adam

Thanks for the updates, keep them coming, I like getting info from non-media outlets that confirms what they are saying.

From all reports, this is a different Cutler this year, and it is a welcome change. He has completely bought into Trestman and this team and I expect big things from him this year. MVP may be a stretch, but who knows, if we go 14-2 and have HFA throughout the playoffs, he would have to be in the picture.

The dude is a beast. Was probably the best player on the Raiders last year, and is in even better shape this year. I have been quietly optimistic about him and I believe he has the potential to be in the talks as a DPOY by the end of the season and a Pro Bowl. With his ability to play outside or slide inside, I see him getting some good looks with teams having to plan for both him and Allen on the other side.

I agree, there is no way Briggs sucks this year. He wants one more "real" contract, and there is no way he gets over a one-year flyer deal if he has a bad year.

The 70 yard kick had over 5 seconds hang time, which is ridiculous. I loved the pick from Day 1 and thought it was one of our biggest needs after DLine and Safety. Here is a clip: Fans chanting Meg-a-Punt, lol.

https://twitter.com/BobLeGere https://twitter.com/CSNMoonMullin Some Fuller comments in other thread. O'Donnell is a stud, 70 yards punts, we are going to be pinning teams back this year.

Twitter updates from Day 3 (in pads): Fuller looking really good.

I see it as a positive. He is showing why he is a 1st round pick. I would be more concerned if you never heard him mentioned. Gakman, feel free to post play by play and your overall assessment of standout players.

Yeah, definitely marketing, and CHI and LA are the biggest markets.

I know, the MLB All-Star game is over, now it is getting into the real football season.

Thanks, so I guess it is tied to the idea that those that live in apartments or at other locations where they cannot install a dish. That is stupid. They can either take my $200 or not, it is not like that is going to get me to sign up for their entire service. Bad marketing and business plan.

Just wanted to send out a friendly reminder to all those that participated in last year's TalkBears leagues. A few of the leagues have been renewed, so if you played last year, get back in and activate your team. If not, we will start looking for replacement Gm's.

I even tried my parent's house in 60462 and it was ineligible. What is your zip? If you don't want to post, can you PM me?

Yeah I saw that, but it is sort of BS because it is not available to everyone: I am at Fort Knox, KY and I'm not eligible for NFL Sunday Ticket online?

I think he was retiring. If not, I would be interested.

I had it last year online from the Madden 25th Anniversary Edition, and it was great. They should breakout online access separately, they would make a killing (just like the other major sports).

You would think the premier TV package for the NFL would be up to date with their marketing. Still sucks that DirecTV has a monopoly on it.

If Bears don't make playoffs, I would really consider trading a bunch of players and rebuilding.

http://www.directv.com/sports/nfl They have Jared Allen in a Vikings jersey, wtf?

Are you saying it is confirmed? I will be there for sure.

Now at first most say this is only Fantasy Football, but on the other hand, there is some correlation between stats and points. The Bears offense positions finished no worse than #12 at TE, and Defense comes in at a respectable #14. By position: Cutler - 11th Forte - 5th Marshall - 5th Jeffery - 7th Bennett - 12th Gould - 10th Bears Def - 14th Forte, Marshall, and Jeffery all made the Top 20 overall as well. If Forte, Marshall, and Jeffery finish in the top 10 of their positions, Cutler is easily a top 10 QB. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/2014-fantasy-...-204748821.html

Yeah, I see it flip-flopped with us at 12-4 and them at 11-5 or 10-6.

Last year we were historically bad on defense for numerous reasons. Obviously injuries, scheme, new coaches, loss of Urlacher, all took their toll. However, just looking at a few guys who we let go this off season tells you how bad we actualy were. 1. James Anderson, started 16 games and was our leading tackler? He also had 4 sacks. However, he looked as lost as Bostic and Greene half the time and didn't have their speed to recover. He seemed out of position a lot. He is now a Nickel LB in NE. To me, he was a big reason why we couldn't stop the run. 2. Major Wright, started 15 games. He has been hot and cold his entire career, but last year he was horrible. Replacing him with a tackling dummy would yield better results. So I see this as a huge upgrade, with either Mundy or Vereen. At best he will be TB's 3rd Safety behind Barron and Goldson. 3. Julius Peppers, started 16 games. He only had 7.5 sacks and was only disruptive when he wanted to be. He disappeared more last year than I can ever remember and his reputation for taking plays off really showed up. Replacing him with a younger Jared Allen who is very similar but with a motor that never stops is going to be an upgrade. GB says they will use him as an end, inside, and even at OLB. The OLB part is funny to me if Peppers is expected to drop into coverage regularly. 4. Zack Bowman, another on again off again player for the Bears, started 7 games. He is now in NY for CB depth. Fuller is a huge upgrade here in the Nickel. 5. Corey Wootton, started 15 games. He played half his snaps at DT, which is laughable. No wonder we couldn't plug a gap (270 lbs). The best part is Minny says they will use him both inside and outside. Good luck with that. Now you take those losses, and replace them with Allen, Houston, Young, Ferguson, Sutton, Fuller, Mundy, Senn, and Vereen with a converted SMC, and we are looking really good. If Wilson or Jennings pan out, even better.

Some other numbers that make you want to vomit: - The Bears allowed 20+ pts in every game, with 7 games over 30 pts, 4 over 40, and 1 over 50. It is actually amazing we ended up at 8-8 and had a realistic shot at 11-5 (MIN, DET, and GB games). What is crazy in all of that is we only lost by more than 10 pts twice. #offensivejuggernaut - The passing defense was decent, as we only allowed 2x 300 yard passers all year (Big Ben and Rodgers). That pass to Cobb put him over 300, ouch. #blowncoverage - We only had 4 games where we allowed less than 100 yards on the ground (3-1 in those games) #smcisnotade So we really have a lot of room to improve. If we can go from 30's to 15th in defense (seems like a lot, but I think we can even be better ~ 12th), we would shave 50 yards off a game against, and 6 pts per game. That is 4 wins (4 games that we lost by 5 or less).

That is a tough one, played before the internet and was not a star, I believe he is in this clip: https://archive.org/details/SuperBowlShuffle