Coles to Bengals

by DaNate23 on Mar 4, 2009 4:02 PM CST Comment 28 comments

And another one bites the dust. While I was never on board with getting Housh, b/c of the amount he wanted. I was for us getting Coles, for both experience and leadership. He would be that perfect veteran we need to help out receivers like Davis, Bennett and Hester to overcome their flaws. But now sadley he is gone and we will hafta rely on one more scrub player that other teams dont want. We our currently $34 mil under the cap if I remember and $7 mil a year isnt a bad deal for a player that I feel was much better than Moose. Anyways theres one more down and we continue to look the same. Go Bears

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3952628

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Coles would have been great,

but, alas….

Things will get better as they improve...

by Dane Noble on Mar 4, 2009 4:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

now this...

… is something worth getting annoyed about.

Oh well…

Bringing moderation to a place I don't moderate.

visit the mindful mission

by big_lowitzki on Mar 4, 2009 4:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The time is this week

Hopefully Angelo snaps out of his stupor soon because this team won’t cut it. It sure looks as if he’ll pick the scraps off of some other team’s heap again this year. Orton has got to be talking to himself…“when will I get a weapon or two offense?”

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Mar 4, 2009 4:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nah, Orton doesn't know what's going on...

He’s drowning out his sorrows in JD.

Things will get better as they improve...

by Dane Noble on Mar 4, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

shit

OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King

by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 4, 2009 4:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Being Chicago's GM

has to be the easiest job in the world.
“THE DUMMIES GUIDE TO BEING THE BEARS GM”

1) After an over-achieving 9-7 season throw your coach and QB under the bus.
2) Preach about the QB being the most urgent need to this team when everybodyelse clearly sees that it is not.
3) During FA, when there are valuable players who can contribute and make your team better, sign a career backup, sit back, do nothingelse and relax.
4) Expect every player you draft, rounds 1-7 to play like NFL veterans and make your team a SB contender.

Now you’re getting paid millions to do absolutely nothing. AWESOME!!!

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 4:31 PM CST reply actions 4 recs

Rec'd this...

Good jorb.

Things will get better as they improve...

by Dane Noble on Mar 4, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

5) Watch 2009 edition of Chicago Bears go 5-11

by BLou on Mar 4, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just to add to one of those

2) Preach about the QB being the most urgent need and then only bring in a QB that was on some other teams’ practice squad.

Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!

by Adam T on Mar 5, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah touche' WCG... Touche'

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 5, 2009 9:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

but we're gonna have all this cap space

which will allow us to sign all the 3rd and 4th stringers we want. ok, sarcasm aside, i’m cool with not overpaying for players. but we have huge needs, and a lot of change to throw around…why have we done virtually nothing????

by guy incognito on Mar 4, 2009 4:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone read his answers on chibears.com?

Here is the link. If anything else, he’s certainly a smart man.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=5631

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Mar 4, 2009 4:48 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Yea I just saw them

Smart man indeed

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That link is good enough for a fan post... one of you go ahead and do it. :)

Things will get better as they improve...

by Dane Noble on Mar 4, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It's up

My first post ever!

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Mar 4, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

HA...

that article was hilarious

“He did a nice job [in 2008]. But let’s not forget who he was with. He was with the New England Patriots; a pretty good football team with a good supporting cast and a great system. Is that guy going to be the same guy in another system with different personnel around him?”

Did he pretty much say that our offensive talent sucks, because that is what I got from this quote.

by chase17 on Mar 4, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

this is an off topic question

and i dont wanna stray away from the subject..but does anyone that has xbox live and madden able to update their rosters lately?, b/c i just got a month free gold membership and i wanted to update my rosters and team rankings in all of my games and when i sign on to xbox live and then to a ranked match it doesnt say updating rosters, if anyone can help itd be appreciated, thanks.

by DaNate23 on Mar 4, 2009 5:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You should be able to

The most recent has Urlacher at 96 ovl, so if he’s 96 on yours u have it. If not then I dunno what to tell you.

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well i mean

do they have housh on seattle or scott and shepard on jets?, i dunno if they only allow it for so long after the seasn, so you hafta buy the new one.

by DaNate23 on Mar 4, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

nope

roster updates don’t go into the offseason. those deals are only going to come up on Madden 2010.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Mar 4, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Naw dude

Gotta wait til 2010 for all that. The last update was after the SB I think

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 5:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Lance Moore is

still available for a second round pick and a front loaded contract. He could be a system guy, but he could also be a young TJ Housh.

I don’t think it matters. I think Angelo is avoiding any FA moves because he doesn’t know what kind of system next year’s coach will want to run.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Mar 4, 2009 5:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He's obviously a very conservative GM

He won’t want to give up a 2nd rounder for a marginal #2 WR.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Mar 4, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I was gonna comment

on Moore’s height but Welker is 5’9" as well. I wouldn’t mind having him but definitely not for a second round pick.

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He caught like 80 passes and

10 TDs last year. That’s better than any 2nd round WR will do, probably until at least 2-3 years into their career. He did it in a better system than ours, but most of his passes were in the short to intermediate range, which is one thing Orton can do.

To me, the only downside is that he’d need a bigger contract than a second rounder would get. But we certainly have the room. But again, i think part of the reason JA isn’t doing anything is he is waiting to see what kind of system next year’s head coach wants to run.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Mar 4, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't see how Lovie could get canned

And JA still keep his job. I’ve loved Lovie since I saw his press-conference when he got the job. Honestly, how can you expect him to work wonders w/ the talent we’ve had. He got us to the Super Bowl in ‘06. We release Thomas Jones and let a key component of our D-line go in Tank Johnson. In ’07, Rex fails from the start, our offensive line and entire defense regress, and Cedric Benson doesn’t live up to expectations. We let our only two receivers, Moose and Berrian go, and sign an over-the-hill Booker and troublesome Lloyd to replace them. In ‘08 we did better than expected and had a legitimate shot at the playoffs. Now we’ve signed abosolutely NOBODY and we expect Lovie to somehow make us better b/c that’s what a coach is supposed to do?

What I’m trying to say is all the blame can’t be put on Lovie alone. JA should be held accountable for not “managing” this team the way it should have been. If Lovie is fired, JA should be right there w/ him.

"URLACHER IS GOD"

by Acreman20 on Mar 4, 2009 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

JA

is signed through 2013. I don’t see the McCaskeys eating that kind of dough.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Mar 4, 2009 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not going to happen

Whether you like it or not JA is going to be around for a little while longer. Lovie may not be so lucky though.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Mar 4, 2009 11:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs