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How do we know he didn't work out? As a 4th rounder was he expected to start and shine his first year?

It will take a whole lot more than 7 Million over 6 years, better rethink those numbers!!

Yes, happy holidays everyone. Please be careful and take care. Family & health has to be number one concern!

My understanding was he was told if he played 75% of the snaps he would not be franchised, if he did not play 75% of the snaps, we would not have to honor the "no franchise" agreement.

Hearing them talk on the Score about the move, I guess they felt the team was not showing up and that Skiles had heated words with Paxton after the last loss before his firing. I wonder who will replace him next year? I assume an interim HC will come from the current assistant coaching staff?

Several posters have come to judgment that Beekman was a bad draft pick, a waste of space, and a bust. This is on the assumption that because he has not played he must suck. He was not a high draft selection. Lovie & JA have not hesitated a bit in cutting a player that did not fill the bill. If he sucks as much as has been speculated by some I assure you he would not be on our roster. Using the same logic, does this mean Haas sucks and should be cut before getting a chance to prove himself? I think Haas could be an excellent WR starter. Just because he has not been given a chance yet I am not going to proclaim him a bust and a waste of specie.

Great to see you and I like the new avatar!! Welcome aboard!!

Let's say: if we could use the money required to lock up Briggs and obtain 2 high quality players in positions of need for the Bears (OL, WR, S, QB, ??) would we be better off rolling the dice and go with Williams at LB and fill two major needs or giving BIG $$$ to Briggs and leave holes unfilled? In addition, if letting Briggs go would somehow result in a high draft selection or quality player in return, it would just sweeten the pot even more. As much as I love Briggs, I feel we would be better off letting him go.

Interesting stats. Did you compile these figures or are they documented anywhere in an article on the net to be reviewed?

Depending on the cap ramifications, I would let him go if it would give us additional cap room to go after other needs in FA. He certainly is not indispensable.

I do not think Jackson has any better chance of being an elite QB than Rex does. I see him as Rex with better mobility, or in otherwords, he still sucks!!

I think he would make a good safety but is far more valuable to us at CB and therefore I say we leave him be and look for other solutions to our Safety problems.

Man, is there a chance he would not get 75% of the snaps? Has he missed that much time this year? If we could hold him out of the game do to injury and therefore keep him below the 75% figure, that would be sweet, then trade his ass for a decent draft selection &/or a quality player in a need position.

In his first stint as OC of the Bears I thought he did a fairly good job and when they brought him back I thought it was a good move. I am not totally convinced he is as bad as many have expressed. I do feel however that a change needs to be made. BUT !!!!!!!!! I do not want to make a change for change sake, I only want a change of OC IF we are certain to get a QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED PROVEN OC!!

I sure loved talking to my co-workers who are Packer fans at work today!

Every year we look at strength of schedule for the upcoming season. It never works out like we guessed it would. I am sure everyone playing the NFC North before the season started dreaded playing us this year and thought the rest of our division were all no shows. Well, it certainly did not work out that way. The fact is any team can have major reversals from year to year (case in point, the 2007 Bears) and we will have to wait until it is over to judge the strength of our schedule next year.

Now I would like to see us spank NOS to finish off the season with our team playing just as good in weather not so severe to show we do not need inclement conditions to kick butt!!

I am not so sure, Lovie & JA might revisit the decision on Alex Brown. Unless we could get a great return in a trade for him I hope we keep him around.

Agreed. the problems still need correcting however it was sure a nice Christmas present to all Bear fans (and players) to sweep the Packers.

Living close to the IL/WI line lots of GBP fans at work will have to eat some crow tomorrow. I will enjoy serving my share to them as I am sure bowlingtwig will. Unfortunately, it does not make up for a very disappointing season. Just a nice consolation prize.

How sweet was Urlachers INT & TD return!! Now this is FUN!!

Think the GBP punter wants to disappear somewhere? He is having one of the worse days for a kicker I have ever seen thanks to Bear weather and Bear special teams play!! TD!!!! Looking even better!!!!

Orton is playing kick ass in this weather! Our OL is opening holes for AP! We are running successful screen plays! We are using the TEs! Ron Turner is using a little imagination! Wow! What the heck is going on? Whatever it is, I Love it!!

MM lets the damn ball hit him in the chest and drops a TD pass. Orton did his job. Unfortunately MM sucked big time.

LOL, it has indeed kept Hester from returning punts.