So who is our starting DE?
It's more than a little troubling that a week before Green Bay we still don't know who our starting DE is. It's not a hugely important position in a 3-4, but still...whoever it is, it's likely a downgrade from Watts. Still no clue why he was released.
But the Bears sure are happy...
Bears Were Reportedly Stunned Armon Watts Became AvailableThis year, the Chicago Bears held a high spot in the waiver wire priority list. It was something GM Ryan Poles knew he could take advantage of. So he and the scouting department got to work evaluating other teams’ rosters. They watched lots of tape, recognizing where certain teams were deep and which players might get cut. Then they put together a board of talent they would like if the opportunity came up during final cuts. Armon Watts was not on that board.
They dug into Watts’ tape to see if they’d missed something. When they realized they hadn’t, excitement began to build. After consulting with Matt Eberflus and the coaching staff, everybody agreed they had to make a waiver claim. Barely 24 hours later, Watts was a Bear.
I don't get it, either. And although Watts may not be a world beater, its rare for a starter like Watts to be available this late in the year. The Viking's staff obviously knew this would be a surprising thing to do and still did it. I really don't know what to think right now. If the D performs well, it will be forgotten. KAM obviously ran it by KOC first.
A head scratcher. Just hope it ends up being irrelevant.....but of course, its the Vikings so yeah it will probably come back and bite the team. Hate to feel that way, but.....
The Bears were reportedly stunned to learn the forward pass is legal.
Whats crazy, why not get one of those conditional 6th or 7ths back? We seem willing to trade them away for the scrape heap. Time to get one back.
@"AGRforever" said: Whats crazy, why not get one of those conditional 6th or 7ths back? We seem willing to trade them away for the scrape heap. Time to get one back.
Rick? Is that you? ;)
unless another move is coming it’s probably Bullard… I hear he’s a better run defender then Watts…
If they are going to sign Suh, won't be until after the first game (because salary is guaranteed otherwise).
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