minnesotacubsfan

bye bye Guz

yea, its been speculated he would be released, but he's getting up there in years

then change the bottom # to 900 and he still is valuable tot he Bears

man I would hate to have a headache that was capable of catching 1400-1200 yrds a season. that would suck.

I guess Rosenhaus (sp?) wasnt joking

they look like giant whiteheads

well, with Forte, dunn/jones/the world is lost on the bench

KJ is a solid back-up to Forte, and younger then Dunn..... age can have a lot of affect on running backs

or childress REALLY wants to win

I would love to have TO for a season or two, maybe Angelo bites the bullet.

Childress dealt with TO in Philly, and supposedly has ruled out his team's interest. I've heard talk about just about every team but Oakland saying no, but I haven't heard anything from the Bears saying such a thing. Personally I think it's no lose for the Bears. If this was a 12 win team, I could understand not wanting to upset the apple cart and bring in a misfit who could ruin things. But if Owens came here, what could he ruin? Is the fear that they fall from .500 to a 10 loss team? Big freaking deal. The last thing we want is to be stuck in mediocrity. I would rather risk disaster (which is an exaggerated description of the negative things that could happen) while trying to create the best team possible than settle for the mediocrity we are assured of from this offense without a massive influx of talent. TO doesn't really help a team like New England. With Brady, they are great, and TO isn't going to make them better. TO needs 2 things if you want to maximize his value, a chance to be THE GUY and an ability to win. The Bears are clearly not very good. But if they sign TO, suddenly they can concentrate on the offensive line and defense in the draft, significantly improve their passing game and probably turn into a 10-11 win team, or potentially a 12 win homefield advantage type team. Lovie isn't a disciplinarian, but we do know his players love him. If there is one thing they've done under him it's give their all, with few exceptions. The problem has been a combination of talent (primarily an offensive issue), strategy, and on defense especially, health. Give him a big one year contract with incentives and the chance to earn big money if he comes back. Give him incentive not to get himself cut this year, and to play 16 games, and you might get the most out of him. His career is winding down, and a lot of times these guys want to make one last splash. Again, what's the worst that could happen? Miss the playoffs again and draft a little higher? I'll take it. This isn't a juggernaut that we can't risk ruining. I agree with this, but I doubt Angelo does it consdiering how he treated Benson and Johnson. Maybe they do it feeling they need to win this season, and TO gives them a good shot at it. And Childress says alot of things, but he is feeling the heat to win up here.

the Vikings want a WR bad, most teams in the NFL wont want TO, so TO may not have a choice as to who is going to throw the ball to him another possibility might be the Chargers

Vikings

I would agree, but if I remember correctly he was a potential 1st rounder, but had personality issues. He was still worth the 2nd rd pick. All I was saying is Angelo seems to love to gamble early with his D players I hate that

I'm not sure about that goal. Why not draft offensive line? Mainly because as far down as the Bears will be picking, there probably won't be an impact lineman that can step right in and start. If there is one, then by all means, pick him up. But, I think the focus of the draft should be on defense, and then look to improve the offense through free agency. The Bears are definitely not going to land a stud receiver through the draft, so they need to push for one of these big name guys that still has a bit left in the tank. Any first round offensive lineman should have the ability to come in and start from day 1. And as much as it would be nice to find the next impact Bears defender in the first, at least the defense has starting caliber guys at every position, including multiple pro bowlers. The offensive line has backups and backup caliber players at multiple spots. They don't have the bodies to field an offensive line at this point. They have a reputation of doing well drafting defenders, but save for Tommie Harris, they haven't had luck drafting them early. Michael Haynes, Tank Johnson, Danieal Manning and Dan Bazuin haven't exactly justified their picks. Add to that another 2nd round, Hester, who was drafted as a DBack but has had his success only as a returner and WR. I don't think they are any better equipped to draft defense in that first round. If anything, they might stand a better chance drafting guys who can contribute in the 3rd or 4th round. There biggest weaknesses remain on the offensive side of the ball, and I think line is an obvious choice. I dont feel like luck has much to do with Angelo's inability to draft D early. look at those names, Haynes, Manning, Bazuin, and Hester were far from good bets. He was rolling the dice. Johnson was a gmable only becuase of his rep, and he had a good year this past with dallas. If a good DE is available in rd 1, take him

Cutler grew up a Bears Fan....just sayin

no to sharper, hellz yes to the pipe dream of cutler

I feel like they spent alot of money on an unknown in regards to that Carolina tackle. $11-14? gratned, how much is actually gauranteed, but wow.

Grossman did have the best realease and one of the best arms in that draft, and coming out of college was thought of as someone who could move in the pocket well of courrse Chicago never had a o-line that could create a pocket worth a damn

I would love to have Roy W. in the Bears secondary: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9269274/Source:-Cowboys-trying-to-trade-S-Roy-Williams?MSNHPHMA

one can only dream

i'd prefer Coles over TJ

Gross is likely to sign with Carolina soon (fanball) so he's out. I like Starks for a RT. the other 2, Carey is probably back in Miami and Barnes is ..meh..

the Mind wants to indict Selig. thats rich.

joe morgan and snbb