John Lynch Not On The Radar

by Adam T on Aug 1, 2008 12:26 PM CDT Comment 8 comments

Maybe the Bears are excited about the play so far of their young players or maybe they think Mike Brown will definitely make it through the year, but despite their respect for him they aren't planning on looking at signing safety John Lynch.

''We're OK right now with what we have,'' Smith said. ''I think the world of John Lynch. You're talking about a player who plays the same way always. One of the toughest guys you'll be around. But we're going in a different direction. We have healthy guys that we feel pretty good about.''

This is similar to the Adam Archuleta signing. And when I say that I do not mean to compare Lynch to Arch Deluxe since one of them is actually a good player, but only to say that this would just be patching a whole. Lynch may end up playing another 5 years, he also may only play 1 more.

If Brown goes down and the younger guys can't carry the load then maybe you look at Lynch, but he will probably find a team by then.

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there is never a bad time

to bring in a player like john lynch. a master of the cover 2, he would help guys like steltz, payne and b mac immensely.

if this team is serious about making a playoff push this year, a guy like lynch couldnt hurt. if our d line starts dropping like flies like last year, i know id feel alot better with a guy like lynch back there, especially in stopping the run.

by rahulsriram on Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yea...

... just like Adam Archuleta.

Oh wait.

Lynch may have been good a few years ago. Now? Not so much. He is 36.

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by big_lowitzki on Aug 1, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

adam archuleta

and john lynch should not even be mentioned in the same breath….

this is a win now league. tons of teams in every sport bring in veteran free agents for a year to make a playoff or title push.

you’d be suprised how bad a saftey can look when the cleveland browns d line is placed in front of you. bears have way better personel and emphasize run d. broncos run d last year was close to last…30th i believe.

by rahulsriram on Aug 1, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs