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At least it will make the SB more interesting for me to have a chance to win some $$ I have a bad feeling ARI will win, personally, I am pulling for PIT. Hopefully you will win one of the quarters. Good luck!

Done!

Mad Man, the letter D is just to the right of the S on your keyboard, LOL

Yes, it is fun to see animated coaches on the side lines. However, being animated does not mean you are a good HC, or for that matter a good OC or DC. The film showed a few now unemployed HCs, a few that have one foot out the door. I could list some of the top HCs in the league this past year that were not in this film. I can list a good half dozen in the HOF that would never have made this film.

Grouchy's posts are always well endowed, and quite entertaining. LOL.

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Yes, you always confuse me Gary, LOL.

Yes, it appears I have over reacted to the hype for Herman Johnson. If he slips to the 4th or later, I'd still take a flyer on him, but this quote was from an article from a scout at the Senior Bowl on the Chicago Tribune Web Site: If a player is that unimpressive at the Senior Bowl with all that is on the line for them, then how will he do in the Pros? It would appear he would need a lot of work.

If this guy hangs around until the 3rd rd, I would take him in a heart beat. Put Williams at LOT, Place Sinclair next to him at LOG, OK as Center, Place Johnson at ROG, and then grab a ROT in the draft or FA. Problem solved, we have a solid and powerful OL. Herman Johnson, LSU, One Huge OG prospect, Would look great in a Bears Uniform, IMO.

How much do you want to wager, Peppers, if not tagged, will be a GB Packer next year in Capers 3-4 defense.

True, but up until this year he wasn't forced to line up in the A Gap 90% of the time 5 yds or less off the line of scrimage. He was out of position to use his speed. I bet you will not see this positioning used this year.

In the true nature of Chicago Politics, vote early, vote often (allows for voting more than once!) Vote For Matt Forte for ROY

I have to agree with you, as much as I have enjoyed watch MB play over the years, and he has to be one of my favorite Bears of all time (and I go back a few years, LOL) his play is not what it once was. Maybe JA is just paving the way for Brown to receive a very limited contract offer with advance warning. What I found more interesting, and no one seems to be listening to what JA is saying: Everyone seems concerned about JA & what will he do in FA. Some think he will not be active. Doesn't this statement indicate that he is trying to plan his budget for FA? What is on his shopping list? I believe he is just saying we have a lot of needs, we can not afford a big contract for MB at this point in his career, if his demands are too high, we will have to let him go.

Your are correct! Thanks for agreeing with us, LOL.

After reading the article it just basically gives the sports writer's view that it would be the best move for Angelo to make. The one quote I thought interesting is the possible contract ramifications. We look to be in good cap shape. I still think draft DE, Let Marinelli work with Ogun, Brown, & Anderson, then use the cap money for OL & WR, or even possibly a top Safety.

Outstanding article! I can see the intensity level of play rising through the roof. He is going to have these guys fired up and that will carry over to the secondary play. We will see a return of the defense we all love. I honestly think we will be back in the top 5 on defense this year. Now offense, who the hell knows?????

In a similar interview on the Score, Angelo said the evaluation process would take another couple of weeks and until this was completed off season priorities could not be determined. When asked about the OL he agreed there was concerns about the line because of age and injuries. I do not think any position can be ruled out yet until the staff has had a chance to do the post season evaluations. I also agree that Angelo has never tipped his hand when it comes to players he is interested in FA or the draft and when it comes to FA he has to be careful about tampering violations that might be involved.

Hey, MADMAN, you GENERALLY agree????? Ok, I have never known you to hold back, be at loss for words, be shy, afraid to express your opinion. Fess up, where do you generally "disagree"? LOL

I do not think we go after DL in FA. Harris will be a stud under Marinelli. Adams, Idonege, Harrison, & Dusty will also thrive under good coaching. Wale, A Brown, and MARK ANDERSON will also step up under Marinelli. We have the personel in place. MAYBE we go DE or even DT in the draft, as Angelo loves to draft these positions. If our DL comes out with the attitude & production I think they will, our LBs will be more effective and our CBs will be fine. Again, maybe in the draft. MAYBE a FA CB if one is available that Angelo likes. Now Safety is a position I do think we need to target in both the draft and FA, as well as OL & WR. I think that is where we will target our FA money along with a QB to replace Rex and a late pick (4th or 5th rd) RB to compliment Forte.

With our QB/Passing history, TO will never agree to come here. He would want a top QB/Passing offense to go to.

Here is another article, some rehash, some new, from the Official Site article just posted: Another Article about Warren Sapp & our DLC He is also very complimentary of Lovie. In the last sentence of the article he gives a lot of credit to Lovie for the success of the Tampa Defense during his era and their championship year. Good read, even if some is a rerun.

Ouch! I wonder why they call this a knee injury? Seems to me it is a hamstring injury not a knee injury? Also, I have heard of players with groin injuries where the muscle is completely detached from the bone (now that sounds really painful) yet they recover and play without any significant drop off in play. I wonder why it would be different with the hamstring? Because of the size of the muscle involved? I am guessing. I certainly am not a professional in these matters.

What exactly was Harris' injury that makes it so unique to DTs? I assumed it was just the same old knee injuries everyone gets playing football. If this is true, and I say IF for I do not necessarily trust these type of reports, then maybe instead of all the position coaches being replaced it is the medical staff advising Angelo that should be replaced.

99% ??????????? Maybe a bit of an exaggeration? I doubt if we would have extended his contract as we did if we felt his injury was going to effect the remainder of his career. At least I would hope not.

According to NFL.com the were 23rd in total defense (YPG) & 31st (PPG) before he took over. That year (2000) the team was also 1st in total offense (442.2 ypg) & 1st in total points scored with 540. Guess the offensive power of the 2000 Rams did the 23rd ranked defense (ypg) 31st ranked (ppg) no good that year. In 2001, STL was ranked #1 in total offense again (418.1 ypg) & 1st in total points scored with 503, but under Smith went from 23rd in total defense to 3rd in total defense (ypg) and from scoring defense from 31st to 7th best. I think this is quite an accomplishment. Yes, as the team lost it's steam on offense, the defense did drop off. This is not totally unexpected. We all know from experience if the offense leaves the defense on the field too long, it will be exposed and drop off statically. Was there other reasons for the drop off? I do not know and really do not care to go through that much research. If you look at the stats the defense that was dominating during that time period was TBB, with Marinelli in charge of the DL. I suspect Marinelli will be helping out a lot on the DC position with Lovie as well. Lovie values his input and will work with him on the defense as Babich takes care of the LBs. Let's hope we can be productive on offense to the point where Lovie's defense can excel.