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Official Alshon Jeffery - The Bandwagon (2 Viewers)
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Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
The Bears are just being very careful with Jeffery. He will be a workhorse this year as the Bears will be a mediocre to bad team defensively. They will count on Jeffery for the deep ball plus in the redzone, he is a true No 1.
cstu
Footballguy
They would be panicking right now if there was something seriously wrong with Jeffery.
There's little reason if healthy he won't be a 100 catch guy this year.
dschuler
Footballguy
If he's healthy he finishes the year as a top ten WR and has the potential to finish top 5.
BearsFan4Life
Footballguy
As a Bears fan, I am not touching any Bears players this year. Schedule is nasty.
satch
Footballguy
Nasty schedule + suspect defense = playing from behind = fantasy points in passing game, including garbage time.
BearsFan4Life
Footballguy
True to a point unless it's a big blowout, but without Marshall, Alshon going to draw double coverage quite a bit. Hope I am wrong!
georg013
Footballguy
Dont worry. You are!
Jack White
Footballguy
If I'm not mistaken, teams are not required to file injury reports in the preseason.
So why should (or would) Fox say anything? Where's the profit in it?
satch
Footballguy
My thinking as well. Why give your opponents any inside info? Why make it easier for them to game plan?
KellysHeroes
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
Did his leg fall off? Thought this was a calf pull.
CentralPA
Footballguy
That was the initial diagnosis but like usual, Fox has been very vague about the injury (it's been day-to-day for 21 days and counting). He hasn't returned to practice that I know of. Just doesn't jive well with me.
JFS171
Footballguy
It's not that he hasn't played in games... it's that he hasn't practiced. At all. And they're installing a new offense under Gase...
It's definitely cause for concern. How much is up for interpretation, but...
Jack White
Footballguy
Shutout
Footballguy
is there also no reason for him to practice or learn a new role in a new offense?
I get it-Adrian Peterson is Adrian Peterson. He doesn't need to play in fake games but Alshon Jeffery isn't at a Calvin Johnson/Antonio Brown level yet. He is a young guys who needs practice time and needs to learn his new job.
Something is wrong here. Alshon hasn't practiced in three weeks. It's not a case of preserving health here. If that were true he'd be practicing and not playing in games.
Piecing info together, he was spotted in a walking boit early on, what kind of Non contact injury requires a walking boot and keeps you from practicing for 3 weeks? With a general description of calf being assigned to the injury?
Piecing info together, he was spotted in a walking boit early on, what kind of Non contact injury requires a walking boot and keeps you from practicing for 3 weeks? With a general description of calf being assigned to the injury?
TripItUp
Footballguy
Per ESPN, boots take the strain off of calves
My guess is the Bears are playing it safe with their top WR.
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Meatwad Reloaded
Footballguy
Do not draft. You are going to have to burn a 2nd or early 3rd here. Not worth it, in my opinion. Not even practicing is very fishy.
JFS171
Footballguy
That would be accurate. A boot immobilizes the ankle joint, which means you can't really flex your calf as you normally would while walking.
I think they're playing it safe, but I also think there's some issues here... you can't sit on the side for a month and then walk out on an NFL field and dominate.
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Eddie Royal ftw?
Jack White
Footballguy
Correct. This is the only official injury designation required during the season. The ones you see after Wednesday and Thursday practices are media guesses.
The General
Footballguy
Still not even practicing?
Shutout
Footballguy
Yeah. At this point, I am taking the facts.
Fact, Alshon hasn't been around a practice field for about as long as Foster hasn't. Something is up.
cstu
Footballguy
They also can't seriously be planning on going into the season with Royal and Wilson as their starters.
Shutout
Footballguy
What would be the alternative? The Panthers didn't plan to go in with Brown and Ginn and half-a-hammy Funchess but when Benjamin got hurt, teams weren't offering their WRs to the Panthers.
It actually makes me MORE concerned that this is so hush-hush because if he was going to be out there, they would be getting him ready and instead of answering the same question 100 times, they would say "Alshon will be out there Week 1." But if they are concerned, they would likely be more non-committal to not tip their hat because LOOK at their alternatives..
I just think there's something up.
Van Dyman
Footballguy
Jack White
Footballguy
Had him last year. This year, was looking at a likely choice between Alshon and Evans. Alshon went one pick before me, so I took Evans.
T with T
Footballguy
lol
im thinking 100-1400-10-12 tds for Alshon if healthy. Im hoping they are just being very cautious with their Stud WR1 which I think they are.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
count me in the worried camp. maybe they are being super smart and don't even want the small chance he doesn't heal 100% by a tweak in a practice, but man it isn't fun having no idea what is really going on.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Ive been high on Royal with Marshall being gone and the White being out for most of the year (if not all of it), but now is probably the time to bump Wilson. Royal's been going like 8th-10th round at this point but Wilson is essentially going undrafted.
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Brad BiggsVerified account@BradBiggs
#Bears WR Alshon Jeffery just walked onto the field and put gloves on. This is the first time media has seen him in more than a week.
2:54 PM - 3 Sep 2015
#Bears WR Alshon Jeffery just walked onto the field and put gloves on. This is the first time media has seen him in more than a week.
2:54 PM - 3 Sep 2015
Zach Zaidman
✔@ZachZaidman
"We’re going to say as little as we can," said John Fox of Alshon Jeffery. "Just because we really don’t want to help our opponent." #Bears
7:34 AM - 4 Sep 2015
✔@ZachZaidman
"We’re going to say as little as we can," said John Fox of Alshon Jeffery. "Just because we really don’t want to help our opponent." #Bears
7:34 AM - 4 Sep 2015
The General
Footballguy
Rotoworld has a blurb saying the Bears "won't let him speak". WTF.
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
RealReactions
Footballguy
Just drafted yesterday and took him in the 2-3 turn 
I thought when i read about him John fox was just toying with the media and didn't bother digging in deep. Now I'm reading everything and truly worried. Has anyone tried trading him and if so what for.
I thought when i read about him John fox was just toying with the media and didn't bother digging in deep. Now I'm reading everything and truly worried. Has anyone tried trading him and if so what for.
