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He actually said whoever signs him will be getting a top 5 RT, which is a little bit different. He'd certainly be an upgrade, but I get the feeling the Bears don't see Carimi as a LT.

It's also interesting to note that Schefter was on Mike & Mike this morning and besides noting that the Bears were in on Mario, he also said they were talking to some of the top CBs in the FA pool. I find this quite encouraging, as it's a position I'm concerned about. I'm wondering if maybe someone like Tracy Porter or Aaron Ross is worth a look, depending on how the rest of the Bears' spending goes.

Apparently Colston and the Saints are trying to work out a deal before FA starts today. The guy I'd go after is Robert Meachum. Got lost in the shuffle in NO, but he's a blazer, former first round pick, still young, and 6'2". He's been banged up, but not nearly as bad as Colston (two microfracture surguries).

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It has the Bears taking WR Michael Floyd. That'd be good with me. Interestingly, it also has Mohamed Sanu going before Alshon Jeffrey.

The problem is, we don't know what kind of TE Davis can be because Martz's history demonstrates that he doesn't involve the TE in his offenses. Let's see what Tice does with him before breaking the bank for Finley or investing a high draft pick in a TE.

I wouldn't trade, down I like enough of the WR prospects to stand pat. Even if Blackmon, Floyd, and maybe Wright are gone, I would be fine taking Jeffrey or Sanu and could even be talked into Dwight Jones (he seems to have more drops than I would like). They seems like Kenny Britt/Hakeem Nicks types around the same draft area who can make an impact.

Not sure I like the Polian idea. It seems to me he just suffered from the same problem we saw with the Bears - being ill-prepared for an injury to the #1 QB. Plus, the recent drafting of the Colts does not fill me with confidence (though I don't know how much was Bill and how much was his son).

Within 2 minutes is up the the booth. Lovie can't challenge.

Please tell me you meant "fired" instead of "promoted".

Yep. He would have been quite the stabilizing force on the offensive line.

I didn't see much of the game, so I don't know how the various parts of the O-line played, but I wonder if the coaching staff would consider plugging Carimi at LT when he comes back. It seems to me Webb is as big a problem on the O-line as anyone, with his false starts and consistent missed assignments. The party line has been that he's a RT, but if Louis looks good at RT, maybe Carimi gets a shot. How did Conte and Wright look in the secondary? Not that the Vikings WRs are formidable, but just making sure tackles and not missing assignments would be a big step up.

At least Martz did something once upon a time. Tice was the offensive line coach for a Vikings team that never accomplished anything. He was unspectacular as the Vikings head coach and bad as the Jaguars offensive coordinator. The offensive line has, if possible, gotten worse under Tice and Tice has given every indication that this is the group he wanted to go to war with. Part of his job is to prepare the offensive line to perform on game day, and he has shown no ability to do that. Do the players have to perform? Absolutely. But I've seen no indication that he has had any kind of positive impact on this team. Time to clean house, boys. Get rid of Tice. Get rid of Marinelli. Get rid of Lovie and the woefully outdated cover-2 (it doesn't work in the current pass-happy NFL). And take Angelo with you while you're at it.

He'll be demanding another trade after the season is over unless we get him some help (COACHES, WR, OL) Fixed.

IMO, it's time seriously reevaluate the the stautus of the three "geniuses," as well as everyone else in this organization: -Martz is showing why he failed in Detroit and SF. I don't see any way he stays another year and I honestly don't know how you can keep him this whole season with this kind of disparity in run/pass. -Time to give Tice the blame he is owed. He assured everyone that he believed in this group of offensive linemen. Now, it's possible he's just covering for his GM, but three straight years with three straight subpar offensive lines tells me he is not doing his job one way or another. -Melton has been impressive, but that's it from the defensive line, and the Bears pass defense under Marinelli continues to be bad. I'm starting to think that given the passing-heavy offenses in the league, the cover-2 simply does not work because you can't limit mistakes, and evey if a team turns it over, they can outweight those turnovers with big plays. I honestly believe all these guys, along with Lovie and Angelo, are gone at the end of the year. And Cutler will follow in another year.

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Never been, but had a nice time Friday afternoon. It's hard to come away with much after two hours in shorts, but here's what I saw: 1) Bell makes this team, Chester Taylor does not. Bell consistently hit the holes hard. Taylor, on the other hand, was on the ground way too much. Considering his salary and the way Barber is playing (impressive in person as well), I don't see how Taylor stays. 2) Mike Holmes is doing everything he can to make this team. He was one of the most fan-friendly players I saw, talking to fans on his way out and signing a bunch on his way back from the locker room. On the field he was returning punts (along with DJ Moore and, for some reason, Henry Melton) and did a nice job in coverage with the second unit. I know people have been talking up Joshua Moore, but don't be surprised if Holmes sticks as well. 3) Andy Fantuz is slow. Really slow. Slow running his routes. Slow out of his breaks. Slow with the ball. No way he makes the team. 4) Sam Hurd will get a good number of reps at WR. He may be the 5th receiver on the depth chart, but he caught the ball well all day and gives the team a nice combination of size and speed in the slot. 5) The Bears have a nice group of safeties. Major Wright is going to be a really good safety and was constantly around the ball. Chris Harris is fine and is a good veteran presence out there. Chris Conte doesn't quite have the instincts yet, but he's fast to the ball and has nice size. And the forgotten man, Craig Steltz, looked really good running with the second team, getting his hands on a lot of passes and reacting well to the plays. He's going to get some reps when the Bears go to 3 safeties.

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The thing you have to realize is that I believe they were operating under the assumption that 5 teams who made the postseason last year wouldn't this year (since that has been the disturbing trend in the NFL). If you had to pick 5 teams who made the playoffs last year and wouldn't this year, you would be crazy if you DIDN'T pick the Bears, given their O-line troubles, Cutler's occasional struggles, and the fact that they were seen by many as a big of a fluke in several games last year (see Detroit).

Multiple sources on twitter saying the Bears are close to a deal with ex-Seahawks C Chris Spencer. I actually like this. The O-line has been under the "leadership" of Kreutz for the last two years and has been an unholy mess, due in part to his poor play. I'd like to see these guys grow up a little bit and become leaders themselves, and that was never gonna happen with Kreutz.

This. What did Olsen have, 500 yards receiving last year? Got to believe Davis could approximate that. I don't have a problem with this (depending on the compensation).

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He's a reputation player at this point, and his feistiness is turning into him just being a dirty player, IMO. I thought he was as bad as anyone on the line last year and have advocated a change. I have no problem with this, depending on how the Bears respond to the loss.

While I get the frustration, I can't say that I've seen a single FA sing who I wish the Bears had signed (with the possible exception of Sidney Rice). I'm convinced we'll start to see movement today and tomorrow.

The Mike Hass Memorial "WR Who Can Run Good Routes and Catch and Will Therefore Never Get a Chance" signing.