Archive for April, 2009
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Chicago Bears Draft Day Thoughts
This is as close to a mock draft as you’re going to see out of me today. I honestly just don’t see the point of making a wild prediction or even a slightly educated prediction about every team that is likely to select a player today. Ho
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You Can’t Escape the NFL Draft Hype
Well sports fans, it’s finally here, the day of the 2009 NFL Draft. The official end to the second season of the National Football League. Make no mistake this IS the second season. It may sound like silly cliche to explain the hype surround
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Come to Think of It: Anquan Boldin Demands Lessen, Your Move Chicago Bears
According to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, the Arizona Cardinals are now willing to take less to part with disgruntled wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Are you listening, Jerry Angelo? Despite lowering their demands to a second round pick and "other considerat
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My Final Mock Draft: A Sucker Punch At The Top
It has been about three weeks since I wrote my three part mock draft, and a lot has changed since then. A flurry of moves has altered some teams draft priorities, or at least it appears that way.-The Atlanta Falcons traded for future HOF TE Tony Gonz
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Massaquoi or Johnson: Should the Bears Draft a Receiver or a Safety?
The Chicago Bears hold the 49th pick in the NFL Draft tomorrow. With it, most "experts" are predicting the Bears will be selecting either a safety or a receiver. Now, as much as I hate to do it, I agree with those predictions. And for me, it comes do
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My Favorite Website…to Hate
If you get the chance, check out www.comingrightatya.com and you will have the opportunity to laugh your head off. The subject of the site is any and everything related to Chicago sports, most notably the Cubs and the Bears. Sure, at first the
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NFL Bears Trade Options and Draft Pick Values
There is speculation surrounding the Bears' option to trade up to land a wide receiver at the back end of the first round or the high end of the second round. But, how do they decide what to do? There is a value system in place that assigns value to
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Jerry Angelo Has a Bear of a Dilemma Going into This Weekend’s Draft
Jerry Angelo may have the biggest dilemma any bear has had since Winnie-the-Pooh pondered whether fresh honey was worth numerous bee stings. Angelo has to decide if he should draft a receiver or a free safety in the upcoming draft, and, like Po
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Prospect Preview: Juaquin Iglesias
Finally I get to writing a prospect profile on wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias from the Oklahoma Sooners. I didn’t want to do all of the prospects all lumped together. I wanted to try and spread out their prospect previews over a couple weeks t
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Chicago Bears Digest: Vol. One
William Perry Hospitalized Beloved member of the ‘85 team William Perry was hospitalized over a week ago to deal with complications from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a chronic inflammation disorder of the peripheral nerves. Perry was diagnosed with
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