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Ouch.

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This will actually be interesting...the bears have the cap space to make it happen, but Briggs doesn't have a lot of leverage here unless there's an option coming up in his contract that will force the team to negotiate. The new CBA makes it much more costly for a player to hold out, IIRC, which means that if Briggs wants a fairly small raise (i.e. only a couple million), then he can blow through that entire raise by holding out next season. The player's leverage has been reduced here. That said...the Bears will take care of him if he keeps this behind the scenes and deals with things appropriately.

I don't think Sunday ticket gives the preseason

Yes, I'd say the offense overall looks improved.

I saw Gholston in at the start of the 2nd half

Hell of a punt and good coverage by Conte.

If you have NFL Sunday Ticket from DirecTV, they have an app available that includes their NFL broadcasts (legally).

Jesus, Gould is pissed about having to kick from the 35 so he's trying to kick 75 yard field goals.

If Cutler has protection, that will make these WR's better.

16 first downs, 5/7 on first down, 70 yards on the ground, nearly 170 yards through the air for the Bears in the first half. Just need to polish off more points than that.

Eddie George and the other guy doing the game for the Titans just came back from halftime and gave props to what the Bears offensive line did against the Titans defense.

All things considered though, the Bears gave up 7 points in the first half. That's almost Bears football...they need to make another FG or so, and they need to stop the run a bit better...but I bet the bears aren't pushing that veteran defense to 100% just yet.

Good for his confidence.

Oh Devin, you need to catch that.

Defense isn't making the kind of big plays you usually get from them...but they've had success running to the side where Briggs is missing.

Cutler has time to pause and set on 5 step drops.

They're not letting this kid go.

Marching effectively down the field. That doesn't seem like the Bears.

Johnny Knox thanks me.

ROY WILLIAMS DROPPED A BALL AND LED TO AN INT!!!!

ROY WILLIAMS CAUGHT A BALL!!!

Well here we are, the big trial, Preseason game 3, where the starters play the longest. Roy Williams...catch footballs when they're thrown your way. Offensive Line...Jay Cutler is not to be touched. Secondary...Tackle better. Everyone else...Stay Healthy!

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You know what? Whether or not the RB is worth it, the Bears are in great shape relative to the cap. They can blow extra on the RB this year if they have a guy like Johnson to blow it on.