Alaskan Grizzly

In an update i heard this morning, on the "Herd", apparently teams won't be able to sign FA's until 6pm on Friday. Teams can, however, "talk" to players from today on. So prepare for much rumoring and posturing for the next 4-5 days.

I totally forgot about him but you're absolutely right.

I still think the Bears will sign one of each, if not both, a notable at WR and/or OL. There are too many to ponder at both positions but something tells me that despite all the talk contrary, the Bears will sign a big bodied WR. And of those I have a feeling one of these will be it: Vincent Jackson, Braylon Edwards, Plaxico Burress or yes..I'll say it Randy Moss. I know the last two are troubling off camera but in both cases I think they are set to redeem themselves. And I have NEVER been a Moss fan but something tells me that he might just work out in Chicago.

I've noticed a trend that way too, over the years. Mushin Muhammad, Chris Harris (to and from), Julius Peppers, Frank Omiyale, Tim Shaw (had to dig for that one) and there was a guy that played LB or CB that went to Carolina from Chicago of recent but can't recall his name. And, although not Angelo's doing, their head coach is Ron Rivera. A former Bear. hmmmm...

I'm in for either the pay version or the free. Whichever you need someone in. I'll even do both. Thanks.

Too bad for the HOF game. Seems to me they could play it and move it into the "regular"'preseason schedule. Oh well. I know the players still have to sign off on the deal but any guess when FA will kick off? Something tells me the Bears will be getting a big name WR and/or OL before long. Glad it's over...

All I can say is "DAMN"!! At the end of the Hawks series Derrick Rose said, about Gibson, "...that kid doesn't know how good he is..." If you didn't see the game live or any of the replays, amazing stuff. Go to You Tube, type in Taj Gibson and watch the video of him slamming on Dwayne Wade and later in the game when he did the "put back dunk one-handed". Incredibull!!! GO BULLS!!! Not sure who said it but man they are fun to watch.

I feel another "whiff" along the lines of Steltz or Afalava with this guy. Although, of the two previously listed I would have liked to see more of Afalava. Besides, both Wright and Harris are probably going to adequately fill the roles at SS and FS. Although I can also see Manning giving them both a run for their money, especially at FS. So in short....don't expect to see Conte making it to the 53 man roster.

[quote name='Bears4Ever_34' date='Apr 29 2011, 09:20 AM' post=I think he gets resigned by the Jets though. You can almost bet the farm he'll be staying in New Jersey. From my understanding, Edwards will be the first to when they start to choose who stays or goes.

For what its worth, I think what Tice did having Williams play Guard last year is to help him work on getting his footwork better (see faster). Something you need especially as an NFL caliber LT (for a Right handed QB). I see him moving back to LT at the start of the year, or at least competing for it. And now with the addition of Carmini, I'm thinking that their thought is to do the same with him (maybe work interior for a while) and at the same time see how Webb works out. I won't be the least bit surprised if the Bears draft another "interior type" lineman in the early rounds unless there is a WR that is too hard to pass up.

Sorry. I know this is for the football forum but in case you were under a rock, thought I would pass along that today is a big day in Chicago "other" sports. The Bulls and Pacers meet up to close out their series (yes I said close out) then Blackhawks meet the Canucks to HOPEFULLY advance.

Did someone say Futbol? Go Sting...er I mean Fire!!! How about them Bulls? Derrick Rose for NBA MVP!!

As the honorary Alaskan Chapter President of the Rashied Davis fan club, I felt compelled to post this. Good work Rashied. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...,0,735657.story

Funny... I was just about to post this very article. Anyhow, this is just one more reason why I like Cutler. He just wants to play the game...during the season... And do his own thing, on his own time. No bravado, no noteriety. Yet still he is making a positive impact. You keep on doing what you do Jay, good on ya. I am a little concerned with the closing paragraph. When Phillips was asked aboit Cutler's tradability. And he couldn't give a straight up "Hell NO!".

Amen and amen again. I couldn't agree more with this analogy. Give me the third option of "Neither" or "fans" or something. This is absolute greed to the nth degree. If I didn't like football as much as I do, particularly watching the Bears play, I would swear it off altogether. So like Flea I will look for an alternate outlet in the CFL or NCAA when the time comes. Good luck to the owners and players dealing with a little taste of "reality".

http://rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/201511/...ffer-rfa-tender It would appear there is some bad information out there. Hmmmmm....

My gut says the Raiders. But I could see either the Cowboys or Patriots giving him a shot.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/201...ones-rb-jackson Doesn't have a lot of history to go on but looks to have a very strong upside.

What a shame. As 2009 drew to a close I thought that DA would for sure be the "it" WR the Bears needed for Cutler. That and Cutler seemed to favor him. But c'est la vie. Good luck Devin.

Well first off, I hardly believe that Peppers had "nothing to do with it". He would have had to agree to do this modification either last year or this when it came up. Secondly, why would the Bears show their hand on the cusp of Free Agency (provided a resolution is forthcoming)? Why not instead just say what you are saying here and that it was instead a possibility with the contract the way it was written? Instead of allowing the Bears to "free up cap space to sign players"? Still makes me wonder what is up and appreciate Peppers that much more, regardless.

Found this reading another thread from another site: http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=6179140 Me thinks Angelo and crew are up to something.... Gotta admire Peppers being a team player.

And I think it safe to say that anyone that comes from Oakland should get an automatic flyer. He is pretty much a 5-6 year Rookie. I agree that this would be another one that should definitely be looked at by the Bears staff.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post...medium=referral I like the idea of versatility at a reasonable price.

Yep. In fact what I found in both my experiences in boot camp and training academies later in life were similar in the "demeanor" of the instructor. For the first few weeks it was intense drill and physical testing. This mostly served as way to weed out those that truly didn't deserve to be there or want to be there. But in either case, and after those first few weeks of intensity things started to "chill" a bit. The instructors instead seemed more human and at times like peers. (Call it the Dr Lovie / Mr Ditka effect). So yeah... It makes total sense. And as far as whether Lovie wanted the staff he has currently. Wasn't there a long tie to Marinelli as they were once roomates years ago working for Dungy in TB? And of course Lovie worked for Martz in St. Louis. And I dare say that if Martz is as arrogant as some claim he would have told Lovie to pound sand if he didn't see an opportunity to help out an old friend? Maybe not or call me sentimental. But getting Tice was that last piece of puzzle that will pay off deep in the long run.