I don't think he lied about the surgeries. (we may have to fact check that) ESPN just didn't know about them. Please never confuse Manning with Favre. He's about as stand up as they have ever come. He is a god in Indy.
I would argue that Lovie's defensive prowess came from an inordinate amount of draft picks and free agent aquisitions. That in and of itself kept the offense behind for his tenure. Look at the DL and safety picks alone and it becomes evident as to why the OL sucks.
I'll even add with what we've invested on D over the years, we should have been #1 every year...
I'll just comment on us.
I think we are going to be better based on Lovie being gone. We saw the influence he had in free agency and the draft. Aside from the Marshall trade, which I think any GM would do, I hated the moves that were made last year. Now that Lovie is out of the picture, Emery is doing his thing. I think he picked a good coach and now good players are being acquired.
What I like here is; the tackle battle will be where it should be. The right side. Going into a season debating the skills and who your left tackle will be is unsettleing. The right side is always where the struggle crack the atrting lineup should be. Webb and Carimi are both young and capable of improvement. Let the "optimistic" debate begin...
It kills me to have this conversation. Clutts was perfect and he was let go for squat. Don't get me started on Greg Olsen and why we are desparate for TE. So glad the dumbass crew is gone.
Url was below average last year. Emery is probably letting him see what his value is on the market which is lower than what he thinks it is. That should get him a deal for what the Bears are offering. If the Bears find value in him, he'll be a Bear.