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Seattle is obviously a good team however, from what I say last night, the Packers did not impress me at all and I am not sure how much of it was the play of Seattle or the Packers just having a bad day. Probably a bit of both.

So after all of the preseason practices, mini-camps, training camps, etc... Briggs asks to miss a 1 hour briefing on Monday for personal reasons before the detailed practices start up on Tuesday where the actual defense for this weeks game begins to be installed, and he is a "tool", piss poor leader, etc... ??? I am at a loss where missing, according to what I have read, a routine 1 hr practice, is a big deal.

Thanks AZ54 for the info & links. I am surprised they did not bring Cain to try out from the get-go since he had experience with them last year.

I am curious what exactly happened. We may never know. However, I cannot believe this was planned. Why would they wait this long, after making the cuts to get down to the 53 limit, then turn around and cut the long snapper? Something must have happened that we are not being told.

Buffalo signs J Palmer solely to get the inside scoop on the Bears for the week 1 match-up and Scenario #1: Jordan gives him all the info they needed and then they say F-You and cut him.... Scenario #2: Jordan says no, I am not going to give you the Bears Playbook, they say F-You and cut him. They obviously did not sign him to play for the Bills or they would have given him more than a few days. So what do you think, option 1 or 2 or is there a 3rd scenario I am missing? I think J Palmer is a class act and told them he wasn't going to give them insider info. (for multiple reasons)

Fortunately, it is preseason, and if you guys remember, we did not look stellar in 1985 in the preseason Yes, I am concerned, but still hopeful we will have a good year. That first week in SF worries me, we always seem to suck in SF 1985 Bears Preseason Record - The only good week we had was week 4 when the starters sat on the sideline Week 1 - STL - L 3–10 Week 2 - IND - L 13–24 Week 3 - DAL - L 13–15 Week 4 - BUF - W 45–14

Stay Healthy is right on. That should be the number one goal, as always. Looking around the league players on the mend after preseason injuries are already hurting teams. After last year's MASH Unit, we need to stay healthy if we are going to make waves in the post season.

Bennett is back! That didn't take long.... Here is the story from the team website

I am hoping that we get good news on the Brian de la Puente injured knee and Chris Williams injured hamstring. I liked these two guys and thought they were great additions to the roster. I just hope both injuries are minor and not major set backs.

LOL, I was thinking the same when I saw his success. Pleasant surprise. I have to believe it opened MB's eyes a bit, maybe bring him down to earth a bit. I wonder if the Bears might go to a two TE package a bit more than expected with the possible issues we will face with our #3 WR position in question to start the season with Wilson injured? Could be interesting to see how it develops.

My guess is that is not just because of the altercation with Fuller but instead a combination of issues, including his poor practice habits, that caused the suspension to be placed. I believe it is good to send a message to everyone on the team that they are expected to play disciplined football and that poor practice habits will not be tolerated.

Here is the link: Chicago Bears suspend Martellus Bennett after fight

Thanks! Great article, sure hope these two can keep improving and become future studs on the DL.

Thanks for the update, greatly appreciated by all of us who cannot attend. Much better than the hype from those working for the Bears or the clueless analysts who seem to know nothing about the team.

I have not read anything about how our 2 rookie DLmen, Ego & Will, looked in camp. Anyone else hear how they have progressed? I know it is early and meaningless at this stage but was hoping for some positive reports.

Down to two options, LA or Chicago, from what I understand.

Yes to which part? LOL Listening to all access as I type and they just said 1 week to go before TC, so next Friday.

AG is and I am sure will always be a Bears fan, just because he thinks TB will prosper this year does not mean he is a TB fan or has less loyalty to the Bears. There are a lot of teams in the NFL I believe will have good 2014 success, that certainly does not mean I am any less a Bears fan. I do not think TB is any more than an 8/8 team in 2014 but there is really no way of telling. The deck is stacked against them because of being in a tough division.

The way I look at it is IF he can stay healthy he can be a huge upgrade at safety. The 1st half of our schedule poses the greatest challenge from what I can project so IMO if Wilson can stay healthy for the stretch prior to our BYE week, it could give us a lift for that portion of our schedule and give our rookie a chance to learn from an outstanding player. To me it is a win win situation with little or no risk if it fails.

First off, great to have you join us. This should be a great year for the Bears. Have to agree with your points made. I am anxious to see this offense in year 2 of the new system. Cutler has to be excited to have some continuity, he has had so many OC's & systems thrown at him and until last year had little help from the OL along with marginal skill players surrounding him. Now, with an improved OL, a great compliment of skill players & the 2nd year of a proven system, it would seem if everyone stays healthy we should have an outstanding offense. Now we just need the defense to step it up.

I agree, I am sure Robbie meant just that, after the season is over, and did not mean to indicate he wanted the Bears season to end in January.

That would be great. I would enjoy having a chance to meet you.

Doing good, been busy with some doctors appointments & physical therapy I was putting off until I got under medicare. Nothing major. I usually hide out a lot during the period between the draft and training camp, posters always seem to get bored and get on each others nerves during that period resulting in a lot of trash talk, something I was never fond of. Now that training camp is getting closer I will try to get back into the groove. Great to see you posting also. I miss some of the original group that have disappeared.

I think possibly, since MT helped Clausen prepare for the combine when he first entered the league, he remembered some attributes which leads him to believe he is a "possible" backup for Cutler, so why not take a flyer on him and see how he responds in preseason? I like the fact that we are still looking for every opportunity to add depth to our roster. It also appears that there is excellent communication flowing between Emery and the HC & coaching staff. Emery is doing a great job, IMO.

LOL, I am sure you are just joking around, however, .... When I was working in a call center for a company processing credit card applications for Bank Of America... I was on the help desk answering questions from our "ace" phone reps when I got a call saying a caller was upset when he told them they could not apply for a credit card. I asked the rep why he told them that they could not apply. He told me that they lived in Hawaii. I said, SO? He reminded me that we could not process applications for CCs unless the applicant lived in the US. Needless to say they eventually had to let this rep go. LOL