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Fantastic. Nice depth on the line.

I am so pumped. He is by far my favorite bear ever. I am 30 so obviously I have no ties to the 85 bears.

Is this related to his incident from a few months ago? I'm in Dallas for work and saw something on the news yesterday (but missed the intro lead) but they were showing this video and I thought to myself what an idiot if he did this while visiting Dallas during his FA visit. Idiot either way but this would have been more idiotic.

Solid depth move.

Completely agree.

Bears discussions with Tillman are ongoing. Keep him a Bear for life!

When I saw his name I thought he'd be a perfect fit in the slot.

I would love Allen on this team. We need a pass rusher.

What did Bostic show that makes me think he's a total keeper. Shea, who the hell knows. HE's basically a bust getting a try at another position.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 5s Bears announced they are releasing DE Julius Peppers.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4m Bears have agreed to terms with S Ryan Mundy on a two-year contract, team announced.

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/boards/topic...-senn-to-bears/ Presume this is a ST signing?

I really don't get how anyone can feel good about our LB core. We have two unprovens in Bostic/Shea and then DJ who has had major problems staying on the field. Our stalwart, Briggs, who I love a lot, is coming off an injury shortened campaign and is getting pretty old in football age himself. We have a massive hole at LB until proven otherwise, imo.

Steltz and Wright are FA's so you need to add some depth.

I want to resign Melton and then draft a linebacker or DT in round 1. No DE's worth taking at our spot (unless we want to move down a bit). I'd also argue CB is a major need. I still want Peanut back.

I can live with this. Definitely fills a need. I'd have preferred Bennet but glad we were able to move quickly.

Well supposedly it is a done deal. Maybe the team tells a player on its team who then tells Johnson? Hell if I know.

Per Josina Anderson. Interesting since teams aren't supposed to talk numbers.

Bennett seemed like a pretty good deal. I want a pass rusher, I don't know if Houston is that guy. I would like Jared Allen on the opposite side of Houston but I don't know if that is financially possible. Sounds like Johnson is signing with Bucs.

Bennett reportedly signing 4 year deal with Seahawks.

If Peppers had 60 pressures, I'd try to renegotiate and extend him to get him more cash and us better cap treatment. I'm not getting rid of a very productive DE but I don't think Peppers is worth the cap savings (e.g., I'd rather get 10M in cap space to invest other ways then Peppers based upon last years production). If he'd renegotiate, I would be interested. I'd still be interested in Jared Allen at the right price too because we've seen veteran pass rushers can still be very productive (and often times sign for a much fairer deal). We need to improve our pass rush and I would be fully support of Allen & Bennett, letting Melton walk (and drafting a DT). I also wouldn't even be opposed to signing those guys and still taking a DE in first round. Depth is needed on the line as is a strong pass rush, no reason to not take Dline in the 1st round. However, if you can make some moves, there are also some really good CB's who might be on the board as well.

A lot can happen between now and Tuesday when it can be announced. I have my fingers cross as this would fill a major need. I hope the money is fair (for both sides; my fear is it is more fair for Michael then the Bears). I also then hope we can get the right depth to not have Bennett playing 700+ snaps like Julius has had to. I also hope we can get the 60+ pressures / year from Michael like he did last year. If we do, he'll be worth every penny!!!

If Jared Allen is available, I don't see why you don't consider him. Guy is still a hell of a pass rusher.

$2M, sign me up. I'd rather go 2-3 years with him, hope to get him a bit cheaper by showing some faith but I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up on a one year deal.

I hate the idea of trading up, but i absolutely do it.