Bet that kicks the crap out of Mayonnaise.

And, he played there a few years ago and did well. He’s making the team again.
We have tough decisions at LB. At least we’re strong somewhere on D!

The Bears have a ton of depth at LB this year with him, Roach, Williams, and Freeman all in backup roles.

He needs to work on his routes and fundamental skills. These were the criticisms of him coming out of a small school. Small schools not only face less consistent talent, but often do not attract the best coaches as well. I equate his hesitancy to that of Hester and Bennett, they both were unsure of their assignments and thus thinking too much and not playing at full speed/determination. He had no issues returning kicks. He will be a standout ST guy this year and be brought along s a WR during the season.

I think you are 120% correct on Beekman, thankfully he has the best to learn from. My concern is he would probably be better as the starting LG right now as Omiyale learns the guard position, but Frank needs the reps to improve; catch-22!

I see Graham and Moore (more Graham-no pun intended) making significant contributions this year.

Not so sure about Davis or Bennett. Is the Davis success due to a low WR bar or his abilities. If pressed into service, can he catch consistently? Is Bennett ready to take on a serious WR role. Call it #2 if you like, but he is really more of a #1 in a #2 role. Hester should not be the “#1” receiver. He needs to play out of the slot and isolated on the weak side. His talents lie in speed and quickness, not attacking the #1 CB head on. I really hope Turner and co. get that into their thick skulls. There is a distinct difference between being the #1 receiver and the leading receiver on a team! The sooner they put the right people in the right places, the better off Cutler et al will be.

Freeman has raw talent, but he will end up on the practice squad because of LB depth. I hope Hillenmeyer can hang on too, but he may also not make the 53-man due to numbers.

Harrrison, Brown, and Idonije are the only D-line guys playing well right now. Let’s hope this is just preseason learning curves.

Louis is destined for the practice squad as well.

Lastly, DA and Rideau may end up have better seasons than Bennett, but we just will not know until the regular season is over.

Do not watch the score of the Giants game, only the play of the individuals. Second team guys should look good against 3rd and 4th string guys by definition!

I will be shocked absolutely shocked if Brandon Rideau does not make an impact this year. Out of the WRs he stood out head and shoulders above any of the others. I was soo pissed when I saw him get limited opportunities with Cutler in the Buffalo game. The guy should be a red zone freak. I thought to myself, maybe theyre just hiding him because they know what they will get from him and they want to catch the Packers sleeping on this guy. But then I thought longer about it and it really made no sense at all why he didnt play.

When Lovie says he will play the guys that make the plays, that did not apply to this guy, as of this point at least. (Trust me I know its early) But still he needs to start building a rapport NOW with Cutler not Week 1 against Green Bay. And I mean how many more throws will Cutler have this Preseason anyway, not many. The time is now to unleash our secret weapon.

As much as I like Hester (Note my screen name) He did not stand out as much as Rideau. And then all of sudden last week hes forcing passes to Hester on 6 of his 10 throws. Ive been predicting to my buddies at the local tavern that by Week 4 Hester wont even be our #2 WR, and thats not a knock on him, it just points to the fact that I believe that Rideau and Bennett have what it takes to be solid WRs in this league, especially with Cutty throwing them the ball.
 
This offense has a CHANCE to be really dynamic but you gotta know what you are getting from all these unknowns on offense now before we are scrambling to find out during the 2nd quarter of the Packers game on the road.

Note I do understand Greg Olsen is primed for a Pro Bowl caliber year but I was strictly talking about the WRs, I do realize he will be a BIG part of our passing attack. Thats not even mentioning Forte, the most under appreciated back in the league. BEAR DOWN