Bears Schedule Visits

by Adam T on Apr 2, 2008 7:39 AM CDT in News

Finally, somebody has let a little news out of the bag. The Bears have either scheduled to bring in or have already brought in the following players.

Nick Hill	QB	Southern Illinois
Caleb Hanie	QB	Colorado State
Matthew Harper	S	Oregon
Haruki Nakamura	S	Cinncinati
Brandon Bornes	RB	San Diego State
Curtis Hamilton	WR	Western Kentucky
David Faaeteete	DT	Oregon

I know I have heard some clamoring for Nakamura in the comment section. Is anybody else familiar with any of these guys?

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Brandon Bornes

Man this dude has some power....like to see him run inside the tackles more but has good bounce outside speed. and is a sp returner.

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 2, 2008 10:07 AM CDT reply actions

isnt sd state

where marshall faulk went to school

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Apr 5, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

...never heard of any of them. If I remember though, I think that SIU QB actually did OK for them last year. But as long as we aren't reaching for any of these guys on the first day then I guess why not bring them in.

by Sam Householder on Apr 2, 2008 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

Matthew Harper.

not much footage on this guy but a usc game. he had 2 in's and had a couple good tackles against the run. when intercepted, great runs.

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 2, 2008 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

footage

not much footage on the rest...we'll just ahve to leave it up to ja and lovie and hope that they are targeting the right talent.

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 2, 2008 10:17 AM CDT reply actions

Draft Offense High, Defense Low

All I am saying is that, why draft any of these players on offense in a lower round? We know Angelo can barely draft offense (Ex. Grossman and Benson). So, why not go after offense in the earlier rounds like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds and later, the Bears can draft defense. We all know that Jerry Angelo can draft defense in the later rounds. Just look at the starting defense that was draft 3rd round or later.

DE Alex Brown - 4th round
DE Mark Anderson - 5th round
LB Lance Briggs - 3rd round
CB Nathan Vasher - 4th round
S Brandon McGowan - Undrafted

The Bears certainly can draft defense, and draft defense in the later rounds so why would we even think about drafting a defensive player in a higher round and an offensive player in the lower round? The Bears' first three picks should be offense (OT, QB, RB, or WR.) Defense can come later in the draft.

by whitebearsox23 on Apr 2, 2008 11:09 AM CDT reply actions

It is a fair point

but you have to be prepared. Based on some mocks I have read Henne and Flacco and Brohm could be gone before the Bears pick. Then it is a guessing game on the next lot as to when they will get picked.

by Adam T on Apr 2, 2008 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions

7th round

Trumaine McBride was a surprise. helped at multable positions and played all 16 games. heathy players are a plus.

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 2, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

That was his point

use your big picks on offense since we know that JA can find defensive players late.

by Adam T on Apr 2, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

i'm not sure but

i think most of these guys they would be looking at either with comp picks or FA signings.

by bufordht on Apr 2, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Cherry Picking

Not only are you ignoring the two of the the very best players on the Bears, Urlacher and Harris, you also fail to look across the league to see that you could make an all-star team from both sides of the ball from late round picks.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Apr 2, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

POINT NOTED

i was just throwing that out there lol. just for a FYI

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 2, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions

please...

... try and find the "reply to this" button, and then use it.

It will help us follow what you are talking about.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Apr 2, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Nick Hill

Im a senior at Southern Illinois and have been rreading in local newspapers about what Hill has been up to in training, camps, etc. They released about a week or so ago that he was going to visit the bears, but didnt think much of it for wcg.

Hill was a damn good qb in DI-AA. He started all four years and improved every year. We had one of, maybe the best, offenses in the country this year mainly based off of Hill. He would routinely throw over 200yds.
He's a southpaw and could move enough to make defenses remember him. We got to the semi's this year and lost to flacco's blue hens. He lead SIU against Northern Illinois and Indiana, victories that dont happen often for DI-AA schools.

by steveo61086 on Apr 2, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions