Four Players Who Didn't Stink, LOL......................

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Four players who stood out in the Bears' preseason loss to the Chiefs

Aug 27, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA;
By: Lorin Cox | 5 hours ago

It seemed like just about everything went wrong for the Chicago Bears in their preseason loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, as their offense struggled to move the ball, their defense struggled to make stops, and injuries continued to pile up.

There were some bright spots though. A few players stood out and showed a lot to like while their teammates struggled around them, giving Bears fans at least something positive to draw from this game.

Connor Shaw

It took a Brian Hoyer injury to get him into the game, but when Shaw starting running the offense, things really started to pick up. The South Carolina product was 5-of-6 for for 68 yards and the team’s only touchdown, until Chiefs defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches landed on Shaw’s ankle, and he was carted off the field.

The young quarterback had a clear connection with wide receivers Cameron Meredith and Josh Bellamy, moving the offense down the field better than anyone else on the day. Shaw’s injury appeared to be devastating, but for a few drives in the second half, he shined and gave the Bears hope at backup quarterback.

Charles Leno

The Bears’ offensive line was atrocious for most of this game, but the one starter up front who had a good game was Leno. He held down the blindside in pass protection well, only beaten once on the outside by Chiefs linebacker Frank Zombo, and he did a decent job as a run blocker with the exception of one bad block on the second play of the game.

With Kyle Long still out, it appears Leno is the Bears’ best offensive lineman at the moment. Cody Whitehair is steadily improving but still making rookie mistakes, similar to Cornelius Edison in his first starting action, while Ted Larsen and Bobby Massie have really struggled in their first preseason with the team.

Jacoby Glenn

Glenn got the start once again with Kyle Fuller out, and he had a pretty good game for a 2015 undrafted free agent. Outside of a missed tackle on the third play of the game, he was reliable in coverage, mirroring receivers closely and working back to the ball to prevent receptions.

Glenn’s biggest play came on third down early in the second quarter, matched up one-on-one with Chiefs receiver Chris Conley. The young cornerback showed some veteran savvy by grabbing onto the receiver’s jersey just a little bit, enough to help him but not enough to draw the flag, allow him to come back and swat the ball away.

Jerrell Freeman

One free agent addition who has not disappointed is Freeman, who had another big day with five tackles and a pass breakup against Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson. The veteran linebacker did get beat once against Travis Kelce, but he was otherwise solid in coverage and even better against the run.

Two of his tackles were run stops for two or fewer yards as he was adept at finding the lane, filling it and attacking the running back who was trying to enter it. The Bears’ defense struggled to stop the Kansas City offense, but Freeman was doing everything he could to try and make some plays to get his unit off of the field.

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Ah well it's time to stop being grumpy and add some humor ergo the thread title.

The only problem is we lost the one difference maker who meant the most to the offense because some clumsy f'n POS camp fodder DL who'll be put on waivers this week crushed his ankle. If it wasn't for bad luck we wouldn't have any luck at all.

Guess it's also getting easier to understand why no one on the AZ coaching staff isn't too broken up after losing Larsen and Massie. It's a whole lot easier to make excuses for Whitehair and Edison than it is for two vets who should be far better than they are. These guys may be Pace's biggest whiffs to date.

[riczaj01]

On a bright note, I'm glad the Bears seem to have found their LT, I said most of last year that I thought he was doing a better job then he was getting credit for. And it looks like he's building off that. Great, no but steady and good is better then the shit they've had. If they can build off that then all the better.

Glenn actually did have a pretty solid game; then again compared to the garbage he was surrounded with that might have tainted the view.

Freeman has done nothing but show up all PS. It's nice to see.

Shaw kills me, it seemed like the Bears might have had something, and then he gets hit w/a "serious injury" words from Fox so I'm guessing there will be an RIP thread for him tomorrow b/c Fox understates or ignores everything.

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Aug 27, 2016 21:21:07 GMT -6 riczaj01 said:

On a bright note, I'm glad the Bears seem to have found their LT, I said most of last year that I thought he was doing a better job then he was getting credit for. And it looks like he's building off that. Great, no but steady and good is better then the shit they've had. If they can build off that then all the better.

Glenn actually did have a pretty solid game; then again compared to the garbage he was surrounded with that might have tainted the view.

Freeman has done nothing but show up all PS. It's nice to see.

Shaw kills me, it seemed like the Bears might have had something, and then he gets hit w/a "serious injury" words from Fox so I'm guessing there will be an RIP thread for him tomorrow b/c Fox understates or ignores everything.

Serious injury means that they have Drs. inserting rods from every angle. The guy is gonna be able to do what Wolverine can do with his hands with his ankles.

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Aug 27, 2016 21:21:07 GMT -6 riczaj01 said:

On a bright note, I'm glad the Bears seem to have found their LT, I said most of last year that I thought he was doing a better job then he was getting credit for. And it looks like he's building off that. Great, no but steady and good is better then the shit they've had. If they can build off that then all the better.

Glenn actually did have a pretty solid game; then again compared to the garbage he was surrounded with that might have tainted the view.

Freeman has done nothing but show up all PS. It's nice to see.

Shaw kills me, it seemed like the Bears might have had something, and then he gets hit w/a "serious injury" words from Fox so I'm guessing there will be an RIP thread for him tomorrow b/c Fox understates or ignores everything.

Shaw suffered an open fracture (bone through skin).  That's why they operated on it immediately.  Those are always ASAP surgeries due to infection risk.  He's out for a couple months minimum.  I doubt he's back this season.

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Aug 27, 2016 21:21:07 GMT -6 riczaj01 said:

On a bright note, I'm glad the Bears seem to have found their LT, I said most of last year that I thought he was doing a better job then he was getting credit for. And it looks like he's building off that. Great, no but steady and good is better then the shit they've had. If they can build off that then all the better.

Glenn actually did have a pretty solid game; then again compared to the garbage he was surrounded with that might have tainted the view.

Freeman has done nothing but show up all PS. It's nice to see.

Shaw kills me, it seemed like the Bears might have had something, and then he gets hit w/a "serious injury" words from Fox so I'm guessing there will be an RIP thread for him tomorrow b/c Fox understates or ignores everything.

 Well as bad as it looked it may be more than just a season ending injury for Shaw.

Leno is a decent pass blocking LT.  He may the one break we've gotten on that OL so far and if Whitehair keeps improving as expected the left side will be set for awhile.

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Aug 27, 2016 21:37:31 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

Aug 27, 2016 21:21:07 GMT -6 riczaj01 said:

On a bright note, I'm glad the Bears seem to have found their LT, I said most of last year that I thought he was doing a better job then he was getting credit for. And it looks like he's building off that. Great, no but steady and good is better then the shit they've had. If they can build off that then all the better.

Glenn actually did have a pretty solid game; then again compared to the garbage he was surrounded with that might have tainted the view.

Freeman has done nothing but show up all PS. It's nice to see.

Shaw kills me, it seemed like the Bears might have had something, and then he gets hit w/a "serious injury" words from Fox so I'm guessing there will be an RIP thread for him tomorrow b/c Fox understates or ignores everything.

Shaw suffered an open fracture (bone through skin).  That's why they operated on it immediately.  Those are always ASAP surgeries due to infection risk.  He's out for a couple months minimum.  I doubt he's back this season.

Yep it was a Joe Thiesmann like deal so I hope it's not career ending.  The kid shows some guts and talent.

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I'd add a few names to that list:
Cameron Meredith
John Timu
Eddie Goldman
Akiem Hicks
Jonathan Bullard
Lamarr and Willie

I thought the defense (starters and second string), other than a couple **** ups mainly in the secondary, looked good. Esp. when you consider the lopsided TOP.

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But once again the suckitude of the offense overshadows and good the defense can do. Foxy needs to dig into this now. If we end up with an OC whose the equivalent of Mel Tucker as a DC I'm sure not gonna be a happy camper. Not when he has the talent he has at the skills positions. They gotta fix that OL.

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Aug 28, 2016 2:05:10 GMT -6 @soulman said:

But once again the suckitude of the offense overshadows and good the defense can do. Foxy needs to dig into this now. If we end up with an OC whose the equivalent of Mel Tucker as a DC I'm sure not gonna be a happy camper. Not when he has the talent he has at the skills positions. They gotta fix that OL.

I agree Soul and think at least getting Long back at RG should improve the prospects for a decent running game to the right. If Whitehair and Leno can be at least stable on the left maybe some quick slants or curls over the middle with a 3 receiver package on that side could open up more running.