Archive for March, 2010
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Chicago Bears Let Injury-Prone Kevin Jones Go
The Bears added Kevin Jones during the 2008 offseason thinking he would be a solid complement to the rookie Matt Forte. The former first round pick out of Virginia, Jones, was coming off knee and ankle injuries. During 2008 he appeared in 11 games
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Draft Breakdown: Two Players That Chicago Could Use
The 2010 NFL Combine is history and now teams are focusing on watching players at their Pro Days and sitting back trying to figure out what players would fit their team as they prepare for the draft. The Bears have many needs but don’t have tha
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Chicago Bears and Greg Olsen: Pros and Cons of a Potential Trade
While many Bear fans are still in a tizzy about the team's major splash in free agency last Friday, there is still one major issue lurking around Halas Hall, and that is the future of Tight End Greg Olsen. Lots of trade buzz has been circulating rece
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NFL Free Agent Weekend: Great Value or Price Gouging?
With an uncapped year resulting in over 200 restricted free agents, most of whom would be unrestricted and testing open waters any other year, the few prize names available are being snatched up quickly. Several of the most notable names have already
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Darren Sharper: As a Free Agent, A Move To the Chicago Bears Makes Sense
It's come as a surprise to me that the New Orleans Saints have taken their time to re-sign their trusty full safety Darren Sharper, who only a season ago was one of the leading causes in the Saints' Super Bowl victory. However, although New Orleans
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Chicago Bears Sign Julius Peppers: Great Move or a Foolish Error?
As every football fan most know by now, the Chicago Bears game out of the gate firing on Friday as free agency began, signing DE Julius Peppers, RB Chester Taylor, and TE Brandon Manumaleuna to substantial deals. One of this writer's biggest pro
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24 Hours Into Free Agency and Who Are the Early Winners and Losers?
Here we are, 24 hours into free agency and there have already been some clear cut winners. I’ll take a look at a few of them here, and explain to you the impact the moves that have been made today will have around the league. Chica
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Chicago Bears Free Agent Signings Necessary Due to Past Personnel Failures
The Chicago Bears painted it as a red-letter day. There are two ways to look at it, of course. It was both a day to be positive about the future, and a day to remember the horrors of the past. When defensive end Julius Peppers, running back Chester T
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Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears Make Biggest Splash on Day One of Free Agency
As day one of the 2010 free agency period concludes, the build-up definitely did not disappoint. Here is the roundup of the biggest releases, signings and trades that went down on the first day of Free Agency. Just hours into the start of the Free Ag
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Sweet Home Chicago! Bears Welcome New Players
With a long way yet to go until the 2010 NFL season, the buzz around Chicago is already loud. There hasn't been this much excitement in the Chicago off-season air since the Bears landed their franchise quarterback, Jay Cutler, last year. The Bears
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