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This is troubling. With the recent news of Carimi and his messy knee and thinking Omiyale is the first alternate...uhm. Guess we'll see what transpires. - Edit: Saw the other string on this and see (and forgot) that E. Williams is the first alternate. Still curious to see how it shakes out.

Reminds me of the Pistons / Bulls of old. Pistons couldn't beat MJ and the gang so Lambeer and his thuggish brood struck back like punks.

So I had to ask, what the heck is "Arthroscopic Abridement" knee surgery and what are the effects? Well, I fear 'Bear4ever' may be right. This sounds to a chronic issue with Gabe and the procedure is controversial for many reasons one of which is it is equated to a "placebo". Here's what I found: http://osteoarthritis.about.com/od/osteoar...Debridement.htm

Nice post DTG. I'm a "4th phaser"! Even up here in the confines of the far frozen North. If you listen closely on game day you can hear me howl from thousands of miles away. And if you stand on your front porch and look out you'll see Russia right behind me. Ok maybe that last part was a stretch. Anyhow I think you tagged it right as the "fan" is going to make the difference on this one. To me that is what seemed to rattle the team in Detroit during the last meeting. And that with the poor play of the dearly departed Chris Harris probably didn't help. But a few things have changed since then one of which is the OL has solidified itself and doesn't look the same as it did those few weeks ago. Jay was right and Coach Schwartz has it wrong this time. It DOES make a difference that the game is being played outside in Chicago. Not only do the Lions need to concern themselves with being outside in Chicago but in the Bear den in front of the "4th Phase"!! Go Bears!!!

"Cool, heh heh heh .... yeah"

As I am a big proponent of "paying the man" I understand that he does need to look at the big picture. By going the Franchise Tag route he puts himself in a high risk, low reward position. Because the Tag can be applied at one year intervals for the next two, he could risk becoming injured and dramatically losing value and relevance. (All of which I hope never happens). Now I'm not advocating he 'settle' on something just to get it done but again look at what the Bears offered last Fall and work from there.

Considering your "name" I'll have to assume, like the friend of Mad Lith's, that you probably have some reliable first hand knowledge. My pal who is from that area is out of town so I can't ask him. Anyhow, I'll say my interest has subsided and since the replies here were minimal...I'll assume so has everyone else's. Now this idea of making Meriweather an LB....hmmm This idea I like.

Not enough to pay him what he is getting right now. More intrigued. But given the age of the D it would be nice to add depth. Again, I think the problem with him is the aforementioned price and injury bug. And I agree the other kid has more upside, but he's an LB. (Speaking of young LB's) And for what its worth, I still wish the Bears would have given Taylor Mays a look.

They who recently signed Marcus Harrison...yes THAT Marcus Harrison. The same one that was not only released by Chicago earlier this year but also failed his physical after being picked up by Carolina off of waivers. And I for one one am not convinced that Meriweather was a waste. I still see potential there.

It looks as though reading around on this kid a bit that he is a bargain priced addition to the Line Backing core. A position that most will agree needed some beefing up. And he plays special teams. I look at it as a slight gain with Harris leaving.

http://bostonherald.com/sports/football/pa...&position=2 Partly posted as we are heading into a bye week, seems as though the news is stagnant and curious to see what others think. Could/would he be a worthwhile look? There is the possibility that his injury history and/or price could be a hurdle...but one has to ask.

I'm sorry, but again as the theme has been 'this is a business'. With Kreutz, there had to be something the team saw with their willingness to release him. And the Bears even offered him more than he eventually signed on with the Saints. So I can only assume that Harris was trending that way. Especially given his issues as of late. I too am a fan of Harris' and wish him the best in his next endeavor.

Pearlman actually had some 'factual' things to say in it too. I really like watching Walter interacting with Jarret during the HOF induction, great stuff. And of course his running. I see that the Ditka one is coming up on Thursday. That should be entertaining.

Really (IMHO) the issue is that Forte will cost more...at the pace he's going which concerns people. And Forte could end up getting hurt, which he could be concerned about.

OK, good point. How about one for Offense and and for Defense?

DJ MOORE!!! One more time....

EOM

ROY WILLIAMS with a TD....WOW???? Whodda thought?

Think that might answer the question about Conte's legitimacy?

Regarding the status of Bucs DLman McCoy. Looks as though he will be out. I originally thought that could be good but your analysis of his back up has me a little concerned. http://m.nfl.com/news/09000d5d8235f2f0/buc...ing-with-bears/

Was that came played already, with the time zone difference and all?

Tell Pompeii I said 'F**k Him'. Rock on Jay!!!

Whoops, I posted this in the wrong thread. Oh well, it still applies. Enjoy your day Sunday Flea. Go Bears!

Have fun on Sunday Flea. Go Bears!

The play stands.... http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/...-nbc-microphone And so goes the NFL