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IF he were innocent then yes. Nobody should be held to account for something they did not do. Evidence is not favorable at this point. While I have no clue on the evidence for murder the evidence that he destroyed his own home security system seems clear and that alone is reason enough for me to never sign the guy. Actually everything about this case indicates a high level of stupidity and/or arrogance on Hernandez' part.

No to Chad Johnson. He's too old, too slow, too at the end of his career to be part of our youth movement. We all know he won't be a starter on this roster. I see no benefit in having a backup WR take reps away from developing a player like our 7th Rd pick Marquess Wilson. I can't see Johnson offering anything more than Aromashodu right now. No to the insults. Yes to understanding it's hard to convey jokes and what otherwise might be funny comments in person when they are written. Sometimes we all read too much into something because we read with the emotions that are on our mind at the time. Yes to the passionate Bears fans who make this place a worthwhile daily stop.

Izzy is not going to walk into that locker room and become the leader after signing, especially this late in the offseason. This tells me that Ziggy is not the Ansah he was supposed to be at DE and now is being looked at as just a pass rush specialist this season.

This short video gives a good glimpse into how Kromer coaches the oline. I have no clue about how past Oline coaches and OCs have done things but I do like Kromer's level of detail and decisiveness in how they have to do things, especially the combination blocks, my term for delayed blitzes and stunts, which I think we've really struggled with the last few years. http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/vid...dd-4621beb1c3ba

If I could figure out exactly what point they are debating I'd jump in too. I think Mongo is right. This is our traditional end of Jun early July slugfest which over the years has covered: John Shoop, Dick Juaron, Dave Wannstedt (if you go back far enough), Jerry Angelo, Oline, Oline, and.. once again Oline. I believe this: If Webb ends up the weak link of our Oline...consistently play after play..... then our Oline is a lot better than it was last year.

I suppose there is the remote possibility that Webb actually did what he said he'd do this offseason after he got arrested....work.

Fastest way to get him in custody. More to come...

The rental car leading directly to Hernandez is not a good sign at all. Then again, the neighbors are more concerned with the potential impact to the Patriots this year than living next door to a murderer because their kids look up to him.

One of the keys to the WCO is the WR being in the right place at the right time. Aromashodu struggled with that. Maybe he's better now and I like the move to bring him in to challenge the bottom of our roster. At this point he is definitely on the outside looking in.

His replacement was drafted. Keep in mind, our coaches have not even handed the 1st Rd pick a starting job. I know Long was not at minicamp, et al but they've said he'll have to earn that job. I'm not saying Webb won't end up as our starter at RT but it is far from certain.

Webb is horrible at handling stunts and delayed blitzes from LB.

Trent Edwards. Not sure how respected Chris Collinsworth is.

Exactly what I was hoping for. See it, read it, throw it even if it isn't to Brandon Marshall.

I think Ellis is an upgrade over Amobi Okoye, and an upgrade over anything Idonije could do inside at DT.

Now we know why Carimi was jettisoned. I speculated it was Britton who was performing well...I was wrong. Brown might be setting himself up to be a starter in 2014. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...ew-coaches.html

His foot issue was first reported back in Feb/Mar. Stupid reporter just listed it again as an issue without actually doing any research.

Said to be minor, happened while stretching out, or laying out, for a pass. I'll take the positive side and (IIRC) note that he was working out with his QB on his own the week before the minicamp.

Not much if you want to stay 10-6 and miss the playoffs again. That's not the goal, nor should it be and to stay pat, or make minor tweaks as we've done in years past did not work. If we were close to the Superbowl I'd say we shouldn't be making such drastic changes. We have a new coaching staff and new playbooks. Less so on defense which validates Jason's point...how much change did a successful unit need? Other than losing Urlacher, who based on league-wide interest was at the end of his career, we have the same defense with a few new rookies at LB and vets to replace Urlacher. Essentially we changed out Urlacher and added depth and youth where it was sorely needed for the past few years. Yet the offense has not been successful in years. The major change for the team is really 1) a new offensive scheme and 2) 80% of the Oline being new. Aside from that we have the same top 3 WR, same top 2 RB, same QB. Isn't that what we've been asking for?

We did take a chance on bad character when we drafted Rodriguez. Two additional strikes later he showed he has a flat learning curve. We took a chance this year with Marquess Wilson. We signed D.J. Williams who had been suspended by the league in the past. We traded for Brandon Marshall. We still have J'Marcus Webb on the team after his run-in with the law. We just spent the 19th overall pick on Kyle Long who had his own issues in college. The sense that we only want choir boys on the roster is far from correct. Emery has said he understands people make mistakes the question is do you learn from it. I'm not happy we gave up on Rodriguez but I guarantee you everyone else in the locker room got the message. I'm not happy with Fiammetta World Peace either. Hopefully we do something else here. I think Carimi's status simply came down to the fact he'd be competing for a backup spot on the roster and he was one player we could get something for.

As expected: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000021...about-tim-tebow

Emery is clearly very decisive and he's not interested in what others think, or what the "norm" is. Between hiring Trestman, cutting Carimi after just two seasons, drafting Kyle Long in Rd 1, Urlacher gone, Rodriguez cut, etc. he is making this his team very quickly.

Assuming that is Tavaris then my answer is no. Assuming it's Travis then it's a guy I've never heard of and my answer is no. Then both of me are in agreement. Vonta Leach is a definite yes, we should be interested. I was thinking he's just a run blocker but he's caught 20+ passes in several seasons so he might be able to do enough as a receiver.

You don't take Brady off the field to let Tebow run a wildcat play...that's just plain stupid. Patriots like Mallet as their backup and Tebow as a 3rd QB doesn't do anything to help the team as he'd be inactive on game days. There is no way he went there to be a QB. Expect to be kept in the dark as to how the Patriots will use him.

Garza didn't play that well last year so I think he has real competition in Lonergan. I agree he's the favorite and should end up the starter but after seeing all the changes this coaching staff has made on the line he's far from secure as a starter IMO. I prefer to have his experience making calls especially if he's going to be next to a guy like Long who has very limited experience playing OG.

We signed Eben Britton to compete at OG as well. While the team might like Webb it's hard to say he's safe with Mills and Scott competing at OT. Webb hasn't been a poster boy for good behavior either.