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Chris Bergin Gets Camp Tryout with Bears
- Thread starter Hungry Jack
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Yes. Great news. New regime, coaching staff with a young head guy who highly values hustle/effort guys, especially on D and special teams.... pretty smart move for Chris. Joe Jones made it in the league as a special teams ace... Steve Tasker did... go for it, Kid! Shake a leg!
Absolutely no way Bergin makes any NFL roster. Is there no tape of him getting smoked by MSUs tailbacks or run over each week by even MAC school ball carriers? Imagine poor Chris against Derek Henry. If Paddy Fisher (who I highly regard) is practice squad material in the NFL then Bergin has no business even entering the Bear's parking lot.
Frankly, Bergin should never have started as a B1G linebacker. Yes, he led in tackles but key stat...Most yards AFTER contact. He was a human doormat.
And you're a human jagbag. Thanks for the illuminating contribution, Mr. Sunshine.
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Oh no. I better call my therapist about an opinion from someone I didn't know. I am so sorry that I don't blow unicorn dust on fans of a player who had no business being a B1G starter.
Okay, here is happy time for you. The same LB that a Wisconsin freshmen RB dominated will (in the span of 8 months) now be ready to play at an elite NFL level against Dalvin Cook, Derrick Henry, & All-Pro NFL linemen.
Bergin WON'T be on any NFL roster this fall.
(You're right, but we don't need to say it out loud. He was a good kid, so let him have his day.)
Right! the kid was a walk-on and did a great job. He didn't ask to be the best player on a terrible defense.
Would love to see Chris Bergin prove all the know-it-all experts here wrong. The bitterness and vitriol thrown at Bergin by the fake NU fans is just wrong and uncalled for.
Wasn’t listed among the six tryout players the Bears signed to contracts today after last weekend’s rookie minicamp.
Putting down a walkon who led the team in tackles as a "human doormat"? Chris has strapped it on and performed well in many arenas, but being a loyal NU fan, you're compelled to trash his dream of playing NFL ball. OKaaay.
yeah, ryanfield gets a little extreme. I get criticism of the university, the program and, especially, the coaches, but I don't like to beat on specific players. Sometimes they frustrate me - certain players that have five years with the program and simply cannot perform, for instance. In the end, I remember the wisdom of possibly the worst boss I ever had, a real toad, who once said to us managers: "If our team doesn't meet their goals it is because we (management team) have failed them". As Fitz likes to say, to deflect, "it's on us, as coaches". Yes, Fitz, it is on you all as coaches. If you recruited a guy and coached him for five years and he doesn't perform, you either a) recruited the wrong guy b) failed to properly coach and develop him and/or c) failed to recruit or develop someone behind him to beat him out, at, say, kicker or linebacker.
Chris Bergin is not the problem. He's an amazing story. The problem is that this undersized walk-on had to become the best player and leader of the team because the coaches couldn't recruit and develop others.
Coaches get roses thrown at their feet when the team is successful. They should also get the rocks thrown at them when the team isn't.
Bergin not only started for basically 3 years + 1 more as a significant contributor, he helped win 2 B1G West titles and 2 bowl games. And judging him on last year's train wreck defense is not a meaningful analysis - we were so bad our All American safety was awful and transferred out, in case you forgot. That's not Bergin's fault. He was a solid B1G linebacker.
There once was a player named Bergin
Whose talents few coaches believed in
But as a Wildcat he thrived
Which prompted the Bears to give him a try
Before he went on to become a top surgeon
Whose talents few coaches believed in
But as a Wildcat he thrived
Which prompted the Bears to give him a try
Before he went on to become a top surgeon
Not exactly a frog jumping and the sound of water, but I appreciate the effort.
Hungry, what's wrong with you? Did you forget again when you got up this morning to request permission to think from His Majesty?
It’s not about being “sunshine”, the guy is Just stating the facts, and quite accurately. You must not have watched any games last season, or if you did you don’t know much about football.
Why does the truth upset you so much?
Dude none of the comments about Bergin (or any other player) are personal or bitter. I’m sure he’s a wonderful young man, but this is a football board and the discussions are about FOOTBALL. Anyone who watched any NU football knows the kid is not a big ten level linebacker, is undersized and overall played very poorly, especially last season. It’s not “vitriol” it’s just the freaking truth!
Uh he was a Big Ten level linebacker for 4 seasons, starting on two division champions. So you're wrong.
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How that troll still hasn’t been banned is incredible to me.
