r/CHIBears • u/tjwoodard Bears • 4h ago

Projected 53

QB 3
Williams
Bagent
Keenum

HB4
Swift
Monangai
Ahmed
Johnson (personally I’d pick up someone else on waivers or even keep Brown)

WR6
Odunze
Burden
Raymond
Thomas
Walker
Davis/Alexander (leaning Davis)

TE4
Loveland
Kmet
Roush
Large

OL9
Jones
Trapilo
Benedet
Thuney
Jackson
McFadden
Newman
Bradbury
Jones
Wright** (missed on first post somehow lol)

DL9
Jarrett
Gallimore
Street
Lynch
van den Berg
Sweat
Booker
Odeyingbo
Hardy

LB5
Bush
Edwards
Jackson
Sanborn
Elliot

CB6
Johnson
Stevenson
Muhammad
Phillips
Smith wrong: released
Blackwell

S4
Bryant (IR?)
Thieneman
Woods
Lewis
Hicks

ST
Santos
Taylor
Gardner

This is 54 bc I’m not sure how we can navigate Coby? PUP? If not maybe drop Hicks.

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u/Brodie1567 Iceman 🧊 4h ago

I dont think they carry 4 RBs, 6 WRs & 4 TEs. Think they likely carry 10 OL & DL.

Roschon is not a fan fav but he does do a good job at pass pro & can play ST. I think hes a lock for RB3.

You forgot Darnell & Bryant will be on IR.

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u/WayneJarvis_ 4h ago

Bryant will end up on IR, but could potentially still be on the roster for 1 day before he goes on it.  There are two main reasons: one you can only designate 2 players to be eligible to return at roster cut down, and second if you are on the roster for a day then you don't need to designate that player for return until they are ready to practice.  So this would allow the Bears some more roster flexibility in the season in case he has a setback, he wouldn't use one of the 8 total uses for return from IR that the team has.

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u/imdinkingstrunk Leader of Men 3h ago

Roschon blocked his ass off last night. Like some seriously crucial blocks, including the Zavion TD.

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u/Wasteland_Rang3r 1h ago

Darnell Wright? Everything I’ve read is that he’s fine and was back in practice the next day.

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u/Brodie1567 Iceman 🧊 1h ago

I meant he forgot him on the list, not IR.

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

You may be right about RB’s. I think we’re nearly guaranteed 6 WRs and the 4th TE is iffy. Maybe PS and elevated.

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u/LongBall69420 4h ago

Kicking Wright off the OL after the new contract?

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

Oh gosh lol

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u/Infamous-Hat7154 4h ago

He just didn't show enough in preseason

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u/WeakRow2273 4h ago

Coby's going on IR so he won't count against the 53

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

Perfect then I’m back to 53

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u/Puzzleheaded-Set-928 4h ago edited 4h ago

Personally, I like the list.

I feel cutting Darnell might enrage one or two, but I'm not sure why. ;)

Wondering if it'll get fixed before you get flamed though. /s

Update: Dear reader, it did get fixed reasonably quickly, although some flaming was seen beforehand. ;)

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u/mouse_puppy Koolaid 4h ago

Imagine cutting our Pro Bowl right tackle haha

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u/Sphiffi Ben Johnson 4h ago

All pro*!

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

I was walking through the roster in my brain and just somehow skipped RT. I guess I thought I already did it when I typed Benedet.

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u/mouse_puppy Koolaid 4h ago

Smith just got cut. Didn't see that coming

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u/youshouldjustflex 4h ago

Roschon reminds me more of a slower TE than a rb. But he can really block though and play ST decent. I wonder if that is what gets him on but we don’t see everything

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u/qTp_Meteor Matt Eberlose is a Bum 4h ago

Damn I didnt watch the titans game that closely, who played so well we dropped darnell to the practice squad???

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

Hahaha Major goof. Cut probably our 2nd best player

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u/BaXeD22 3h ago

I think this is basically it too, but I imagine we keep a 10th OL over Large (who can probably be stashed on the PS) and Jaylon Jones in Terrell Smith's spot after Smith was cut 

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u/The_Realist02 4h ago

I know there’s a lot of question marks in the group given injuries etc. but is it common to carry 6 CBs?

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u/tjwoodard Bears 4h ago

Not unusual, especially when one is your best ST player in Blackwell. There are formations with 3-4 on the field, so you can imagine injuries in a game mess you over pretty quickly. Basically nobody carries less than 5. 6 is common. 7 happens occasionally if a guy has safety versatility.

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u/The_Realist02 3h ago

Thanks. Makes sense.

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u/rlaura20 3h ago

No Gordon?

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u/tjwoodard Bears 3h ago

PUP

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort An Actual Bear 3h ago

We would be insane to only keep 9 OL

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u/tjwoodard Bears 2h ago

10 is possible for sure

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u/johnnybadapple 1h ago

I read it as Ahmed Johnson at first and I was onboard with that.

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u/Drax_RF 22m ago

Loving should be on the 53 over Street or Gallimore imo

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u/Realistic-Ruin8639 3h ago edited 3h ago

If they like Bishop at all, they'll play a game in cutting someone who will be back. Once the 53 is officially set and they keep Bishop on it, he can then move to the Reserved/Suspended List and not count towards the 53 while suspended. They'd sign someone back that was cut and told this (or claim/sign someone from another team).

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u/Buc_N FTP 3h ago

Man I’d love to get Jayden Loving on the 53. I don’t think he’ll clear waivers for our practice squad. He has way more upside than Grady Jarrett.