Powers---Raschal---Rios---Rucker---Scott

[Mitch]

25 Powers, Jerraud, CB, 5-10, 187, 25, 5, Auburn. BA loves this kid---calls him "Auburn tough." Credits him for a key turning point in the Colts' improbably 11-5 season when he intercepted Aaron Rodgers which led to an upset win over the Packers. Displays quick feet...can flip the hips and turn on a dime...has good vision....is a solid tackler, despite smaller size. Has battled injuries in the past. Can perform at a high level on the perimeter or in the slot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7zxrVPmK-Q

73 Rachal, Chilo, 6-5, 323, 27, 6, USC. Mike Tice credited Rachal's toughness and one of the main reasons why the Bears jumped out to a 7-1 start last year. Rachal left the team for personal reasons and is an enigma at this point. Looks like a better fit as a mauling tackle in BA's offense---in the Max Starks'-type mold. While many people scoff at his chances, he might be a real surprise. As Tice said, Rachal's toughness and his play to the whistle intensity made the whole Bears' line better last year. This is a guy who knocks defenders on their butts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1Cbq4Pc5k

1 Rios, Michael, WR, 6-2, 203, 22, UCFA, Marist. Division 1-AA standout who gained over 2,000 yards and scored 17 tds in his career at a whopping 23.5 ypc. Was scouted very closely by the Bears and the Cardinals. Has STs talent---has a knack for blocking punts and kicks. While he would seem to be a long shot for the roster, his STs and big-play WR ability could garner him some strong consideration. In NY, some liken him style-wise to Victor Cruz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe7Eq-LcUIw

98 Rucker, Frostee, DE, 6-3, 280, 29, 8, USC. Was signed to a 5 year $22M (w/ $8M in guarantees) last year by the Browns. Showed very good leadership, and matched his identical numbers from the year before in Cincy with 48 tackles and 4 sacks. When Ray Horton was hired, Horton did not feel Rucker, a traditional 43 DE, was a good fit for the new 34, so Rucker was released. With the Cardinals he will be used as a pass rusher in the nickel and dime packages...and as a rotation player at 34 DE. Assumes Vonnie Holliday's role....only he can rush the edge as well as rush from inside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUfNNTni-pk

67 Scott, Padric, NT, 6-1, 320, 23, UCFA, Florida A&M. Stanford transfer who got a lot of interest from scouts, particularly because of how athletic he is at his size. He ran a 5.0 40 at his pro day. He recorded 58 tackles and 5.5 sacks the last two years, garnering second team All-MEAC honors. His lack of height may be a deterrent, however. A very intriguing prospect, nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobWYIod_xk

 

[D-Dogg]

I think Powers and Cason were fantastic signings. Our secondary may be different, but it is still solid and much deeper. SS is my only concern.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Scott also did 39 reps on the benchpress

 

[cardsfanmd]

73 Rachal, Chilo, 6-5, 323, 27, 6, USC. Mike Tice credited Rachal's toughness and one of the main reasons why the Bears jumped out to a 7-1 start last year. Rachal left the team for personal reasons and is an enigma at this point. Looks like a better fit as a mauling tackle in BA's offense---in the Max Starks'-type mold. While many people scoff at his chances, he might be a real surprise. As Tice said, Rachal's toughness and his play to the whistle intensity made the whole Bears' line better last year. This is a guy who knocks defenders on their butts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1Cbq4Pc5k

This is the type of stuff that bothers me about your posts, Mitch. I appreciate your effort and enthusiasm, I really do. My issue, however, is that pretty much every thread you put up that I take time to start reading, has a blatant lie in it that causes me to stop reading. It's no more than an annoyance, but you have a cult-like following of uninformed fans on here who take your word as gospel. Feeding them bs just because you're feeling creative is not cool IMO. Anyone who has done any research whatsoever on Rachal (and I'm sure an avid fan like yourself has) knows that he left the team in Chicago, like a pouty little bitch, when he was demoted. He was the weak link on that line, just like in SF when he was replaced by Adam Snyder. Dude is hot garbage.

 

[Duckjake]

49ers fans when Snyder left: He was ok. 49ers fans when Rachal left: He's a turnstile.

Questionable acquisition by Arizona.

 

[juza76]

49ers fans when Snyder left: He was ok. 49ers fans when Rachal left: He's a turnstile.

Questionable acquisition by Arizona.

Ok but if they signed him they saw something good on him or they are masochist?
Anyway they gave him 1 year deal minimum salary
We have on the staff daryl drake previous wr coach for chicago bears,if rachal was so bad as as player and person probably he could advice them to not sign him

 

[Duckjake]

Ok but if they signed him they saw something good on him or they are masochist?
Anyway they gave him 1 year deal minimum salary
We have on the staff daryl drake previous wr coach for chicago bears,if he was so bad as a person or player probably he could advice them to not sign him

The Cards have consistently signed guys that weren't any good. It's why they're almost always 5-11. It's not about how much he'll be paid it's about how he's played.

 

[juza76]

The Cards have consistently signed guys that weren't any good. It's why they're almost always 5-11. It's not about how much he'll be paid it's about how he's played.

Is a new regime now,michael Bidwill is different then his father and keim just hired as a manager,he spent many years scouting he knows what should be done.they made some good moves this off-season

 

[Mitch]

This is the type of stuff that bothers me about your posts, Mitch. I appreciate your effort and enthusiasm, I really do. My issue, however, is that pretty much every thread you put up that I take time to start reading, has a blatant lie in it that causes me to stop reading. It's no more than an annoyance, but you have a cult-like following of uninformed fans on here who take your word as gospel. Feeding them bs just because you're feeling creative is not cool IMO. Anyone who has done any research whatsoever on Rachal (and I'm sure an avid fan like yourself has) knows that he left the team in Chicago, like a pouty little bitch, when he was demoted. He was the weak link on that line, just like in SF when he was replaced by Adam Snyder. Dude is hot garbage.

There was a time once, md, when I regrettably fired back in anger at you for a derisive post you threw in my direction. I felt horrible that I did that, and I apologized to you profusely. I promised you I would never do that again to you, and I believe I have been good to that promise.

In regard to your response above I want to say as kindly as I can that what i have been trying to do with these threads is point out the reasons why in all of these cases the Cardinals decided to sign these players. I think there are very good reasons.

The fact of the matter is---everyone, you, me and everyone else in this world has flaws. Some people are lucky enough to have other people believe in them enough to give them another chance when they fail or screw up. Catfish recently wrote a poignant thread about just that thing.

I, for one, am elated that the Cardinals decided to give Kurt Warner a third chance by signing him in the first place---and another chance after that when it appeared that Matt Leinart was going to be the starter no matter what.

In the case of Chilo Rashal, did you take the time to read the article that I posted under his writeup? Mike Tice---one of the most widely respect offensive line coaches in the NFL---was crediting Rashal's toughness as one of the main reasons why the Bears' offensive line had shown dramatic improvement which led to their 7-1 start.

So---you are not just disagreeing with me---you are disagreeing with Mike Tice. You are also disagreeing with Steve Keim and Bruce Arians who must have figured out the reasons why Rashal left Chicago last year and were satisfied enough with the answer to give him another chance.

Have you ever missed time at work due to personal reasons? I have. Fortunately I was able to recover from that tough time and find people who still believed in me. I couldn't have done it alone.

I trust you know me well enough to know that I am not deliberately trying to b.s. the people on the board. I said that Rashal has a chance to surprise because I truly believe he does. That doesn't mean it's a slam dunk. No one could be assured of that at this point...or about anyone else on the roster, although there are some pretty good bets.

I think you are not being kind to other people on this board when you say they take my word as gospel. My closest friends on this board, Red Desert, Catfish, Dems, Garth, etc....have often disagreed with my opinions, as I have with theirs. No two posters ever think exactly alike all the time.

When you say Chilo Rashal is "hot garbage" are we supposed to take your word as gospel?

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it. Do I agree? No. But that's what makes training camp and the pre-season games so interesting---in a couple of months we will be able to see for ourselves which players are stepping up and which players are not.

 

[desertdawg]

There was a time once, md, when I regrettably fired back in anger at you for a derisive post you threw in my direction. I felt horrible that I did that, and I apologized to you profusely. I promised you I would never do that again to you, and I believe I have been good to that promise.

In regard to your response above I want to say as kindly as I can that what i have been trying to do with these threads is point out the reasons why in all of these cases the Cardinals decided to sign these players. I think there are very good reasons.

The fact of the matter is---everyone, you, me and everyone else in this world has flaws. Some people are lucky enough to have other people believe in them enough to give them another chance when they fail or screw up. Catfish recently wrote a poignant thread about just that thing.

I, for one, am elated that the Cardinals decided to give Kurt Warner a third chance by signing him in the first place---and another chance after that when it appeared that Matt Leinart was going to be the starter no matter what.

In the case of Chilo Rashal, did you take the time to read the article that I posted under his writeup? Mike Tice---one of the most widely respect offensive line coaches in the NFL---was crediting Rashal's toughness as one of the main reasons why the Bears' offensive line had shown dramatic improvement which led to their 7-1 start.

So---you are not just disagreeing with me---you are disagreeing with Mike Tice. You are also disagreeing with Steve Keim and Bruce Arians who must have figured out the reasons why Rashal left Chicago last year and were satisfied enough with the answer to give him another chance.

Have you ever missed time at work due to personal reasons? I have. Fortunately I was able to recover from that tough time and find people who still believed in me. I couldn't have done it alone.

I trust you know me well enough to know that I am not deliberately trying to b.s. the people on the board. I said that Rashal has a chance to surprise because I truly believe he does. That doesn't mean it's a slam dunk. No one could be assured of that at this point...or about anyone else on the roster, although there are some pretty good bets.

I think you are not being kind to other people on this board when you say they take my word as gospel. My closest friends on this board, Red Desert, Catfish, Dems, Garth, etc....have often disagreed with my opinions, as I have with theirs.

When you say Chilo Rashal is "hot garbage" are we supposed to take your word as gospel?

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it. Do I agree? No. But that's what makes training camp and the pre-season games so interesting---in a couple of months we will be able to see for ourselves which players are stepping up and which players are not.

I wouldn't worry about that dude Mitch, he usually just votes the threads one star and then logs out, I think he secretly is jealous of your "cult following". There is a reason he doesn't have the same type of following though, or any type of following.

 

[BigDavis75]

Mitch, it's really cool that you are doing these threads. While I disagree with you on your assessment of a few of the players, I've learned a fair amount about guys I wouldn't have known anything about otherwise.

It's really nice to see some of the depth we've developed on defense, guys like Rucker, Powers, and Brinkley are so much better than what we've been used to in the past.

 

[joeshmo]

This is the type of stuff that bothers me about your posts, Mitch. I appreciate your effort and enthusiasm, I really do. My issue, however, is that pretty much every thread you put up that I take time to start reading, has a blatant lie in it that causes me to stop reading. It's no more than an annoyance, but you have a cult-like following of uninformed fans on here who take your word as gospel. Feeding them bs just because you're feeling creative is not cool IMO. Anyone who has done any research whatsoever on Rachal (and I'm sure an avid fan like yourself has) knows that he left the team in Chicago, like a pouty little bitch, when he was demoted. He was the weak link on that line, just like in SF when he was replaced by Adam Snyder. Dude is hot garbage.

You happen to have this research handy about why he left? Its an honest question because all i have ever heard about it is the super ambiguous "personal reasons". Which could mean anything.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Here's one, Joe.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Bears-bench-Chilo-Rachal-he-splits.html

 

[Duckjake]

Is a new regime now,michael Bidwill is different then his father and keim just hired as a manager,he spent many years scouting he knows what should be done.they made some good moves this off-season

It's a new regime every three years in Arizona. Except for Ken Whisenhunt who worked under Michael Bidwill and not his father. That started great and ended in a disaster that has had fans who wrote that CKW was the greatest coach in Cardinals history thinking that the latest new guy is a welcome change to the Whisenhunt regime.

As for Keim. Quantity does not equal quality. We'll see later this year how all the turnover works out. But I will say one thing, the Carson Palmer deal is a great start to the Keim era. The question is if Keim could do this, and his other moves are so great, why did Michael, who is supposed to be so different, wait so long to can Graves and promote Keim?

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I wouldn't worry about that dude Mitch, he usually just votes the threads one star and then logs out, I think he secretly is jealous of your "cult following". There is a reason he doesn't have the same type of following though, or any type of following.

Don't worry. Some crazy person goes around afterwards and votes 5 stars on each 1 star post.

 

[cardsfanmd]

I wouldn't worry about that dude Mitch, he usually just votes the threads one star and then logs out, I think he secretly is jealous of your "cult following". There is a reason he doesn't have the same type of following though, or any type of following.

I usually only one-star your stuff lol. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[joeshmo]

Here's one, Joe.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Bears-bench-Chilo-Rachal-he-splits.html

Thank you.

If Tice is the one that benched him(end of November) then how much stock can you really put into the Tice Quotes from a month earlier(end of October) talking him up. Was Tice forced to make the change, did something happen in that month, or was it just coach speak? Either way I think you have to call into question Tice talking him up and the genuineness of it in light of the above article.

 

[Duckjake]

Thank you.

If Tice is the one that benched him(end of November) then how much stock can you really put into the Tice Quotes from a month earlier(end of October) talking him up. Was Tice forced to make the change, did something happen in that month, or was it just coach speak? Either way I think you have to call into question Tice talking him up and the genuineness of it in light of the above article.

Nothing. How many times have we heard a coach talk a guy up and then cut him not long after? How many times have we heard an owner talk up a coach and then fire him later in the season? How many times have we heard a coach say he's loves being at X college and then leave a month later for another job? It's just coachspeak and standard procedure for all sports.

 

[desertdawg]

I usually only one-star your stuff lol. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Your the only one crying, whining, bitching, as usual. And you are an equal opportunity hater, you one star more than just my stuff, I don't even know why you continuously visit a website so filled with people you consider to be less intelligent. You know, since you have an MD and all, or wait...no you don't, your just from Maryland.

 

[Duckjake]

Your the only one crying, whining, bitching, as usual. And you are an equal opportunity hater, you one star more than just my stuff, I don't even know why you continuously visit a website so filled with people you consider to be less intelligent. You know, since you have an MD and all, or wait...no you don't, your just from Maryland.

I'm with you Dawg. Why in the world would anyone visit a message board and spend most of their typing complaining about the other posters, insulting people or writing how little others know about football and almost never post their own take on the team? Makes no sense to me. I will say I have several of them on ignore. Surprising how many there are.

 

[kerouac9]

Thank you.

If Tice is the one that benched him(end of November) then how much stock can you really put into the Tice Quotes from a month earlier(end of October) talking him up. Was Tice forced to make the change, did something happen in that month, or was it just coach speak? Either way I think you have to call into question Tice talking him up and the genuineness of it in light of the above article.

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47375698/

Rachal had 16 blown blocks in just 512 plays for the Bears last year. Good God.

Some other interesting stuff from the article (scroll past the stuff on punters):

Tice is gone, and new offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer brings a seemingly novel philosophy with him from the Saints: "We feel protection starts from the inside out," he told Dan Pompeii in the Chicago Tribune. "With the Saints we really felt we needed to keep the interior part of the defensive line at the line of scrimmage in protection, so we put a big emphasis on our guard position to do that. We feel that same way here."

Kromer is not exactly reinventing the wheel. Despite the emphasis placed on the left tackle position, pass protection schemes are usually built from the center out, with blockers on each side adjusting their assignments based on where defenders line up. But the Bears treated the guard position as a halfway house for wayward tackles and centers. Louis was the last guard the team drafted before this year, a seventh rounder in 2009.

 

[joeshmo]

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47375698/

Rachal had 16 blown blocks in just 512 plays for the Bears last year. Good God.

Some other interesting stuff from the article (scroll past the stuff on punters):

I forgot Tice was fired. Making his comments on Raschal even all the more dubious.

 

[kerouac9]

I forgot Tice was fired. Making his comments on Raschal even all the more dubious.

Hey, some guy on youtube said that Richal is awesome. That's all the support that I need.

 

[red desert]

I wouldn't worry about that dude Mitch, he usually just votes the threads one star and then logs out, I think he secretly is jealous of your "cult following". There is a reason he doesn't have the same type of following though, or any type of following.

This.

Btw, Mitch, not a fan of the Rachal signing.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I forgot Tice was fired. Making his comments on Raschal even all the more dubious.

So you are saying I can build a perpetual motion machine if I line Raschal up against Rich Ohrnberger and tell them to block each other.

........ now how to put a drive shaft between the two to power the alternator.