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Rumor is the Bears are interested in signing WR David Patten if he is released later this month by the Redskins (he is expected to be). Patten is a pretty quick WR and would be a nice fit. Apparently the Bears want to give Berrian/Bradley and whoever else the chance to emerge as the teams #2 WR, but they also want to have a veteran aboard. The same story mentioned Az Hakim as another possibility and he would come very cheaply. There are some doubts again on Currie, especially with him being injured again.

I am looking forward and hoping that we will be able to finally see what Sexy Rexy (as MurcieOne calls him) can do in a full season.

Thought this was good news (reported by Brad Biggs). I know a lot of people wanted the Bears to take a TE early in this years draft. I was one who thought this years draft had quite a few TE's who were overhyped because the WR pool was one of the worse in recent years. Now I'm not saying Vernon Davis isn't a stud, but I am saying that a lot of the other TE's were over-rated and I had no problem with the Bears passing them up (especially since all of them graded out so similarly). Clark appears to be in a lot better shape and he's going to have a 2nd full season with the same system (a rarity in Chicago) and we have the same coaching staff for another year which is another positive (although we lost a few guys to Jauron IIRC). I think we all know Clark has some talent but he's struggled with injuries. He will never be an explosive TE, but he's a pretty good blocker and has solid hands and decent speed and could and should be capable of being an average TE in this league to a little above average TE. During that time we can work on developing a pretty solid athlete like Tim Day.

Figured I'd make a post stating a few guys that have suffered or are suffering injuries (Currie is also banged up). I think all of these guys were expected to miss time with the exception of Bryan Johnson, who is one of the more talented FB's in the league but can't stay on the field. I sure am glad we drafted a pretty good looking FB this year.

I can't get excited, especially when I read things like this: This is yet another time where he's hurt. I realize its precautionary but when ISN'T he hurt. Sure he's hella fast, but can he even play football cause I've yet to even see him do anything in a Bear jersey (including practices).

More MiniCamp News: Fantastic news, Bradley is already practicing after missing a good chunk of last year with an ACL injury. Bradley had really been gaining steam last season with Orton at the helm and will hopefully be able to have a complete off-season with us this year and go out and really help our WR depth this year. Those two are the main guys fielding punts right now. I assume Hester will take the job though, especially since Berrian will likely be getting a boatload of snaps on the offense.

This is fantastic news. Really glad to have them both at camp and I hope they will remain with the team and come into halas hall from time to time before training camp (which is next on the list).

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You'd think he realize that the reason he was able to do what he did last year was because he worked his ass off and took advantage of a guy that didn't get into camp on time (albeit a rookie, but Benson would have had a good shot at being the starter pr at least getting a lot more time had he got in ASAP). I'm hoping this isn't as bad as the media makes this out to be because Jones has always had a premium attitude and a great work ethic in this league.

Nope, technically speaking no one is. However, the Bears have lost a couple TE's and my guess is we will give him every chance to break camp as our last TE and will continue to groom him into a potential starter a few years down the road. The progress reports have said that Desmond Clark has been producing very well and seems to be better grasping Turner's system. Clark has long had the talent, but has had trouble staying healthy. He's a good blocking tight end and can get open, but he has had some bouts with fumbles and drops.

Supposedly he would have been a much higher draft pick but he had missed the prior season with an injury and ran a very fast time at the combine while he wasn't even close to healthy. The guy was apparently one of the fastest guys in college football a couple years ago and the Bears coaching staff and top management think he'll be exactly that in the NFL. Injuries and how he will actually play in the league are what I'm curious to see. If he's healthy and able to run solid routes (plus catch the ball) he will be a very good WR, but you could say that about a lot of guys.

And he seems to have a very good work ethic. He was askinga lot of questions in practice and was really doing all he could to be better prepared. I know he probably sin't the smartest guy in the world (hence why he wasn't at Nebraska for 4 years and that says something) but he's shown the right attitude thus far and has all the physical tools. Lovie seems very high on him and the nice thing is they really think he'll be ready early on as opposed to later (and I expected him to be one fo those guys that helped us out as the season progressed but really didn't turn into a plus pick for another year or two).

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Daniel Manning It appears Lovie is expecting him to battle with Chris Harris to become the starter opposite Mike Brown during training camp. Lovie apparently is looking for more speed and feels Harris lacks in that area, while Manning is a very fast safety. It will be interseting to see if Manning can develop that early. I was thinking he was still a bit raw and would have a little bit of a rough adjustment period, simply because he's going to making a big jump in terms of competition.

I also want to say I'm sick of hearing about Currie. We really must be damn high on him so I'm looking forward to seeing him ACTUALLY play. Go figure, you can only get so much hype for sitting off the football field. We know he is fast as hell, but can he run routes, can he catch the ball, and is he still insanely fast IN pads. Oh and can he stay healthy.

Another interesting situation is the WR spot. Here's what Briggs is saying and it looks like Bradley will be starting opposite Mush.

Its going to be interesting to see whehther Briggs and Jones will finally show up. They stopped going to off-season workout program and Jones has been very frustrated. Rosenhaus represents both of them, but Angelo claims to have a good relationship with Drew. Tommie Harris and Ogunley are the two other Rosenhaus clients that we also have on the roster (That I know of at least).

But here is a clip of Daniel Manning kicking some butt in college: Daniel Manning Clip - via You Tube

Now its once again stalling. Don't know if its because of the holiday weekend, but it doesn't seem like there has been any more news on this situation.

Jones is the starter, but there is a reason Benson was the top collegiate back a year ago (not Ronnie Brown who was a combine machine). However, Benson needs to come into camp in great shape and ready to play. Last season he held out and really wasn't in a position to do much anything and than he got hurt and didn't come back. With Jones attitude issues this year (which came out of nowhere), I am looking for Benson to earn and gain a lot more carries and if all goes well I expect him to be our opening day starter a year from now.

We resigned him to a one year deal a while back. The deadline had passed for teams to make an offer for him (he was a restricted free agent) so we got him for the 1 yr tender.

I'm a huge Briggs fan and I realize some say he may be better because he's around Urlacher, but the guy is one of the best outside linebackers in the league and he plays hard and has been a great fit to our defense. Now I just hope they make this damn thing official.

He did ask to be traded or suggested it (well his agent may have been the one to do so). Basically put the Bears are not planning (and won't) fullfill his request. He is under contract to play here and will be here for at least one more season (at that point we may trade him, especially if Benson emerges).