KiLoc69

You know what? Even though Kyle threw 2 picks, this has been my favorite video of him so far. He finally took a few chances and in doing so, made some nice completions. My biggest problem with Kyle (besides his accuracy), has been that he has allowed the perception of him being a game manager become his reality on the field. I remember his rookie preseason he was airing it out and completing it alot of the time (to Mark Bradley no less). He was playing without pressure and seemed very comfortbale playing his game. It seems like his game changed fundamentally after the Cincy game where he threw like 5 picks. Now he has looked scared to throw past 10 yards. I understand not turning it over but multiple 3 and outs can be almost as bad as a couple of picks. I also like that Kreutz came in and there were no fumbled snaps. I'll take it one day at a time. I do not like all these Mckie up the gut plays, yuck!

I didn't want to start another QB thread but now that you bring it up, Rex looks significantly better than Kyle so far in the videos I've seen. Kyle is just too innacurate past 5-10 yards. People say he protects the ball but I'm not sure they take into account all the 3 and outs with the dink and dunk offense. He also has 12 TDs and 15 INTs to Rex's 31 TDs and 33 INTs. Now, I know many people cringe at the thought of Rex as our QB but I do not see how Kyle truly can be considered an upgrade.

Things I've noticed in TC videos: -Alot of passes are going to the TEs, all 3 of them, nice -We are running alot of screens -Several "Wolfe up the middle plays" =/ -Forte looks alot faster and agile than he looked in the college videos I saw right after the draft -Pass protection is scaring me, Qbs are having to step up a whole lot with not much time

He got a "sack" on Orton, the only sack I've heard of in camp so far. Besides, gonna be hard to grade a DE when he isn't in full pads and can't go full speed at any of the offensive players.

Funny you should mention that. The commentator mentioned that Clayton was at the first day practice and Jay Glazer was there the second day. He wondered what each would say since he noticed they weren't watching the field much at all, instead they were mingling with the other media members. It wouldn't be too far of a stretch to think the national media guys come to these practices and decide to get the cliff notes from the local guys instead of having to make judgements off one day.

There are 4 highlight videos on youtube, 1 for each day of camp ( is the first), and 4 commentary videos by the guy who taped the highlights. The highlight videos should be checked out by everyone on the board, very good quality and truly worth it. The commentary is pretty cool too since it gives a first hand account from a guy who was watching it live. The videos show several nice passes from Rex and Kyle. Benett, R.Davis, K. Davis, and Hass had some very nice catches too. The stuff that didn't make the highlights is what we need to rely on the director for. By all appearances he seems pretty unbiased and so far he thinks Rex is pulling away in the QB battle. According to him, Kyle can hit all the short passes but most of his intermediate and long passes are innacurate and hang in the air. That appears to be a constant theme with Kyle in camp so far. Rex has been pretty accurate and has even had a few good scrambles. Both have had a couple of pics and fumbled snaps. To those of you who have been at camp everyday, do these assessments seem fair?

No problem brother, I imagine it must be rough to miss most of the games. I'd go crazy if I even missed one! Anyway I think you're right about them only showng Sunday night games. I had NBC and CBS confused. Oh well, maybe next year the other networks will follow suit. In the meantime, don't forget about Sopcast and TVU, I was able to watch most of the preseason games using those programs last year. I have the Sunday ticket so I never tried Sopcast/TVU during the season so not sure if it works (but I think it does).

NBC GAMES WILL STREAM LIVE Posted by Mike Florio on July 25, 2008, 11:35 p.m. For the first time ever, NFL games will stream over the Internet. And they’ll be available for viewing at the whopping cost of zero dollars, zero cents. Wow. According to Terry Lefton and John Ourand of SportsBusiness Journal, whose story will be published on July 28, the 17 NBC games will be available for viewing at NFL.com and NBCSports.com. The apparent plan is to use the televised broadcast, with ads sold specifically for the web sites inserted in place of the commercials. Other NFL broadcast partners aren’t happy with the development, according to SBJ. “The NFL is changing the rules as we go,” a network source told SBJ. “The right to stream games was not in any of the contracts we signed.” NBC also might face friction from affiliates who’ll lose ratings points to folks who watch the game on the Internet instead.

HESTER HAS HURT HAMMY Posted by Michael David Smith on July 25, 2008, 7:23 p.m. Although Bears receiver/return man Devin Hester reported to training camp today, he did not practice, and multiple media outlets in Chicago are reporting that he has an injured hamstring. The Daily Herald reports that when Hester was asked if he would practice without a contract extension, he answered, “I have no comment on that.” But Hester did say he decided to end his brief holdout after Bears General Manager Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith told him they thought they could make progress on a contract extension. “Progress was starting to move, and it was looking good, so I came back,” Hester said. “I talked to Jerry and coach Lovie, and everything seemed like it was starting to work out in the right order, and we were starting to hear what we liked, so I’m showing up.” A Chicago sports radio station reported that if the hamstring keeps Hester out for long, the Bears could place him on the non-football injury list.

So Rex's fumbled snap was from a center other than Kreutz? That would be understandable. It would also explain why Orton fumbled one from Kreutz if both are working with centers they don't normally work with. I hope they decide on a starter quick so they can get in sync with the 1st offense.

HESTER NEEDS TO REPORT BY AUGUST 5 Posted by Mike Florio on July 23, 2008, 5:46 p.m. One of the (rare) moments during which we gained some actual credibility in league circles came in 2005, when we explained that Eagles running back Brian Westbrook risked losing his ability to become an unrestricted free agent if he didn’t report to training camp by a specific date in August of that year. By all indications, Westbrook’s agent didn’t know. And Westbrook eventually showed up. Though the Collective Bargaining Agreement has been revised since Westbrook’s holdout, the provision in question still applies, and Bears receiver Devin Hester is the first guy who could lose a year’s credit toward free agency because of it. Under Article XVIII, Section 1( of the CBA, “a player shall not receive an Accrued Season for any League Year in which the player is under contract to a Club and in which he failed to report to such Club at least thirty days prior to the first regular season game of that season.” Since the 2008 regular season begins on September 4, Hester (a rookie in 2006) needs to show up by the close of business on August 5. Otherwise, he’ll not accrue a third NFL season in 2008. Four seasons are necessary to become eligible for unrestricted free agency. Under the current CBA, however, it’s a distinction without a difference. Even with four accrued seasons after 2009, Hester would still be a restricted free agent, since six seasons of service are necessary to qualify for unrestricted free agency in the uncapped year of 2010. But if new CBA is finalized before 2010 and if the four-season requirement for unrestricted free agency remains, Hester would be a restricted free agent in 2010, because he would have only three accrued seasons. Bottom line? Look for Hester’s holdout to last no longer than August 5. Until then, he’ll be subject to fines of more than $15,000 per day, and he might have to repay 25 percent of his signing bonus allocation applicable to the 2008 season.

Gonna have to disagree big time here Pix. Jason Taylor is not like alot of these other players, he and Zach Thomas were 2 true class acts on the Dolphins. They are true professionals. Even the Miami fans are happy to see Jason and Zach get a chance at a ring, that's how much good will they've built up. Not many players can say that. I hope we don't have to play against Jason Taylor ever again personally.

This just goes to show that we as fans are not privy to all the information management has. I had wondered as well why no one wanted this guy, now I know.

It all depends on the OL imo. I think Rex behind a good line can be a Pro Bowl QB. his struggles have always been under a crapload of pressure. Including our tightends, our receiving corp is average at worst. As far as RBs are concerned, I think their Oline dictate most of their success now a days. Teams with good lines seem to be plugging no names into their lineup after their starter goes down with injury and they don't miss a beat. Broncos and Indy have been doin it for years. Greenbay has been doin it the past couple of years to a lesser extent. If our Oline steps up, Forte will be fine. For the record, I don't have much confidence in the line being very good this year as they currently stand. Reuben Brown would make me feel more comfortable even though he's lost weight.

Funny thing is, according to PFT, he would be a little expensive if he were not to restructure his contract: " Signed through 2010, Parker is due to earn base salaries of $1.85 million, $2.225 million, and $2.65 million, respectively, over the next three seasons."

From PFT: OLIVEA SUSPENSION A SUBSTANCE-ABUSE ISSUE? Posted by Mike Florio on June 20, 2008, 8:17 p.m. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune strongly suggests that former Chargers tackle Shane Olivea’s four-game suspension was imposed under the substance-abuse policy. “[T]hose around the team have known for some time that Olivea partied himself out of the league,” Acee writes. This means that Olivea wasn’t a one-strike victim of a positive test, but a repeat offender. Under the steroids policy, a single failed test results in a four-game suspension. Under the substance-abuse policy, multiple steps apply before a four-game suspension, including a four-game fine. Acee also reports that Olivea was recently close to signing with the Giants.

I don't think I ever compared him to anyone in particular but spraying champagne on a crowd of people not knowing who it might piss off is not the best way to keep trouble from finding you.

We also need to remember that although it seems like every NFL player is getting in trouble, there really are just a few bad apples. Alot of players live the party life, here in Miami especially, and most of them never make the headlines. The people they surround themselves with are a bigger issue than the clubs themselves imo.

It may not be grounds in your eyes, nor in mine, but things like this will come as no surprise to people from the street. Guy 1 douses guy 2 with liquor, guy 2 gets pissed and confronts guy 1, guy 1 doesn't apologize, guy 2 feels disrespected and a fight between the posses breaks out. Things escalate further and someone gets shot. This type of thing happens all the time in the urban community. Sometimes the spark is even less than sparying champagne. Sometimes it's an accidental bump or stepping on someone's shoe.

There is a video on youtube that shows Walker showering a crowd in a club with champagne. There is a rumor that he was in a bidding war with Floyd Mayweather as to who can buy the most bottles. Maybe he sprayed someone who didn't like it and got jumped. The incident that got his friend killed also supposedly started with champagne being sprayed on a crowd.

I meant he was guilty of the charges that lead up to the "Tank Speech".

The difference between this and the Tank case was that in Tank's case he was guilty of the charges. In Benson's case it appears he wasn't guilty of the boating charge and the DUI is now at least being questioned. When Jerry Angelo said he was not please Benson had put himself in a bad position on the boat, you yourself said (correct me if I'm wrong) that if Benson was innnocent, you did not see how he was putting himself in any bad position by doing what many free Americans legally do. I guess what I'm saying is that if the staff did give Benson the Tank speech after the boating incident, they shouldn't have. He didn't have any legal issues while with the Bears prior to that, and if innocent, his record with the team should still have been clear at that point, despite the negative perception.

I know what you mean about people that are drunk but being able to hold it together. The officer's affidavit, however, said Benson could not balance himself without wobbling and that he was slurring his speech. If the tape shows Benson moving like a sober person throughout an entire test, and requesting a blood test without slurring, thus contradicting the officer's own account, wouldn't that make you question everything else the officer says happened? I know I would.

I still have mixed feelings about this. If he was innocent in the boating fiasco, why should he have to lie low and not go out late night and party within the limits of the law (assuming the second charge proves to be bogus as well)? Because of the negative PERCEPTION the boating thing brought? It embarrassed the Bears organization when the story first broke, but even after reports came out supporting Benson's story, JA spoke as if he was embarrassed anyway and I really don't get that. The Bears caved to outside pressure instead of sticking up for one of it's own who seems to have been mistreated. I know many people think he should have gotten a cab, but if he really wasn't drunk, why should he have to be EXTRA legal? I'd really like to see the tape to clear this up more.

Judging by your response, I'm not sure if I was very clear on the "risk is low thing". I didn't mean i was taking a low risk that I'd injure myself or soemone else. I meant I was at a low risk of getting a DUI charge by driving after I had a beer or two since I'm 6ft 160lbs and the breathalyzer would probably register me over the limit. Because of my high tolerance for alcohol, drinking 2 beers is the equivalent of drinking two bottled waters so in no way would it hinder my driving. Why would someone who is not druk get pulled over to begin with you may be askign yourself? In Florida, almost every car has darker tints on the windshields than allowed by the law (due to the hot sun). It's one of those laws the police normally dont bother you for breaking, but on occasion they will pull you over and write you a citation. If I get pulled over for illegal tints and the officer smells beer on me, you can imagine how the rest of the story goes. It doesn't have to be beer or could be wine with dinner at a restaraunt. Cough medicine, mouth wash, or a host of other things can skew these tests. The point is, these breathalyzer and blood tests are highly contested and standardized, so a DUI charge can potentially be given to anyone that has ANY alcohol in their system.