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BOURBONNAIS White Anthony Miller Jerseys , Ill. (AP) —have indicated anything positive to the Chicago Bears, it’s young talent
at key positions could be deeper than anticipated.Rookie outside linebacker
Kylie Fitts and several other Bears outside pass rushers have stepped up at a
need area, while seventh-round draft pick Javon Wims is giving an indication
competition for jobs at wide receiver will be fierce.“I think for all of us
outside ‘backers it’s a young group, so we all have a lot to show out,” Fitts
said.Fitts made a sack and four tackles Thursday night in the Bears’ 17-16 Hall
of Fame Game loss to the Baltimore Ravens.It’s not the first time this summer
the Bears’ sixth-round draft pick from Utah has been harassing quarterbacks. In
training camp, he’s almost been too effective as he made contact or got too
close to Mitchell Trubiski, Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray.“We had to get on him
the last couple weeks and even in OTAs on staying away from the quarterback,”
Bears coach Matt Nagy said.With the start of preseason games, Fitts can finally
finish off sacks.“He plays extremely hard,” Nagy said. “I have to sometimes
remind him to make sure to stay away from the quarterback and the throwing
motion and he actually came up to me and apologized to me for it. But you can’t
fault a kid for trying to play hard trying to get to the quarterback. So I told
him ‘when we get to the preseason, do it as much as you want.’ “The Bears needed
someone to complement outside linebacker Leonard Floyd, and signed former 49ers
defensive end Aaron Lynch.Lynch hasn’t practiced due to a hamstring injury, and
Nagy said he’ll likely miss another preseason game.They also have veteran Sam
Acho, who has been a reserve for three seasons in Chicago.So when Fitts and
second-year outside linebacker Isaiah Irving each came up with a sack
Thursday Anthony Miller Jerseys 2019 , and the pass rush piled up eight sacks, the position seemed less of a problem.“I feel really comfortable with that,” Nagy said. “And
again, having Lynch out right now is a struggle, just because we want him out
there. But we’ve got to be safe with him and make sure he’s 100 percent when
he’s back.“But once we get him back with Floyd and Acho and you have these other
guys, these younger guys that are coming up, I feel like we’re in good shape at
that spot and have depth there.”Except for a minor arm injury, Fitts has been
healthy through camp. He finds it refreshing after injuries kept him off the
field his last two college seasons, and likely caused a slide in the draft.“Last
season it was tough sitting out all those plays, but I just ignore, don’t think
about injuries. I just come out and think about performing really well,” Fitts
said.Like Fitts, Wims also fell in the draft. He went in the final round after a
productive year at Georgia.So Wims said he has something to prove, and Thursday
did it with game-highs of seven catches for 89 yards.“He did a good job using
his size and he also did a good job using his release moves White James Daniels Jerseys , so that was a positive,” Nagy said. “And then in regards to some details, he had some sloppy routes too.”Wims is just another in
a large group of receivers to excite Bears offensive coaches. Veterans Allen
Robinson, Taylor Gabriel, Kevin White and Josh Bellamy, and rookie Anthony
Miller have also been productive in practice.At 6-foot-3, Wims not only lined up
outside, but also in the slot.“I think the great thing about this offense is all
receivers have got to know all positions,” Wims said. “Everybody. You kind of
have got to be position-less, and just be plugged in at spots.”The next test for
both young draft picks will be continuing their progress Thursday at
Cincinnati“Usually, the biggest thing that you see happen when a guy has a good
game — whoever that is; any position — sometimes, those young guys then start to
think, ‘OK, I did a lot to help myself out and now I can kind of coast into
practice or coast into the next game James Daniels Jerseys 2019 ,’ ” Nagy said. “And that’s not the case.“So our message to them is that’s over with now. You did that, you played well. Now
improve on that and build (on) those blocks.”NOTESSafety Deon Busy (left
hamstring) and cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc (groin) were injured in Thursday’s
game and did not practice Saturday. … Nagy said prior to the opener that talks
were “stalemated” between the agent for first-round draft pick Roquan Smith and
the team as the holdout continues. Nagy said Saturday there have been no new
developments and the sides haven’t talked again. Bears quarterback Chase Daniel
was able to guide the team to a win on Thanksgiving in his first start since the
2014 season, but things didn’t go nearly as well against the Giants on
Sunday.Daniel’s first pass was intercepted for a touchdown by linebacker Alec
Ogletree, he threw another pick in Giants territory and was on the receiving end
of five sacks during the 30-27 overtime loss. Daniel was also credited with four
fumbles as he and center Cody Whitehair had difficulties on snaps on a damp day
in New Jersey.“It was wet but that’s not an excuse,” Daniel said, via the . “As
an offense, especially as a quarterback, your No. 1 job is to take care of the
football. And I didn’t do that today. I let my team down. I’ll be the first one
to say that.”There were others who let the Bears down on Sunday, but better
quarterback play would certainly have been to Chicago’s advantage.After the
game, Bears head coach Matt Nagy said that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is
“feeling better” and he believes the arrow is pointing up every day for his
return from a right shoulder injury. With a game against the Rams on deck, it
would be a good time for him to take the final steps in his recovery.
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