Bears Name Greg Olsen Starting TE
by Adam T on Aug 5, 2009 11:46 AM CDT
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It was bound to happen at some point, but the Bears have moved Greg Olsen to the starting line up replacing Desmond Clark.
"It says what type of guy Dez is," Smith said. "Real pros handle it that way, especially when you have a special player in Greg Olsen."
"It is tough to deal with inside, at first, but then when you look at it, I still have a big role in this offense," Clark said after practice at Olivet Nazarene.
The Bears couldn't put this move off any longer. Olsen is a phenomenal talent, he is more in the mold of a Tony Gonzalez or Antonio Gates and you can't keep that on the sidelines. Per reports Olsen and Cutler have also forged a very good chemistry together.
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Had to happen eventually
Good thing is I believe Turner will utilize plenty of 2 tightend sets so Clark will be on the filed a good amount of time.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
+1
i see you guys using a two TE set much more frequently that a three WR set… given that both TEs are such threats and the receiving core is, well, unknown at best
Four-man sets
Interestingly, Turner has Olsen and Clark split out wide, while Hester and Bennett are in the slots.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
Dez Clark
showed true class in the way he’s handled the demotion
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Aug 5, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions
I agree.
That was my first thought.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
lol
that pic should be used for a photo caption contest…that’s hilarious
LOL
I think Michael Bay has found his Liono for the upcoming Thundercats movie. Man that’s uncanny.
by Chitownproduct on Aug 7, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Not on Bears topic,
but I cannot stand Michael Bay!
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Can you say Pearl Harbor?
Oh, but it goes much, much deeper than that. It actually has more to do with how he took one of my favorite childhood toys, squatted down and released the big one on it. The way he handled Transformers (tear); some things are just unforgivable.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
How do you feel about GI Joe?
I’m not all that happy with how that was handled either. Completely stripped the America away from it.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 7, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm reserving complete judgement until after I see it.
But from the get go, me no likey! It doesn’t have that “GI Joe, Real American Hero” feel. What’s up with the accelerator suits?
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I dunno.
I won’t completely hate it until I see it. But I’ll probably wait until it’s not in theaters.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 7, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
That's Hilarious!!
Olsen is dead on Liono in that pic…
Maybe we should look at Mauia if he doesn't work out with the cards
we all know McKie can’t do that.
Camp ifuwanna, we hold you in our heart...
by ifuwannacrownem on Aug 5, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
That was complete crap
I could have done that. The wall already had holes punched in it.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Aug 5, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
that's why he'd be better than McKie...
Camp ifuwanna, we hold you in our heart...
by ifuwannacrownem on Aug 5, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
OK
Rules are, there ain’t no rules!
“Poster Boys” give me some Debbie Downer!
That's not the way to get what you want. But here you go anyway.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
Can't beleive you gave in.
Never give in to dares or taunts. You are weak! :)
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
I just got tired of
him bitching about it. You know sometimes you got to give the baby a pacifier to keep him happy.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
Rdent, you're not going to take that are you?
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Ha
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 7, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Whatever
You loved posting it and you know it!
;-)
not as much as i love posting this.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 7, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Laughing, Laughing, Laughing!
Well done my friend!
Not sure if you've seen this...
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't know why it put a #1 there, but...
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you sir.
I hadn’t seen it, but am glad I did.
Good list, I thought….
You're welcome.
Figured you would enjoy. I thought it was a pretty good list too.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
I like this for different reasons
I don’t think he would be named starter unless he is more than a pass-catching TE in the coaches eyes. It says a lot about how far he has come as a blocker and his work ethic to become a more well-rounded player. I hope that he cuts down on the concentration lapses like he had last year at times. He made some amazing catches, but there were a few drops in key situations that made me shake my head.
Of course Dez handled it amazingly. We know what we have in him and how valuable he is. In our O being second TE is like being 2nd WR. They are both pretty much starters. He’s still going to get game time for sure.
I wouldn't be surprised if this was Clark's last season as a Bear
Could be used as trade fodder. We already have some young TE’s being developed.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Aug 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
All the most reason...
… to get Dez a ring this year! :)
Get Dez a ring
Get Dez a ring, Get Dez a ring…………………….
He has the maturity and the game to be called a professional.
I hope he ends his carear as a Bear.
Who could say that about a certain ass hat runningback in Cincy?
Trade fodder?
He’ll be 33 next year. He’s more valuable to us as a #2 TE than whatever we could get for him in return.
I'm not saying he would be the only part of the trade by any means
But he could be thrown in to sweeten any deal.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Aug 5, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed. This came up a lot earlier in the offseason, people suggesting we package him in a deal for whomever was being discussed, but it was pointed out (probably correctly) that, great servant though he’s been and still is for us, he’s not worth an awful lot as trade bait. And, as has been discussed, we use 2-TE formations quite a bit so there’s not a huge difference between having Clark-Olsen and Olsen-Clark.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
I never realized
how much Greg Olsen looks like Michael C. Hall aka Dexter
by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Aug 5, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions
Although
Dexter is a tad bit more bad ass than Greg.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
Olsen really needs to step it up this year now that Cutler has "chosen" him...
he has great tools, size, speed, etc., but I get the feeling he is a little soft as a player. He seems to get tackled pretty easily for a guy with his size, and maybe I just can’t get the Carolina game out of my mind, but I don’t remember him making a lot of clutch catches. I’m not saying he can’t do these things, but there are no excuses this year if Cutler is everything we expect and the WR group needing time to establish itself, so now that he’s the starter, I’d love to see him look a little more like Whitten and Gates. TE’s that are real go-to-guys.
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