Mongo3451

Never said players deserve an equal share to the owners. I believe the pie should be divided the same as it has been. Everyone got fat off that. Why fix what wasn't broken on that subject?

There are some owners that don't reinvest in their teams to keep them competative. Brown in Cincy has substandard workout facilities according to players. Bidwell has been rumored as underspending on winning for a while, but has had some good teams recently. Hell, some have accused the Bears of being cheap, due to scouting, assistant coaches and upfront money. But again, if I own a business, I don't want to be told how to invest MY money. I believe the players deserve a piece, but the owners should solely in charge of how it is divided. Retired players should be entitled to a pension comensurate to their tenure. They should also have a great healthcare plan to take care of the injuries they have incurred over their career. The players should have also taken advantage of the free education they were offered in college. If not, they should have invested part of their contract in an education fund for when their 3 year career is over.(average) I'm kinda split, but leaning toward being on the owners side. Yeah, they are rich, but isn't their ass on the line too? It's their business to manage and reap profit. Show me a player hurting for money and I'll show you an idiot. Here's what I want to see: 16 game season is enough. Players and owners keep the same piece of the pie. Rookie salary cap. Take care of the health of former players. Add 2 playoff teams per conference. No more byes in the playoffs. Move the Superbowl to Saturday, so all can enjoy the parties without being unproductive the next day. Play ball!

They went 14-2 last year. They'll probably repeat that this year. I looked at their roster and out of the 74 players on their roster 36 had 1, 2 or 3 years experience(49%). We are 22 of 65 for 34%. They are younger and will continue to get younger while we will probably go in the other direction for a year or two before an upswing in youth. I'm not going to crack their stones at all for what they are doing.

agreed

Hopefully, JA drafts that way.

His pectoral is rumored to be degenerative where it attaches to the shoulder. Dude was a beast when healthy.

I can actually agree with this. Tice, Toub and Marinelli have earned my trust.

Permanent hold!

Gunshot to the head. I bet it's related to concussion syndrome somehow. I'm sure we'll see more in the near future. Sad.

Todd Collins?

You're hired! As of my thoughts today, it's absolutely perfect. That's about all the OL I'd want to add for the year, just because we don't want to replace too many at once. As everyone knoews continuity is a huge factor in OL execution.

I love this draft, with exeption of the WR in RD 3. Put a DB in that slot and it's perfect for me. Never imagined that we could have a shot at Pouncey. He can play center as well. Add to that, we should have a bunch of loot to spend in FA.

You forgot mine Jason. BTW - Thanks for the effort on uncovering all of that info. http://www.talkbears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1582 http://www.talkbears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2732

I like the Haynesworth idea, only if he'd restructure his contract to have a fitness clause. I'd also like to see two OL drafted highly along with a CB, another safety and Urls understudy.

Awesome!

an hour

Hopefully interesting tidbit. I produce the blood glucose strips that Cutler uses. Made in Indy.

I like 2 things about Manning. Kick returns and how he blitzes. Hester is better at one and I don't remember him blitzing this season. He's an uninstinctive player that has never reached potential. He can go.

Here are my thoughts on Lovie. He is: 1) a good players coach 2) a poor game manager 3) stubborn to a fault 4) a poor talent developer 5) overly loyal to asst coaches 6) a standup guy 7) NOT the defensive mind he's credited to be That being said, I am still not a Lovie fan and would like to see him gone along with Angelo. I hate the style of defense we play and have somewhat warmed to the offense. The bottom line for me is their failure to develop the offensive and defensive lines. The offensive line has been neglected for far too long. Why? My thoughts are that they have brought in so much talent to the D Line that has NOT panned out, they have not had the picks to spend on quality OL.(This includes all the "good in shorts" players we've drafted as well. Somebody has to pay for that. Had we not struck gold with Peppers, this team would have sucked ass. If not for the calvin Johnson play, we may not have made the playoffs. IMO - this was not as good as team as our record indicated. I will give the staff credit for putting a team willing to compete on the field, but the lack of talent is unacceptable for a staff that has been in place for as long as they've been here. Promote Toub to HC, hire a GM that can evaluate talent, and keep the offensive and defensive staff in place for a year while Toub gets his system in place. After that, he can cultivate as he sees fit. Sorry, I just don't see it being better next year with the status quo.

I noticed. It is something we'll have to use against the Cheese. However, it will be cat and mouse as Capers DB's are superior to Seattle's and won't mind as much. It's a situation where either team could make the other pay for using it. Hopefully, Martz outfoxes Capers, as that is what it will come down to.

Having my Dad and Brother over. Our mutual insistance on NOT changing a thingis our superstition. Choice of beverage, Crown and Coke! Food optional! I'm stoked. Go Bears!

That's the way I saw it as well. BTW - me and my family thought it was awesome. (Dad served in the Army and brother in the Marines) Glad he's singing again and am looking forward to it! Go Bears!!!

Also, remember Wilbers hit on Hipple that knocked his helmet in the air.

my dream realized

I'll second that