Pixote

Fixed, sorry for the bad links.

He was very good, this guy is going to make an outstanding DT. Great motor, strong, good technique, put next to Tommie, will remind us of Hampton/McMichael combo.

You must not have watched the game against SF, if you had you would definately know Dusty is alive and well!

I agree, SFO defense is a strong Defense and our offense did very good last night. This is indeed very encouraging.

Sorry to hear about Wilson. Fortunately, it seems our starters, unless you count C Williams in that group, have come through so far relatively injury free.

Reminders should be arriving from Yahoo. I have posted draft times and links in the TalkBears Fantasy Forum at the top of the page. Make sure you are ready for the draft! See you there! Good Luck!

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Your live online draft is set for Fri Aug 22 8:30pm CDT Please arrive at least 10 minutes early since your draft will start promptly at the assigned time. The draft order will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the draft begins. Managers, make sure to check your league settings before you draft http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/35927

Your live online draft is set for Sun Aug 24 8:00am CDT Please arrive at least 10 minutes early since your draft will start promptly at the assigned time. The draft order will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the draft begins. Managers, make sure to check your league settings before you draft http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/35883

Your live online draft is set for Sat Aug 23 10:00pm CDT Please arrive at least 10 minutes early since your draft will start promptly at the assigned time. The draft order will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the draft begins. Managers, make sure to check your league settings before you draft http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/35833

Have to agree with you on all points made. I really liked what I saw in the offense. I think having the QB question answered may have settled everyone down and Kyle certainly stepped up big time. Outstanding job by the OL. If they can play like that the entire year, no problems, we will have a vastly improved offense. Defensive analysis, we sucked. I am hoping it is just a bunch of vets walking through the motions and that they will show up when the season begins.

Yep, love this guy! Dusty needs to stay on the field, he is dynamite playing next to Tommie. What a killer pair they make!

I think you hit the nail on the head. This for the most part is a very mature veteran group and seasoned vets quite often do not show up for practice, and that is all these games are. I think our D will turn it up when the games count for something other than auditions for players to make the team who are not in the "elite" group.

I vote no on trading KJ. If Forte hits the "wall" or becomes injured, I want this guy there to start. If the compensation received will help the Bears THIS year, I would be ok with trading A Adams.

I agree. Orton looked poised, the OL gave him excellent protection, he made very good decisions & throws, heck, 20 points in the first half? I think his QB rating was over 120. 4 straight scoring drives with either a FG or TD. I do not know what there was not to like about our offense last night.

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Excellent start for our offense. Better protection for the QB. Forte looks ok. Orton is on target.

Bears' Dvoracek finally fit for duty I am a huge Dusty fan and am anxious to see him back on the field tonight. This guy, if he can remain healthy, along with Harrison & Idonoje, will give us the best defensive tackle rotation in the NFL, PERIOD, no questions asked.

Manage the offense. That term does not have to be a negative. It does not mean we are not out there trying to score points and it does not mean the offense does not plan to try and do it's best to WIN games. To me it just means that we are not going to go out there and take unnecessary chances. To keep the risk/reward factor within reason. Do not turn the ball over, control the clock with a solid running game, make smart decisions in the passing game. That is basically what most teams do, but because we are talking the Bears, not known for high production on the offense, it all of a sudden becomes a negative statement when you say "manage the offense".

Man, everyone really is down on the Bears. Preseason means NOTHING! Here is an article from last year that says it best, with facts to back it up. Also, if I am not mistaken, the year the Bears won the SB I think we actually sucked in preseason! Way too early to give up. I still think we will win the division. 9 or 10 wins minimum. Preseason Games are Meaningless - This Article says it Best!

My guess is as cuts are made from other teams JA will be looking them over carefully to see if there is a veteran OLman or 2 that can be brought in to shore up our OL. Could be a starter or a quality backup, who knows, but I am reasonably sure we will see an addition or two. I will be curious to see how Barton & Beekman do this week. Barton seems to be impressing a lot of "experts" in his development and Beekman had actually shown abilities beyond what many of us expected being he seemed to be shelved all of last year.

Here is a run down on his travels. I think he may hold a record for the number of different practice squads he has been on.

Actually a very good article. Back when Kyle was a rookie he certainly didn't disappoint us with team's success with him at QB. One would think he is far better prepared this time around to lead the team. I hope he does well. I like Rex and he worked his butt off to try and win the starting position, but Kyle worked hard also and deserves his chance.

Well, to avoid having Kyle looking over his shoulder every time he steps on the field, it did run through my mind that if, and I say IF the Bears could trade Rex to anyone for anything, they might bring in a #2 and keep Hanie as #3. Lots of ifs, maybes and ???? in that scenerio.