Matt Eberflus and vets talks about potential playing time for the starters in preseason Week 3
The last week of preseason is usually reserved for backups and playing trying to make a case to be on the final 53-man roster in Week 1. You typically see most starters resting since we are closing in on the start of the regular season.
Well, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus mentioned that he has not made his final decision just yet on whether or not he will rest his starters next Saturday in Cleveland.
«We're going to look at that,» said head coach Matt Eberflus. «We'll evaluate our football team and see where we are. I'll have a coordinators' meeting sometime (Saturday) and we'll get everybody's opinion and go from there.»
As for veteran offensive guard Cody Whitehair, he thinks the players are well-prepared for the season.
«I feel ready (for the regular season),» left guard Cody Whitehair said. «The coaches do a great job preparing us in practice. The routine that we go through is a good dress rehearsal for the season. Our camp has been good. It's been intense. I feel ready to go.»
The same goes for Safety Eddie Jackson. He believes the practice tempo has helped prepare them for the start of the regular season, and he also feels ready to go.
«There are a few things to clean up, but yeah, we're ready,» Jackson said. «The way we practice, it's high speed and high tempo and we're flying around. So it's kind of like a game.»
I also agree that the bears should air on the side of caution when it comes to playing their starters. After all, with the roster being a little weaker, we can't afford to have too many injuries...
