Bears4Ever_34

Yeah, the whole loyalty comments were just utter stupidity when you consider the fact that the Bears were the ONLY team in the league to offer him a contract. A contract that he turned down, mind you. Urlacher is just not a very likeable guy. He also doesn't usually have a whole lot of content that comes out of his mouth whenever he talks.

Thinking safety. I just don't know what player. It's usually someone who hasn't been talked about. I'm hoping it's Clinton-Dix or Justin Gilbert, but it'll probably be somebody else.

I'd love to see it.

Hey may end up as a one trick pony, but its a pretty good trick.. I expect double digit sacks next year. Beyond that? Who knows. I think he'll become more of a situational pass rusher than he was with the Vikings. As long as he can get to the QB, that's all I care about. Man the position for 2 years before Emery drafts his replacement.

This is great. Now we can draft Clinton-Dix or Justin Gilbert and our defense will start coming together quite nicely. Oh and HAHA @ Brad Biggs!

I don't see an interior pass rusher being the Bear's #1 need. It's still at Safety IMO. Safety and DE would be 1A and 1B. Houston, Paea, Ratliff, and Idonije all will play some DT. Right now, they don't have a starting RDE after the loss of Peppers. At safety, they arguably don't have any quality starters on the roster right now, though Mundy probably takes one of the positions by default.. They damn sure don't want Conte, Steltz, or the Packer scrub starting on the other side.

I think he could still find a way to 8-10 sacks next year in a reduced role in the Packer's defense. I think they'll try to preserve him as much as possible. You'll see his reps go down and his production go up IMO. Good move by the Packers. I hope he doesn't do to Jay Cutler what he did to Matt Stafford a few years back.

Good news. You need 3 reliable CB's in this league now. Bears still need to draft a young stud at CB in this draft to bring into the fold. Tillman was a good safety blanket signing for a year.

Whoever signs Allen is going to owe him some money. He reportedly will retire if he doesn't get a fair contract.

Schefter just said again on ESPN the Bears were in contact with Jared Allen. Somebody is obviously wrong here.

Jennings supposedly ranked 2nd to last on Bill Polian's list of available free agents..

Or maybe he's actually really terrible.

Packers fans are saying he's worse than Chris Conte... fml. We still need TWO starters.

Too old for me unless he signs for a modest 1-2 year deal.

Funny how that thought creeped into my head immedietly after hearing the news of Byrd to the Saints. What better defensive player could the Bears sign this off-season if Revis is indeed released? Maybe Jared Allen, which seems to be where they're going, but I would rather have Revis. He will be a full year removed from ACL surgery, and if he gets back to his former self, you're talking about one side of the field that you no longer have to worry about anymore.

Makes sense I guess now that they lose out on a good safety and Julius Peppers was released.

Disappointing that the Bears weren't able to get him. It didn't even sound like they were all that interested which really bugs the hell out of me. He's the best FA in this class, and plays a position that you desperately NEED filled. It's not like they didn't have the money to wager. I don't get it. If Chris Conte is starting next year, I will do some terrible things.

It sounds like he's going to have major interest in the trade market, so the bears might not even be able to sign him anyways.

Sproles is a perfect fit in this offense. I would have no problem if the Bears signed him, but I don't expect it. They're going to spend whatever money is left on plugging the holes on defense.

I like the Houston signing, but man are these free agents "meh...." There's like no game changing player in this class besides Byrd.

Unfortunately, he was still good enough to not warrant a release. The reason he was released has more to do with the price tag than his actual production, even though his production has dipped slightly over the years. This was a lose-lose situation for the Bears unless they are able to use that money to sign somebody better than Julius which Lamar Houston is NOT. Has Byrd signed anywhere yet? This free agent class suckkkkkkks....

Damn, is the Thomas kid from Oregon really going to be a 6th round pick? Shows how much I've paid attention to all this draft talk lately.. Too early for me to get into the NFL

I'll be glad when Briggs is no longer a Bear. I think he's gone after next year anyways.

I will miss him if he leaves. Our season last year could have been a disaster without him, just like it was a few years ago with Caleb Hanie. There's no sense in paying him gobs of money to remain as our backup though. Good for him if he can go elsewhere for more money. I hope the Bears have a plan then for who their next backup is going to be. The Bears don't exactly have an ironman back there at starting QB.

Sproles or McCluster would be absolute PERFECT fits in this offense. The only thing we are lacking is pure explosive speed. I think a shifty RB like Sproles or McCluster would be just what the doctor ordered. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much money they are willing to spend on the offensive side of the ball this year. My guess is they won't spend anything on it.