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"But to say that was what kept him from doing what he should be doing, I don't know that is necessarily true." Good quote on Url's slipping play, saying that scheme and players around shouldn't be excuses for his slipping play.

Agreed. This is turning out to be the best move of our offseason.

Yes I do. For our offense and defense, the OL and DL are the driving forces. We get a pass rushing DE and our defense is back to top form. And an improved Oline will fix the YPR average for Forte and ultimately help the passing game. I envision us taking a blueprint from the Titans and/or ravens. Build up a great OLine, get two RB's that can carry the load. Hell, their top WR's are Gage and Mason. Not exactly world beaters. I'm not saying WR isn't a need, but I wouldn't say a top need. I think it goes: DE OT OG FS WR IMO

I'd rather have Orton at this point. The guy smells like a Rick Mirer.

No. DE And OT are. I dont take alot of what JA is saying now at face value.

Sounds good to me. I've said that alot of the problems defensively can be fixed if the DL gets its act together. We shall see...

Its 76 here. ROFL.

No, no, hell no. He is a destroyer of teams and he would kill Orton verbally if he threw it to anybody else. And BTW the best WR in the league is not the one with the most drops.

Well I think Ayen is a little pissed the Bears passed on him this off season. I wouldn't read anything into it except a little sour grapes. There is a QB who just said he likes Lovie Smith too....

Agreed. I tend to think that if we get the DL fixed everything else on defense will fall into place.

With those two, it always is....

lol. I did watch the games friend. And I didnt see one time where both guards blocked Url. Maybe it happened once or twice but not to the level that it effected his entire season. If he was at the LOS he was blocked one on one, if he was back and was sitting there waiting to get blocked by both offensive guards then he wasn't reading the play and getting "downhill". And the only similarity that Url and Hester had was they both got paid this off season. The reason hester went nowhere is cause he got paid and got lazy. Running out of bounds most of the time. Two years ago he wouldn't have done that. And its funny that D Manning had no problems with the same blocking.

Hey, I'm an Urlacher fan, but if you are supposed to be an all nfl linebacker, the bottom line is that he needs to play better. Its all just excuses. When did teams double team him with blocker from both sides of the ball? It didn't happen. And as far as the d line getting double teams, who held double teams the year before. Url did just fine then. Of course, he didn't have that fat contract extension to sit and choke on. And what are the excuses for the lack of leadership from Url this year? How can the Captain of the defesne not have his squad ready to play the last two games?

I am with you in the fact that I would like to see more fire and accountability on the players, but his record is pretty good for a Bears team that had been one of the worst in the league. I just dont think that should be discounted.

Again. The different zones are when they were in the cover two vs the pass. Doesn't excuse the poor and lazy play again the run.

The zones are different against the pass. That is true. So what is the excuse against the run? Even when Url was yo yo-ing and ended up where he was supposed to be, his angles were crap, he was guessing, running himself out of plays, etc. None of the LB's were able to get to their pass responsibilities when they were up to the LOS. Thats why teams were able to complete the slants all day. But Briggs' effort was better, he was making plays in the backfield, etc. Thats why he is in the probowl. Again, its just excuses for his poor play.

Warner is alot like Steve Nash is that their MVPness is due to the offense that they are in/were in. Plus the talent they have around. Warner is terrible in the cold/wet and is not good when he is getting hit. Not a good fit for us.

Totally agree with this. There are those that will blame him being too close to the line and make other excuses, but that didn't hurt Briggs.....

Well if you are giving saying that Marinelli is at fault for 0-16, then you can't not give Lovie credit for 3 winning seasons in 5 years + a super bowl appearance and say it was all Rivera.

Well if you are giving saying that Marinelli is at fault for 0-16, then you can't not give Lovie credit for 3 winning seasons in 5 years + a super bowl appearance and say it was all Rivera.

Sounds like they have hired those guys from Office Space and they are calling someone in each day and asking them what they do..... it might not be over.

I fear that Warner would not be a good fit for our weather. The guy is turnover prone as well. AZ is a perfect situation for him so I doubt he would make the move.

Who gives a crap? Its a message board. Bearsox needs to chill out with all the drama. Seriously, fantasy posts and spelling errors. Who cares?

Unless Boldin can play OT or rush the passer, he doesn't need to be a top priority.

Agreed.