ChileBear

Man, I'm throwing up! What a bunch!

Well az, look on the bright side. At least Terra warned us with the thread title. As opposed to the threads of mythical injuries to everyone on the team that he posted on the other board.

Ditto that, Hester. He was a solid contributor on STs. Hope we can fill the void.

You too bradjock? Connor seems to be more up-to-date than the tickers at Fox or SI.com! Oh, and I'm glad we got Briggs back. And one can only dream that Brown, Harris, Dusty, Url, etc., will stay healthy and bring the D back to its respectable position. And there's still time to bring in some FA, so I'm waiting for Connor's next scoop!

His blocking will be missed, but yeah, we have two guys who can catch the ball so he was made expendable. My mom is in Tampa and a big Bucs fan, so I'll continue to hear about him. Wish him luck!

If Williams is an upgrade over Jamar or Okwo, put them on STs. Remember, Hilly is no youngster and who knows how Url is health-wise.

Sounds like the cooler head, bradjock. And another Jones to push Benson (out the door?)

Looks good on paper, but the draft is wild and anything goes once it starts. There'd be way too much money at RB, and we know what JA says about money at one position. Glad to see you decided to post, GCA! It's great to get more of us fans involved, or just venting!

Snap out of it ButkusRules! In today's NFL we can go from worst to first, just ask the Puckers. And most of our guys have been to the mountaintop and just missed the brass ring, so there should be some fire to get back. Kool aide or bust!

I agree that a FA could push Benson, but I don't see a draft pick doing it, unless it's our no. 1, and that ain't gonna happen. Benson's got his head up his arse so far that he belives he's the second coming of Jim Brown. No draft pick taken much lower than he was is going to have any effect on him. He feels that he's got Chicago all sewn up and he's not the least bit fearful of losing his job.

Yes, indeed!

Share that with ya ConnorBear. ITC was a solid contributor.

I wouldn't like that move. I think we should sit tight or trade down if it looks like one of the OTs is going to drop. We need to get one of the top OT prospects. A QB is for the future now that Rex is signed. That's not to say I would'nt want Flacco, but OT is something we need in a big way.

Agree ConnorBear. once we draft a QB--after rd. 1--Griese will be supurfulous. If there really is a competition in training camp, things could get a bit more interesting. I could almost break out the kool aide--almost!

Kind of rare in the NFL. Good for you Rex! Now go out there and prove the pundits are wrong.

Beat me to it Bradjock. Get Rex signed, open up a real competition at QB, release Griese and draft a QB after rd. 1. Now let's go after some Ol in FA.

I disagree Big Daddy. Players and agents know the drill: hold out until the temas give in. No player is going to take less that last years similar pick at that spot. Until the world tilts on its axis, the salaries are going to keep going up for these players that have shown squat. Now we know where guys like Briggs and Berrian are coming from--if an unknow rookie gan get astronomical $, why not me, a proven quantity?

The Trib is reporting that JA said today we wil NOT tag Berrian. That, to me, says he's gone. Is the staff and JA making a mistake and thinking that Hester is the No. 1 guy? I think so.

If we can get Rex signed, and that's a big "if", then I'¡d be all for drafting a QB after rd. one and letting him develop. We have to be looking to develop this position for the long term.

Ditto that Nfo. And it probably is an indication that Metcalf will remain forever a relief player and not a starter.

Once again Richard Dent was overlooked for the Hall of Fame. Damn! Super Bowl MVP and a monster at DE. If Manibal made it Dent definitely should be there. Was this his last shot?

For me it was Sayers scoring six TDs in one game. Yeah, the Bears pretty much sucked otherwise, but watching Sayers and also Butkus . . . that was football. I also must admit that my wife got scared when I jumped up and yelled when Hester took that Super Bowl kickoff to the house. There have been some great moments for us, for sure.

Yeah, I hear ya. We'll just se what Bellichek and their D can do to bring back the true Eli.

Its a good scenario, but you just know that, with the problems we've had on the OLine in protecting the QB, and the importance of LT, that they will leave Tait on the left side. Ijust hope that the Oline is addressed fully so we can have some semblance of offence this coming season.

If there is one that we want I'd love to see JA deal us into position for him. But it is totally out of character for JA to move up in the draft.