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John Lynch Not On The Radar

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 reply actions 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.

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

We're deep at safety....finally!

He’s old and can’t run anymore. With Brown, McGowan, Steltz, and Payne there’s no room for a 36 year old “has been.”

by propheteer on Aug 1, 2008 9:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good possible pickup

but wrong position…i think the bears are pretty loaded in the d backfield. now if a semi-talented offensive guard were to become available on the other hand…

by reefermadness3 on Aug 3, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I live in Tampa...

and the Bucs fans down here are still in love with the guy.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Aug 3, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We have so much roster space committed to safety already.

It makes zero sense to add another.

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Aug 4, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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