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Depends on who your other WR's are, how many you start, and how many are on your bench. I still believe he will be productive with Jennings gone, but Nelson, Cobb, and Finley are clearly the top 3 options in that offense.

Cowherd has Bears at #4 behind SEA, SF, and DEN. To me, I think anywhere from 5-10 is fair.

Yeah, the zero sacks against Cutler was huge. Great to just survive Week 1 with a win vs a playoff team.

Top 3 are no-brainers, but it is a crapshoot after that. The AFC is much weaker this year after DEN. NE has a lot of question marks with no Welker, Hernandez, and an injured Gronk. Baltimore is worse, Houston seems to about the same, and I can't see Indy repeating what they did last year. The Bears should be higher than Indy, Houston, and Baltimore for sure.

and there is a realistic chance that Forte will be the only one left after this season.

Between Kellen Davis and Webb, that is a huge addition by subtraction. You can almost add a game onto our win total this year just by not having them on the roster.

Hate to see any players get injured, but this one helps the Bears a lot as Bulaga was the Packers LT and one of their better players.

#10 might be a little high considering we didn't make the playoffs last year and replaced the entire coaching staff. I was figuring around #15 for a preseason ranking is reasonable, with maybe a high of 12 and a low around 18. A lot of things have to go right, which they can, but the law of averages says we will win between 7-11 games.

Well it is two months since I first posted about him and he seems to be living up to his billing. Having a 2nd TE with his potential will be nice to have.

I was sort of disappointed in Bush, so if he can improve, and an injury was the main reason with his lack of production, we may be pleasantly surprised this season.

Yeah Banks got a raw deal, glad he is recovering from it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown...-140847782.html This might have affected his play, especially trying to punch through the line on those short yardage plays. I just wonder if this was a known condition and they let him play hurt?

Just delete the link and don't give them extra hits. The list is complete garbage. Jason Peters was #89 but didn't even play a single down in 2012, hilarious. I can't wait to see where Aaron Hernandez falls, maybe 5 0?

Yeah, that would be a huge disappointment. I figure he will have his best season as a Bear in yards and TDs.

If that was the case and he was completely exonerated and found not guilty for any charges, then I would have no issues with it. However, there is no way that would ever happen. This guy is guilty of something related to the homicide. He will probably never play football again.

Game 6 was a classic. When Boston scored making it 2-1, all I wanted was to get it into OT. Then Bicks scores and I was relieved figuring we would make it to OT. 17 seconds later Bolland scores and I literally go into shock. What a way to end a season.

I guess they felt if one of those guys fell into a later round, they would have a solid backup, but you are right, it is odd to have that many QB's on there, but missing other depth position players.

Man, I hate to do this, but, according to their board, all their first round rated players were selected before they picked, leaving them with only 2nd round graded talent. So technically they were being smart and picked who they believed was BPA that filled a need in Frederick.

Sort of surprising because I thought they had a big enough following online to generate ad revenue that would compensate.

Some yahoo probably saw the interview with Briggs saying he was calling the defensive plays and put 6 and 9 together, but yeah, out of all the questions to ask, that one gets answered.

It was mentioned during the OTA's from Bears report. They said they had him lined up everywhere.

Yeah it is nice to hear so many positives coming in about Trestman. I hope it can translate to the field.

I don't think you need to retire numbers unless the guy was the best at his position in a certain era. If they are a HoFer like Urlacher, we just need a ring or hall of honor and maybe a statue.

If guys like Rickey Jackson, Andre Tippett, and Harry Carson are in the HoF, Urlacher is a shoe in. He was much more dominant of a player than all of those guys. Comparing his DPOY, DROY, All-Pro, and Pro Bowls, he would be a top 50 player (at any position) of all time.

This guy has the background similar to other star TE's. Guys like Gonzalez and Graham made the transition from basketball to football, and Onubun seems to be on a similar path, though he started playing football later. With the help from Bennett, Marshall, and Cutler, out of all the wild cards we have picked up in the last few years, I just think this guy has the best chance to stick. For ERod, I like that the Bears are using him all over the field, in the backfield, split out wide, lined up off tackle, in the slot, etc. He may flourish in the WCO.