The Bears Den - 5/21/09

by ChiFan13 on May 21, 2009 12:00 AM CDT in The Bears Den

....where we wish Rashied Davis would be a man (and 40) and not drop a football for one day.

In The Den

ChicagoBears.com

As reported yesterday, Corey Graham worked out at free safety on Wednesday's OTA practice.

Chicago Sun Times

Some news and notes from the OTA.

The Bears have some competition for the services of Rod Hood.

Chicago Tribune

Photos from Wednesday's OTA.

Jay Cutler seemed to impress everyone on Wednesday.

Adewale Ogunleye agrees with Angelo's extension policy, but he does state that he wants to finish his career as a Bear.

Daily Herald

Ron Turner is impressed with Jay Cutler. Continue on down the line.

Jay Cutler was throwing the ball around the OTA with a lot of zip on the ball.

ESPN Chicago

Jeff Dickerson also thought that Jay Cutler was impressive.

Ron Turner seems to be OK with being on the hot seat and having a new quarterback at the same time.

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I love how even with expectations and his resume in Denver

Cutler still impresses. Like this is news. Were the expectations low? Did they think he’d lay an egg? That he’d show up hungover and not looked at the play book and start throwing passes at the water cooler thinking it was ’Sheed? (The cooler still has better hands). Really, we need 3 stories, nearly 4 if you count the “He throws the ball hard” story. Did everyone cover their eyes when he played for the last three years? Did they think K.O. threw the ball hard? I mean really.
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by Sam Householder on May 21, 2009 12:25 AM CDT reply actions

still nice to hear....

by windycity72 on May 21, 2009 2:29 AM CDT up reply actions

I hear ya

I'M A MAN! I'M 23!

by ChiFan13 on May 21, 2009 4:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Were the expectations low?

We are talking about a QB in a Bears uniform here. People aren’t used to expecting much ;-)

by Spongie on May 21, 2009 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm very encouraged

because I was an Orton fan and, while we knew Cutler had physical tools, I was very worried about his attitude and mental makeup. He has said and done all the right things and seems sincere. Obviously, he still has to show that in games and when times are tough, but I think that’s where some of the expectations were low. So far, so good.

by BearFan611 on May 21, 2009 7:42 AM CDT reply actions

Drop

I personally find it funny that ’Sheed was the only one to drop a pass, per the “throws the ball hard” article

by ChiTown2ShineIn'09 on May 21, 2009 7:43 AM CDT reply actions

he needs to be....

tarred and feathered and rode out of town on a rail..he cant catch in OTA there will be no way he catches one in the regular season. let him go and work on wideouts that can catch a cutler ball

Bring back our honey bears...sick and tired of hearing about the dallas cowboy cheerleaders and the bars they go work at when they quit. cold weather + cheerleaders in skimpy outfits = lots of fun

by tomh115 on May 21, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Actually, the ALL dropped passes.

According to Biggs

By Brad Biggs Author Profile Page on May 20, 2009 4:29 PM

BRAD SAYS: Greg Olsen, Devin Hester, Rashied Davis, you name him, most of the players out there were guilty of at least one drop Wednesday. I didn’t count them up but there were more than anyone would have been satisfied with.

This was from the comments in his blog entry. He was replying to another poster. And then added this about Kinder:

By Brad BiggsAuthor Profile Page on May 20, 2009 4:57 PM

BRAD SAYS: We omitted Derek Kinder from our list. He had multiple drops. But drops in May never hurt anyone. The practice was real up tempo, there was a lot of energy and you can easily tell this is a different team than the one that finished the 2008 season.

by Mike Mueller on May 21, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Wait a second....

Rashied Davis dropped a pass… Never!

When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
"Marcus Harrison iz in ur Backfield sackin ur Quataback!"

by scespy12 on May 21, 2009 10:01 AM CDT reply actions

so Cutler throws hard

why is this something that people can’t fathom? Bear receivers can’t catch it, Ron Turner can’t believe it and the media is baffled. It’s like a citing of ManBearPig.

by junkhorse on May 21, 2009 10:05 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs

+100

Well said, and awesome visual aid.

If this doesn’t get engreeninated, I’m moving to N. Dakota.

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by Dane Noble on May 21, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Enjoy the Greenness!

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by gridiron_assassin on May 21, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions