madlithuanian

Good for Lovie...but WHY HAS IT TAKEN THIS LONG!? Probalby means we'll be content staying with him and won't be drafting Mendenhall. Unless it's a smoke screen.

Keep in mind who our coaching staff is...

I hear ya! I'd sabbotage it with Jr. college players! Nah...I'd play along nicely. But, dang it would be a bummer.

I've seen enough of Grossman for a lifetime thank you... Orton, I have not. I would love tosee him get a legit chance to run the team. But we best draft a QB regardless... Consitency is the theme for sure...

That would be my guess as well...

I see no harm... We have a ton of 7's... And odds are none of those guys will amount to jack either. Why not chance it on Brennan...?

In all honesty, I really can't answer a lot of your questions. In a nutshell, I really just don't know. My dad went to Illinois, so I find myself following them a bit more than one normally would. Also, given how well they did last year, they got a lot of national exposure. It just seemed that every game I watched...Mendenhall looked really good. In allhonesty, he was really off my radar. I was looking at other backs,etc... Only until the end of the season did I start paying attention to him as a real NFL prospect. He really kind of snuck up on me. He's not flashy, just solid. Grnated the USC game was a blowout at the end, but much of what Mendenhall did was keep Illinois in a range to tie it up had their D not fallen apart...and the QB play was non-existant. A good chunk of yardage was on one play, but he also busted a few long runs besides that one too. And he played with heart...when the rest of that team seemed to be lying down. To me, that speaks volumes. I guess, like all the prognosticators...it boils down to a bit of a gut feeling. My gut is telling me to eat...ooops...I mean that Mendenhall is the real thing. 1. I'm not sure why he wasn't a starter? Could it be Lovie was making the personall decisions after meals at Gibson's? A lot of times, it's just odd seniority or what not. 2. I too wonder what he'd be like ina more traditional scheme. But I think he'll strive. It's really tough to judger college talent...I really would have thought Benson would be better. But I just feel his heart's not in it. Once he's free of the 1st wave, he's then in his comfort zone. I think Mendenhall would try harder personally to get to the 2nd wave(DB's). 3. If we have a mediocr line, everything will hurt on offense. We need to get better. But signing a 1st rounder OL doesn't solve the immediate problem either. It's not usually a plug n play position. RB has a greater chance of that. I really don't think Illinois' line was that great. I thihk he made a lot happen without them. But, I guess you just don't know until the guys suits up in the NFL. I agree with you that we all have our leanings...if you follow a team or are near a team, you tend to lean in that direction. I'm sure my being in LA makes me look at his performance agasint USC as better than someone living in Michigan or such given how much USC is in your face here. Also, given my father's almas matter, and that he's in a college that is woven with the Bears if only in color scheme...or other players like Butkus, it has bias I'm sure. I do just see a kid with a ton of talent, physical skills, and a big heart. I like that.

Spot on! I couldn't agree more! I really feel the same about him. I gave him the benefit of the doubt when he came in...but to me, he should be on the hot seat now. Smith's views change more than the direction of wind through the city. I really do not trust a word that comes out of his mouth. That's one heck of a jump!

I'm banking on a QB change in the last game of the season...

http://www.profootballtalk.com/category/rumor-mill/ COLT GETTING CUT Posted by Mike Florio on April 1, 2008, 2:54 p.m. Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan, whose buzz as a potential NFL quarterback took a serious hit once his team was dismantled by Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, will see his draft stock dip for an entirely separate reason. Brennan needs surgery to repair a torn labral in his hip, according to Tony Pauline of SI.com. The surgery is scheduled for April 7, and he’ll miss eight-to-12 weeks as he recovers and rehabs. In other words, he’ll miss most if not all of the offseason workouts of the team that drafts him. In turn, he is expected to drop from a middle-round selection to a late-rounder. He possibly won’t be drafted at all The injury occurred during the first Senior Bowl practice. He decided to finish the week, and he then played in the annual college All-Star game. But the hip has continued to bother him. He also has gained 33 pounds since his weigh-in at the Senior Bowl. Bottom line? Brennan’s potential pro career is in a huge hole right now, one from which he might never be able to dig out.

Sadly, are you sure Lovie is the pinnacle of evaluating offensive talent?

We could use the depth...good signing.

Prophet, I think you pretty much summed up what I was going to say... nfo, I loved the questions! Very valid concerns! And I'm still not sure they are truly addressable. For me, besides what prophet already mentioned, the Rose Bowl game seemed very telling. In the biggest game of the young man's life, he prefomed brilliantly. He showed power, speed, and field intelligence. He did so with a top notch D knowing the team was going to run (either with the QB or RB...) And the USC defense is probably most like an NFL one if such a comparison can be made. Big players play big in big games...Mendenhall seems to be that.

Touche! ...but he'll get fired because we set the rushing record with 3000 yards and set a new passing low of 30 yards!

You know I couldn't resist... If Turner helps bring him in, it'll be the best thing he's done for this team! Even when he gets fired next year!

I've liked his attitude since day one. He signed his contract early, got in a started working away. I'm not sure what exactly happened last year...and given my general distrust of the coaching staff...I don't know what to believe. But, he's got the right attitude. Get in and take that #1 slot Mark! If you can earn it, then rock on!

Count me in. Sounds fun.

I hear ya...

Then we just agree to disagree.

I can't quite go there unless Mike amputates a finger too!

I think if we had a $1 for every one of your mock's, we're solve the ecomomy crisis! Keep 'em comin'!

Agreed. I see him as a poor man's Ronnie Lott...

Character issue or not...we really don't need him. Tillman and Vasher are more than solid, and our return guy isn't half bad...

Honestly...is there one other guy on the team that seems to be the complete barometer of its success? Kind of interesting and sad... Urlacher is close...but it really seems like the presence of Brown dictates the team's success or failure.

Well, in all fairness you're right. Odss are we will get our butt's handed to us. The Bears need to prove otherwise, or else we best assume history will just repeat itself.