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Bears | Not worried about sophomore slump for Forte Tue Jul 7, 11:52 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears RBs coach Tim Spencer said he would like to see second-year RB Matt Forte improve on his yards per carry and yards per catch. Spencer believes both will improve for Forte this season. Spencer said he is not concerned about a sophomore slump. 'He's going to do well,' Spencer added. 'We have some new players and we've improved on our offensive line. I see no reason why Matt shouldn't improve this season.' Our view: Forte might take a slight hit in number of carries because the team doesn't want him to wear down at the end of the season, but the uptick in yards per carry he'll get from the presence of Jay Cutler should offset that, and Forte will definitely justify a pick in the mid-first.
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Bears | Larger workload coming for K. Jones? Tue Jul 7, 11:51 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears RBs coach Tim Spencer said the team has to use RB Kevin Jones more this year to make sure both he and RB Matt Forte are as healthy as they can be by the end of the season. Spencer said Jones is now 100 percent healthy and is back to where he was before suffering a torn ACL. 'He knows our system and he knows what we're trying to do,' Spencer noted on Jones. Our view: Jones is one of the cheapest handcuffs out there, and one of the most talented. If he's truly back to 100%, he's a steal as a last-round pick if you own Forte. Make sure to keep him on your waiver wire speed dial if you hear anything is going wrong with Forte's health, and once you dump your extra kicker and defense/special teams after bye weeks, Jones is exactly the kind of RB you should pick up "just in case", regardless of whether you own Forte.
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Bears | Wolfe working on improving Tue Jul 7, 11:36 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears RBs coach Tim Spencer said RB Garrett Wolfe has worked hard on improving his game. Wolfe, who also plays special teams, can do pretty much anything for the Bears, according to Spencer. Spencer said Wolfe is capable of carrying the football 20 times a game for the team, but it's unlikely that will happen. 'He's going to have his work cut out for him, but we've definitely got to get him on the field also,' Spender said. Our view: Spencer's praise is generous - Wolfe might be able to physically hold up if he got 20 carries in a game, but we haven't seen evidence that he would do much with those carries. He lacks the sudden quickness and speed that has made smaller RBs like Darren Sproles and Leon Washington into NFL success stories.
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Bears | Cutler has offense down Tue Jul 7, 11:35 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler has worked very hard in the classroom this offseason to pick up the team's system. Not only has he been able to grasp it, he is also able to execute the offense on the field. Some of the verbiage and reads in the offense are the same as they were with the Denver Broncos, allowing him to pick things up quicker. Quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton has been impressed with his arm strength. Link to story
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Bears | Olsen wowing others Tue Jul 7, 11:35 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears QBs coach Pep Hamilton said TE Greg Olsen has continually progressed during the offseason. He is wowing everybody with his physical stature and athleticism. Link to story
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Bears | Looking to work the deep passing game? Tue Jul 7, 11:34 PM Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears QBs coach Pep Hamilton said he wouldn't be surprised to see the team try to utilize QB Jay Cutler's strong arm and WR Devin Hester's game-breaking speed together this season by trying to get Hester behind the secondary on deep routes. Link to story
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