Late NightLink: Bears to Sign Rod Hood
by Dane Noble on Aug 31, 2009 10:58 PM CDT
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As alarmed as we have been about our defensive secondary woes, apparently the team has been as well. Per this article, as early as Tuesday the Bears will sign 5 year veteran CB Rod Hood to a one year contract. This does mean that they will have to make room for another player on the roster, so expect another move to occur with this one.
Veteran cornerback Rod Hood, who was released by Cleveland Monday, will sign a one-year contract with the Bears as early as Tuesday, according to multiple NFL sources. Hood took a free-agent visit to Halas Hall in May but opted to sign with the Browns. He has 11 career interceptions.
Hood, 27, entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles out of Auburn in 2003. After the 2006 season, he left the Eagles via free agency and signed a five-year, $15 million contract with the Cardinals. The 5-foot-11-inch, 196-pound Hood started 16 games in the '07 season then 14 in '08 as a member of the Super Bowl XLIII runner-up Cardinals. He also played in a Super Bowl XXXIX with the Eagles.
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What scares me is that he was cut by the Browns..
But he’s better depth than what we have,
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
We needed to do something in our secondary
But, also remember… there’s no guarantees that Hood makes this team. He’s gotta earn it like the rest of ‘em. And, he’s showing up late. They need to be at 53 by Saturday. But, if they can stash the “bubble” CB on the practice squad, that’ll give them more time to evaluate Hood.
"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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does anyone know exactly why hood was cut?
by the cardinals not the browns i mean.
"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"
bye bye McBride?
I have seen a QB and it was good.
by SoulEater7 on Aug 31, 2009 11:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Or bye bye Vasher?
Maybe they’re finally ready to cut him.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Wait a sec, weren't we talking about signing him during minicamp?
so… let me get this right. Lovie can get a Veteran corner to cover his rear, but can’t get a veteran receiver to cover Ron Turners?
He’s either a slick SOB or knows one of two things:
the offense will carry the defense, and they,re another cornerback
or
the defense will carry the offense, and we are adding another cornerback turned wide receiver
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve just been Hoodwinked.
Camp ifuwanna, we hold you in our heart...
by ifuwannacrownem on Sep 1, 2009 12:20 AM CDT reply actions
Dude, what?
I’m not sure if there’s a joke in there somewhere that I missed, or just some type-o’s, but we’ve had a rash of injuries in the Defensive Backfield as of late, while we have had no injuries to our Receiving corps (say what you will about their talent, but they are healthy). This is a pick up to cover injuries, where picking up a receiver would be to compensate for a lack of talent (which they have said over and over that our receivers have plenty of).
The team likes the receivers we have, thus wont be picking up another. If we hadn’t had so many injuries to our DB’s, we likely wouldn’t be picking up Hood either. Basically, if you REALLY want the Bears to pick up a vet receiver, pray for some injuries I guess (of course, you would then be going to the special section in hell reserved for Politicians and Packer Fans).
by DDigital on Sep 1, 2009 3:38 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
you really believe that?
This is a pick up to cover injuries, where picking up a receiver would be to compensate for a lack of talent
when Vasher was injured last year, who’d they signed? uhh… Marcus Hamilton off the freakin waiver wire, that’s who! A guy who had no experience whatsoever, besides playing in a game where he had to cover Brandon Lloyd and Marty Booker all five times his team wasn’t stopping the run.
so if Hester/DA/Rideau/Bennett go down, who do we have? Iglesias/Knox/Kinder/Peterman/Davis
open your eyes. there’s obviously something very wrong with the backfield and injuries might not even be the half of it.
(say what you will about their talent, but they are healthy)
oh yeah, you would know.
Camp ifuwanna, we hold you in our heart...
by ifuwannacrownem on Sep 1, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
It isn’t about covering anyone’s rear. Even if the Bears weren’t confident in their WR core (which it is obvious they are), they cannot just make up a free agent to sign. In so many posts we beat to death what is out there at WR.
This was a different opportunity where an experienced DB with post season experience and no real rags that any of us know of happened to become available. No WRs just happened to become available. After more cuts, who knows.
Makes me worry that Tillman is more seriously injured than they are telling us........
But the more depth the better as far as Im concerned.
Phil: " Whose baby is that?
Alan: "Check his collar or something." - The Hangover
I think they are more worried about the other side
Vasher has been powered on suck so far..and any bears fan will admit bowman is a coin toss on whether he gets hurt or not..who do we go to from there? graham? moore? lol
"powered on suck"
That’s pretty funny.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 1, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
i still say chris mcalister is a good option.
he would be good depth for 1 or 2 years
I think it's about McBride
the man is AWFUL at football… so glad we are getting somebody else
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
McBride had a few good games there...
he looks to have regressed
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 1, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions
McBride and McGowan
were probably my two least favorite Bears. i thought they were heavily overrated, and McBride is roughly the size of DJ Moore, who seems to posess a lot more ball skills anyways, so it’s more beneficial (my opinion) to keep Moore around than McBride
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
by BearNecessities on Sep 1, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
Both of those guys seemed pretty athletic, but both seemed completely and totally out of control. They just never seemed to have any clue what was going on around them.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 1, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or...
Does it seem like noone plays bump and run anymore? Either you give up an easy 6 yard hitch, or the WR is nearly at full speed by the time he passes you. Hard to have success against that. I am still hoping they start chucking these opponents (within 5 yards, of course) or it could end up being a long season!
Getcha Beernuts Ready!
Earl Bennett
dropped his coverage man in the game, first time i saw that in a long time. only reason he was open too.
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
by BearNecessities on Sep 1, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Here you go
I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
by Ditkavsworld on Sep 1, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Nice.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
I try to help.
I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
by Ditkavsworld on Sep 1, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Great
now how do I get my links to pop ? Should I refer to your previous link? :)
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
You could refer to my previous link
or when the box pops up to paste the line, check the little box that makes the link pop like popcorn.
I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
ok
Trying again
Ah success!!!! Perhaps I should join that site I linked.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
Hoping
I saw yesterday when Hood was cut and hoped we would sign him.
As much as I’ve loved our teams performances thus far the CB’s are frightening.
A healthy Tillman and Bowman will help a lot.
by boondock_saint812 on Sep 1, 2009 9:18 AM CDT reply actions
Exactly
I think Vasher is depth now if Bowman is healthy, but since NEITHER Bowman nor Tillman are healthy, then CB is a question mark.
McBride should be gone, but I’m not sure that adding Hood clarifies the pecking order at the position. With Bowman and Tillman as starters, Vasher, Graham, Moore and Hood are backups. That’s pretty good for CB depth in the NFL, but will the Bears keep six? Manning is supposed to be a FS/Nickel combo, which could affect which position group gets the final roster spot.
Anyway, I hope we go with six, but I really couldn’t predict who will wind up up as the first off the bench from that CB group.
And the prevailing wind happens to be blowing from Vichy.
Why is Hood being released a non-issue?
does anyone else wonder why he was released from a average rated defense?
they dont
recognize talent?
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
by BearNecessities on Sep 1, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions
Can anyone say...
Rebuilding year!!!
The Browns know that it is going to be tough sledding this year and probably wanted to reduce their bottom line with a younger/less experienced CB that can be kept for a couple of years, knowing they are not going to be in the mix for 2009
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Sep 1, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Or...
he sucks. Guess we’ll find out soon.
Getcha Beernuts Ready!
by Fly1965 on Sep 1, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is a possibility :-)
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Sep 1, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
What This Means Is
The Bears are VERY serious about trying to make a run at the Superbowl. Not satisfied with the the weakest area on the team they went out and tried to address it. I don’t think Wide Receiver is an area of weakness. We have heard Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith say over and over again that we a set a the position. And from what I’ve seen I believe them.
I don’t think Wide Receiver is an area of weakness. We have heard Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith say over and over again that we are set at the position.
You don’t remember “-——- is our quarterback” ?
And from what I’ve seen I believe them.
Maybe you believed them then, too :-D
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
I believed them!
Had they not stuck with that, perhaps we’d have traded for Kyle Boler (sp?) or AJ Freeley or one of the McCown twins. Yikes! Jay Cutler (in my humble opinion) is living proof that GOD is a Bears fan!
Can I get an AMEN!?!
Getcha Beernuts Ready!
Yes.........I Rememeber
Rex is our Quarterback
And then Rex is not our Quarterback. He played his way out of the starting position and was eventually cut by the team. This is not rocket science. I fail to understand your point.
Like
the Bears weren’t serious in 05, 07, or last year?
like always, trying to improve our team to give us the best chance to win
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
by BearNecessities on Sep 1, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes They Were Serious Then
But seem more serious now in regards to addressing areas of weakness. In the previous years we could not get an acknowledgment we had a weakness. Like Quarterback for example.
Getting greedy with your links?
oh look I have an extra one
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
Interesting article..
the Bear’s mouthpiece website calls out the play of McBride as contributing to the need for this signing. Guess that mystery is solved!
There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
Well
You can still see two very important things about her appearance, blurry or no…
True.
1. She has a head
2. She has (at least) upper arms.
Both very important things that I look for in women.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
by Spongie on Sep 1, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Most critera should consist of
A pulse.
I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
by Ditkavsworld on Sep 2, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Thats generally my starting point...
Generally
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
Speculation is that Peanut Tillman will miss a few regular season games
Just heard this discusssed ad nauseum by Dave Kaplan. Tillman is not close to being ready apparently.
"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)
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