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Because I think a big part of Rex's problem was a crappy Oline. I see Cutler having the sames problems here, and we know how the fans are to TO prone QB's

I would like to see us get the TB safety that was released. Phillips. I don't remember him much, but I like that he comes from the same system. I also dont think Steltz has the speed for the FS position.

Well, in my mind, I dont want to overpay a FA, unless its a QB. Washington does this every year. Never works out. Shoot. It looks like we overpayed our own and they slacked off.

I dont know. I just get the feeling he would be Rex II.

"1. Wouldn't you just love to know how many offers the Bears have out?? Anybody think that Omiyale is the only guy we called at midnight last Friday?" Yes I would. At least to get some rumors floating around. But JA always puts out the smokescreens, so its hard to know who to believe. "2. I'm guessing Sharper's agent leaked the info the Bears showed interest. Telling a Minnesota newspaper a division rival wants to sign Sharper, might up the Vikings offer. For all we know, the Bears are only offering him the veteran minimum. Technically, we'd still have interest in him, but not much." I hope its for the vet minimum. I'm not too keen on him at this stage. For my money, we need a speed, coverage safety to pair with Payne. I know alot on the board don't like Payne, but I do. Fourth on the team in tackles, and first in INTS. For me, he was no worse in coverage or tackling than Mike Brown. "3. I suspect Angelo makes an offer for a guy and does not waver much. Last year we saw this with Briggs & Berrian where the offers did not change. Hell, we probably could have gotten Briggs to take less money by the end, but we kept our offer the same. This year we've seen Angelo not buge on his offer for St. Clair. The word is that Angelo made an offer, and St. Clair counter-offered to no avail. We have to appreciate Angelo for not getting being emotional & caught in a bidding war. He's good at determining the general market for a player and sticking to it, thus not over-paying. Did anyone notice Tampa Bay signed Mark Clayton for 5 years 26 million??? How the hell does that happen? The guy has been bad since his rookie year. Wow they got screwed." Agreed. Some will disagree though, but I hate overpaying for people. I would rather watch a young guy be given a shot than some dude not earning his fat contract. I even hate it when we reward our own guys and they dont play up to contract. So last year I was hating some dudes for that. That being said, I hope we have more tricks up the sleeve or its going to be boring. "4. Every year I tell myself I'm not going to spend free agency weekend stressing over how little the Bears have done. Yet every year I ignore my own advice. I sure hope like hell we're in the running for Jermaine Phillips." lol I know right. Shoot I hope we kick the tires on every Tampa Bay defender that was released to see if they would be an upgrade for our defense. They all are cover 2 guys and could come in and know what to do right away.

They have said that he will be primarily looked at guard.

I think we need to at least take a look at any defensive players that got cut from TB. They are switching schemes so there might be some good fits there. They would already know the system.

Dude. Calm down. From OT to Guard is not that big of a switch.

nickel and KR

You're with nfo here? Thats weird. I'm not saying dont draft him. But in the whole equation, I think it is a legitamate thing to look at. Have you read the book, Mad?

I just have a hard time with people who are too codependant like the reports are. It screams of not being mentally tough. So the question would be, the first time Jared Allen blows by him and kills KO then starts telling Oher about it, is he gonna pull the "I'm homesick" card. At this point IDK, but it does raise the concern. Then again it could be like you say. But I think it is something to consider in the whole equation.

Why did it him reading the press clippings to make him "prove" his toughness? Maybe you should read the book, nfo. Seems that people who have read it seem to have these concerns.

Agreed. I also hope we get one of the other names that have been mentioned. I also think that this is exactly the type of move we will be seeing from JA this off season. Try to get some cheap up and commers that will be able to develop.

Yeah, but still. Who arrives not ready to do anything? Or without some sort of plan? Its just the job interview that is going to set you up for the rest of your life. It raises some red flags.

Yeah dude. No reason to be a tool. Wesson has been a quality poster. If you dont like the topic, dont read it.

Yeah I'm not sold on Sanchez at all.

My only fear here is if he takes the job and we bring in another Shoop or Shea.

shhhh dont let anyone know that. Its not hip to be positive.

Cool with me. Every since he got his payday he hasn't been very good. Kind of a theme with our defense...

lol It might be more that every single post is the same negative drek. We get it. You hate Lovie and think he is a Zombie. A zombie that is 45-35 for a .5625 in five years. With a 2-2 playoff record and a super bowl appearance. If that pains you so much, I can't imagine your pain the previous ten years with Jauron and Wanny. ( 35-45 for a .438 and 41-57 for a .418). Lovie is not perfect, but he has brought our franchise back into relevance in the NFL instead of the doormat of the league. danimal, You must be new. We have some of the best GM's and coaches in the NFL. Just ask them...

Yeah, U guys should believe every word JA says at this point...... Smokescreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!

We had countless breakdowns in coverage with Mike Brown here this year. So what is the difference? When I watched him this year, Brown was making rookie mistakes in coverage. To me it wasn't his brain, he just couldn't physically get it done anymore.

I am a big Mike Brown fan too. Hell I played against him in high school. But being our best safety is like being the tallest midget. I was really disappointed in his decline in coverage and as a leader. He sure didn't fire up the defense this year, especially in the last Green Bay game. So I am on the fence about bringing him back.

I didn't say that, drama. I said he didn't have a good year and I'm glad JA mentioned this. And Pix, 90% of the time? Really? Come on now.

He had a worse d line the year before but a better year. Also our DT are one gap players. Not the two gap Ted Wash style DT's. Url is always going to have people coming at him. Quite simply put, his play declined this year.