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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).

Ya, I haven't heard any negatives about his work ethic. I know there are people questioning his character about that rap song he made but I could care less, I know I've said similar things and still do (I love joking around and I'm convinced if people ever heard some of the crap I said with some of my friends they'd be greatly offended but the key is that we all know that we aren't serious when it comes to half of the crap we say). As far as his blocking goes, it is not a strong point but he has the strenght to be a good blocker and part of his poor blocking comes from the system Miami runs (quite frankly he was more an extra WR than a TE) and even than the bad QB play from Miami really had a negative effect on his progress.

I Think that had more to do with Olsen having a great combine/workouts and him moving out of the Bears range (luckily he slid down to us).

I think we need to resign Ian Scott, that way when Tank misses about half of the season the Bears aren't having to completely rely on an odd cast (I say that because I think we will have a much tougher schedule this season and our division is only going to get better; how couldn't it). I'm just glad that it seems like these problems are behind Tank. I really do think we've heard the last of him and if something else comes up, well he won't be on the Bears.

I completely agree. Olsen just oozes with talent and has the potential to be a true game changing TE. I really really can't say enough how great it was that he fell into the Bears lap. So far he's saying all the right things do, now he just has to do the right things.

I'd be a big fan of McKnight and Trannon. I think McKnight is a good athlete and a solid WR who had some injury problems and I'm surprised he wasn't drafted. Trannon is a big physical guy and I'd like to see him stick on the practice squad, add some weight/muscle and be converted to the TE position. He also had his development hampered as he was two sport star in college for the Spartans (played Bball there as well). Completely agree. Solid blocker, good vision, decent hands. I'm a fan of this move. He'll never be a star but I could see him being a very good backup RB.

Considering the number of db's the team drafted I think we will no longer see Hester in the defensive back field, in fact I think its pretty much a foregone conclusion that Devin Hester will start getting more and more touches on offense and slowly be converted into a receiver (with the hopes of him developing into a Steve Smith). It was interesting that the Bears were planning on going WR in Rd 2 (with the 37th) but when Gonzalez was gone they moved down and than never took a wideout (they must have really liked Anthony).

Yes, finally a Clone comes to the Bears. I can only hope that has the same effect as my Hawkeyes always going to play on the NFL team I hate (the Colts). Cause now a team I hate (ISU) has a player coming to Chicago. Is a superbowl championship next...I think so!!!

I think the last thing the Bears need to take is a QB. They have Orton as the 3, Griese as a 2 and Rex as the one. Next year will be when they consider a QB and more likely that would be via FA or a big time trade (and only if Rex faltered).

Nah...actually it doesn't hurt at all. I'm still surprised. I figured I'd be at least sore from 15 stitches but the only painful thing was finally taking off the bandage and ripping off half of my eyelash, lol.

At least you guys got to choose why your head hurts...I just have to deal with stitches in my head