So get ready to disown me Stinger.

 

Cutler sucks. Chicago paid for 7 more years of this mediocrity? I would've easily preferred a 1-2 year incentive laden deal for McCown over Cutler at this point. I know it's the preseason. But geez, this was supposed to be the "dress rehearsal". Apparently they were practicing the wrong script. Cutler was flinging it like he's been doing for the last 4-5 years (or a monkey flings poo). Hoping his team will somehow miraculously catch the ball despite all the defenders surrounding them. I wouldn't be as concerned had I not seen the previous two games. I know the Bears won those but the backups won those games, not the starters. In both previous games the Bears were behind but were able to come back and win with Palmer and Clausen chucking it to the no-names of the third string.

 

Defense? Didn't Chicago once be revered for its "Monsters of The Midway?" The look more the "My Little Pony Cavalcade and Emporioum." Not because they can't do it but because they have inept leadership in the form of Mel Tucker.

 

I like Trestman. He's starting to grow on me. But if this horse manure show continues on he'll be getting shown the exit sooner than he deserves.

 

The only consolation I have from tonight's performance was that the number 1 offense (Denver) was beaten worse a few months ago by this same team. Since our team was #2 and considering that fact, it wasnt really that bad... Right?

I think it is way early to disown anybody on this team. they just played the best team in football at there home with very little questions for them to answer. I think we are a playoff contender but not a SB one. We simply are a work in progress, and it will look better later. Preseason means very little in the total design of a team. We have work to do and lets enjoy the regular season when it gets here, it will be a rollercoaster. I like rollercoaster rides.

Tress Way and Chad Rempel were waived and Darius Reynaud and CB Thompson were signed. So this means that O'Donnell is our new punter and Hartson is the new long snapper unless we bring in someone else. Reynaud is going to be in a battle with Williams, Edwards,Ford,Spurlock and maybe even Holmes for the PR/KR job.But i think Edwards,Ford,Spurlock will be cut. Thompson being brought in is a head shaker IMHO...why do we need him???

Maybe he is a ST whiz, they always keep looking to find more talent.

The fact we are so unsure of the current backup WRs behind Marshall and Jeffrey along with the fact Wilson was by all accounts playing well and will return around week 4 means he gets a spot on the roster at the 3rd or 4th WR spot.

 

Williams returned to practice this week and hopefully we'll see him against Seattle. I think he makes the roster as a special teams player/WR so that slots him as the 6th WR. While I like what little we've seen of him as a WR I don't believe he has enough experience yet at the NFL level for us to rely on him as the 5th WR/Returner. Durability remains a question mark for him as well. That's why I see us carrying 6 WRs this year.

 

In between we have two spots one of which will end up being Santonio Holmes. He has too much talent and experience in the league and given the weak competition he's facing it's hard to believe he won't show enough to win a roster spot. If he keeps his act together he could unseat Wilson for the 3rd WR slot for the rest of the season.

 

That leaves one spot open…and I'm not sure who will get that but it's likely to be whoever offers the best combination of special teams play and WR play. Right now that seems to be Morgan.

Your spot on with your assesment .

Finally Weems got cut, never really understood his roster spot considering he wasnt really good as even a 5th WR

Anyone buying the Montee Ball hype?

 

 

I sent out the leaguesafe invites to talkbears keeper 1, let me know if anyone didnt get it

He is in the position to succeed on the Denver fast track, but just hasnt done it yet, so there is a caution asterisk by his name.

I agree on that. Even Miller said afterward that he realized the only opening would be the back shoulder and that's exactly where Cutler threw it. Both were on the same page and having that chemistry this early on from a new player is great to see.

I like the fact Paea actually looked good after being so bad last year. He is in a contract year and most players have good productive . I dont think the TE shining friday was planned. Its a pre season game and they dont go into these games with a game plan except for the 3rd game. I think they got attention because they were an open man on a progression for mostly inexperienced qbs.

I have been only on here once in awhile, and was curious about the money league thru hear?

 

Did I miss news or it hasnt been set up yet?

Let's hope this one goes better than the last ex-Cowboy WR named Hurd. One thing is clear, if you want to be a Bears WR you will likely be 6'-3" or taller, and if you're not then you will be really fast. I'd say the days of having an Earl Bennett, shorter, slower but with very good hands, on the roster are over. Herd ran a 4.49 forty at his pro day a year ago and was signed by Dallas as UDFA then promptly cut. Seahawks then picked him up and he didn't last long there either. There had to be some glaring weakness he showed to get cut so quickly…maybe lack of knowing how to run routes.

 

Given the complexity of our offense I was expecting we'd sign a more experienced player but at this point none are available. Maybe he surprises and he's been working on his weakness for a year but right now I say this is a temporary move to see what this guy has to offer. If he shows something maybe they stick him on the practice squad. Once roster cut downs happen I expect we'll be watching the WR market.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0805-story.html

I find this an odd signing. He has been available this whole offseason and curious why, if they thought of him, that they didnt sign him earlier? Doesnt look like Bennett is much of an option at this point.

We seem to have some problems in camp. Morning practice was cut short 25 minutes because Bennett decided to body slam Fuller. There have been a lot more fights reported in this years camp then I can pretty much ever remember and while I'm all for a little chippiness, this is just sloppy and undisciplined and needs to stop. It needed to stop 3 fights ago and most definitely need to stop now.

 

Reports are that Fuller just tried to strip the ball and Bennett went crazy on him. These incidents are increasing in severity too, which is bad, because the culture is that it is okay because others have done it and it is a slippery slope. Next thing you know, we turn into the flipping Lions. Tresty certainly isn't condoning it but the leaders of this lockeroom and coaching staff need to end this stuff NOW!

It means nothing, the fact the defense is showing some attitude is a good thing, after last years performance. It doesnt mean everything is out of control.

Urlacher was the only reason to watch the Bears for majority of the past 14 years. Leave the man alone. Think anyone could see his absence was huge regardless of other personnel.

He was my favorite player for a long time, but that didnt make him any less of a putz. I respect him for his loyalty to teammates but he is quite the putz when it comes to the team and the fans. Says a lot of stupid stuff and have no problem getting on him when he does. You can sleep with his poster above your bed, I took mine down.

Ok - 3 slots left guys

when I go to Yahoo, cant find the info, I thought I did the invite, but cant locate anything

 

He may be on hiatus but last I heard he seemed pretty roiled up. I agree with Connor, I'll miss the back and forth of he and Cracker. Pretty funny stuff actually. The "special" relationship Stinger and I have is JV compared to those two.

Ya we never measured up to those twos high standards. I actually like all the chaotic banter once in awhile, makes life interesting.

I feel great about the group we have; I have little doubt we will be much improved due to the young guys having a year behind them and what should be a hugely improved D Line.

What if Briggs ends up sucking? What do you think then?

Go to the suntimes and watch the video from fox sports. Url actually was very complementory to Cutler and the Bears Defense. Actually said and agreed that the Bears will win the NFCN and will compete with the Seahawks and Niners. Very interesting video.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...am-preview.html

Thanks for putting that up.

I heard the entire interview and he was generally very positive about the Bears and seemed appreciative of the franchise. Saying good things about a former teammate does not equate to sour grapes.

 

What's I don't get is that he is supposed to be a national NFL analyst, and he sounds like a retired football player who is just a casual fan. He had great things to say about Briggs, Tillman, Peppers, Hester . . . in other words, the guys he played with and he is close with. He even said, "Yeah, Peanut will just stop by my house sometimes."

 

He didn't have much of an opinion on anybody he was not close with.

I didnt hear the whole interview, so you have an advantage. I guess to me it sounds like he was making a shot at the Bears with the Green Bay comment, but it could be taken out of context.

Very disappointing to hear Briggs looks slow. He's has proven he is not a workout warrior and at his age it is much easier to go over the cliff in terms of athletic ability. We'll see if he picks it up as camp moves along. I also realize he's a veteran who is not going to put out much energy early in camp but this is something worth monitoring as we go through the preseason.

As far as I have read, he is not completely over his injury from last year. It might have detoured his work outs and will have to get into shape during training camp.

One word (name): Jerry Jones. That's why he might consider retiring. But I'd be good with Kyle coming back. He's not a real dynamic performer but consistent.

 

I think I read that he gets $4 mil this year regardless of what he does. Not sure how that worked but theoretically he could sign on with the Bears and still be paid like he was with Dallas without being in Dallas.

 

As far as him coming to Chicago, and as I was saying in another thread, both Palmer and Clausen would have to flop something fierce before it's considered. I don't know that they'll keep three QBs on the active roster anyhow. Fales, if he makes it, will probably end up on the PS. Of the two remaining, Clausen probably has the better shot because of his connection to Trestman.

If retired, he will receive 1.127 off of his bonus money. we should only consider him if the people we brought in fail. There is only so much time to see what our QB prospects can do and a vet like Orton will only be brought in if they fail. Is he better? if he wants to retire from football, no one will ever no.

Just noticed this,must just be a camp body. I thought we had depth? Must not like the back of the depth chart for OL.

The battle for LB is clearly going to be the most competitive position battle in training camp. I put the battle for safety spots right behind it because I think the talent at LB is better overall.

 

We have Briggs as the only player slotted to a role. After him we have D.J. Williams, SMC, Bostic, Greene, and toss in UDFA Christian Jones. Reggie Herring was very complimentary of SMC and Bostic when he recently stated either could have started for him at MLB in Dallas or Houston. DJ says he's not going to the bench without a fight. ESPN's Michael Wright doesn't even have Greene making the final cut with the team preferring Jordan Senn's special teams abilities.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/bears/bears-camp...n-out-among-lbs

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post...rojected-roster

It remains to be seen how it all turns out, kinda one of the interesting battles going on this camp. Other than Briggs its all a question to the effectiveness. Coaches being positive about an unproven commodity it better than a bunch of negativity around the position.

I don't know. A huge appeal of the draft is following the rumors, trades, projections, and fans bitching about what their team did. To me, sitting in a theater waiting for the name to be called . . . sucks.

It will be true, the actual experience with probably be quite lacking, but I always like to say (I did that). It"s like going to a real game, there is energy and excitement but it is a easier experience watching on the tube, and cheaper. I had season tickets to the Bears for two years back when Sweetness was around and had a lot of great memories but it was a hassle every gameday treking from Rockford to the game in the cold weather. Wouldnt change that memory but it was better suited for a young man than at my tender age of 61. Really would just like to say I did that once. How nice would that be waiting around for the last pick in the first round with some of you Bear fans, I may never meet again.

They were excited on 670 the Score saying Fuller has two INT's.

 

My thought...it's "practice"....it's only "practice" (Allen Iverson)

 

Great to see he is making plays though, that's what we need.

 

 

 

I would say it at least makes the point he plays the ball well.

 

Hopefully Mr Wilson makes the team and stays healthy. He will bring a toughness to the secondary that we have not had in a long time!

Probably not that player anymore but if he is 80% of what he use to be is probably better than anyone on the roster at S at this moment in time.

The great Brian Urlacher was on the Score yesterday. In an interview, he was talking about how good the Packers are going to be with the addition of Julius Peppers. With all the years of being paid well from the Bears and all the catering they did to him,he keeps taking shots at them because of the failed last contract. As far as Im concerned he's quite a jerk with sour grapes attitude he carries.

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I think I put my name down for both, but I have to be a commissioner in one of my leagues, so I will decline the #2 non money league. so if the commissioner will note that for #2 for me.

No need to rush on keepers for talkbears keeper 1. Ill have more info in the next few weeks per usual. As far as I know we will be returning the same 10 owners.

which one is the money league? 2?