Redskins, the Raiders, the Falcons, all with owners who meddle with their teams coaching staff and players.
As opposed to teams like the Steelers, the Patriots, the Titans and the Giants who run their team in a business manner with the owners sitting back and letting management run their teams.
I think the Bears fall somewhere in the middle. to me they are involved from the financial end and then let the nurses run the asylum. And if you’ve read One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, a nurse running an asylum isn’t always a good thing.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, a Ken Kesey reference...
Good jorb.
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're lucky
I’ll hit you with a Philip K. Dick reference :)
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by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol...
Not really my cup of tea, but I did see the movie version of Scanner Darkly… it was pretty good.
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by Dane Noble on Apr 29, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
even off paper...
davis (and I was a huge fan going into last year) dropped more balls than lewis black drops the f-word in a one hour special.
Davis looked good on paper, in former years. He did not do well at all, at any point, last year by the eyeball test.
by ethan a on Apr 30, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
W/Grossman
Davis was had his moments. Not so many with Orton.
by rdent4hof on Apr 29, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
preseason numbers
They are not useless, but they have to be taken with a grain of salt. Were the numbers put up against guys likely to play in the NFL, or against guys who got cut? All this gushing over Rideau and all those pretty plays he made in preseason … who did he males those plays against? If the guy is the real deal they will play him when the other team is playing guys who will actually make the team and then see how he does.
I hope Rideau shows us all that he is the real deal, just like I hope Bennett and Iglesias do, too. I would love to see marginal talents like Davis gone and give Cutler some real NFL quality WRs to throw to.
by lookingdeadred on May 2, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He makes plays!?
Against who!? Listen, there are a lot of ex-USFL WR’s that made plays, too. Rideau has good size and good hands so good luck to him. But until they feel confortable putting him out in the pre season against #1 defenses we all just need to curb our enthusiasm.
by uli on May 1, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is the bottom line...
I don’t know if there is a single person that would rather see Davis on the field than Rideau.
by Sklz711 on Apr 29, 2009 12:00 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
you win
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 29, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Davis' future is tied to
the performance of Knox, Iglesias, and Bennett. If Bennett is a clear number 2, the others could move over and compete with Davis for the slot position (and probably beat him out). If Bennett struggles, then Iglesias would compete with him for the #2 spot. If Knox absolutely shines, maybe Davis is shown the door.
by MuleTrain on Apr 29, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with that being said,
I can see him getting cut.
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Apr 29, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bennett
is going to have a great year. This might sound foolish now, but he reminds me a lot of a young Marcus Harrison. Harrison is about the same size and speed, so it’s not completely bullshit. I’m expecting big things from that guy. For some reason.
by uli on May 1, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bennett
That he could not break into the lineup at all last season makes me skeptical about Bennett. The physical skills seem to be there, so why was he unable to take playing time from stiffs like Booker, Lloyd and Davis last year? I hope you are right, that this guy knocks everyone’s socks off and emerges as a real go-to WR for Cutler, but he has a lot to prove.
by lookingdeadred on May 2, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis?
Well said. They have young unproven guys who are more talented than Davis on the roster now. If they pan out, Davis is history. If this team is to become an elite offense, guys like Dabis need to be replaced by guys with real skills.
by lookingdeadred on May 2, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis ,or Rideau ... ?
Look at it this way,(as Im pretty sure for safety sake the Bears do too) Davis has more Game experience now. on the other hand Rideau has the dreaded P word (potential) and more upside going forward, but frankly I dont see them even filling the same role Davis as a slot / possesion / third down type, and Rideau as more of a wideout / Plaxico Burress type without the experience and talent , so far.
by Murphdog7 on Apr 29, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rideau
Maybe Rideau will finally make the team but I am not optimistic about a guy who has had two chances to make the team and could not beat out stiffs like Booker, Lloyd and Davis.
by lookingdeadred on May 1, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brass tacks.
Rideau has made some plays… against third and fourth stringers. His height is enticing, so he should have real opportunity this year to prove himself. There are no real “vets” outside of Rashied Davis in competition this year- it’s going to come down to which young guy brings it in camp and in the pre-season PLAYING AGAINST FIRST AND SECOND STRING DEFENSES. He should get his opportunity. If he fails- end of discussion. Give him a shot but let’s not get crazy.
by uli on May 1, 2009 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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