adam

Damn the Bears are getting hammered in the preseason rankings, not that they mean much, but what are these "experts" seeing that we are not? All indications point to at least some improvement from last year. I was figuring 9-7 or 10-6 was completely reasonable. Don Banks from SI.com has us at #26, behind the likes of Washington, Seattle, and Oakland. He is basically saying we are a 5-6 win team. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...mp.3/index.html ESPN has us at #21 which is a little better, but that is basically saying we are the same team as last year. Don't they realize we essentially upgraded 3 spots on the Defense with potential Pro Bowlers (Urlacher, Peppers, and Harris)? The offense, even though in a new scheme has had a year to gel (mainly Cutler and WR's). The media has really turned on Cutler since the trade. They loved him in Denver, and now hate him in Chicago. http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2010&week=0

I love this line:

Willis Tower, I always think of Different Strokes when I hear the name. Whatcha talking about Willis Tower?

I love how his main point about Cutler was that the team lost 2 more than it did without him. Wow thanks for that deep analysis. Then he compares Peppers to Haynesworth? Seriously? Wow what a comparison. Most posters on here would be better suited to provide some detailed insight about the upcoming season than he does.

A vid of Unga:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38265242/ns/...ts-player_news/

I thought it was hilarious and sad at the same time. Next Ryan Leaf will be caught crushing Sudafed tablets.

I was thinking the same thing Mad, dark horse vs disappointment, but some didn't fit that bill either. So I just went with who on that team should you pick.

Stay classy Cedric.

Olsen not Olson. I would say Rodgers over Finley in GB as a stud. Finley had 5 less catches and 3 less TD's than Olsen last year. I think he will put up similar numbers but nothing special. I would say Reggie Bush as the dud in NO and Brees as the stud, and Kellen Winslow over Benn for TB.

I agree. Hester should be in the slot, and it will be nice to have at least one of those three getting a nickelback covering them instead of one of the starting corners.

From ESPN Blog: http://espn.go.com/blog/chicagobears/post/...ed-as-a-starter So if Knox is firmly entrenched as a starter, and the Bears have eluded to giving Hester some plays off to be more effective in the return game, you would have to think the primary WRs will be DA and Knox. Also, I assume Martz will use a bunch of 3 WR sets as well, making the top 3 basically starters anyway.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...tler-olsen.html There ya go. and here: http://twitter.com/terrellowens

Chris posted on the Windy City Gridiron Blog: http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2010/5/24...trade#storyjump I really like Chris Harris and glad he is back with us.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Au2D...p-bears-manning

Cool info. Dallas has some crazy grades.

This seems like insurance for Atogwe. That would be silly if we picked him up too, and then cut Bullocks and Steltz.

So now our safeties look like this: Chris Harris Major Wright Al Afalava Danieal Manning Josh Bullocks Craig Steltz I wonder if they will use Manning more as a 5th DB and on returns exclusively with the other 5 being the primary safeties.

http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter/status/13030148512 http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2010/04/pa..._for_draft.html

Harris is also reunited with Peppers, which should help with team cohesion. I like the move and didn't like the initial trade to begin with. Harris has been above average in Carolina and one of the clubhouse leaders. Now if we can do the same on the OL we will be looking good.

Clark re-signed: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4976203

WR is probably 3rd or 4th on the list of needs, and I don't see it as a critical need as some of the other areas like O-Line and DB.

Really odd to see so many different contract totals. This is the latest: So is it 72 million, 79 million, or 91 million?

I think the organization made a huge statement with these signings, which will make bringing in other marquee players easier in the future. Hell, all three of these guys only came to Chicago, and left with a contract. That is crazy. Especially for someone like Peppers.

Have the Bears ever signed this many marquee players in one day?