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In my eyes, at least, talent is no longer a question here.Start with Oliver, who endured rough stretches in his first year but also showed flashes of impressively advanced coverage skills. He has the ideal physical makeup for a Dan Quinn cornerback, more or less, and will get to play in a secondary that should have its top safeties back, which will give him a little more of a safety net to operate with. His talent is not in question, though, and if he has rough stretches it’s likely they won’t exceed the ones endured by an injured Robert Alford in 2018.Kazee at nickelback is hardly a concern, either. We haven’t seen his coverage skills in action as a corner to this point, really [url=http://www.bearsjerseyproshop.com/dan-hampton-jersey/]White Dan Hampton Jerseys[/url] , but we do know that’s an aggressive ballhawk and a physical player with the speed to make the assignment work. Again, he’ll have his struggles adjusting if he takes the role, but the talent is there.From there, the Falcons have a savvy veteran who has played quite well in limited snaps (Blidi Wreh-Wilson), a rookie with length, tremendous speed, and a bright future (Kendall Sheffield), and a polished rookie whose biggest issue might just be his injury history (Jordan Miller). Ryan Neal is still kicking around as an emergency reserve, and the Falcons have indicated they think safety Chris Cooper can take some snaps as a nickel corner if the need arises. There’s not an elite player in the bunch unless Trufant rebounds to those heights or Oliver arrives earlier than expected, but they have youth, genuine talent and depth they didn’t have a year ago. Perhaps ESPN’s fears will prove to be founded, given that the Falcons turned out two veterans in favor of young guys, but I think cornerback will prove to be a relative strength sooner than later. Assuming the pass rush cuts down the time they need to cover, of course. We’re going to predict the Chicago Bears 2019 record in each quarter of the season in this week’s WCG roundtable discussion! First up is the 1st Quarter..."With the NFL revealing their 2019 schedule last week, we had to get in on the much-too-early Chicago Bears predictions, but we wanted to break the schedule down into four easy to digest portions of prognostications. Former Bears head coach, Lovie Smith, used to like to break the schedule into four quarters — much like a football game — so we’re going to do the same thing here at WCG. And we’re also going to do it roundtable style to get more of our Bears experts involved in the process. After checking out what we have to say [url=http://www.bearsjerseyproshop.com/dan-hampton-jersey/]Dan Hampton Jerseys 2019[/url] , we want you guys to follow our format and give us your predictions in the comment section. Here’s how the Bears first quarter of the season will go. 1st QuarterWeek 1: vs. Green Bay Packers, Thursday, Sept. 5, 7:20 p.m., NBCWeek 2: at Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 15, 3:25 p.m., FOXWeek 3: at Washington Redskins, Monday, Sept. 23, 7:15 p.m., ESPNWeek 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Sept. 30, 3:25 p.m., CBS(All times Central)Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. - (4-0) We’ll learn about the 2019 Bears right away with tough match-ups against the rival Packers and a high altitude game in Denver, but I think the extra time to prep for the Broncos will give them the edge they need to buck history. Prime Time in Washington will be tough [url=http://www.bearsjerseyproshop.com/richard-dent-jersey/]White Richard Dent Jerseys[/url] , but the Bears are the better team. The Vikings couldn’t beat the Bears when their playoff lives were on the line last year, so why would I think Kirk Cousins can do it in 2019. Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter - (4-0) Where the back-to-back road games may cause some discomfort, I don’t see any of these games being a real test early on. The Vic Fangio Revenge Game has a chance of being close. And, really, I’m ready to see the Bears annihilate the Packers in the season debut at home. Just gotta get my ticket to the game.Sam Householder - (3-1) The Bears can get off to a hot start with five winnable games but I’m not sure they can get through unblemished. The Broncos are an insane 21-1 at home in weeks one and two at home in their current stadium and 51-8-2 all-time. On the other side is Washington, who are 5-22 on Monday Night Football since 2000, including seven straight Monday night losses and a 2-15 record on MNF since 2008. The Vikings are likely to rebound from a down year last year, but by playing at home that game is still winnable for them. I have them dropping the week two match up against Vic Fangio (remember when Adam Gase knew how to attack Fangio’s D? I think Fangio will know how to slow Nagy’s offense).Ken Mitchell - (4-0) Green Bay will be struggling in getting both their offensive and defensive games lined out, and Chuck Pagano’s much more aggressive defense will eat “those people from Wisconsin” alive. I think Week 2 may be the hardest game of the season, because former coordinators know exactly how to attack their old teams and Fangio will make this one tough... still, Bears win. Washington’s a decent team but we should beat them, and color me somebody who has been unimpressed by Minnesota’s offseason.Aaron Leming - (3-1) As much as I want to give the Bears (4-0) through this stretch, Denver’s history at home through the first two games of the season is hard to deny. Add in the altitude aspect and I’m going to give them a loss there, just to play it “safe” There’s one or two of those games on the schedule where it feels like a loss and I can’t ignore that like I did last year with Miami.Robert Schmitz - (4-0) For as much hype as the matchup in Denver is getting, I don’t believe in Joe Flacco enough to predict a loss in this quarter. The season opener against Green Bay is as close to a lock as I can ask for (predominantly due to last year’s horror) and it’s Thursday night slot gives us a ridiculous amount of rest for the matchup against our former defensive coordinator. I don’t believe in either (Washington QB) Case Keenum or Cousins to compete with us, so those look like wins to me. Some wins may not be pretty (Week 2 and 3 come to mind) but I think the Bears are perfect to open the season.
