Chicago Bears Training Camp: Position Battles to Watch

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Published: July 10, 2009

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... into training camp.

 

Battle No. 1: Defensive line - Fighting for a place on the roster

Anthony Adams vs Dusty Dvoracek

The standard position is for teams to have eight defensive lineman. The starting lineup of Ogunleye, Harris, Harrison, and Brown should remain unchanged through camp.

That leaves rookie DT Jarron Gilbert, DE Mark Anderson, DT/DE Israel Idonije, Dusty, and Adams.

Gilbert will stick with the team, mostly learning throughout his first year. Anderson will stay because everyone seems convinced that new DL coach Rod Marinelli can bring him back to the rushing production of his rookie year. Idonije's flexibility and special teams play also make him a lock.

This leaves Dusty and Anthony. Dusty finally managed to turn in a full season last year, although he was not as big of a boost as expected. He did play with a high motor and never quit on plays, but he couldn't shed blocks o...

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