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LOL, I suspect Denver will trade up in the draft to get their new Franchise QB prospect. Denver will never go into the season with Orton & Simms as their QBs of the future.

LOL, I just bookmarked this post, for future reference!

Hey, lets not get too excited, he still has to beat out C Hanie in preseason to be our starter.

It seems like our desire for a franchise QB has intoxicated us to the point of making irrational decisions, IMO. I like Cutler and would love to see him a Bears. I do not want to give nearly as much as many of you. I can understand a first this year, but if we gave up a top D player with the 1st rounder, that is all I would give. I prefer this year's 1st and a conditional pick next year. I am not totally sold on the kid. He tosses way too many INTs and seems to be irratic in his decision making. My guess is another team will give up the "house" for him.

I take the Browns & Bengals

Personally, I would love the move. I just feel the front office is reluctant, as many front offices are, unwilling to gamble on off-the-field problems. You are right, I fell it would be a huge upgrade to our WRs with a young talented guy and would free us up to go after the BPA in the draft.

After thinking about Wesson's statement I remember he is stationed overseas and has the games sent to him on DVDs so he probably meant he reviewed some of his recordings and was going on that instead of memory.

I can give it a try. Pulling OT at work while it is available so not sure how quick I can respond to my selection but I check in every morning before going to work and every night after returning home so the most I would take is say 12 hours to select, in the worse case scenerio. Just fill me in where needed. I will take multiple teams if needed, but if you sign me up for multiple teams, put them back to back to make it easier for me to keep track, LOL.

My word, I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday and you can remember the details of how an OLman on an opposing team played in detail from the 2006 season???? That is amazing. I love the two signings we have had for the OL. These 2 guys replacing St. Clair & Tait takes two players out of our system who were getting some age on them and gives us two guys with size and youth, both entering the prime years of their careers. Our OL gets younger, bigger, and IMO much better. I am also hoping Buenning is fully healthy and can compete and that Williams is ready to rock.

I agree Wesson. I see nothing wrong with what Lovie said.

Another mock with a trade that will never happen. The GMs use the draft trade value chart as gospel. They may fudge a few points in desperstaion to move up or down, but the trade you mention is 186 points to our benefit. It will never happen. http://www.nfldraftblitz.com/pick_value_chart.htm

I did a draft compilation of 50 sites - bored - then got tired and quit. LOL Here is the results if you are interested...... 2009 Chicago Bears Draft Compilation - 1st Round - 50 Sites as of 3/22/09

Here is a good article from the Sun-Times, if anyone hasn't read it yet (especially if you are one complaining about our FA) it is a good read. You may not agree with it but I do. The Bears are not the only team playing the waiting game in FA. Even the Packers, who had a miserable year and are trying to retool their defence to a 3-4, has only signed one player in FA and he certainly was not a household name. None of us know what is planned, but I would be willing to lay a wager with anyone who wants to do so that we will see our needs filled before the start of camp in July and that we will be a force in the NFC this year. Free agency isn't where Bears shop

Ok, I took the test, but once you know how many correct answers you get how do you translate that into a score? I am assuming this test was much shorter than the standard test and normally you get one point for every question correct? If that is the case, I wasted my time taking the test since there was only 15 questions, LOL.

Ageed

I remember getting pissed because the Bears swithed "Big Cat" from DE to OT. Guess that worked out ok. A lot of teams do position switches. I think the move of Bowman to FS (he did play the position in college) makes sense.

My understanding was that Bennett did not play last year because he was having trouble adapting to the speed of the NFL. I am not sure what that says about him. It was also said he was beginning to adapt to the speed of the NFL towards the end of the season. Hopefully he will be up to full speed this year and produce as we all expected when we drafted him.

Cleveland could pull a brain fart like Minny when they shelled out big bucks for Berrian and outbid the Bears for St Clair. I hope JA does not over pay for JSC to return. I would like to resign him but I do not want to over pay for the guy. There are still FAs available and I am sure there will be a stud ORT in the draft at position 18.

I am sure there is no way Denver trades a QB like Cutler w/o getting a viable starter in return. I doubt they would consider Orton a substitute for Cutler and their backup now is I believe Chris Simms? I seriously question that DEN would accept Draft picks alone in compensation.

Hopefully this means he returns to an increased role on special teams as well.

I just saw your email.

Tait retirement becomes official; Bears still seeking right tackle By Brad Biggson March 12, 2009 4:32 PM You can cross one name off the list of potential right tackles for the Bears this coming season. John Tait has turned in his retirement papers as an NFL source said his name came across the waiver wire less than an hour ago. The Bears have placed him on the reserve/retired list. Tait informed the Bears in January that he was seriously contemplating retirement. No move was official at the time. When the club asked him if he wanted an announcement to be made, he said no, proof that he was going to continue to think it over even if he was mostly sure what path he was going to choose. Now, it's over. Tait, a first-round draft pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1999, walks away from the game after 10 seasons. Of course, turning in his paperwork doesn't mean a whole lot. Remember, Brett Favre's paperwork was once turned in and we know what that turned into for Green Bay and then the New York Jets. Tait played the last five years with the Bears and made 73 starts for them since being signed in 2004. He had one year remaining on his contract and walks away from a base salary of $4.8 million and a workout bonus of $50,000. His departure clears $4.85 million in cap space for the Bears. The team could seek $500,000 from Tait, the pro-rated portion of the $3 million signing bonus he received in his contract, and it's unknown if that is in the plans. Based on his service, character and willingness to participate in local charities, that would seem unlikely. The Bears are still seeking a veteran to come in at right tackle. The John St. Clair situation remains at a standstill with the team still offering him a contract proposed on Feb. 13. Marvel Smith, the former Pittsburgh Steeler remains an option, and on Thursday the Cleveland Browns released Kevin Shaffer, who started 15 games last season. He's another experienced possibility. http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/03/ta...mes_offici.html

Agree with the signing, gives us an experienced starter as a backup or emergency starter. Cheap enough to cut if necessary. Mike Brown was a SS, we have younger, healthier SSs on our roster. I like JAs ability to draft Safties. My guess is we will draft a FS on day 2. We may still add another FS with experience once cuts are made this summer.

From a quick search of the net, I found an article on 3/7/2008 about the signing of B Lloyd and an article on July 15th 2008 on the signing of K Jones.

Even in offseason, it's a marathon not a sprint I was surprised the Bears were not listed as one of the five teams who have been very quiet in FA. Instead it centered on GBP, MIN, SDC, KCC & ATL. Still, it is interesting that the article sort of supports JA's approach to FA. I have no doubt our needs will be addressed. There are a good number of players who will be signing on the cheap who will be good additions. JA like many are just unwilling to overpay for a FA that once he gets his fat check will disappear. Once we have our March mini camp (when is it?) and evaluate our team, see who we pick up in the draft, we will make the necessary moves. Also let's not forget how many players are cut loose by teams later on in the summer.