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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 23, 2024 11:22:46 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen and bears40 like this

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Montez Sweat was saying last week that Dexter is going to have a breakout season this year. Yesterday I was listening to Greg Gabriel talking about how this could be the case too. He mentioned that Dexter was having to learn a much different role here in his rookie year, and he did not do so well initially but was making progress/improving towards the latter part of his rookie season. He expects him to be a solid DT for us this year.

What do you think? Could we already have a solid 3T in him, or not? Just curious.

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 23, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -6

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May 23, 2024 11:22:46 GMT -6 JABF said:

Montez Sweat was saying last week that Dexter is going to have a breakout season this year. Yesterday I was listening to Greg Gabriel talking about how this could be the case too. He mentioned that Dexter was having to learn a much different role here in his rookie year, and he did not do so well initially but was making progress/improving towards the latter part of his rookie season. He expects him to be a solid DT for us this year.

What do you think? Could we already have a solid 3T in him, or not? Just curious.

I know he has been putting a lot of time in with the weights. So he should be a real freak

Here is a picture I saw on another site.

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 28, 2024 10:06:17 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen likes this

Post by shark86 on May 28, 2024 10:06:17 GMT -6

Based on his combine stats, his ability to jump out of a pool (his Shark Jumping Index^TM or SJI) is only 751.51. That's a -9.67 deviation compared to the reference standard (848.22 for Jarron Gilbert, the pool-jumping god).

If he gained muscle mass and lost body fat, his SJI actually decreases (increased BMI with loss of bouyancy). We'll have to wait and see how this affects his playing ability.

Jarron Gilbert wasn't that good a player, so maybe it's an inverse relation? I haven't worked out all the details in my formula yet... my SJI is based on his high jump, broad jump and BMI with a weighting factor applied to each. I would prefer to use a body fat index rather than the BMI as it is a better indication of bouyancy, but I can't find body fat data for NFL players anywhere. (Higher bouyancy would assist in jumping, and would be assigned a negative factor)

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 28, 2024 10:46:03 GMT -6 shark86 and bears40 like this

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May 23, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -6 dachuckster said:

May 23, 2024 11:22:46 GMT -6 JABF said:

Montez Sweat was saying last week that Dexter is going to have a breakout season this year. Yesterday I was listening to Greg Gabriel talking about how this could be the case too. He mentioned that Dexter was having to learn a much different role here in his rookie year, and he did not do so well initially but was making progress/improving towards the latter part of his rookie season. He expects him to be a solid DT for us this year.

What do you think? Could we already have a solid 3T in him, or not? Just curious.

I know he has been putting a lot of time in with the weights. So he should be a real freak

Here is a picture I saw on another site.

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Dude is 6'6" and 312 pounds. Judging from that recent photo, he looks like he'll be a holy terror to block this season. This will be season-2 for him. That's when a lot of these guys take their big step up in play. I know that many of us questioned not bringing in a 3-T this off season. But maybe the Bears have their guy already in Dexter - and there was no need to bring in a guy. Montez Sweat seems to believe we got a great one already in Dex.

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 28, 2024 11:28:43 GMT -6 shark86 and bears40 like this

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May 28, 2024 10:46:03 GMT -6 JABF said:

May 23, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -6 dachuckster said:

I know he has been putting a lot of time in with the weights. So he should be a real freak

Here is a picture I saw on another site.

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Dude is 6'6" and 312 pounds. Judging from that recent photo, he looks like he'll be a holy terror to block this season. This will be season-2 for him. That's when a lot of these guys take their big step up in play. I know that many of us questioned not bringing in a 3-T this off season. But maybe the Bears have their guy already in Dexter - and there was no need to bring in a guy. Montez Sweat seems to believe we got a great one already in Dex.

Yeah 3T was a concern for me. And still is until I see Dex do it, but yeah... hopefully he is the guy. That would be one less hole to fill. Then we just need another DE

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May 28, 2024 11:28:43 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

May 28, 2024 10:46:03 GMT -6 JABF said:

Dude is 6'6" and 312 pounds. Judging from that recent photo, he looks like he'll be a holy terror to block this season. This will be season-2 for him. That's when a lot of these guys take their big step up in play. I know that many of us questioned not bringing in a 3-T this off season. But maybe the Bears have their guy already in Dexter - and there was no need to bring in a guy. Montez Sweat seems to believe we got a great one already in Dex.

Yeah 3T was a concern for me. And still is until I see Dex do it, but yeah... hopefully he is the guy. That would be one less hole to fill. Then we just need another DE

That is exactly what I am hoping. It would be huge if Dex can be that guy we need. Then I'm all in on that top 1st round pick next season being a great edge guy. I know that doesn't help us this year but I'm thinking we can't fix everything this year.

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? May 28, 2024 16:54:44 GMT -6 JABF, bears40, and 2 more like this

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May 28, 2024 10:46:03 GMT -6 JABF said:

May 23, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -6 dachuckster said:

I know he has been putting a lot of time in with the weights. So he should be a real freak

Here is a picture I saw on another site.

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Dude is 6'6" and 312 pounds. Judging from that recent photo, he looks like he'll be a holy terror to block this season. This will be season-2 for him. That's when a lot of these guys take their big step up in play. I know that many of us questioned not bringing in a 3-T this off season. But maybe the Bears have their guy already in Dexter - and there was no need to bring in a guy. Montez Sweat seems to believe we got a great one already in Dex.

I've heard some rumors that he is up to around 320 - 325 but the big news is he has increased his muscle mass by 10% - 15% and is much quicker and significantly stronger. If that's true, he could be really scary.

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Post by dachuckster on Jun 17, 2024 11:20:38 GMT -6

Here is the latest update on Dexter. It looks like I was wrong that he bulked up. He has dropped 10 - 15 pounds as well as adding additional muscle mass. I suspect he has gone from being 310 - 315 lbs down to somewhere around 300 lbs (maybe a bit below). And he is much stronger (and presumably quicker/faster).

Here is an article off the Bears website on Dexter and his offseason transition. Here is a snip form what he was told by Eberflus and his position coach, Travis Smith:

"The day we left, coach Trav told me, 'When you come back, I don't want to notice you. I don't want you to look the same, walk the same, talk the same,'" Dexter told ChicagoBears.com. "That was his thing to me. So, I made that my goal."

The rest of the article gets into some of the details. At the end he has tweeted out his goas for the 2024 season:

8 or more sacks
15 or more TFL
All Pro

I am really looking forward to seeing what he looks like in training camp and the preseason.

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Gervon Dexter breakout 2nd season? Jun 17, 2024 16:49:01 GMT -6 bears40 likes this

Post by JABF on Jun 17, 2024 16:49:01 GMT -6

Jun 17, 2024 11:20:38 GMT -6 dachuckster said:

Here is the latest update on Dexter. It looks like I was wrong that he bulked up. He has dropped 10 - 15 pounds as well as adding additional muscle mass. I suspect he has gone from being 310 - 315 lbs down to somewhere around 300 lbs (maybe a bit below). And he is much stronger (and presumably quicker/faster).

Here is an article off the Bears website on Dexter and his offseason transition. Here is a snip form what he was told by Eberflus and his position coach, Travis Smith:

"The day we left, coach Trav told me, 'When you come back, I don't want to notice you. I don't want you to look the same, walk the same, talk the same,'" Dexter told ChicagoBears.com. "That was his thing to me. So, I made that my goal."

The rest of the article gets into some of the details. At the end he has tweeted out his goas for the 2024 season:

8 or more sacks
15 or more TFL
All Pro

I am really looking forward to seeing what he looks like in training camp and the preseason.

He is one of the keys to a great season. He doesn't have to hit those high goals to do that. Just be a holy terror for offenses to block, putting consistent pressure on QBs (collapsing the pocket). If he does that at 3T then our DE's will feast all season long. And if he CAN do it, then an NFCN title is not out of the question. The 2024 season will come down to the linemen (both O and D) getting it done. Or not.

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