Now that the initial shock and outrage that most of us felt at the Bears draft, it seems like most of us are settling into the fact that it wasn't as bad as it looked. I think most of us were so set on the Bears picking a TE with one of their first 3 picks that when it didn't happen we went over the deep end. Most draft 'experts' have us at around a B grade. Not bad considering.
So lets take a look back over our off season so far.
Free Agency
| Position | Player |
| QB | Brian Griese |
| CB | Ricky Manning Jr. |
Bears Draft
| Pick | Player |
| #42 | Danieal Manning,CB/S,Abelen Christian |
| #57 | Devin Hester,WR,Miami |
| #42 | Dusty Dvoracek,DT,Oklahoma |
| #120 | Jamar Williams,LB,Arizona State |
| #159 | Mark Anderson,DE,Alabama |
| #195 | J.D Runnels,FB,Oklahmoa/td> |
| #200 | Tyler Reed,G,Penn State |
Undrafted Free Agents
| Postion | School | Player |
| TE | Oregon | Tim Day |
| TE | Auburn | Cooper Wallace |
| G | Miami | Nate Bunce |
| CB | Ohio | Dion Byrum |
| K | Ohio State | Josh Huston |
| G | Louisville | Travis Leffew |
| OT | Notre Dame | Mark LeVoir |
| S | Cal-Berkley | Donnie McCleskey |
| G | Miami | Tyler McMeans |
| WR | Northwestern | Mark Philmore |
| RB | Bowling Green | P.J. Pope |
| S | Texas Tech | Dwayne Slay |
| P | Louisiana-Monroe | Joel Stelly |
I can't say I am at all displeased with this haul. Sure I was rooting of Pope or Byrd, but we did get Day and he was rated anywhere from the 2nd to 4th round and we still got a guy by the name of Pope.