Connorbear

I'm in the minority with with this, but I think Walker's performance was injury based. We have too much uncertainty at tackle to let him go. I agree that his performance was affected by injury. Then again, Tommie Harris had 8 sacks on 1 leg this yr. The real issue is the money. The 5.5 million dollar bonus ties us into Walker for the next 4 yrs. Walker is already over 30. Haris is 24. I think the Bears will choose to give the money to Harris. Peace

We don't have to trade for Turner. He is a free agent. Peace

Again. As I said above. That is a nice sentiment, but w/ salary cap, I am not sure how practical it is. You can not afford to have a $5m/yr backup RB. We were not happy w/ Benson (a 1st round pick) backing up TJ. No way, unless we have simply given up on Benson, would we be okay w/ a 1st round pick backing him up. Adding a 1st round pick RB or Turner is not adding competition. It is replament. Pure and simple. Agreed. Someone like Chris Brown from Tenn would be a better fit from a salary perspective. Peace

Wolfe wasn't really part of the offense until the last 4 games of the yr. During that time I believe he had 10 catches for 137 yds with 2 of those catches over 20+ yds. Further, he had 5 special teams tackles and 1 squib kick return for 27 yds. So he did have more than one good play. To me, he has shown enough to keep 4 rbs and carry 1 FB. The backup fullback this yr only saw the field on special teams. Carry a FB on the practice squad. Peace

"#9: Griese, Darwin Walker, Fred Miller, and Cedric return." I can see Griese (if Rex is gone) and Ced back (one more chance) but Walker and Miller are gone unless they renegotiate. Way, way too much money for either of them considering their levels of performance this yr. Peace

I believe there is no compensation with a transition tag. Remember, Tait was transition tagged and when KC did not match, we did not give up anything for him. Peace

My father passed away do to cancer 2 years ago. I would give anything to have spent more time with him before he passed. I assume that Hardy has the financial ability to take the time away from work to be with his famiy. All things being equal, I'll take my family over work everytime. Peace

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-08...hi_tab01_layout Peace

See the link. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=4265 Peace

I agree. Ced will be given 1 more chance. AP is too valuable. Garrett has shown good potential. They will bring in another RB to compete for the #1 job. Peace

Martz is a wack job. I was never interested. Peace

I agree. If necessary, I would tag him for 1 yr. Peace

Good call. Hated Jersey Girl but Clerks will always be one of my favorite films. Peace

Thankfully he is under contract for 1 more yr and then he is a RFA. So if he shows potential next yr, we can lock him up for another. I have said repeatedly they need to give him his shot. Peace

When does the bill come do for the Skins???? They have been doing this crap for yrs and never seem to pay for it. I think I read they renogiate up to 10 contracts a yr. What the hell???? Peace

We need the draft picks. Pass on Anderson. If Rex leaves, I am confortable with Orton, Griese, and a rook competing for the job. Peace

1 FB or 5 receivers will make this possible. Let's put it this way, if they let Brendan go, then they will hold onto AP and he will be the speciail teams leader. Peace

I agree he'll never be much more than a 3rd down back/special teamer but I think he could be very, very good in that role. Peace

I generally agree with this statement, however, I think this past yr puts everyone on notice (coaches and players). We must see improvement across the board. Peace

Leave Wolfe at RB and carry 4 next yr and only 5 receivers. Hell, we carried 6 receivers this yr and the sixth never saw the field. Carry a WR on the practice squad if necessary. Here's how I look at the RB situation: - Benson: will stay but will not be given the starting job - AP: Too good of a team player to let go. Can start in a pinch, is a very good 3rd down back, and a great special teams player - Wolfe: Shows huge potential as a 3rd down back; showed he can play special teams - X back: competition for starter Peace

Exactly - fix the o-line. We must have had over 30 false start penalties. We gave up approximately 40 sacks. We did not generate any push on running plays. WE MUST FIX THE O-LINE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE. Peace

It's interesting the Bears tried to trade him midseason. I guess once the season had been flushed down the crapper, they felt the might as well try to get value for him. Hopefully we will get a 3rd round comp pick for him next yr. Peace

I'll give it a shot: FA Agreed and resign Berrian, Brendan, and Rex (Rex gets max 2 yr deal) Draft In rounds 1 to 3 come out with OT, QB, S, and RB (OT in round 1; others can be mixed - QB I want is Flacco) In rounds 4-to 7 go with best players available (one must be a wr) Team QB scout hired (his only job is to scout QB talent going forward) Griese, Arch, Walker, Moose, and Manning Jr gone Renotiate Mike Brown's contract (give him 1 million up from to spread his cap over 3 yrs - make it a roster bonus so we can cut him this yr if he is injured again) More 2 TE sets Hass gets actual playing time next yr Peace

Are these guys suffering some mass delusion???? Hester just broke the records for return TDs in a yr which he set last yr. He is the only choice for returner. WTF?????? Peace

Disagree. - Orton started but we had Blake in by the beginning of the season. They could have switched to Blake after the Cleveland debacle but didn't. - McBride started this year over Manning Jr. who was perfectly healthy. - Payne was starting this yr before he was hurt. - Both Tommie Harris and Chris Harris started their rookie yrs. - Olsen missed the first 2 games this yr with an injury and finished with 39 catches (only 5 behind Clark who played every game this yr) and, sorry, but their is no way he should have started over Clark this yr. - Dusty missed all of last yr and was the starter in game 1 when he got hurt. - Manning started last yr after Brown was injured. We saw impact this yr from Olsen, McBride, Graham, and Wolfe. Last yr we saw impact from Anderson, Hester, and Manning. I don't see this as an issue. Peace