The Weekend Bears Den - 4/19/09

by ChiFan13 on Apr 19, 2009 6:00 AM CDT in The Bears Den

...where we're bragging to our former college teammates that we're signing for a team that hasn't and might not signed us.

In The Den

Dan Pompei details the top defensive tackles in the draft.

Brad Biggs discusses the Bears' need #8: Inside linebacker.

Bob LeGere previews the linebackers in the draft.

Bob LeGere also previews the defensive linemen in the draft.

Dan Arkush doesn't see Cutler as the brat media types have portrayed him to be. He also said Cutler is looking forward to working with our current receiving corps.

Dan Pompei thinks the Bears should take the best available, not a need.

In The Vicinity of The Den

Congrats to the Chicago Bulls for their win over Boston yesterday! Next game: Monday night @ Boston, 6 PM CDT airing on TNT.

Drug test results will be going to the NFL teams next Monday or Tuesday. It will be interesting to see if B.J. Raji did indeed test positive.

Nowhere Near The Den

Percy Harvin cancelled his visit to the Giants. Seems a wee bit odd.

Aaron Curry's agents are meeting with the Lions. In a related story, Matthew Stafford has been telling his former Georgia teammates that he expects to sign with the Lions and receive $40 mil guaranteed. All the best.

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That thing with Stafford and 40 mill is ridiculous.

I’m pretty sure Detroit is the last team that should be paying some fresh out of college QB 40 million dollars plus to POSSIBLY be there franchise QB. I don’t want to point a finger at the economic state of Detroit, but come on! This is seriously unbelievable that NFL teams are still forking out guaranteed money to unproven talent. I mean, anyone who takes interest in the NFL knows the list of guys in the past who were given a world of cash just to flop and basically set their respected teams years back. Just look back to two years ago when the Raiders signed JaMarcus Russel, still unproven to the point where they brought in Jeff Garcia to potentially start.

When is it enough? I mean, if Sam Bradford has a great season next year is he going to want 80 mill guaranteed? When is the NFL finally going to grow some smarts and establish rookie cap like the NBA does??

by sirus19x on Apr 19, 2009 8:31 AM CDT reply actions

Man $40 mil is a lot of dough

And seems to be too high considering J. Russell got $31.5 guaranteed and M. Ryan got $34.1 guaranteed last year, that seems like w/ inflation that Stafford would get like $36 something, not $40 mil!!!

by Sam Householder on Apr 19, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

I hope they put the rookie salary cap in the next CBA

Paying a guy like Ryan Leaf more money than a guy like Terrell Davis SIMPLY based on where they were drafted instead of on how they actually performed in the league is ridiculous. And its only gotten worse.

Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 19, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Love the 1st round do-overs in Pompei's article

First round do-overs: Here is more evidence that the first round of the draft is way overrated, courtesy of NBC.com. Three NFL writers (including this reporter) were asked last week to “redo” the first rounds of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 drafts.

Of the 96 players they chose as first-rounders based on their NFL production, 46 percent of them were not originally first-rounders.

The Bears have had five of the “redo” first-rounders on their team: Cutler, who in the redo went first overall in 2006; Devin Hester, who went fourth overall in 2006; Tommie Harris; Nathan Vasher, and Bernard Berrian. Of the five, Harris was the only player the Bears actually chose in the first round.

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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by SackMan on Apr 19, 2009 9:15 AM CDT reply actions