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1. If this costs a lot, he shouldn't be cut. 2. If it's size and tackling, then that's a cop-out excuse. He's always been this size, and the tackling can be corrected. Besides, he was injured, and before then did fairly well. 3. Drafting a CB in the first round would be effing horrible for the Bears right now. Period. That's not even in the top five needs (OT, OG, QB, WR, FS).

It's as if you raided my brain and stole the thoughts. I can't remember the last time I've felt confident that the entire coaching staff was competent and capable of making the Bears a better team. It's a shame really.

All in fun Pix. I agree that a coach doesn't have to be fired up 100% of the time, but it's nice to see SOME fire out of the coach. Also, since I don't think Lovie and his crew are very good, it's relevant to my point of view.

NFL Films best of the coaches on the sideline Notice it's the best. If Lovie were in there, it would be a lot of mumbling and stuff about "braaaains".

Interesting read from Toub's interview posted on ESPN. Toub is gonna fix Hester My favorite part: DT: We're going to emphasize with him to get a first down; get the ball up the field north and south, get 10 yards and then make a big play from there. If Devin can get that in his mind, then the return TDs will be there again. He spent far too much time going backwards and sideways, thinking he could outrun anyone and everyone...even someone with a great angle on him. Hester is super, but he's not superman.

If that happens, I will murder and gut Mel Kiper Jr, and then wear his hair as a helmet like a follically challenged Leatherface.

I remember a few years ago the Bears had a TE or a FB who was a stud LB in college...but was now converted. The guy wasn't superb by any means, and I could never figure out why they didn't move him from Offense back to his home at Defense. Recasting players seems to happen a lot on the Bears. Meanwhile, guys with defined strengths get put in to do things that everyone in the world knows they aren't built or capable of doing *cough* Wolfe running up the middle on Vikings Defense at the goal line *cough*

Extending on that point, I look at it this way: Would you rather have Bobby Engram and Wes Welker OR Would you rather have Devery Henderson and Lee Evans I think the choice is obvious, which is why I chose option B in the poll.

Oher, period. A LB in the first round this year for the Bears would be ridiculous. It would be stupid. Unless the dude runs a 3.9 forty and benchs a Dodge Charger, drafting a LB, any LB, this year would be one of the stupidest draft day decisions in history. Yes, history.

It's crazy...and I think it'll be BS if he wins. He did well for a ROOKIE QB, but Forte did damn well for a VETERAN RB.

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. BS. If anything, I'd say it's opposite of what you're trying to say. It would make more sense for a normal tackler to have his arms out, so that he can wrap up after the impact. I know that's how I was taught. You can spear, with or without your arms spread. HOWEVER, if a player is really thinking about spearing, or h2h contact, it would be in his best interest to make himself as compact as possible. That holds true for pretty much all tackling and impact, but truer when a player is relying on a single, blunt-force hit, like one delivered by a spearing motion.

I don't see it happening in a million years. No way.

FYI: You do the same thing when leading with your helmet. Condensed trap muscles and tightened neck help lessen the blow on the spine.

I voted for Forte, and I truly think he deserves it. Neither Flacco nor Ryan deserve it. It's cool and amazing what each has done as a rookie, but when you break it down, they didn't even throw for 20 TDs. Not really rookie of the year numbers if you ask me. Put their numbers against other QBs who are not rookies, and the numbers aren't as impressive. The same doesn't hold true for the RBs. As for Johnson, Forte beat him in just about everything worth mentioning: yards, rushing yards, TDs, receptions, receiving TDs. Steve Slaton is the best competition, and his late surge may push him past Forte in the eyes of the voters.

And it's clear, at about the 1:05.5 mark, that the first things to hit are the two players' helmets. He may have lead with the shoulder pad, which is up for debate because to lead with the shoulder means that the helmet has to come along, but there is no debating the fact that the first contact is made by the two helmets blasting each other. I guess the point of this topic is that I wish they'd just have a more stable application to the rule. In my opinion, it's much more inconsistent than any other call. With a play like this, where it's clear that he WR braces for the hit - and thereby causes the helmets to hit - it shouldn't be a penalty. This time it wasn't, but most of the time it seems that the refs call it a penalty. I can think of a few Mike Brown hits that were flagged, but I didn't think it was his fault. I thought it was essentially the same as this hit - the WR ducking for cover and ended up causing the helmet-to-helmet hit.

It's clear that there are disagreements on the subject of what's the most pressing need, but let me ask you which more likely produces a good offense: A- Good RBs, Average WRs, Good OL, Good QB B- Good RBs, Good WRs, Average OL, Good QB BTW, the question is rhetorical.

If he's actually telling the truth, which I hope he isn't, then that would be... BAD BAD GOOD

I agree AZ...but that's exactly my point. I think it was an awesome hit. And I think it should be legal. The game is softer than it has been in the past, and they're protecting the players. But the problem is, they flag the exact same play the majority of the time.

That's my point. Orton from Purdue throwing to Orton from Purdue would be funny, if not productive.

You clearly didn't see the slo-mo replay in which it was made plainly obvious that not only was it a helmet to helmet hit, but the first thing to hit were the two helmets.

I remember hearing the same comments about Moss. I remember saying, "You're crazy. This dude is an athletic freak." I know that D-IAA isn't the same as Marshall, but when a guy makes others around him look ridiculous, that is the exact reason why he should be viewed beyond the lower tier in which he plays. This dude is a mismatch, and a TD machine. He'd be a great mid-round pickup.

Did you guys see that hit!?!?! Explosive. Amazing. I agree that it's a clean hit, because the WR ducking his head when he sees the contact coming, but how many times have we seen a nearly identical play get called a penalty? I believe we've had a debate or two about the topic on this forum. There is no denying the helmets hit, and Phil Simms is a moron. That is precisely when we have seen the helmet-to-helmet penalty come into play. Over and over again. It's a bogus rule, but if they're going to apply it, then effing apply it.

That actually is a great article, but it's hard not to look at the fact that he was just the captain of the first ever 0-16 ship.

It probably won't matter while Turner is still here. He'll continue to send Marty Booker deep, and watch Rashied Davis drop the ball, while Bennett sits on the bench and Haas never really makes the team. If I had to pick, however, I'd go with Ramses Barden in the fourth, or maybe a late third. He looks like a beast and completely dominated his opponents. He reminds me of Randy Moss coming out of school, and he attacks the ball like Fitzgerald from Arizona. Seriously. Go watch some of his grainy youtube footage. He looks absolutely unstoppable, just like Moss did in college. If that doesn't happen, I'd like the Bears go get Orton out of Purdue, just for the comedic aspect of it.