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The only surprise there for me is Nichols especially considering Johnson has been traded

Edit: I see another OP was wondering the same thing.. Must be the special teams

 

He was going to be the starting slot corner (I'd assume they paid Jamel Dean to be CB2 next to JPJ) anyways. That is probably where he best fits at this stage of his career anyways. Now he probably sees a lot of time at S until we are healthy and gives Samuel a shot to play a bit in the nickel.

 

Maybe it's a joke. I like Allar, but it goes without saying he actually has to do something consistently good in a starter position before we give him a franchise QB tag

 

You are assuming he will be healthy then, which is a dubious assumption with Elliott. They also need someone while he is out. Poor safety play plagued the defense all through 2025. Khan failed to do enough to address the problem, seemingly, and foolishly, counting on Elliott's return.

 

By the way, the guy the Steelers should have taken in the first round, Dillon Thieneman, will open the season as a starting safety for the Bears. Meanwhile, the guy the Steelers did take doesn't look at all ready for the NFL.

 

Well, coaches feel differently that Jenkins can fill in until Elliot returns. And they want to get Spears Jennings on the field. I am ok with it, and then a fresh Elliot can come in and then you have 3 ready safeties (ideally), not including Brisker

 

This was my thoughts. Hamstrung injuries like to reaggravate way too often. Maybe Ramsey can serve as a temporary bandaid. I hope they don't try to bring Elliot back too soon.

 

Thieneman will be a perennial Pro Bowler, I was elated when he fell to us only to watch us take another long range project on a very raw OT.

 

Jenkins couldn't even start for the Browns. We saw this same movie last year, with the Steelers opening the season starting a Browns reject. It was a disaster. There is no reason to think this will be any better.

Just because the Steelers foolishly settled for this situation doesn't mean they were right, just as they were wrong last year. They had a stud safety fall to them in the draft. He was the plug-and-play option they needed, but Khan foolishly took another project at tackle instead.

 

Max Iheanachor plus Spears-Jennings > Thieneman

 

Safety is the new WR2 for Khan.

 

Wishing it were true does not make it so. They need a free safety, which is what Thieneman does. He was a perfect fit for their needs, but they spent the pick on another project who is a much bigger risk.

 

Not completely on board w your thinking. Iheanachor showed promise in last preseason game.

 

He showed he was raw and not ready, at best. Meanwhile, Thieneman is starting from day one for the Bears.

 

Ok. Who cares? Congratulations. The Bears are starting Thieneman

 

Are you still saying there is now way backup center Ryan McCollum makes the 53 man roster???

NO WAY IN HELL, RIGHT???

 

DK Sports just did a live show and DK said he spoke to Elandon Roberts 5 minutes before the show, and he has no idea why he was cut or anything else. Sad, but Elandon will be on a new team come Monday.


There was chatter elsewhere about Roberts butting heads with McCarthy over the fight in practice last week.