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Wow, 7 for Long.
Pix, I completely agree. If anything, we trade down and add a 2nd or 3rd rounder.
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I would say right off the bat, with the players returning from injury, the Bears are a 8/9 win team next year. If the Bears can solidify the OLine, that will probably give them 2 more wins as long as the Offense gets on track. I can see a Bears team winning as many as 11 next year, with a low of 7 depending on how everything falls into play this offseason.
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I tried to include most of the top picks, even though most would be out of reach for the Bears with their current position.
Which player would be the biggest upgrade over the current player? McFadden over Benson? Ryan over Grossman? Dorsey over DT2 rotation? Long/Clady over Miller? Sweed over Berrian?
10 choices was the max, so there may be other players that are not listed.
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for next yr from the Suntimes. Not sure if I agree with everything they are proposing but they do cover most.
Interesting note is that Fred Miller has played all year with a partial torn MCL. Why the hell was this never mentioned????? Not saying that changes my opinion on what should happen with him going forward (he needs to go), but at least we know now there were other concerns.
Also, Moose 3.3 million cap value next yr - no thanks. Get him out of here.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...-bear28.article
Peace
For Moose, how much would the cap hit be if we cut him? After June 1st?
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Urlacher at OLB? That would take pressure off his chronic back?
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I know it is early, but would it be possible to pin a 2008 NFL Draft thread/sub-forum so we can start dumping stuff like this in there?
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Barnett was clearly wrong with his after the play antics. The Ref had every right to get him off the pile.
Bears 2, Packers 0
Refs 1, Barnett 0
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Smart move. Just let him get healed up for next season. No point in risking further injury.
I too am wanting to see Hass at least get some chances.
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Thanks for the instruction!
Np, that is the site I use for odds words.
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Some classics there.
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Crayton signed an extension.
So if you were thinking about going that route...
With the Crayton signing:
Cowboys signed WR Patrick Crayton to a four-year, $14 million contract extension through 2011. The deal includes a $6 million signing bonus.Crayton will get $1 million in 2008, $1.5 million in 2009, $2 million in 2010, and $2.5 million in 2011 with a $1 million escalator.
How much more will it take to keep Berrian?
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NFC Championship rematch for two teams out of the playoffs.
Playing for pride.
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What does Meh stand for?
Indifference; to be used when one simply does not care.
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I'll do the Offensive Starters first:
QB - Grossman - Sign to an incentive-laden contract. He would be the fall back option if nothing else happens.
RB - Benson - Stays, started to show some signs before injury, even with brutal O-Line.
FB - McKie - Stays, solid play for the price
OL - Miller & Brown - GONE, Metcalf - needs to compete for job
WR - Moose - GONE, try to trade, if not, cut after June 1st; Berrian - keep if the money is right, otherwise look for a comparable FA acquisition
TE - Clark - Keep, Only makes a $1mil in 2008, and is last year of his contract. Olsen needs to start though.
So for offensive starters, get rid of Miller, Brown, and Moose.
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The whole point is they do the voting too early.
Players who come on strong at the end of the season basically have no chance at the Pro Bowl. BearSox mentioned Fred Taylor. He is a prime example of this. He had zero 100 yard games thru Week 11, and now has had 5 straight since Week 12.
The problem is if they started to vote around Week 12 or 13, then he would've not looked like a Pro Bowler. His teammate, Jones-Drew already had two 100 yard games at Week 10. So it would be hard to pick Taylor around Week 12/13. However, right now it would be a pretty easy pick.
There is reason why they cannot wait until the day after the regular season to start voting, or at least the last week of the season.
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He wouldn't go, no, but it's still an honor to be named to the team, which I think Urlacher definitely deserved.
Exactly, thats the point.
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Was Brian playing that good because of that or because Briggs was not in?
Also, didn't Kennedy play for Lovie in STL?
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I agree, it will take a tremendous job to fill all the needs the Bears have within salary cap restraints. It will definately be an interesting off-season.
Now the one thing that is the wild card is injuries. If we get some of these guys back at 100% for next season, some of the holes will be filled already.
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Glad you came up with those stats Prophet. I think we'd be better off spending the big $ on FA OLinemen and drafting them after the first round. Unless there is an LOT on the board that just appears too good to pass up, I'd stay away from OL early in rd. one.
Now, we could always trade down in the first round if we really want one, but still, a rookie OLinman from the first rd. is going to be expensive, and it's going to take time for them to develop. That means we'd be paying a ton of $ for a guy who's going to take some time to contribute.
That is true. Someone else mentioned that as well. Performance-wise there is little difference, but pay-wise there is. Looking at that, I could see them going QB or RB with that pick.
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It's not what some team wants to give up, it's what the Eagles want in return that makes this thing tick. They have him under contract already! No one offers up something good? So what? They keep him, Kolb gets more learning time, their cap hit goes down.
You actually believe a team is going to:
-trade their perrennial Pro Bowl QB
-sit and eat a $6M cap hit
-explain this away to their fan base. Have you seen Philly fans? Thay really ain't quite right!
All this for a mere 2nd round selection! WOW! You're quite deluded. It's thinking like yours that gets me irked about this whole McNabb thing. A LOT of things have to work out PERFECTLY for him to end up in a Bears uniform! And I'm the crazy one for wanting the guy who signed a deal 2 months ago.
Crazier things have happened. I am still thinking that the Bears pick up someone no one is thinking about.
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I hope so. I already hate New Orleans, so if they were to be considered a rival, it'd justify my despise for them even more.
YES!
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But smart GMs know the value of taking OL early.
I guess most of the GM's are dumb then.
Only 7 OLinemen have been drafted in the Top 16 (first half of the first round) in the last 5 years. That is 7 OL selections out of 80 picks (8.8%), even though the OLine makes up over 20% of your starting team.
That number goes up to 11 out of 80 for the 2nd half of the first round (13.8%). If you move into the first half of the 2nd round, that number goes up again to 15 out of 80 (18.8%).
Also, no OLinemen has been selected with the #1 pick in the last 10 years. Orlando Pace was the only one selected #1 since 1968 (selected in 1997).
OL = unsexy
Bush won't play - ruled out according to Payton
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Yeah Bush not playing is disappointing, because I would love the Bears to get some hard hits on him.