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http://www.nbc5.com/news/16155362/detail.html?dl=mainclick All just a big misunderstanding. Benson and his mom will be on the next Chunky soup commercial - hopefully not on a boat. Wasn't Lovie really supportive right before Tank was released?

That is true, for whatever reason, college success does not translate to NFL success. Here is a list of the past 10 Biletnikoff Award winners: 1998 Troy Edwards 1999 Troy Walters 2000 Antonio Bryant 2001 Josh Reed 2002 Charles Rogers 2003 Larry Fitzgerald 2004 Braylon Edwards 2005 Mike Hass 2006 Calvin Johnson 2007 Michael Crabtree How many of them are actually Pro-Bowl caliber players? I like Hass, and I would hope he is being given the same opportunities to play as the other WRs, but there has to be a reason why he cannot crack into the lineup. Our WR's are not that good. Maybe he will get more of a shot this year with Moose and Berrian gone.

Here is the silver lining in all of this: Pepper Spray. That seemed to make him cooperate, maybe the Bears can install some in his facemask, and when he starts to slack off, he gets a little burst in the mug. All jokes aside. How is he the only guy on the boat with 12 to 15 others to get arrested? Clearly this guy has some serious judgement issues. Culpepper was seen fleeing the scene.

lol

The June 1st cuts will be interesting this year.

Little snippet from the link:

Of course not, but if a guy is getting praise, he is at least doing something compared to a guy thats not even mentioned.

What an idiot. He completely contradicts himself a couple times. He says don't reach for a player, then says don't take a player that has fallen. He also says to pass on guys with character issues, then questions the Bears on why they didn't draft Manningham (attitude/drug test). Hilarious. You can question every pick in the draft if you wanted to.

Nice one.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=4659

Just click the thumbnail for the larger pic.

I would have a gun in Philly if I was him too. One report says it was at 5 pm, kind of an odd time for a shooting.

Yeah, it makes sense, pretty easy to calculate. I've just seen them where it is weighted near the top. Just PM you the list?

Wow, so Animal House was #1 even though it was never rated higher than the 2nd best movie from anyone? Seems kind of odd.

The player that gives the Bears the best chance to win needs to start.

Didn't Orton start most of 2005?

You can make a case for Week 14. In Week 11, even with a decent QB Rating, he only threw for 119 yards (1 play accounted for 57 of those yards). So he was basically a non-factor because the Defense pitched a shutout. We won so it didn't matter. In Week 12 he regressed with 3 INTs, 0 TDs, and a fumble in a loss to the Patriots. Then in Week 13, he hit rock bottom (unless you count the Arizona game). Rex throws 3 INTs and for only 34 yards with a 1.3 QB Rating. He only had 6 completions. Even with that type of performance, he was bailed out by RMJ and Hester. He didn't get benched because Lovie did not want to mess with a team that was 10-2. In hindsight, it was actually a good move because we ended up 13-3 and got to the SB. Would a QB change have made a difference? I highly doubt it.

Orton only played in 3 games? The first game, he didn't play very well, but we had the lead going into the 4th quarter. Also, our leading rusher for that game (AP) had 26 yards. What I can't understand is how Orton only gets sacked 2 times in 3 games, yet Grossman gets sacked 25 times in 7 games? There is something grossly wrong there. Grossman is just very inconsistent, and when you take all the injuries into account, its pretty amazing that he is still in the NFL. If he could do what he did during the couple of games before he was injured again (shocker), then that would be enough for the Bears to make a serious run.

This seems to be Grossman's last chance. Either he wins the starting job, or spends one year holding a clipboard before he is out of work.

Would it be possible to make a bracket of the Top 16 choices, and have us vote every couple of days until we get a winner. It would be interesting to see if the order would change based on head to head popularity.

CC/knightni, What format do you want the lists in (just text, Excel, etc)?

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10808112

I see your point about Albert, but even down the line I don't see him being the best of this draft. I am sure he has the ability to be a Pro Bowler, but the same gut feeling you have is telling me he is going to disappoint some people. He just feels like too much hype for me. It could be completely warranted, but more times than not players do not live up to their hype. Check this out, again from the NFL.com page, this is talking about Albert: Sounds a lot like what everyone was saying about Williams, yet you never hear this about Albert.

I am completely tracking with you on this. The only concern I had about Albert was that he was not even on the radar until the combine. He wasn't even listed in the First Round until recently. Teams assessed him and said they believe he can be really good at OT, and that is when his stock soared. My question is if he was so good, why was he playing OG in college? There was too much inflation there for me. Guys like Clady, Williams, and Otah had been there in the first round forever. Check out these career notes from NFL.com: Williams: Williams has registered 181 knockdowns with 21 touchdown-resulting blocks while averaging 84.9% blocking consistency over the last two seasons as the team's full-time starter at left tackle...Allowed just two quarterback sacks over a span of 1,558 offensive snaps. Albert: During his final two seasons, Albert registered 94 knockdowns, coming up with key blocks on 21 touchdown drives...Graded 83.23% for blocking consistency over his last 25 games, as he allowed 6.5 quarterback sacks, but no pressures on 773 pass plays. Seem pretty close, but Williams was doing it at OT. Also, everyone was concerned about Williams BP reps of 21, Albert only did 23. Williams scored 32 on the Wonderlic, Albert scored 23. So I just don't see how Albert can be considered better than Jake Long, when he doesn't even look better than Williams.

True, and I am all for that. We haven't seen the plan to address QB. Picking up some UDFA's is not an answer. Since we didn't draft one, there needs to be a play for someone after the June 1 cuts, or a trade prior to the season.