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Everyone is not on board with taking Flacco in the first round, or second round for that matter. He's a project QB IMO, one with some good physical talents but he'll need one year at a minimum to contribute but likely at least two. My doubts are also based on his accuracy, or lack thereof and in the NFL that will kill you. Can that improve if his mechanics improve? Likely. Then there's the level of competition he's played against and it's nowhere near as fast as the NFL defenses. Think about what Danieal Manning was like (still is) when it comes to reacting to plays. If we go with a QB on day two then he should be in the mix but not on day one IMO.

No it's a 1 year 3mil deal with 1.5 mil in bonus. Rex can earn a total of 5mil if he hits performance incentives. I would bet being the starter on week one is one of them.

Maybe a valid point but I still remember Orlando Pace running down some DB after an INT. I think he chased the guy about 50 yards and tackled him. So while I agree the 40 time isn't a defining stat for an OT the slow time does point out that his quickness and athletic ability might not be as good as people thought. This is important for a LT (which is what we need) because at times a quick DE will get the outside edge and the OT has to run with them and push them behind the pocket. Slow feet won't allow a guy to make that play. In this case the scouts have to look at other tests and definitely see what's on film against first rate pass rushers. More important for lineman I think are the splits when they run: 10yds, 20yds.

I don't think we're drafting Flacco. Too much hype linking the Bears and Flacco which means there's a high probability JA is using him as a smoke screen of the QB we'd really like to have. Next question is how much cap space will we save when Griese is gone. Going back to LT2's excellent cap analysis it seems we'll take a hit of -$100k when he's gone. I doubt he gets cut before the draft as that would not help us in anyway. Will we be able to trade him for a late round pick after the draft? Or if we draft a QB early in the draft could we trade Griese on day 2 of the draft? He'd make more sense for a team needing a 3rd string QB than going with a 5th Rd draft pick.

I'm thinking there was more of an agreement that he would not get tagged by them when he signed that 1 yr contract. He lived up to his end of the bargain and played great all year. He's just too talented of a player in that offense for them to allow him to just walk away. To put it another way: If the organization was willing to tag Asante Samuel then they'd be willing to tag Moss.

If the Vikings sign Berrian he'll love catching passes from Travaris Jackson. Unless money is far and away better than other offers I suspect BB will look at the big picture as far as who is throwing the ball.

I really think we're going after Bryant Johnson. He's young enough to have his best years ahead of him. Physically talented enough to be a better overall WR than Berrian and he's probably going to cost less.

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I thought the tag was gonna get placed on him but I was wrong. Although we'll never know I'm really curious what JA's limit is on the salary he's willing to pay BB.

I hope your wrong. 1200 yds does not come anywhere close to impressing me. It's a measly 75yds/game.

Unless we make a trade for someone like McNabb, my preference is to re-sign Rex and let him and Orton have open competition for the starting job. I see no real reason to keep Greise around. He's capable of keeping a team afloat for a few games but he is on the decline. Rex or Kyle still have potential and enough physical ability (i.e. strong arm) to improve. IMO the arguments center on the likelihood of that happening. The third QB slot should go to a draftee that we can develop for a year or two.

On a defense designed to funnel plays towards Briggs he should get a lot of tackles. He's a very good player but I don't think he's a great player and I don't want to break the bank for him. I suspect that while our offers are serious they are also a courtesy to Rosenhaus. Briggs will test the market, there's no reason not too. I don't expect him back. This could also be JA blowing some smoke about our need at LB so teams aren't so certain what we're looking at in the draft. Berrian could well be tagged and Rosenhaus knows we're wiling to do that since we did it last year and worked out a deal with money upfront for Briggs (child support?) before the season started. I like Nfol's assessment of the contract situation for Berrian and I think there could be some common ground found between the two sides. Especially if incentives are good enough (i.e. Pro Bowl) to increase the contract significantly. Harris. He played hurt all last year winning Troy Aikman's respect along the way. It was refreshing to see a guy go through that for the team. Now Harris has to make a decision because his injury history does raise significant questions about his long term future. Is it worth it to take a huge payday now or does he wait and try to get a record setting deal next year. IMO JA is just being smart in taking the risk of the long term signing now feeling it's going to enable him to save millions. Ayanbendejo...first special teams player to make $2mil/yr, not with the Bears but he could get the best signing bonus ever for a special teams player. Will that make him happy? I have to agree about one thing: how are the Bears coming up with that much money to throw out in bonuses?

We offered Berrian a contract so that gives me an indication that we are leaning towards tagging him. Otherwise BB would have little reason to consider our offer right now. Tagging him opens up a chance to trade him as well if he can work out a deal with the new team. The fact the FA market is so thin means there's a better chance for us to trade him.

I don't think we go to his asking price of $2mil but he'll get an offer well over 1 million, maybe adding in big bonuses for Pro Bowl and special teams ranking. I'm talking about the Bears own rankings of tackles by special teams players.

I thought I read that Segal is Brown's agent, same guy that represents Moose. The 4 you mention are Rosenass clients.

I'm not buying it. Dan Snyder would have extended Archuletta's contract. I agree there's a lot of money to go around and if JA and his capologist continue as they've done in the past they will spread out the hit with a few roster bonuses due in years 2 and 3 for some of the contracts.

Alex lobbied but when it came time to practice he practiced. When it came time to sit on the bench he sat on the bench and for the most part kept his mouth shut during the season. Of course he openly said he wanted to start several times but why have a guy on the team if he doesn't want to play? Then after all that when it came time to play he played well. So while everyone knew his frustration with the demotion he kept working like a professional. There's a lot of value in having a guy like that on the team. As far as Bazuin I'm ok keeping 4 DEs on the roster. We must have a decent 3-man rotation at DE and if anyone of the top 3 get hurt somebody has to step in. Bazuin was hurt the entire offseason so we never saw what he's capable of but I think his high motor will fit right on the D.

All we know is that Walker was willing to play hurt, I would too if I had a $5mil bonus coming my way. As far as busting his ass that should have been done in the offseason during workouts and based on his performance my guess is that Walker didn't work too hard this past offseason. He may have gone back to his old ways when he first came into the league; he was lazy and took things for granted. Those are his words not mine from after the Cards cut him.

At Booker's age I'm giving him a roster bonus instead of a signing bonus. Maybe even roster bonuses in each of the first two years. After that I want a straight up contract that makes him easy to cut if he's not earning his pay.

Another good move by JA. At least we're on the right track so far, now we'll see who we sign to take his place.

I like the move. Just surprised by the timing of it so I agree I won't be surprised if we sign Booker but I'm not sure I would like him back for the simple fact I've hardly seen him play in the last couple years. I'm not against it by any means just unsure what he'll bring to the team. If he's anything close to what he used to be then it's a good deal.

If he were there; Dallas will look at McFadden as being the last piece to getting to the Superbowl. I'd definiitely hold out for more in that trade than their first and second round picks.

We don't have to get under the cap for a long time. I think even during the start of training camp the cap is counted using your projected top 53 players.

I don't think he's in the plans for the Bears but I agree, he stays until we have the new guys in place. Depending on who we add and how many we add he might even stay all the way until cuts are made in camp just in case there are some injuries (Mike Brown). Someone within the Archuletta clan plays goalie for a local high school team(looks similar by the way). There are tackles in soccer but they involve sliding on the ground. Perhaps that's what our Archuletta should try next since he's good at sliding around the feet of other players.

I don't see Thomas fitting in well as our WLB. He doesn't have enough speed for one and two he's played his entire career inside between the tackles. I can see him fitting in the middle for someone else but I'm not even sure about him in a 3-4 Defense like New England. AT 5-11 and 228 how's he going to hold up inside? I can't see him standing up on the outside as a pass rusher either. Who knows, New England does love smart players and he fits that mold well and most importantly he's just a good football player.