{"id":136251,"date":"2022-10-27T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=136251"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:23:29","slug":"bears-ryan-poles-robert-quinn-trevis-gipson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/27\/bears-ryan-poles-robert-quinn-trevis-gipson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears GM Ryan Poles Sends Strong Message About Young Pass Rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears just showed a tremendous amount of faith in third-year EDGE <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/08\/26\/chicago-bears-justin-fields-roquan-smith-velus-jones\/\" target=\"_self\">Trevis Gipson<\/a>. A former fifth-round pick out of Tulsa, Gipson is set to step into the starting job vacated by the trade of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/26\/bears-trade-robert-quinn-eagles-draft-pick\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Quinn<\/a>. Quinn, the Bears\u2019 single-season sack leader, is off to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for draft compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Gipson could be stepping into a breakout if he can continue his strong play as a rotational player.<\/p>\n<p>It would seem he has a supporter in a very high place.<\/p>\n<p>Bears general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/05\/01\/chicago-bears-gm-ryan-poles-sends-strong-message-about-plans-for-roster\/\" target=\"_self\">Ryan Poles<\/a> spoke with local media after sending Quinn to the Eagles. He began by thanking Quinn whom defensive coordinator Alan Williams said was having an impact on the defense despite modest statistical production \u2013 but Gipson was not far behind in his thoughts.<\/p>\n<h2>Trevis Gipson Earns Ryan Poles\u2019 Praise and (Potentially) Starting Role<\/h2>\n<h3>Ryan Poles Has Faith in Youngsters<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOn the business side,\u201d asserted Poles, \u201cit just made too much sense for what we\u2019re trying to do. It\u2019s going to allow us to continue to build a highly competitive roster. I think the other thing too\u2026I just really trust Gipson, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/02\/bears-matt-eberflus-luke-getsy-justin-fields\/\" target=\"_self\">[Al-Quadin] Muhammad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/08\/02\/chicago-bears-stc-richard-hightower-sees-value-cross-training-players\/\" target=\"_self\">[Dominique] Robinson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/27\/chicago-bears-al-quadin-muhammad-trevis-gipson-dominique-robinson\/\" target=\"_self\">Kingsley Jonathan<\/a>, those guys are going to continue doing a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is certainly notable that Gipson, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshGBuck\/status\/1552720548286840833\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">close with Quinn<\/a> was the first name mentioned by Poles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trevis Gipson is the Bears best DE right now. These are 2 back 2 back plays.<\/p>\n<p>1st play: Beats the OT takes up the RB as a blocker forces Cousins out the pocket for Roquan to get a hit,<\/p>\n<p>2nd play: speed rush forced fumble. He needs more snaps. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DaBears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DaBears<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bears<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChicagoBears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChicagoBears<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omLkKoxL4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/omLkKoxL4c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clayharbs82\/status\/1579490798034616322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gipson was drafted in the fifth round by the previous regime. Contrarily, Muhammad signed with the Bears this offseason after playing under head coach Matt Eberflus with the Indianapolis Colts while Robinson was taken by Poles this year, also in the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>But it is Gipson that leads the Bears with a 66.1 pass-rushing grade from <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/nfl\/teams\/2022\/REGPO\/chicago-bears\/defense\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>\u00a0while being in a three-way tie for second on the team with a couple of sacks.<\/p>\n<p>Gipson does lead the team in pressures with 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really do trust in Gipson, he\u2019s had a good start to the season. Muhammad, he\u2019s brought intensity and toughness to that group. And even young Dom Robinson has flashed. He tipped that ball that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/15\/new-england-patriots-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_self\">Roquan [Smith]<\/a> got the other day and has a promising future. And I think he\u2019s going to continue to trend upwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad is already a starter so it is understandable that he wouldn\u2019t stand to benefit much from Quinn\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>He could have more difficulty without Quinn on the other side to draw attention. Muhammad already ranked behind everyone in that group in pass-rush grade. He does, however, rank as their best run stopper with Jonathan next.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson has the second-highest pass-rush grade but is a raw rookie still learning the position.<\/p>\n<h3>Bears, Trevis Gipson Prepared for This<\/h3>\n<p>Gipson has played 64 fewer snaps than Muhammad this season but started nine games in all last year. He has essentially been groomed for this role for the last two years \u2013 he appeared in just seven games as a rookie. But he showed tremendous strides down the stretch last season notching five of his seven sacks from Week 10 on.<\/p>\n<p>He started seven of the Bears\u2019 eight games replacing the injured Khalil Mack \u2013 since traded to the Los Angeles Chargers \u2013 in that span, forcing four fumbles with one recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-4, 263-pound Gipson spoke of learning behind both Mack and Quinn<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To this point, here is Trevis Gipson to me on playing behind Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn after notching 2 strip-sacks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bears<\/a> Wk 16 win over the NYG. He had a great approach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lV20VNgWAm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lV20VNgWAm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOIpjEcv5F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zOIpjEcv5F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Buckhalter (@JoshGBuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshGBuck\/status\/1502329340708675599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now he figures to get his chance to truly show off what he\u2019s learned over the last couple of seasons behind the two \u201cgold jackets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"lqpV0XIARWhoWJmXlDhbsg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1436597810\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lqpV0XIARWhoWJmXlDhbsg',sig:'Ogfq-fSCmZbeufeZrRnh1ZSQ9m5WAM82DkBYzIeDBac=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1436597810',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears just showed a tremendous amount of faith in third-year EDGE Trevis Gipson if Ryan Poles&#8217; words hold true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":136252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,23],"tags":[9473,7657,7544,9474,9525,697,8823],"class_list":["post-136251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-bears","tag-al-quadin-muhammad","tag-bears-featured","tag-chicago-bears-roster","tag-dominique-robinson","tag-kingsley-jonathan","tag-robert-quinn","tag-trevis-gipson"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}