Connorbear

Agreed. It was always fun tracking the Bears players. Remember, Marcus Robinson had great success in NFLE (I think he was the offensive player of the yr). Ahmad Merritt played fairly good as well. Peace

Understood. I can't wait until next week. The NCAA tournament will be over and talk with turn to the draft (mixed in with baseball of course). Peace

I wasn't talking about Jauron and, no, he wasn't a great coach. He had 1 winning season. He lost hist only playoff game. In 4 yrs, Lovie has given us 2 winning seasons and a Superbowl trip. Further, his record against our primary rival, the Packers, is 6-2. The only thing Lovie hasn't done that he said he would is to win the Superbowl. I never said Lovie was a great coach. I agree he could do a better job and I think that he will. I simply prefer to not spend my time disecting and criticizing everything he does. Peace

You guys really crack me up. Lovie took this team to the SB 1 yr ago and his job is on the line. I am glad neither of you own this team. We would be changing coaching staffs every other yr. BTW - What has Singletary done in SF to earn a head coaching position? Peace

Orton would drink him under a table - no contest. Peace

No problem. I was just giving you shit. From our previous site, we were either to supply the link or say where we got the article from. Peace

I agree with Drunkbomber on this. Further, read the Suntimes article from today. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...mully03.article Lovie acknowledges that FS and SS are basically interchangable in his system. Peace

How would you like us to denote something is coming from our ass???? Peace

I think they did that last yr by giving him the job. I remember throughout last yr Lovie saying he had to play better (maybe I'm mistaken). Point is, Ced knows he is on the hotseat. Whether or not he cares is another matter. Whether or not he is healthy enough to contribute is another. I believe we will see the Bears draft a RB in the first 3 rounds. Personally, I want Forte. I think we need to go O-line in round one, Forte in round 2, and WR/QB in round 3. Peace

Just wondering when did you want Lovie to make this statement? Peace

Count me in. Peace

1 - I have been saying I would have no issue with drafting Albert at 14. 2 - Freeney was drafted by Indy. Peace

You cannot trade comp picks. We could trade our current seventh rounder. The other 3 we must use. Peace

I would trade our seventh rounder to move up in the 6th if needed. Peace

See the article from the Sun Times. http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2008/03/sc...ks_on.html#more Peace

Sapp was cut in camp his rookie yr. He never played a down. Peace

I really like this mock. The only change I would make is to draft a safety lower and wr higher. Peace

Stay where we are or trade down. Top 10 picks are too expensive and risky. Peace

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful, and it's all bullshit. Outstanding. I will have to remember that for future use. Peace

Bingo. I would rather us be underdogs - we seem to be better in that situation. Peace

Agreed. Glad to see this resolved at this point. Peace

I believe NE has SF first round pick this yr. I can't imagine it would be higher than a 4th rounder. Peace

I would have no issues taking Albert at 14 if he is the best OL available at the time. We must address o-line in the first in my opinion. Peace

Got this from the Bears official site: Piling up the picks Bears may recoup losses with bonus draft choices Dan Pompei | On the NFL March 23, 2008As it stands today, the Bears have eight picks in the upcoming NFL draft, but if everything goes right they could end up with a dozen. They have their own picks in the first round (14th), second (13th), third (12th), fourth (11th), sixth (ninth) and seventh (15th). They traded their fifth-round pick to Buffalo for defensive tackle Darwin Walker. But they received a fifth-round pick (ninth) from the Panthers for Chris Harris.They also have the Chargers' third-round pick (27th) as a result of a draft-day trade last year. The Bears moved down 25 spots in the second round and received third- and fifth-round picks last year and the third-rounder this year. It is also possible they will receive a draft pick from the 49ers if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell rules the 49ers tampered with linebacker Lance Briggs when Briggs was under contract to the Bears last fall. And it is probable they will receive compensatory picks from the NFL. The best guess is they will receive three additional seventh-round picks. Teams that lose unrestricted free agents and don't replace them with other teams' free agents are awarded compensatory picks. The formula by which compensatory picks are awarded is a closely guarded secret. Even NFL teams don't know it. But they do know the picks are determined by the value of the contracts the players they lose sign and their performances in the subsequent season. Last year, the Bears lost Justin Gage, Alfonso Boone, Ian Scott, Todd Johnson and Cameron Worrell. Players who are cut, as Tank Johnson was, don't count. The only free agent of significance they added was Anthony Adams. Lest anyone think those compensatory picks are meaningless, consider this: there has been a direct correlation to compensatory picks and winning over the last decade. The teams that have been given the most comp picks over that time are the Ravens (24), Rams (20), Packers (19), Patriots (17), Bucs (17), Jaguars (16), Eagles (15), Cowboys (15), Bears (12), Titans (12) and Steelers (11). Of those teams, only the Jaguars and Cowboys have not played in a Super Bowl during that decade. The other nine teams have made 13 appearances in the Super Bowl and won seven of the 10. The compensatory pick system rewards the teams that draft well and do not look for the quick fix. A team selects a player who becomes a starter. They lose him as a free agent and he gets a lucrative contract, so they are rewarded with a compensatory pick that can be as high as a third-rounder. Then they have a chance to draft a player of commensurate abilities who takes up less space under the salary cap. Among the players who have been chosen with comp picks are Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Vikings running back Chester Taylor (by the Ravens), Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, Patriots offensive tackle Nick Kaczur, Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel (by the Steelers), Seahawks linebacker LeRoy Hill and Colts safety Antoine Bethea. Even though comp picks can't be traded, they enable teams to take more chances in the draft, and can set up trades with other picks. The more picks a team has, the more flexibility it has on draft day.

I agree. I am just hoping we can reduce the amount of turnovers and penalties on offense this yr so we can at least give the defense a fighting chance. Peace