The Bears Den: May 3, 2010

by Dane Noble on May 3, 2010 7:25 AM CDT in The Bears Den

...where we are eager to see how the roster will start shaping up.

Lovie Smith impressed by rookie lineman early in the process.

'Juice" Williams making the most of his opportunity in Chicago.

Defensive backfield remains a concern, as expressed by the photo in the article.

Mike Martz adamant the the WR corp will be strong this year for the Bears.

Martz also talks about the QB position.

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2009 preseason stand-out Turrenne getting to come back and hone his skills again.

LaFevour trying to make his time count, adjusting to new style of offense.

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That is the most spectacular picture ever.

I might have to make that my background.

I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves

Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers

by Kev H on May 3, 2010 7:30 AM CDT reply actions

Um... what?

"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 Ashley Czuba on May 3, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions

What pic?

The one wiht the pissed off secondary coach?

by Jhitt81 on May 3, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

I like that Major Wright

“has some personality to him”. After seeing some of his highlights it appears he’s not afraid to let you know you just got layed out. It’s exciting to have a smash mouth guy playing in the secondary again.

You're being very Un-Dude right now.

by IslandBoodler87 on May 3, 2010 7:36 AM CDT reply actions

And this...

Coach Lovie Smith on safety Major Wright, the team’s third-round pick out of Florida, "You can see Major has a little bit of personality to him. You’re not going to have to pry a lot of answers out of him. He’s eager to talk to everyone. Really a breath of fresh air, I guess you can say, to our group.’’

That tells you how much has been missing from the group, not just from a performance level, but also from a personality/leadership level.

"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 May 3, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Cue the Mike Brown fans...

" We get off the bus running! What do you mean we are a passing team? you don't agree with how I do things? You're fired!"
- Lovie Smith-

by tfrabotta on May 3, 2010 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions

It's been a long time since we've had a "Mike Brown" type in the backfield.

I’ve always believed that the Bears defense has been predicated on the leadership of Brian Urlacher and Mike Brown. It’ll be interesting to see if Major Wright can foot the billet.

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on May 3, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Really a long time?

it’s been 2 years

Do or do not there is not try-Master Yoda

by suckmyditka on May 3, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Can't wait to see Major

Laying out some queens and cheeseheads!

by Bear Lovin 21 on May 3, 2010 9:38 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah.

Elizabeth II should be awesome.

I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves

Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers

by Kev H on May 3, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Correction

VIQUEENS

by Bear Lovin 21 on May 3, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

+1000000

"He is remarkably bright", a "terrific talent", the sky is the limit for Cutler"

-Mike Martz-

by tfrabotta on May 3, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Sounds like Martz would like to have Kitna

‘It would always help, that’s for sure,‘’ Martz said when asked if he would prefer a quarterback he has worked with before. ’’It doesn’t have to be. A good player is a good player. It’s just harder for them to learn, basically. A veteran has been through several systems, usually, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Jon Kitna had been through a bunch of systems. It would give him a leg up and make it easier, especially if he joins us late, but a good player is a good player, and we’ll make it work.’’

"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)
.

by SackMan on May 3, 2010 8:34 AM CDT reply actions

I thought the same thing...

… But, Kitna isn’t available. He is a backup to Tony Romo in Dallas. I think he is referring to Marc Bulger.
However, I think Angelo believes that Caleb Hanie is a capable backup and doesn’t want to invest in a Marc Bulger.

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on May 3, 2010 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Kitna was listed as a FA in some places before teh season ended

but I just looked this up from rotoworld in regards to his contract

//2009: Signed a four-year contract extension through 2013. 2010: $2 million, 2011: $2.6 million, 2012: $3.1 million, 2013: $2.9 million, 2014: Free Agent

That is a lot of scratch for a back up QB!

"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 3, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd love for us to have juice Williams on the team

If we could use him right, shotgun snaps, qb draws add something new

Lovie may put him at wr or SS though

by Bear Lovin 21 on May 3, 2010 9:07 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

God..

he was awful for my Illini last year..

" We get off the bus running! What do you mean we are a passing team? you don't agree with how I do things? You're fired!"
- Lovie Smith-

by tfrabotta on May 3, 2010 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

He was awful

for everyone’s Illini last year.

I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves

Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers

by Kev H on May 3, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Seriously!

What happened to the whole getting mentored by donovan thing?

by Jhitt81 on May 3, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Soooo...

when’s week 1? I’m antsy.

by SaintCee on May 3, 2010 10:01 AM CDT reply actions

WR the strongest unit in 2010?

I would have to agree.

I have the Bears positional units “pecking order” as follows:

WR
LB
OL
QB
RB
DL
Secondary

OF course that doesn’t mean because the DL is near the bottom that they will be a disappointment…

… I just think people will be really suprised at how well the offense will be in 2010. The Secondary is a GREAT concern for me (injuries, talent, depth) and it has severely needed an injection of youth and talent for some years. Major Wright is a start.

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on May 3, 2010 10:08 AM CDT reply actions

I'm going to disagree slightly.

First off, the best unit is Special Teams. That’s #1.
My rankings:

SpTms
LB (Urlacher, Briggs, Pisa, Roach, Hunter, Shaw)
TE (separate from WR)
QB (Jay is awesome)
WR (still a little too green to put ahead of the other units, but LOTS of potential)
DL (we added Peppers!)
RB (too many ?s w Forte)
OL (we don’t know if Omiyale will be any good at RT, we don’t know who the LG is)
DBs (Wright is a rookie, Tillman has lots of mileage, Bowman is still young, Harris good SS)

by Mike Mueller on May 3, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions

TEs get bumped 2 slots

Clark is still their most reliable tight end(don’t know if that’s a good thing.) I see the potential in Olsen but as of now it’s still just that. Jay (Through The Roof Potential) Cutler and the WRs is 3a and 3b. The success of both is predicated on each other. Cutler please step up your decision making. Recievers, run those routes.

by Big Ike on May 3, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions

This is a good Fanpost topic!!

by Bear Lovin 21 on May 3, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll throw it up there!

I thought so too. Makes for interesting beginning of the week “fodder”. ;-)

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on May 3, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

doubtful, but I would love to be proven wrong

assuming that DA, Bennett, Hester, Knox and company will be the best group is a real stretch. Way too inexperienced.

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren

by lookingdeadred on May 3, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions