adam

$12,500 is ridiculously low considering it broke his leg. I thought these fines were elevated when the player got injured. Also, no suspension?

The offensive scheme next year will also be dependent on who the QB is. I would like to see someone a little more mobile than Grossman and Griese. The playcalling on both sides of the ball has been suspect all year. I never seen a team have successful 1st down runs, then throw 3 straight incompletions, then punt - or - make consecutive passes for 1st downs, then run 3 straight times for 1 yard, then punt. Why not make them stop you first. The Bears have stopped themselves all year. DB mentioned earlier, without the right players, the Cover 2 does not work. I would rather convert to a more conventional system that mixes blitzes, with man-to-man, with zone. Just change it up. Letting Turner go should happen minutes after the season finale.

That would be sick.

You are correct. Anderson is the only one as an RFA, but I would still give up a draft pick for him.

That is hilarious.

I would target some of these UFA's: Derek Anderson - QB (should be #1 target) Michael Turner - RB (change of pace RB) Andre' Davis - WR (dependent on Berrian status) Alan Faneca - OT (need someone like him or Gross, if not both) Jordan Gross - OT Justin Smith - DL (need some consistency on DL) Marcus Trufant - DB (might be too high priced) Ken Hamlin - DB (would rather have him than Arch)

I would at least give Orton one game with the same O-line before making changes. After that though, bring in all the bench players and give them a shot. Who knows, someone may surprise.

Congrats!

Definitely add the subforums for the draft and college football.

I would love Jake Long, but the Bears need to lose out to even have a reasonable shot, even with trading up. Those draft values are huge between top 10 picks.

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Last year it looked like he had the potential to be a top 10 WR, but he was way too inconsistent this year. He made a few highlight reel catches, but that is about it. He is probably somewhere between 15-20. Those stats include TEs, so he would be slightly higher on stats alone.

These injuries on defense and the lack of offense (no T. Jones) really spells a disappointing season for the Bears. I hate to be so pessimistic but it does not look good right now. That Dante Wesley trade looks pretty ill-advised (hindsight 20/20).

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview07/ne...tory?id=2984130 Only 3 out of the 16 "experts" pick the Bears to win the NFC. Gotta love it.

Davis has more speed and Hass is more of a possession (catch anything) receiver. I could actually see sets where they have both of them in alongside Berrian or Bradley. I think Hass will replace Moose more often, while Bradley will be worked in as the #3 receiver, and Davis working in for Berrian. All I care about is production. If one receiver produces more on his opportunities, use him more.

Prisco is nuts. The Bears 10th overall and 4th in the NFC? Did the Eagles, Cowboys, and Saints get better while the Bears regressed?

I still don't understand how Rivera went from D-Coordinator for a Super Bowl team, to Head Coach candidate, to Linebackers Coach in about a weeks time.

Yeah the two guys other than Olsen that I thought would contribute were Bazuin and Okwo, and they are both out. Kind of odd to see your top 3 picks hurt.

I am glad we still have Garay, Oakley, and Ball. All of those guys were right on the cut line.

Does it make you coach better, because the White Sox sure could use some then.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=3770 The notable cuts: David Ball - WR, Antonio Garay DL, Anthony Oakley - G Plaed on IR: Dan Bazuin - DL and Quadtrine Hill - FB

At least Grossman didn't fumble.

Yeah, please let Grossman have a solid game. I don't care about an INT as long as it is not brought back for a TD. Another fumble however will be bad for his confidence. The last thing a QB needs is another thing to think about when they are on the field.

Actually it was Briggs, and he was charged with more:

For the running game. The 49ers are clearly taking away the run and making Grossman beat them (which he is). Can't do much about that when they scheme that way. Once they realize that Grossman is picking them apart they will loosen up against the run.