Analysis: The first preseason game now in the rear view mirror, the Bears have a better idea of their talent and at least one really big issue needs to be resolved going forward.
The next week of practice is a longer one. While former Bears Steve McMichael, Devin Hester and Julius Pepper are being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, the current Bears will start working toward the second preseason game, a road game in Buffalo but not until Aug. 10.
Matthew Judon will turn 32 before the NFL season starts and only played 4 games last year to injury. But 4 sacks is the same amount as Yannick Ngakoue had in 9 more games. But only has 1 year left on the contract. If Poles could get him for 2 years more I wouldn’t mind a trade.The marketplace is not going to simply sit there forever while Ryan Poles ponders whether to sign one.
Martin is with his fifth team in seven seasons, has never made more than four sacks in a season and has only once had more than 375 plays in a season, which comes out to only 22 plays a game. He averages only three sacks a year. Sacks aren't everything, especially in the scheme the Bears use. Pressure is more critical. But Martin has only made more than nine pressures in two seasons during his career.
So they need to get Williams on a field and facing a live pass rush for a brief time in Buffalo this week because he hasn't had to do it in practice and won't until Cincinnati comes to Chicago Aug. 15. Last Eberflus addressed this, he didn't guarantee Williams would play this week. The backups managed to perform relatively free from most execution issues that had been plaguing the first team, like cadence problem leading to pre-snap penalties.
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