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If Bears players getting too much or too little time?

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Well, as you know, Brad Biggs had a pretty interesting article in the Tribune about the playing time of certain members of the team. And what is surprising is how often these players are on the field, though we know the defensive corps' leaders are getting older that shouldn't be news to anyone of course. Cheap Jay Cutler Jerseys on wholesale. That's not a bad thing, especially if the players are making plays, but a couple of numbers in the article are somewhat surprising. Take the defensive end position, for example. According to NFL-generated playing time statistics, Tribune acquired, Idonije led Bears defensive linemen in playing 84.6 percent of the time and Peppers was just behind him at 82.1 percent. Thus how many players were at defensive end during the season? Peppers, Idonije, Mario Addison, Nick Reed, Chauncey Davis, and Favreslayer Corey Wootton. And two of those players are taking four of five snaps? It's possible he wore down far too much over the course of the year, though Idonije didn't have a great year. It wasn't a terrible year from Idonije. It did seem the Bears decision to not rotate the Canadian-born defensive end, impacted upon his productivity, especially in pass rushing situations. Idonije is still a fine defender of the run, and is capable of making plays in the passing game. However, you can't help but feel the Bears would benefit from cutting into the 944 snaps he had this year by finding a situational rusher to ease his load. And that was supposed to be Wootton's job entering the year. With hardly any rotation, except safety, as any safety on the roster will almost surely get playing time, the 2011-2012 Bears were essentially fielded by veterans. But does Phil Emery see a concern? New general manager Phil Emery said at his introductory news conference, "I've heard rumblings there is age on our roster. But it's not a numerical number." Johnny Knox Jerseys at competitive price with a huge quantity. It's whether you are making plays. If it was just a numerical number and number of gray hairs, I wouldn't be standing here. He's right about the "age is a number" thing. The problem isn't that the players are getting older, it's that they're getting older and still playing the overwhelming majority of snaps. It puts too much of the fate of the team into the hands of too few individuals, though it's great while they still can do so. How much confidence do we have that the team would be able to respond in the case of a significant injury to Urlacher, Briggs or Tillman? Or to Peppers or Idonije? I'll turn it over to you guys. Would you set the slider to using more rotational players and keeping guys fresh, or would you try to ride your horses for as long as you can if you ran a football team? Well, like us all, they're not getting any younger. And even though he is younger, I worry more about Briggs' range decreasing more than I worry about Urlacher's range. But playing 100% of the snaps in this sport deserves some serious respect, all things considered. Ride your horses for as long as you can. We supply Julius Peppers Jerseys at best price and high quality. But at some point, if it hasn't happened already, Briggs is going to lose a step or two. Don't get me wrong, I want him on the field, just not against 4 WR's and especially not against 5 WR's. Factor in TE's like Finley, Pettigrew and all the others around the league, and this really becomes something that concerns me for the upcoming season.

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