Post- Presser Open Thread: Damn It Feels Good To Be A Bears Fan
by Dane Noble on Mar 5, 2010 5:54 PM CST
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While watching the Chicago Bears press conference, a few things could be noted:
- Jerry Angelo looked very tired, and you could tell the finalization of Peppers' contract right before the press conference started was tough.
- Lovie Smith looked happy; he smiled more than we've seen him smile in a while. Also mentioned Tommie Harris a few times when talking about Julius Peppers.
- Peppers looked like a kid in the candy store. Very youthful looking, and a bit awkward answering questions. You can tell he is new at this free agency thing.
- Brandon Manumaleuna is huge. He seems very humble, and constantly referred to helping the team Sealing off the blind spot and protecting the QB.
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I'm gonna play a game right now... see ya guys
Bear Down!
"If I were a food critic being asked to write about the meal and experience at Waffle House, I would provide a drawing of two happy fat people giving each other a high five."
by BearNecessities on Mar 5, 2010 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
I owe JA a HUGE apology
I been saying for months he couldn’t find his arse with both hands. I stand corrected.
Best FA in my memory (I’m almost 50), and I don’t suffer from memory loss, yet.
WELL DONE!
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Mar 6, 2010 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
People actually make moves
when they know their asses and jobs are on the firing line
by GriggsBriggs on Mar 6, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
Huge Smile by Peppers
Yeah he really looked like a kid in a candy store, had a difficuklt time getting that huge smile of his face, but who would’nt just having signed such a huge contract?
Can’t wait for the season to start.
Gonna hit the bed now, it’s 1 am in Switzerland. Had to stay up to see the presser.
Have a good day and don’t celebrate to hard ;-)
My thoughts
Peppers has huge ears….damn I think he gets diercTv with those things….
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
I got just one thing .....
……….. to say , Brian Urlacher you need to get that wrist healthy because your gonna be patting Julius Peppers on the back an awful lot !!!!
In the immortal words of Terrell Owens , " Get ya popcorn ready ! "
And Manu Manu the Slender looks a bit trimmer …… na just kiddin hes as beefy as ever !
I cant put into words how Im feeling right now..........
What a great day.
"How sad, another victim of the Night Nurses from Jersey."
i am so happy today...
Just when I thought the bears were gonna let me down, they go out and do this. I’m upset we couldn’t get Boldin but we did a lot more than I thought we would. BEAR DOWN !
by Ryan21 on Mar 5, 2010 6:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Splish.. Splash
It looks great today. However, part of me wishes that it was 5 years ago – when so many of the people we will be counting on were younger and Martz/Smith/etc hadn’t been shown as having fallable systems. I’m still worried about the O-line, but Manu helps. However, for now, I’m happy swilling my kool-aid, even if I put a couple shots of whiskey in it. 2010 is do or die.
Not sure if anyone one else mentioned this...
But the Ravens traded their 3rd and 4th round picks to the Cardinals for Boldin and a 5th rounder
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Mar 5, 2010 6:03 PM CST reply actions
Here's the link to the story...
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Mar 5, 2010 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
somebody sait it last thread....
but thnx for carrying it over for us with the link!
GO BEARS!!!!
by ChiTownSounds on Mar 5, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
now lets
focus on getting a Safety… Rolle is still available but meeting with the giants.. Clark is still out there.. I say lets do what we can to get OJ Atogwe from the rams.
if we landed him… man we are set.. NFCN championship!! NFC Champs!! Superbowl Champs!!
Lets go BEARS
I'll add Sharper to that mix
''I'm really not a Facebook or Twitter guy. I'm a prime rib and baked potato guy.'' - Sweet Lou
sharper would
be a good pickup.. didnt think about him. but only if he played the way he did last year
Man im goin to go and change the Bears roster on Madden as we speak
and Put Otogwe at free safety for good measure
Kobe....I dont play D i just want to score alot
People on the ESPN boards
Are saying the lions are going to be better because they are going to have Suh and Burleson. Really?
WordUpThome: BUT THE "FUN FACTS" ON THE BACKS OF YOUR BASED BALL CARDS SAY THAT YOU ARE A RELEVANCE ENTHUSIAST
by thatballhitdeepwayback on Mar 5, 2010 6:09 PM CST reply actions
Suh and Vanden Bosch will comploment eachother
both big strong guys who will require a double team
the NFC north is lookin to be the conference to beat
Do or do not there is not try-Master Yoda
Better Team today and tomorrow
These move could also prove to be difference makers in the future. Carolina lost its franchise player and would make Chicago look better if Cowher had to make a decision. The Viking are weak at the RB position and if AP doesn’t correct his fumbling problem, he will cost the Vikings more games similar to that last game against the Bears.
and the viqueens
better hope favre plays otherwise… back to losing with jackson or rosenberger!!
you know favre is now scared he has to face peppers twice a yr now.. better stay retired!
The Packer fans are pissed
They might lose their veteran LT Clifton and they dont have any experienced T on their rosters and now they have to deal with Allen, Peppers and Vanden Bosch for games they are pissed lol
Heh
seen the threads asking for tampering charges from the pack (and some vike) fans….
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
"Bear Down"
Also makes me proud to be a Bears Fan again. Now My Homer Jets,Giants,Dolphin fan friends will still say the Bears suck but I will have ammo and not sound like I am the Frick’n Homer, lol
When do ota's start?
Training camp can’t come soon enough.
by Mike Mueller on Mar 5, 2010 6:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I missed all of this, but it sounds really good.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
Mule Train
Not sure but I bet the receivers and Cutler have been working out together the whole off season. It would be sweet if the receivers went to work out with Fitz. Guys who worked out in his off season camp last year came out like gang busters.
Just snooped around Pride of Detroit, Acme Packing Co., and Daily Norseman....
Pride of Detroit: They think they got alot better with Burleson. Is he really anything more than mediocre? I mean look at the receivers they’ve had over the last 10 years, he’s no better than any of them. They also signed KVB. I think this is a good signing, and I will be scared of the DL if the do end up drafting Ndamakong Suh. That would be a nice looking line.
Acme Packing Company is under a panic attack. They have nothing for OT’s and they are gonna play Allen and Peppers 4 games a year. I didnt think it was possible, but Aaron Rodgers might get hit around even more than last year. haha
Daily Norseman: They are upset about saying goodbye to Chester. They also are afraid of Peppers after what he did to them last year. They are looking to get Westbrook. At first, I thought I was scared. But really? How much would he play? I mean its not that big of a difference between AP/CT vs. AP/Westbrook. And we all know he would get hurt.
Hearing of other teams fearing our Defense again is music to my ears. Time for the Monsters of the Midway to bring the pain.
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
"if we need it, we’re not drafting it. not high anyway. look for Angelo to go after a DL/DE – because that’s just the kind of asshat he is.." - junkhorse
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
Agreed....
and it’s a melody I WANT to get stuck in my head! LOL
GO BEARS!!!!
by ChiTownSounds on Mar 6, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
Lweb23
Nice work snoopin’. Burleson is a non factor, he never was and never will be. idk how he warrants $11 mil or is any kind of prize. Boldin was the guy to go out and get. He is a beast and a difference maker. Burleson is fodder.
Westbrook is one hit away from being punch drunk. I think he’s always been a great back and a class act on and off the field, I just fear for his safety.
Chester Taylor I really like because being at Minn behind AD added years to his body. I think Martz will do great things with the offense to keep the D’s on their heels.
I thing the Lions will be much better this year. If nothing else who ever plays them will know they been in a fight.
I am not so sure Favre will want to come back to have to face this division again. He had a real beat down vs. the Saints last year, he will not be forgetting those hits for along time.
Beautiful....
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
Also....
Worthy of note is that while the Bears owners/management have actively gone above and beyond our typical expectations, and actually added to the team, our two biggest rivals have taken definite losses giveing us a little more of a boost.
The Pack outright lost Kampman which on last year’s change of scheme isn’t really big, but lets face it, he was and has the potential to an impact player at least – and he’s gone from the division.
The Viqueens were an addition by subtraction because they lost CT, our signing him was absolute gravy on that meal. They’re also deeply invested in the annual Brett Favre drama now… LoL.. Have fun with that debacle.
I personally think that bringing Manu and Taylor in make a difference for our offense. Olsen is obviously the pass catching TE. Manu obviously the blocking TE, but if you put two TEs out there, Forte and Taylor in the backfield and whichever receiver has stepped up by that time on the field at once, Cutler has a lot of options. Both backs are good receivers and certainly capable blockers. While Manu is primarily the blocker, he can still catch passes. Olsen can get deep into routes with good speed, so you can put three to five layers of receivers out there for Cutler to check down if necessary.
Certainly has potential – now… a little increase in O-Line respectability and it could really be interesting!!
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Bears
The Bears have done more in the past 2 offseasons then they have the previous 27 of my life. It’s pretty great. Peppers should help that shitty 3rd down defense the Bears have been running out there the past couple seasons. Hopefully, Taylor will be the starting RB and Manu helps out to create some running lanes for him.
"Damn it feels good to be a Bears fan"
Yeah, I’ve heard that before(a.k.a. April 2nd, 2009). Peppers and Taylor will help, but Lovie and co. will find a way to mess it all up.
The only time the Mets win is in the offseason.
Yep
I was just coming here to post that. Bears fans were singing the praises of Cutler and Pace last year and how’d that work out?
I don’t understand giving a 5 year deal to a 30 year blocking TE. Cleaery he is a Martz guy and would not have been signed if Martz was not in Chicago.
Peppers was lazy when he had a contract to play for. How do you think he’ll play with money in the bank?
Oh, and the Packers resigned Clifton
I say we just go ahead
and call today a waste of time and money. Because we have enough draft picks and talent to be a heck of a lot better next year. We’ll have another year of core-experience together and some more heart, because they’ll be playing to keep the entire staff’s jobs. At least Cutler will be throwing to a group of 3 WRs who have less than 9 years pro experience. And yes, I agree, today is a waste because they haven’t addressed the O-line and safety positions.
I say we just go ahead and call today a waste of time and money. Because we have enough draft picks and talent to be a heck of a lot better next year.
Because we’ve been so good at drafting and developing talent in recent years? Say, over the past 3 seasons?
We’ll have another year of core-experience together and some more heart, because they’ll be playing to keep the entire staff’s jobs.
Players play hard so that their underachieving coaching staff get to keep their jobs? Like they’ve been doing the past 3 seasons?
And yes, I agree, today is a waste because they haven’t addressed the O-line and safety positions.
Yew ain’t bin payin’ attention tuh Free Agency, haveyuh?
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
"if we need it, we’re not drafting it. not high anyway. look for Angelo to go after a DL/DE – because that’s just the kind of asshat he is.." - junkhorse
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
by Spongie on Mar 5, 2010 8:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
looked like sarcasm to me
But have to agree that I would rather have to worry that we just mortgaged away the future than have to spend another season complaining about how bears never spend the $$ to get top talent
by SouthSidePolack on Mar 5, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions
And with that assessment
you would be correct. I took out most of the fluff that made it over-the-top sarcasm though.
In that case, my apologies. Was getting sick of whining Bears fans :D
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
"if we need it, we’re not drafting it. not high anyway. look for Angelo to go after a DL/DE – because that’s just the kind of asshat he is.." - junkhorse
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
I was just getting ready to respond..so many things to say.
Entirely different off-season. Last year was one piece to the puzzle, even with the high expectations of the Cutler aquisition, it was going to be a building year no matter what. We are now adding the key pieces to take it to a whole new level. This year we should have expectations of winning our division. I think with a couple more moves, there is no reason we shouldn’t. Our young WR’s have big boy experience now, we know what we have with our OL and what needs fixed, and we now have a player that truly makes the type of D we run work. Plus, the signing of CT gives us exactly what we need in our run game and a big blocking TE was just added to solve part of what we didn’t have last season as well, Blocking. I couldn’t stand JA, imo Martz could out coach him in his sleep. We are a FS and an OG away from being in the postion to make a true run at the SB imo. As long as we stay pretty healthy, the comparison between expectations from this year to last is a mile apart. One superstar will not make a SB team, but many superstars in the right position of need…Will!!
Walter Payton lives on!!!
my bad...
really looking forward to next season. Should be fun!!
Walter Payton lives on!!!
by monsterman34 on Mar 5, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
Very good assessment Dane.
I think Big Boy is sealing off the edge and blocking for our RB’s!! It seemed like Peppers really wanted to come here, I love that. He could have gotten just as much or maybe even more money somewhere else, but he chose us…hell yeah. I am just as stoked to see CT get signed, you know I have been pushing to get him ever since the season ended. He will be a beast for us. I couldn’t have even imagined they would go above and beyond to make us better, it really hasn’t been Chicago’s style in the past to go through FA and spend money. I don’t think they are done yet, but I am the happiest I have been since the ’85 SB season. Cool thing is..with technology and this site, everything is as real time as it gets…Fricken Awesome!!!
Walter Payton lives on!!!
im a happy mo fo
been reading alot of other posts on other sites and this by far is the most positive.. i really feel the bears are respectable again and a huge upgrade in talent.. feels good!!
they get that safety position fileld and that d is going to be scary good.. manu and taylor are going to be some good weapons and provide extra blocking for cutler..
a good day indeed!!
no shortage of optimism around here
at least from february through august
by SouthSidePolack on Mar 5, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions
Contract UPDATE:
Chicagobreakingsports.com – Peppers talks about his 6-year, $91.5 million deal
(same link has video of the presser)
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
I really hope he becomes our Reggie White.
Without all the vaguely racist, homophobic and over the top religious rhetoric. And not Jevon Kearse for the Eagles circa 2004. Pack don’t win without Reggie + Favre. Maybe we have the same formula in Chi town.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
If you notice the Bears are guarenteeing a lot of money this year
Because there is no salary cap and the players get paid making it attractive for them to come here and if the CBA gets signed for next season the Bears hopefully won’t be over the salary cap
Not so fast.
I wrote a post on this a while back (link).
Under the somewhat recent rule change by the NFL, guaranteed money prorates over the course of the players contract. Meaning teams can no longer front load a contract with guaranteed money to take advantage of lot of cap space that they have in a certain year (or a year without a cap).
So, if the numbers I posted above are correct (6yrs – $91.5m – $42m gtd):
$42m / 6yrs = $7m per year
Meaning, $7m + his base salary + any bonuses/incentives that he hits would = the cap hit EVERY year over the duration of his contract.
Another interesting thing to note (from this post at BRB):
Myth #6—Teams should just sign players to front-loaded deals now to take advantage of the uncapped year.
This would be a good plan if it weren’t nearly impossible. Under the CBA, any salary decrease of greater than 50% from one year to the next becomes a signing bonus and is then spread out over the life of the deal. For example, if the Texans signed DeMeco Ryans to a deal with a $30M salary in 2010 and a $5M salary in 2011 (capped), that $25M difference would become a signing bonus and be prorated over the life of the deal. I suppose a team could always roll the dice and bet on that rule being abrogated in the new CBA, but I don’t see it happening.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
By that token...
50% is fine and doesn’t become a signing bonus. So theoretically they could pay him 18 million this year, 10 million next year, and 5 million a year the year after or some other confluence of numbers to make his “cap” hit fairly massive this year when it doesn’t matter, fairly big the year after, and below average on the years after.
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Done diddly done for.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
This has to be the most exciting day
In Bears offseason history since the Cutler trade. Not that that’s saying much.
Can we just all appreciate the team is actually trying to win!! You can deny that!
Maybe just stop and look they are getting the best and trying for once to even spend the money to give us the best team and give them some respect for doing so.
Super bowl here we come
Poor Saints – they are one and done. The road to the SB is going thru chicago.
Ok now that i have calmed down a bit – the game is still won or lost in the trenches – the def line looks good – hopefully tommie can stay healthy & urlacher can come back – but the off line is still a concern. You can have an AD back there but he is going nowhere without a good offensive line. Their next priority is to bring in some good off linemen
I told my saint's fan friends....
the only reason they made it to the SB was cause we weren’t there to shut em down! LOL
GO BEARS!!!!
by ChiTownSounds on Mar 6, 2010 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
thank you vanamali
the o line can be adressed with the 3rd rnd pick
this is a dream come true
I still cant believe that Peppers is now a Bear. Plus signing Taylor now to make this all more perfect all we need is a FS. If we can pick up Clark or Atogwe I’d be estatic. Then on draft day we can look at some o line men.
A couple important things to note about the Peppers signing:
- You can tell the front office has changed their mentality quite a bit in the past few years. In just two seasons, the franchise has gone from being a run-first team with without a reputation for big moves into one that traded for Jay Cutler and made a serious run at Peppers from the start.
- You can bet that the uncapped year will have an impact on contract negotiations.
- If Peppers plays like…well, one would expect to play after receiving a new contract…you know the rest.
- Peppers is 30 at the start of his deal and will be 36 when it expires, so there’s no time to waste.
- Despite the aforementioned risks, this was a necessary and educated gamble. There needed to be a shakeup after three straight roughly .500 seasons and no playoff appearances.
- By the way, note that Peppers contract, on average, pays the second highest team salary behind the Cutler contract extension (Even if my memory is not correct in terms of place, Cutler’s extension is still definitely higher). That is NOT coincidental.
About the other signings...
- Commence the Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson jokes in 3, 2, 1…
- Wait a minute, Orlando Pace, Pisa Tinoisamoa, Brandon Manumaleuna…what is with the Bears and their thing for ex-Rams? I can understand Manu and Mike Martz, but the first two guys were signed before he came along.
But Pisa....
showed flashes on the 10 plays he played! lol.. Maybe not literally 10, but he definatly showed that, barring injury, he’s still got it!
GO BEARS!!!!
by ChiTownSounds on Mar 6, 2010 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
Going on the ex-Ram theme...
…I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bears swung a trade for Alex Barron.
Pisa was a beast with the Rams...over 100 tackles each year
I think its more the Bears know the Rams are gonna lowball their good players and its not that far of a trip from St Louis to Chicago lol
There has got be some changes made or we're gonna be in for a world of disappointment.......
Anyone take notice that....
Taylor seemed to express that he was going to be the “Marshall Faulk” in this offense and that he had a chance to start his first year in Minnesota, but didn’t get to see what he could follow that with, so he was looking for that chance?
Maybe I was reading too much into the words, but it felt to me like he seemed prettty confident that he was going to be the starter. Maybe that is just confidence. But I wonder if he got that feeling from Smith, Martz or Angelo…….
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The act of doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.
You and I disagree on Forte, but
I am fine with bringing Taylor in to fight for the starting job. Regardless of who starts, both will get plenty of touches as both fit Martz’s offense well.
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
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by lookingdeadred on Mar 6, 2010 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed.....
I think this will make for a fine 1-2 punch.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The act of doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.
Kudos to Bears ownership
They respect their fans by spending the $ needed to make Da Bears a serious contender in 2010
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Bears this year that weren't there last year
Peppers
Manumaleuna
Taylor
Urlacher
Tinoisamoa
and hopefully Atogwe
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