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Is it the owner, the front office, JA, the coaches, or the scouts? Who chooses the first round selections? I just got to wondering that, because in a recent fantasy mag they mention the numerous first rounders who have not panned out for the Bears. It's truly disheartening. Columbo, Haynes, Enis, Salaam, Rex, Benson, and to a lesser extent Tank (2nd)...that's a lot of misses in the first round. I wonder what the hit to miss ratio is as compared to other franchises?

I'm kind of surprised...harsher than I thought.

Post all the updates here. Make individual threads for Bears news.

The Score is reporting Orton will be announced as the starter after practice today.

I'd like to see us cut our losses with Ced and go after Dominic Rhodes.

Welcome to division play.

Cutler 21-34, 226 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT Forte 16 carries, 66 yards, 3 catches, 19 yards Wolfe 3 carries, 9 yards Hester 6 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD Bennett 5 catches, 53 yards Knox 3 catches, 31 yards Olsen 4 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD Bears 23-21

Cutler 20-30, 226 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT Forte 18 carries, 67 yards, 3 catches, 19 yards Wolfe 2 carries, 8 yards Peterson 1 carry, 7 yards Knox 5 catches, 81 yars, 1 TD Hester 5 catches, 58 yards Bennett 3 catches, 31 yards Olsen 2 catches, 28 yards Clark 2 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD Bears 33-31

Only undefeated team in the NFC, on the road at the new Meadowlands, against a struggling Giants team.

Since this works so well at Soxtalk, i figured i would start a thread here for the same purpose. If you feel that something is discussion-worthy, but dont feel like starting a new thread, post it here. Maybe a Mod can sticky this at the top of the page. The reason i started the thread is because I heard Moose on the Score yesterday during an update, and he didnt sound like he thought he was coming back to the Bears. The one quote that jumped out at me was when he said: "If the Bears want to sign someone younger and go in a different direction, Im sure I can get another job somewhere else" (not verbatim) Good riddance, the guy thinks way too highly …

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7860874...-to-6-year-deal 6 year deal, $$$ not known yet.

Bears | L. Smith expects more from Benson Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:44:09 -0700 Clark Judge, of CBSSports.com, reports Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith expects more from RB Cedric Benson in 2008. "Cedric is a first-round draft pick, and with that are expectations," Smith said. "And there comes a time when he needs to produce. This is an important year for us and for him, and he needs to take a step." Looks like the Bears are done being patient with him. Hopefully that lights a fire under his arse.

we must at least inquire about him now http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_11919325?source=rss

if anybody wonders why our offense sucks just look at what we have drafted over our GM's tenure. 2007 - 4th round - j. beekman - C/G; 7th round - a. grant - G 2006 - 6th round (2nd 6th round pick) - t. reed - G 2005 - NONE 2004 - NONE 2003 - 7th round - b. anderson - G 2002 - 1st round - m. columbo - T; 3rd round (2nd third round selection) - t. metcalf - G 2001 - angie not involved in draft - 3rd round - m. gandy - T; 5th round - b. robertson - T 2000 - NON-angie period - NONE this is a pretty impressive list of offensive talent for a GM to draft and especially for one who touts the lines are where you build your team around. not a single offen…

The browns would beat us by 16..... how pathetic

Didn't Detroit have the worst run defense, and we couldn't get 100 yards on them? I didn't get to see the game, so I'm shocked Forte only had 35 yards..

Orton 22-30, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Forte 21 carries, 87 yards, 5 catches, 34 yards, 1 receiving TD Olsen 4 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD Gould 3-4 on FGs. Bears win 23-17

Nice article on GW. Sounds like he realized he needed to dedicate himself. I, for one, hope he sticks and provides an impact. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...-bear02.article Peace

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After the TNF clown show, the Bears are currently picking 6th. Due to the SoS, pretty much any 2-3 team will hop in front of the Bears with a loss this weekend (10 teams), and no 1-4 team that wins will drop past the Bears. With 3 games that have 2-3 teams playing against each other, this week's current draft pick slot range will be 9th-13th with the potential to have as many as 9 teams tied at 2-4. Interestingly enough, the 14 teams with a winning record are the 14 current playoff teams, and the best non-WC team is IND at 2-2-1. So it seems that the league playoff picture is taking shape pretty early this year. If I am Poles, not only am I shopping pret…