The Bears Den - 6/5/09
by ChiFan13 on Jun 5, 2009 12:00 AM CDT
in The Bears Den
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....where we love our team as much as we hate our offensive and defensive coordinators.
In The Den
ChicagoBears.com
Devin Hester is hoping to show off his game-breaking ability this year.
Here are some photos of Thursday's OTA.
Chicago Sun Times
Brad Biggs writes that LTP chose the Bears so he could be on a winning squad.
The Bears are considering practice jersey patches. Looking forward to seeing who wins this battle.
Chicago Tribune
Hester is open to the Bears adding another veteran WR.
LTP is going to make $1 million this year.
Daily Herald
In the latest of seemingly endless LTP posts, Bob LeGere writes that LTP is happy to be a Bear. Here's a message for the MSM: tell us when he's not happy.
Jamar Williams is making some solid progress throughout this offseason.
Bob LeGere reports that Johnny Knox is impressing a lot of folks with his sticky hands. I sense that Knox is going to be the Earl Bennett Training Camp All-World Player.
eRugbyNews.com
Supposedly, three top rugby players were invited by Under Armour to one of the Bears practices this week. File this in the "weird" category.
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Hiloti Ngata anyone?
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Jun 5, 2009 12:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok i am an idiot
what about Ngata have I missed?
If you live in Chicago you are a bears fan, if you move from chicago you stay a bears fan, if you move to chicago you will be a bears fan.
by chi-town on Jun 5, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just using him as a reference to the rugby story
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on Jun 5, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone else supplied two Bears Den one-liners yet? :-D
"They tried to take out the quarterback, and if they managed that, they tried to take out the backup." - Bears SB20 TE Emery Moorehead, on the mentality of *that* defense
by Spongie on Jun 5, 2009 1:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I really liked the rugby article...
…of course I’m a little biased. I’ve noticed the resemblance between the two as well, and it was interesting to actually learn the differences/similarities.
3.5 × 4.5 in. patches – isn’t that kind of big? Wear would they go? I know other teams use them, but I haven’t seen them. Does it go on their chest? or is it on the back? Just curious. :)
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Jun 5, 2009 8:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Football was developed from rugby...
That’s why they still use terms from it. Ex. Scrum and scrimmage.
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Jun 5, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
I did a little history of rugby project for one of my classes, and learned that as well. It’s really quite interesting.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Jun 5, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sport is NUTS!!!
i have some friends that play rugby, and although i’ve caught games on tv(i get bored so on goes rugby, austr. football, arena, etc….), when i saw it played live i was floored! even at a collegiate level, it blew my mind!!!
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
by windycity72 on Jun 5, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s all good fun, except that the ball-carrier can pass (lateral) or kick the ball, which is just frustrating when you’ve sprinted across the field to hit him. So when I discovered this foreign derivative of rugby where guys like Mike Singletary and Lawrence Taylor could pursue and nail the player with the ball without him getting rid of it, naturally that piqued my interest. And, being a defensively-minded player, I began to follow the team that had this smash-mouth menace with players called Dent, Hampton, McMichael, Singletary, Marshall…..
"They tried to take out the quarterback, and if they managed that, they tried to take out the backup." - Bears SB20 TE Emery Moorehead, on the mentality of *that* defense
by Spongie on Jun 5, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are some of the TV networks...
I can catch rugby on? Anyone?
by rdent4hof on Jun 5, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i watch it online on a foreign network that i get with this one program...
it’s great too cuz my home pc is connected to my tv so any of those stations, hulu, all of that good stuff i get to watch on the big screen!!!
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
by windycity72 on Jun 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
Setenta Sports has it some. But good question, I hardly ever find it on TV.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Jun 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I’d been around at that time, I could have practically given you an awful lot of your material off the top of my head :-)
"They tried to take out the quarterback, and if they managed that, they tried to take out the backup." - Bears SB20 TE Emery Moorehead, on the mentality of *that* defense
by Spongie on Jun 5, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that would've been helpful...
If I ever do another one, because this one wasn’t terribly in-depth, I’ll def. talk with you!
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Jun 5, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the patches
will be on the left clavicle area of the jersey…
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by Dane Noble on Jun 5, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couple quick hits:
1. I’m getting sick of the Bears hyping up Jamar Williams every off-season. Because, the regular season comes… and he doesn’t do squat.
2. Wait till Knox gets full pads on… let’s see if he can break a jam off the line and get open.
"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 Jun 5, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jamar Williams
will probably get cut this year … I think the hype is so that other teams may take notice of his inability to shed blocks and make tackles.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jun 5, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have to cut a player
if he is under contract or can you put him on the practice squad?
by luckie815 on Jun 5, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Practice squad
is an option … i think. I don’t know if you’d want a player making half a million hanging on down there if he isn’t going to contribute on the field. this is the last year of his contract. he may hang on to play specials.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jun 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't he have to clear
waivers to go on the practice squad?
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
by Allie on Jun 5, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Practice squad can be tricky, but has a loophole.
A team can keep up to eight players on their practice squad, in addition to their 53 man roster. Both rookies and “young” veterans are eligible for the practice squad.
However, a player cannot participate on the practice squad for more than three seasons, or if he has accrued a year of NFL experience, even if it is on the IR.
Considering a practice squad player is a free agent, he can be signed by his current team, or by any team who makes him an offer.
A classic example of this is Brandon Rideau.
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by Dane Noble on Jun 5, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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