Comments on: Football: Training camp storylines — will the Bears find a dependable group of receivers?

By: DJ Garrett

DJ Garrett — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:40:42 +0000

I got a feeling you Cal fans better not forget about that WR Michael Calvin, as your go to guy for this year. Riley and Tedford have both said in recent interviews that “Calvin has been the wide receiver to really step up for us big time in the WR position during summer training camp for this 2010 football season”……..GO BEARS!

By: n8Bear

n8Bear — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:43:57 +0000

I know you get paid for this, but it’s all just speculation. It’s actually a very exciting season. We have no idea what to expect. I have yet to hear any pundit feel confident about his opinion of the bears. It all reeks of “not too sure, we’ll see.” So, let’s see. This must be what football was like back in the days without facemasks.

By: Tom S

Tom S — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:41:48 +0000

Get the ball to Allen and Jones,period.

By: Meep.

Meep. — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:31:19 +0000

I consider Lagemann a Welker-type receiver. He may not have burning speed, but he plays quick and never drops the ball. Great to have him in the slot for a quick first down pass that’ll give us second and short-to-mid to work with. Like others have been saying, him being on the ground seemed to have had more to do with Riley’s passes than his incapability to get YAC. And on that end, the offensive line never gave Riley a chance to really fall into a rhythm once we got into the meat of our season. Even when he did have time, his internal clock was already screwed up and he ended up rushing passes and not getting in that better throw. I think if we have an improved o-line and a less predictable rushing game, Lagemann should improve his YAC drastically since he won’t be diving for catches as much. The question is really who will play opposite Jones.

By: calbear

calbear — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:09:44 +0000

i agree with Heyalumnigo. Lagemann constantly adjusted to Riley’s throws, resulting in his falling. There are a few missed opportunities though-maybe he lacks the pure speed to make a catch without falling.

By: heyalumnigo

heyalumnigo — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:07:32 +0000

Seemed like Lagemann was always on the ground because Riley’s throws were very low. Most of his catches I remember seeing were on throws right above the turf.

By: bearupthere

bearupthere — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:59:11 +0000

Lagemann should be slotted for the slot receiver in my opinion. He should be our over the middle zone-buster like Hawk was a few years ago.

By: Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:17:55 +0000

Of all last season’s receivers, Alex Lagemann proved he was the best at getting open. He always seems to find a way to get open. He is very good at running patterns. The other receivers were more athletic, but they couldn’t get open. Troy Taylor said Marvin Jones is great at catching the ball in traffic, because he never seemed to get separation from the defenders. Receivers unbable to get open was one reason Riley had to run for his life most of the time.

Who cares if Lagemann can’t run much after the catch? Like Steve Rivera of the Joe Roth era, Lagemann is a possession receiver. When it is 3rd and 12, Lagemann is the receiver who will go down 13 yards, get open, and make the catch. I say, unless these incoming receivers are lights out better, then Lagemann deserves to start and stay there until some one else proves they are better.

By: Bears

Bears — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:02:08 +0000

I like Lageman too but he does need to improve. A little more YAC is a good starting point. But, he’s solid and should have a role in the offense.
Only way our offense will be consistently good is if everyone excepts their role no matter how large or small and excels at what they do.

By: Bears07

Bears07 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:00:48 +0000

I really think Lageman has a ton of potential and don’t quite understand why we haven’t so far incorporated him more into the offense. He seemed to get more touches towards the end of last season so hopefully that’s a sign of things to come.

I’m all for competition at the receiver position, especially with all the new talent we have coming in, but I remember thinking to myself last year that we needed to go for more short-yardage passes and that Lageman always seemed to be the go-to man for those routes. Here’s hoping we see him on the field more often this year.