There's a presence that comes with elite pedigree.
May 25, 2023 12:15:17 GMT -6
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Post by JABF on May 25, 2023 12:15:17 GMT -6
This will get you pumped up. DJ Moore & Tremaine Edmunds are huge additions. It's a good article and NOT behind a paywall.
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Moore, Edmunds show why 2023 Bears will be different
... Two newcomers, one on each side of the ball, give the Bears something they didn't have a year ago. There's a presence that comes with elite pedigree. A feeling you get when watching players that are proven difference-makers. During the first OTA sessions of 2023, DJ Moore and Tremaine Edmunds quickly gave the sense that things will be different in 2023. That the arrow is pointing straight up. Watching Moore operate, even against Kindle Vildor, Jaylon Jones, and Michael Ojemudia, you get an immediate feel for his talent. The ability to create separation with quick releases and rare speed gives the Bears a go-to weapon that can change the tenor of a game. That's something they severely lacked in 2022. Moore doesn't live in the Justin Jefferson-Davante Adams neighborhood of elite receivers, but he's in the one right next door. He has a Stefon Diggs-like ability to win in various ways (deep, quick game, intermediate, etc.) and vacuum up yards after the catch. Even without the rehabbing Mooney on the field, the Bears' passing attack had a much different feel than it did 12 months ago. Fields connected with Moore five times, including a deep strike after Moore got open with a slick double-move on Vildor. "It’s pretty rare when you’ve got a guy that can run the route, have the route discipline that he has and the [Football Intelligence] that he has, and then also that speed and talent that he has," head coach Matt Eberflus said. "So we’re excited about where he is right now." "Strength, speed, body control, great hands. I think he knows how to use his body to get open," Fields echoed. "I think that’s a big part in receivers. He knows how to tip a route, so he’s rarely ever going to be running a hundred percent on all the routes. He has that second gear to go get the ball. I think that’s what makes him a great receiver, just his understanding of the coverages, seeing the defense well, and stuff like that."
While Moore gives the Bears' offense a level they didn't have last season, Edmunds does the same for a defense that was truly abhorrent in 2022...
Moore, Edmunds show why 2023 Bears will be different
... Two newcomers, one on each side of the ball, give the Bears something they didn't have a year ago. There's a presence that comes with elite pedigree. A feeling you get when watching players that are proven difference-makers. During the first OTA sessions of 2023, DJ Moore and Tremaine Edmunds quickly gave the sense that things will be different in 2023. That the arrow is pointing straight up. Watching Moore operate, even against Kindle Vildor, Jaylon Jones, and Michael Ojemudia, you get an immediate feel for his talent. The ability to create separation with quick releases and rare speed gives the Bears a go-to weapon that can change the tenor of a game. That's something they severely lacked in 2022. Moore doesn't live in the Justin Jefferson-Davante Adams neighborhood of elite receivers, but he's in the one right next door. He has a Stefon Diggs-like ability to win in various ways (deep, quick game, intermediate, etc.) and vacuum up yards after the catch. Even without the rehabbing Mooney on the field, the Bears' passing attack had a much different feel than it did 12 months ago. Fields connected with Moore five times, including a deep strike after Moore got open with a slick double-move on Vildor. "It’s pretty rare when you’ve got a guy that can run the route, have the route discipline that he has and the [Football Intelligence] that he has, and then also that speed and talent that he has," head coach Matt Eberflus said. "So we’re excited about where he is right now." "Strength, speed, body control, great hands. I think he knows how to use his body to get open," Fields echoed. "I think that’s a big part in receivers. He knows how to tip a route, so he’s rarely ever going to be running a hundred percent on all the routes. He has that second gear to go get the ball. I think that’s what makes him a great receiver, just his understanding of the coverages, seeing the defense well, and stuff like that."
While Moore gives the Bears' offense a level they didn't have last season, Edmunds does the same for a defense that was truly abhorrent in 2022...
