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Figures. I was one of his biggest fans his rookie year. He was truly a dual threat runner. Atleast now we have a quality backup that, if Forte doesn't get the job done this time, Chester will fill in just fine and be able to carry the load.

Peppers couldn't stop smiling. That's what I like to see!!!!! Haha

What the hell is taking them so long? My god I've been staring at an empty table for the past 20 minutes.

YES!!!!

ESPN just said there is new on Brandon Marshall. I don't know if that is any way tied to Olsen but interesting nonetheless.

I was reading on the Bears board that it was Olsen for draft picks. FWIW

Great! Now Peppers is next!

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2010/03/so...ng_imminen.html Wow if that's true, that's awesome! Still not reading too much into this report until it's actually official but I thought he was looking for something like 16 million a year.

That's pretty much what I have been thinking as well. Peppers relies on his athleticism sometimes in games rather than his will or drive to dominate his man. I remember someone saying he doesn't love the game and IMO the only reason he'd come to Chicago is because they'd offer him the most money. That's it. I still think he can be a dominant player for atleast 2 more seasons but after that, his contract is going to be hellacious to get away from. It's a very risky move for the Bears but in an Uncapped year, why not?

I'd probably go with Atogwe because he is a younger option over Sharper, although Sharper is the ball hawk Lovie likes in a cover 2 defense. The only problem is, and Sharper said it himself, the Cover 2 doesn't allow you to roam around for those interceptions so his numbers would go down if he switched to a Cover 2 again. Mike Brown made it work, we need somebody to solidify that position and then hopefully through the draft we are able to find a diamond in the rough for that secondary.

I thought Boldin could be had for a 3rd round pick? If that's the case wouldn't you rather give them a 3rd rounder as opposed to offering Olsen for Boldin straight up? Also something else people don't consider. Cutler and Olsen are supposedly best buds, how pissed off would Cutler be if the Bears traded him away? And how does that affect any decision making of the Bears front office in regards to dealing Olsen?

Here's another question. Even if we go ALL IN this offseason, does that mean we go bankrupt for the next 5 years? These are huge deals that were talking about here, even though it's an uncapped year that could set us back the next couple of years spending wise and that might not be good.

This doesn't neccesarily mean Olsen is gone. I highly doubt the Bears just give him up for a 2nd round pick. Unless he's in a trade for Brandon Marshall I don't see why we would trade him. He will still be a TE but probably line up more as a WR in Martz's offense.

Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor to visit Halas Hall on Friday per Tribune.

I'm going to refuse to believe anything until it's official. Shefter just said on ESPN that the Bears are the front runner for Peppers.

Great. So we aren't going to end up with either. Somehow I knew this would happen. God Damn it!

Wow. Sounds like Peppers is a Redskin. Of course, that idiot Snyder buys his team every year and they always suck and will continue to suck. I sure hope this doesn't mean Kampman and his bad knee..

I've softened a little on Boldin. He's 30 years old now, but if it's just a 3rd round pick, F$#% we might as well just sell all our picks since we have so little to begin with haha.

Wasn't Rolle originally a cornerback? I forget the reason he was moved to safety. Was it because he was bad in coverage or just because he was slower than you want a CB to be?

Wow. So much for the Bears being cheap. Omg if they can sign Peppers and Rolle we would be in GREAT shape! I hope this happens

Soldier Field is the smallest in the NFL? I didn't know that. That has got to change!

How great would it be to if we ended up signing Peppers and Rolle, and traded Olsen for either Boldin or BM? OMG Talk about crazy pipe dream but it's still in the small realm of possibility. If that actually happened, I'd book tickets for the superbowl!

Peppers would be great but it sucks he's already 30. I don't know how many more years he has left to being a great player. But he'd certainly make our defense so much better next year if he ends up signing with us. He's great in pass coverage and obviously rushing the passer.

I had a dream last night that Devin Hester threw a pass to Devin Aromashodu for a touchdown the first play of the season

Hester has always been the perfect slot receiver but Knox kind of is too. I think slot receivers need to have some bulk on them though to take hits and Hester has that over Knox. Though Knox has the ability of a Desean Jackson to become an eventual #2 maybe #1 receiver. I agree with Martz our receiving core is fine.