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This guy sounds good. I think Tank was more explosive when on, but Walker is just a more consistent player and seems to be just an awesome guy off the field.

I just hope Ced stays healthy. The guy takes a bit of a beating when he plays but so did Jerome Bettis and hell Larry Johnson does too (not saying Ced is gonna be LJ but he has the tools to be a pretty special back). I just know when he's healthy he runs strong, looks like he's really gotten comfortable (his vision finding the holes was great in his few carries of that pre-season game) and good lord can he bust tackles and get yards after contact. But I will still call him Sir Ceddy

ITs crazy...we gave up one late round pick to get our new DT Walker...but have collected two late round picks moving Wesley and Chris Harris. Hell, essentially we traded Chris Harris for a guy thats a damn good defensive tackle. Gotta love Jerry.

Awesome, sounds like some of the young defensive players looked real good (Dusty, Jamar Williams, Anderson) and I read that Grossman looked real sharp (as did Mark Bradley). I can't wait till I get to watch the game late tonight when I get back from the bars (got it dvr'd as it is being replayed on NFL Network for us out of towners tonight).

I don't see what the Saints did to get magically better than the Bears and I don't know what the Bears did to get a lot worse. I think a lot of people are writing off the Bears because they somehow think Grossman sucks (and he doesn't) and they are really thinking less of the team based on the negative press surrounding Briggs (which really has been non-existent for a while and the Bears have made the right decision). Of course I have absolutely no problem being under the radar (the Colts somehow went under the radar last season and won a Super Bowl and that is after a couple year run where they were one of the so called "dominant" teams in the league).

I tend to agree with you, but I wouldn't be shocked if the Harris talks don't start getting super serious till right around training camp, when the Bears can see that physically he's back in shape. Albeit we won't know if he's in Pro Bowl DT shape until the start of the season, but we can only hope as he's such a key part to this defense.

This is looking really sick so far Alex.

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Well I would think the Bears would want to finish things with Harris before going to Briggs, you have to factor in the July 16th deadline (next Monday) for working out an extension with Briggs (at which point Briggs would have to accept the one year deal or I guess he could not accept it but that would be dumb).

He did a good job over seas but I think the Bears are very happy with the 3 Qb's they have on the roster (Grossman, Griese, Orton) and the 4th spot in training camp is apparently going to go to Chris Leak. I think O'Sullivan is a better player than Leak but Leak is a pretty good athlete so maybe the Bears figure they'll at least see what he can do in training camp and try to hold onto him on the practice squad.

Get ready to frame it cause he's going to win a couple super bowls with the Bears

Apparently the Chicago Bears and Lance Briggs/Drew Rosenhaus have begun working on a long term extension. Some people have apparently indicated a deal could be done soon. This would represent a major change from both camps as Briggs has consistently said he will never play another down for the Bears and the Bears have consistently said they will not offer Briggs a long term deal. My guess is the Bears have offered Briggs a similar deal to what he turned down a year ago (but changed something just so Briggs can say its a bit better) and something will happen.

Bears Sign Olsen Geeze, talk about getting things done. Now we just have our second rounder to go. Looks like this will be yet another year where the Bears are done before some teams/orgs even start. The addition of Olsen should not only bolster the offense, but it should provide more confidence and a nice safety outlet for Grossman (which should in turn help Grossman turn into a more effecient and productive QB).

He dug his own grave. Dissapointing because I thought he was a decent guy that made some huge mistakes, but either way when you get into this much trouble it is no longer a one or two time thing it is a serious trend.

Apparently the deal is worth 5 years 28 million. Adam Scheffer is reporting that Vasher will get a 14 million dollar signing bonus. He's getting paid well, but when healthy he's one of the better cover corners in the league (and a pretty darn good playmaker). PFT is also reporting that the Bears are in talks about inking Tillman to an extension (this would be fantastic because this duo is definitely one of the better duo's in the NFL...obviously not as good as the Bronco's duo, but good none the less).

Bears Sign Vasher This is a good move. I haven't seen the dollar figures yet, but Vasher is a darn good corner and I was glad to see the tidbit from the article saying that this signing will not prevent the Bears from signing up the rest of the core.

Well I do know he can participate in training camp which makes me believe that he's only banned upon the start of the regular season (maybe preseason as well). It would definitely be cool if he could get snaps in pre-season because it should help him get at least some experience before he has to sit out six weeks. I also think if he can play in pre-season the team may try to get him a lot of initial reps and than slow him down as the main guys that will start the season get additional reps (Dusty, Tommie, etc).

Brown is off the market. He is expected to sign a deal with the Titans and he will report to there minicamp tomorrow.

We can only hope that he works out real hard and is able to get back in game shape by the time his suspension is up (and obviously in good enough shape to perform all of the mini camp and training camp sessions). Is he able to play in the pre-season?

Surprised Runnels got dropped. Of course I based a lot of his hype on the comments made by Stoops about what a great fullback Runnels was and how much OU was going to miss him. Brother Aba are fantastic special teams guys though and the FB's such as McKie did a really good job last year for the Bears.

If he doesn't get offered a ton of money, than yes. Bring him in, let him be the third string till he gets healthy and than tell him, once he's 100% he will be able to battle it out. That said, it won't happen...he won't be a Bear.

This is a pretty good sounding move. According to the Trib Brown is narrowing it down between the Titans and Bears and a deal is expected to be reached by the end of the week with one of the clubs. Brown would be a significant upgrade over Adrian Peterson as the backup and would be a tremendous insurance policy for Benson. Brown is very young, proved he could start in the league over the course of two seasons and developed into a 1000 yard rusher before being demoted last year by the Titans due to a squabble where he asked to be traded. Brown and Benson are similar runners though but both should benefit from the ocassional dose of Garret Wolfe.

The Bears need more speed guys. We already have Moose and to a lesser extent Rashied when it comes to middle of the field WR's. I do wish Keyshawn the best of luck and I look forward to hearing him as an analysis either this year or next year (depending on when he retires).