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I am getting sick of the media mentioning how many targets Marshall had last year, and how Cutler was zeroing in on him compared to other QB's. So what about Stafford to Johnson or Luck to Wayne, who had as many targets as Marshall? I rarely hear those two QB's mentioned. Andre Johnson, AJ Green, Larry Fitzgerald, Stevie Johnson, and Victor Cruz all had a high percentage of their teams targets, yet none of them seem to have the negative stigma put on them about being targeted too much. An interesting note is that Marshall led the league in targets in 2007 and 2008, yet I don't remember stories about him being targeted too much by Cutler back then. To me, I could care less about how many times he was targeted if it resulted in a catch, which it did. Compare that to targets of Davis who seemed to drop or tip more to the other team than catch the ball. Also, if Marshall is the first option, and he is open, why would you not pass it to him?

Great news, and some relief of no extended or useless holdout.

Vikings: Broncos:

In one of the videos on the Bears website, Forte was being interviewed and was asked about Carimi not being there. He said he thought that he should've been there as there was so much to learn (new blocking schemes) and it was a great time to mingle with the new players. Like some others have said, you don't miss OTA's as a player already on the bubble with a new coaching staff. He is either asking to be cut so he can find a new job or they are working a trade.

Not football related, but I have used, against my better judgment, Come Honor Face.

Yeah, I was even shocked to see 2x LBs and 2x OLs taken in the first 4 picks. It showed the team's true priorities/needs.

Lunes Noche Futbol?

lmao

better than Kelly Clarkson

I don't think the positions on the line are set or in stone at this point.

Good for him, those are some great events to support.

Based on Trestman's past offenses, and Kromer's, there was very little production from the #2 TE, and with signing Bennett to a fairly large contract, it is hard for me to see a TE in the 1st or 2nd round. For a Nickelback, again, that is technically not a starter, is normally the 3rd best Corner on the team, and can go long stretches without playing. With that, the only justification I could see for taking a CB in the 1st is that it would give the Bears some payroll flexibility after this season (and maybe some leverage with Tillman/Jennings). Floyd seemed like BPA, so I could see that pick with a minor need for the DT rotation. So for me it came down to LB and OL, and I have to believe the Bears believed in Long more than Ogletree.

Domination Inc.

I know, that is where Yahoo has him listed.

To me, a slot WR or 2nd TE would end up being the 4th or 5th passing option on almost every play: (Marshall, Forte, M. Bennett, Jeffery). Also, at Nickelback, we have Hayden, McManis, and Bowman as options, so adding Trufant would give some nice flexibility after the season, but that was my last option. 2nd TE was not even considered for me.

Just realized that I need to figure out who my keeper will be for the upcoming season. Decisions, decisions. Here are my options and draft results from last year. To me it looks like my options are SF for a 6th, Flacco for an 11th, or Amendola for a 16th. Hernandez was my Keeper last year. I am leaning towards Amendola as he seems to have the most value at that slot. 2. Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) 3. Victor Cruz (NYG - WR) 4. Michael Turner (Atl - RB) 5. Reggie Bush (Det - RB) 6. Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR) 7. San Francisco (SF - DEF) 8. Pierre Garcon (Was - WR) 9. Shonn Greene (Ten - RB) 10. Nate Washington (Ten - WR) 11. Peyton Hillis (KC - RB) 12. Joe Flacco (Bal - QB) 13. Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K) 14. Jared Cook (StL - TE) 15. New England (NE - DEF) 16. Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE) *K* 17. Danny Amendola (NE - WR)

The minicamps are no-contact. Alshon looks to be in better shape, so I would expect some good comments about him. The O-Line competition is probably going to be the highlight of the OTA's. Long should be really impressive. All rookies are allowed to show up to minicamp, even if they haven't signed yet. I don't know exactly how this works, but some teams already held their minicamps and had rookies there that were unsigned. There will be a few standouts, especially since it is no contact. The UDFA's really have to up their game to make the roster.

The way I read it was they were confident Ogletree would be there at 22, but after trading back to 27 or 30, their fallback was Jones, then Warford. Otherwise, pointing out that they were going to trade back would be irrelevant. They could just have said the Rams were targeting Ogletree at 22, with Jones and Warford as their next picks in that slot. Either way it shows there was interest in OL in the 20's and Long would not have made it out of the 1st.

I thought they were talking about #30 where they drafted Ogletree? That would've been one slot ahead of Dallas who took a C.

For me I think it comes down to Long/Bostic vs Ogletree/Warford vs Trufant/Warford vs Floyd/Warford The first two seem to fill the biggest needs, and the last two do not address LB. Floyd seems to be the biggest luxury pick, though he may have been BPA.

Yeah, I am just saying it is something, and it can go two ways, escalate where the player shows he has no self control, or he realizes what he can lose, and turns it around.

Yeah but the last time I checked smoking weed is illegal, so a guy risking his entire career and well being over doing something illegal just validates who that person really is.

That was not Jay Cutler. I understand your point, I don't think he is a moron, but the comments about those things affecting his on field performance is a red flag.

These are two alarming quotes: What was adversely affecting his play besides his skill and competency? Was he drunk or high, hung over when he played? Again, so now that he is not drunk, he is better on the field? The only saving grace is that Trestman is changing the team's mindset, and if Webb can see and understand that in such a short time, that is a very positive sign.

What am I thinking, the best offseason acquisition is the subtraction of Kellen Davis.