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A couple interesting things from last nights practice. 1) Lance Louis got the start at RT. While Tice said he just "wanted to give him some more work" this is a a pretty good sign he's standing out in practice and the coaches wanted to see how he'd handle a little more pressure (Soldier Field, night lights, 26k fans). 2) Garza started at LG for us. 3) Olsen continues making plays downfield in this offense. 4) Peppers is just dominating our OTs. By all accounts he's working hard and I'm beginning to think we're going to see a really strong season from him. 5) Tommie Harris practiced and it didn't make the news. Very nice (in the se…

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/jensen/2575...-sean08.article Again, we "didn't practice" this and surprisingly we weren't very good at getting off the line under press coverage. Darryl Drake is coaching it this year, so why now? Just more evidence of Lovie's and Turner's incompetence. If you see players struggling with something consistently at some point you should realize you need to spend some time on it. On the plus side, knowing now that we almost never did any work on it but we are now there should be a significant improvement in this area. Not saying our WR will be great getting off press coverage but putting some time into it has to take you from z…

Mike Tice, when he was a HC in MIN, was an asshole if you ask me. Maybe it was just because he was HC of a rival, but I pure and simple did not like him. As a OLC I absolutely love what I am seeing. First off, after years and years of OLCs for the Bears insisting on "steping back into the bucket" and "zone blocking" Tice appears to be on the same page as I am, aggressive smash mough football on the OL. Pancake blocks, kick the guys ass. Move forward on the snap and get the advantage. Secondly, he seems to actually evaluate players and develop them. In the past would we be seeing the emergence of Lance Louis and J Asiata? Both of these guys intrigue me.…

Good article. I like both players but I see more upside with Roach's youth. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...-bear07.article Peace

http://www.chicitysports.com/2010/08/09/ea...ia-achievement/ Check it out....EA dissing Cutler....I would be mad but at least they dissed Peterson too.

Lloyd graciously setup a Talkbears FF league to which LT, myself and 2 others have joined. Im officially tired of 4 team leagues. Can we get some more interest on this thing? Lloyd can we change to live draft? Id like to see at least 4 more people get in here.... http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/talkbears2 TalkBears2 Password: forte Thanks WMB

The tribune is reporting that the Bears have moved starting RG Robeto Garza to LG and for the last few practices have had Lance Louis running at RG. IMO Louis at TC when I was there looked very athletic even doing sommersaults as he hit the blocking dummies but I think this is based on his agressiveness because as I described in my TC post there was a skirmish between an OL and DL and he was the OL in the middle of it. All of this sounds like Bear speak but, if I can remember some of the guys Tice coached in Minny a lot of them started out unheralded and Louis fits the bill. If he could some how crack the starting line up it would be pure luck for JA as he was origi…

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From Jeff Dickerson Offense WR Johnny Knox LT Chris Williams LG Roberto Garza C. Olin Kreutz RG Lance Louis RT Frank Omiyale TE Greg Olsen QB Jay Cutler WR Devin Hester RB Matt Forte HB Desmond Clark Defense DT Tommie Harris NT Anthony Adams LDE Mark Anderson/Israel Idonije RDE Julius Peppers WLB Lance Briggs MLB Brian Urlacher SLB Nick Roach/Pisa Tinoisamoa LCB Zack Bowman RCB Charles Tillman FS Chris Harris SS Danieal Manning Other spots on the depth chart: Second team offensive line LT Kevin Shaffer LG Johan Asiata C Josh Beekman RG James Marten RT J'Marcus Webb Wide receive…

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http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears Tice in no hurry to settle starting O-line Mike Tice believes Lance Louis is a protype right guard because of his size and strength.BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Bears coach Lovie Smith, and offensive coordinator Mike Martz recently expressed concern about the club finalizing its decision-making process in naming the starters along the offensive line. The unit’s coach, however, isn’t in such a hurry. “I have to have patience,” offensive line coach Mike Tice said. “The way I look at it is I’ve got five weeks to get these guys ready to play winning football. That’s my job.” Smith and Martz seem to be content to …

Training Camp Video a friend of mine made from his recent visit. Here is the link enjoy!

I just got the game yesterday and I have to say I have mixed feelings about the game. I haven't yet experienced everything the game has to offer but to comment on the gameplay itself, I think it took a minimal step up from last year. I like how much faster the game feels now compared to last years. The whole acceleration thing is great because it gives guys like Chris Johnson and AP an advantage over some of the average RB's because of there abilities to get to top end speed quicker than most. The animations are not too much different. They added a new sideline animation and a few RB animations when they are being hit but overall I feel like this is still lacking the real…

I know we go through this every season, but I don't have a link to get the games streaming live. Can anybody help me out with some suggestions?

With the Bears bringing in Martz's former reciever Issac Bruce to teach the WRs the nuances of the new offense being installed, what the Hell is Darryl Drake doing? I for one have always maintained that he was not really helping these guys develop and feel he should have been dismissed along with the other offensive coaches this past offseason. I just watched a video on the 5pm news that had Martz on the practice field with Bruce standing right behind him.

From Bears' Twitter: #Bears have placed RB Harvey Unga on injured reserve with a pulled hamstring. Looks like a "redshirt" season for him.

Hopefully everyone stays healthy. I just picked up some tickets for the game so I'm hoping to see a Cutler TD!!! Don't get the opportunity to see the Bears out here, so I figured the 22 bucks I dropped per preseason ticket was well worth it.

http://www.nootsnotes.com/2010/08/13/noots...tion-camp-note/

Jay glazer has a cool video report on bears at foxsports.com