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It appears the deal would center around Haynes and a 4th rounder. As of now the Bronco's are apparnetly asking for a 1st or 2nd rounder with the Bears offering a 4th rounder. The beat writer for the Bears on the Tribune indicated that he thought if the two sides met in the middle (3rd rounder) the deal would get done. However, if Pasquarelli is right, than we could instead give up Haynes and what appears to be a 4th rounder to get Lelie. This move would solidify our only "serious" weakness on the squad (the lack of any depth for when, not if, Berrian/Bradley go down) and really put the team in position to make some serious noise. If Bradley/Berrian stay heatlhy than you have 4 damn talented WR's and you could eventually spin one off next season for a pick if necessary. Plus with Mush getting older and guys destine to get hurt from time to time, it doesn't hurt to have too much depth at a key position. However, right now we are a nagging injury away from having crap at the WR spot and thats just not acceptable, imo.

With Curtis Martin possibly being out, it appears that Thomas Jones to the Jets rumors are once again heating up. I honestly have no idea what the Jets could offer, unless they give us a couple draft picks which in turn allow the Bears to swing a pick to the Bronco's for Lelie.

And he immediately becomes our 2nd stringer. I sure hope Benson/Jones can come back healthy and not suffer any lingering or recurring problems with there respected injuries throughout training camp and the season.

Thats freaking beautiful.

He's really worked hard and I'd hate to see him miss any extended period of time. Between him and Jones, we really can't afford to lose both for any extended period of time. If that happens, our great depth will be gone by the time the regular season starts. We need ya Ced, get healthy ASAP

Not sure about any songs, although any time the Bears score me and the few Bear fans at the bar bring on a nice round of Beardown Chicago Bears..... Welcome aboard

I think Davis ranks ahead of Currie (who will never be healthy) and Bragg. He's really produced at all the camps and works hard. His talent and athletism is greater than Bragg (from what I've read about Bragg since we picked him up) and he's already more familiar with the system.

Speaking of Rickey Manning Jr., I saw where he had a few real nice plays in yesterday's camp.

Didn't realize that he was once that highly touted. I'm definately hoping he can come back and play football (whether its with us or with another team).

Ya, he's supposed to be pretty quick and have real good vision. The type of guy that could turn smaller gains into something and I don't mind that out of our slot WR, since often times he's the guy running a crossing pattern where we get it to him 5 yards up field, hoping he can get YAC

According to Mullin he had another nice practice yesterday. I'm definatley impressed with the way they keep talking about his athletism.

If we have any injuries, we are going to be putting Davies into a pressure role pretty early in his WR career. Aapparently he's running very good routes out of the slot spot and has just shown some inconsistent hands (whats new). Also Mushin has been doing great thus far in camp and really has a nice relationship with Rexy. Here are some more notes on Davies getting looks as the kick returner. Apparnetly Hester is going to be the main guy, but having Davies as a backup plan isn't a bad thing.

Recent rumors have him going to the Eagles. This makes sense, but I got to admit a guy that had 700 + yards last year and 1000 + yards the year before would look real nice alongside Mush.

Very cool site. I think we are going to find out a lot about the Jones situation in the next 10 days or so.

It wasn't quite a physical, it was an endurance test in which he was running.

Does Rosenhaus have any WR clients that aren't happy? I could see him talking with JA asking him if he has any interest in such and such whose not happy with his current contract or situation. Than again, given the situation with two of Rosen's clients causing difficulties for JA this off-season, I can't see the two being on that good of terms. There was a point of time where Angelo had as good of a working relationship with Rosenhaus as any GM in football (which really says something cosidering the type of agent Rosenhaus is, ie a liar).

Quite interesting. I know Hollins was pretty highly thought of when the Texans took him in the 2nd round of the supplemental draft out of Georgia tech. He was on a bad squad and didn't get much playing time but I thought the Hollins signing could have been a pretty good pickup and quietly I was hoping if we moved Jones it meant that Hollins had impressed the coaching staff during the voluntary workouts. Of course that must not have been the case as he was cut and we signed Philmore (an undrafted FA who we signed earlier) to a 3 year deal. Can any NU fans tell us anything about this kid. Obviously he did a nice job catching passes but I'm assuming he's not considered a "pro" WR and thats the reason why no one drafted him.

Mike Brown had two interceptions today, one off of Sexy Rexy and the other off of Brian Griese

Obviously he wasn't going to be a major player, but I'm never a fan of injuries and I thought this was worth noting.

This is just an interesting tidbit I caught on another forum. I have no problem with it since I think the negotiations could be distracting. However, I wouldn't be against having a window, say a week or two during camp to get something done otherwise the two sides agree to put it to to bed until the off-season. At that point we can work something out quick or franchise him or let him go I guess (I hope to hell we franchise him; we are in a good cap position so we might as well take care of one of our key players; of course this assumes he continues to play well and stays healthy). However, if JA isn't talking to Rosenhaus about Briggs, than what was he there for. Was he there to talk about the Jones situation or just there checking in with his clients (Ogunleye, Briggs, Jones are the 3 I know of on the Bears). This is just speculation, but could he have been there to talk about JOnes to the Broncos'. I can't see a deal happening without us getting a back in return, but I do believe Lelie would be a good fit (assuming Lelie wants to come here).

I guess Jones was on the score talking about this incident, here is a bit of a transcript from the chat: He said he injured his hammy this morning when running (I believe as part of the physical). He said he likely didn't stretch enough prior to running. He said it was no big deal, that he only "tweaked" it, and would be day to day. He was asked about not working out with the team, and said he has his own trainer, and that he already knows and has chemistry with the team, as well as knows the system, so he didn't feel he needed to workout with the team. The interviewer also mentioned him seeking a trade and while he didn't say yes or no, he did say he enjoyed being a member of the Bears and playing with these guys (his teammates).

Bell is a pretty darn solid back but I guess the Broncos have concerns about his durability over the course of a full season with him getting the bulk of the carries. And I highly doubt we could get that sort of package, but I don't see any reason to trade Jones (unless he becomes a bigger distraction) unless the move would significantly upgrade the team. I would think Lelie would like coming to the Bears cause he'd get a good chance to shine, but at the same time he is probably also demanding a raise and an extension and I don't know if JA would be willing to pony up the dough, especially with him thinking so highly of Bradley/Berrian (I think JA would prefer a one year vet but I don't even think he'll do that).

Thats a good reminder, we are going to have to update our tag's to something that is a little more positive (more along the lines of practice squad - hall of famer).

Ya, we'd need more in that package and I'm talking draft picks. Straight up we lose that deal, especially since this team doesn't need to make a move. However, if they get a capable back in return (Tatum Bell and Lelie I'd do, otherwise draft pick and a backup so we have some depth at the position).

Briggs is saying all the right things and that was a great day of practice for Manning. I know the staff said he still has to learn a lot, especially since he's coming from DII but they have all been blown away by his instincts and athletic ability. I just hope he's smart enough on the football field.