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I was just thinking the other day that this would be a great idea. How about a deal with Baltimore? (Har har!!)

Per Twitter: JasonLaCanfora CB Kelvin Hayden agreed to terms with Bears on a 1yr deal 12 minutes ago. I like it. Should be good to have another body in CB, if for nothing else competition.

I think with having Weems on ST he provides that "X factor" you've heard of. The way that Knox and D. Manning before him did. With Toub running the ST still and Weems being added, I like it. And remember its not necessarily about the KOR for TDs that count but starting field position. If Weems is able to add to that then by all means, welcome. And with Costanzo, I thought the same thing. That he reminded me of Ayanbadejo (IMHO why Hester dropped off after he left for Baltimore). But adding Costanzo is not only helping in the ST dept but also beefing up the LB corps. At this point (and most know how I LOVE mock drafts ) I'd have to speculate the team is looking at WR/CB/OL in the first few rounds.

No but obviously you are a lout Were you knit stitching when you should have been purling? Everyone knows that's the proper way to mossing. How 'bout them Bears?

As long as that #1 isn't an OLman right Jason? I'm sorry I couldn't resist. So about this knitting thing...

Oh, the link went to the 1/4 finals and then I went back (seeing that voting closed tomorrow). Anyhow, yes it is ignorant. Yes the '76 Raiders could not hold a bucket of water next to the '85 Beloved. The '00 Ravens were probably the closest matched (and have been compared many times). But still I am happy to see that the Pack, who was vastly represented at the offset, was not in the later rounds.

I dunno, from looking at the start of this bracketology where there were several Packer teams listed (and only one Bears team), I like what I see in the 1/4 finals. (No Packer teams and the same Bears team). Is it cheezy? Yep but ignorant? If it had been still dominated by Packers teams then yes it is ignorant.

Not sure if it matters or is worth mentioning but Kellen Davis is from Mich State. Was a fifth round pick and is currently the team's starting TE

I like this move. Something tells me Toub has something to do with some of these moves of late. First Weems then Thomas. Both are pretty well touted Special Teams players. And I think with Weems the team adds another halfway decent WR. Thomas (as just mentioned in previous posts) is a younger player with much upside and potential. And... As I read up on him, a recent Super Bowl champion. That's gotta mean something.

Yes perhaps Forte is "one of the top 5" but not the best. What if Bush turns out to be just as good? What if the team gave in and paid an exorbanant amount of money to make Matt happy? But then isn't able to properly address other needs on the team because of it? What if Briggs decides to play his version of this game and because Forte gets what he wants then he too could start his latest rant? If Matt were a Walter Payton, Neal Anderson or a Gayle Sayers, I would hope the the team would do more and bend over backwards to accommodate him. But like the Colts and Manning are finding out, you're only as good as the best 53 players (not 1 or two) players that you can field. This is a business and must be addressed accordingly. Forte is a part of the machine, not just the machine. Bush and Bell might just do in the meantime and perhaps Matt is better served on another team or come to the realization that he is better off where he is.

This appears to be the real reason the Pack are looking at this: http://rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6559/derek-sherrod Their 1st round pick from last year (an OT - note to Jason) doesn't appear to be able to play this year either after breaking his leg last season. Theirs (Packers) is more a case of necessity than want.

Doesn't the player have to do something significant for that to happen? I'm not keeping my fingers crossed. Ha ha... Good luck Caleb. Heck id be ok if they paid me half his salary to hang out with the likes of Cutler and Manning.

Signed with Denver. Closer to home? Backup to Peyton? Whoopee doo. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/18022972

At this rate and with Fortes apparent unhappiness. I say do what you can Bears to move him. They have three similar runners now in Forte, Bush and Bell. So why not? Maybe he'd enjoy playing for someone like Washington or Indy. I realize the team can't trade him until he signs something but let him know he's gone if that is really what he wants. Good luck Matty.

After watching some video on Bush, I was originally of the opinion he was more like Barber less like Forte. Bush appears to run upright and catches out of the backfield pretty well. Hmmm... Almost identical. He even "jukes" a little like Forte. Couple differences, just by video, is that Bush looks faster than Forte (in the open field) and looks like he keeps his feet moving on contact, forward backward or sideways. The fact that his yardage, average YPC and TDs are similar to Forte makes me think the Bears may have just added another Forte like runner, of which they already had in Bell.

Well heres how I see it Jason. Stats can be skewed how you wanna view them. (Ask politicians). For example where you see a trend of lackluster play by the Oline over the course of years you illustrate, I see that the difference between 2010 and '11 is that the line improved. And that Omiyale wasn't listed for last years lineup. My point is that of the Bears' last two 1st round picks, two were OLmen. And more specifically they were both LTs. And of the two of them, neither played more than Webb did last year at the position. Am I suggesting that Webb (a seventh rounder?) is better than both Williams and Carimi at their "natural" positions? Nope. I'm just saying that picking an OLman with the 1st pick does not guarantee success. Whereas using the 1st round pick on a skill player is a better investment. And with the other key players already in place (Cutler, Forte and Marshall) it is that much more a wiser choice.

So what happened to Spencer? Seems to me that he managed to play Guard pretty well last year and is normally a Center. Yet he's not listed anywhere in your "lineup". I don't get this "panic" some are expressing here. The team was 7-3(??) before Cutler got hurt. And as Terra pointed out that was not due to an OL breakdown. Again, and it bears repeating, picking an olineman anywhere earlier than 2nd round is a wasted pick. Again this is my humble opinion but a skill player is what is needed in 1st and sometimes 2nd round. The Bears are better off looking at a WR or CB before OL in the draft. Look some more in FA for OL help. Heck we got until June.

Ditto. (Scary that we agree again). Ha ha And Jason, Williams and Carimi are 1st round picks and they didn't play Tackle as much as Webb did last year. I'm just sayin.

First round pick for other than WR or CB would be a wasted pick....IMHO

http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/features/fr...n=OL&y=2012 The above link shows many possibles for Tackle free agents. The list will grow as the FA wears on and the draft comes and goes. Don't think the team needs to panic and sign just to be signing...at that position. As far as drafting at the first round for OT. Don't think they should. Like I mentioned before, theyve already done that previously (Williams and Carimi). Skill positions are better suited for that, especially given Jay does need another big bodied WR to compliment Marshall. And a young one out of college would fit the bill.

Yes but Peanut and Urlacher are also cornerstones to the Defense. Not so for Carimi and Williams.. Not yet. The point with them is they both had pre-existing issues but fortunately they are young and not as costly. And they are already on the team. This guy McNeil is older, injured and costly. No thanks. I'm not suggesting the team draft this position... Not that high (again) but I am definitely saying the team should look at a FA tackle, if Tice thinks it necessary.

I concur. Having him him on the team with his medical concerns would be foolhardy. Perhaps as dangerous as drafting twice for Tackles in the first round that both had pre-existing medical issues. (Williams and Carimi).

I concur. Having him him on the team with his medical concerns would be foolhardy. Perhaps as dangerous as drafting twice for Tackles in the first round that both had pre-existing medical issues. (Williams and Carimi).

In doing a quick read on him, he looks to be a solid player. Projected out of college as an OLB (as opposed to the DE he was in college) ideal for a 3-4 defense due to "his lack of size". Went to Cleveland for his first four years playing OLB. Then two seasons ago, joined Oakland as a DE in a 4-3 defense (of which he was more accustomed). In his career he's averaged about 7.1ish sacks and 61-62 tackles. I think given his age (compared to Idonije) and that Izzy can rotate to DT I say "why not"? Sounds like someone who would do great in Chicago and other posters are right about him, he has a motor that won't quit.

Couldn't agrees more. My thought was that it's a "waste" a player like Meriweather, who has so much raw talent, has not been able to harness the discipline he needs to control that talent. And the fact that he is going to Washington, possibly to replace Landry. And Landry is a player the Bears are looking at... That's ironic.