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The last time the Bears and Packers made a trade with each other was when the Bears acquired return specialist Glyn Milburn from the Packers in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick on Aug. 29, 1998.
The swap helped both NFC North teams.
Glyn Milburn became the Bears’ all-time leader with 4,596 kickoff return yards and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1999, while the Packers selected wide receiver Donald Driver with the 213th overall pick they obtained in the deal.
To the left is the picture of Bears MLB Brian Urlacher crushing former Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick to the ground.
Chicago Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith spoke about QB Michael Vick and his chances on a comeback to the NFL:
“I would look at Michael like I look at every other prospect that’s available: He goes back into the pool,” Smith told USA Today, via David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune. “That’s what everyone in society does. Mike made a mistake, and he’s paying the price for that mistake. Once you’ve paid your debt to society, you have to say, ‘OK, let’s go on from there.”
What I think?
Lovie Smith is crazy for calling Michael Vick’s jail time as a mistake.
You do realize what he did to those poor innocent dogs Lovie?
If I were the Bears I would stay as far away as I could from Michael Vick.
The guy is an average quarterback, who is pretty damn good at scrambling, but that’s it.
Vick doesn’t fit the Bears scheme on offense at all.
The last time the Bears had a scrambling quarterback, they had #9 Jim McMahon under the helm.
Please Bears stay away from convict/QB Michael Vick.
Free-agent OT Orlando Pace visited with the Chicago Bears today, according to NFL.com’s Steve Wyche.
Pace met with the Baltimore Ravens earlier this month, but did not sign the contract offer they gave him.
The St. Louis Rams saved $6 million in cap space by releasing the seven time pro bowler Orlando Pace(1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005) .
Bears head coach Lovie Smith was the defensive coordinator with the Rams, when Pace was there as well. What I Think? If Pace signs, the Bears might not need to address the tackle position in next month’s draft, at least not in the earlier rounds.
The positive with Pace is that he has been too seven Pro Bowl’s and he started 14 games for the Rams last season.
The Bears could use Pace at RT and have newly signed Kevin Shaffer compete with Chris Williams for the LT spot.
If Pace doesn’t demand too many, I would I love him in a Bears uniform.
It would be a great signing for them.
The Bears have signed veteran offensive lineman Kevin Shaffer to a three year, eight million dollar contract.
The 29 year old Shaffer has played in 100 games, starting 81 with the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns.
The Bears were unable to sign John St. Clair a week ago, after he signed with Shaffer’s former team the Cleveland Browns.
The Bears got the better part of the “swap”, because Shaffer is younger and has more experience than the 32 year old St. Clair, who was going to be replaced soon or later.
The 6’5″ Shaffer started 47 of 48 games, 31 at right tackle and 16 at left tackle in his three seasons with the Browns.
This not only shows Shaffer durability, but also his chances at becoming the starter at right tackle.
There is nothing bad about this move, Shaffer helps the thin Bears offensive line, and recently signed Frank Omiyale can now compete at LG with Josh Beekman.
This is what Shaffer had to say about the signing:
”I am glad we were able to work something out, it’s something we were talking about for a while, and I am definitely excited.
”The goal is to come in and win a starting job. We haven’t talked too much about that, but when I get there, I want to show them what I can do. I have always been a hard worker, and I am in a situation where I am going to prove myself.”
all quotes from chicagosuntimes.com
Today the Bears were handed a 3rd round pick (the 99th) and two seven rounders in this years NFL Draft.
The Bears’ picks in the seventh round are as follows:
37th pick, 246 overall
42nd pick, 251 overall
Jerry Angelo has landed Alex Brown, Nate Vasher and Kyle Orton all in the third round not bad, considering Jerry Angelo’s struggles as GM.
Compensatory picks are handed out each year to teams for their net loss in free agency.
The Bears lost Bernard Berrian (Minnesota), tight end John Gilmore (Tampa Bay) and special teamer Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore) as unrestricted free agents a year ago. The team did not sign any UFA’s, so they receive three draft picks.
I am glad to pronounce that the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers rivalry will be put on display in prime time next season.
The Bears will open the 2009 season against the Green Bay Packers Sept. 13 at Lambeau Field on Sunday Night Football, the NFL announced today.
The Bears open the season last year on Sunday Night Football and crushed the Indianapolis Colts, 29-13.
In five seasons as Bears coach, Lovie Smith has compiled a 7-3 record against the Packers.
By comparison, former Bears coaches Dave Wannstedt (1-11) and Dick Jauron (2-8) combined to go 3-19 versus Green Bay.
The Bears lead the all-time series, 90-80-6
Former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski, who is an announcer for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” has studied Bears WR Devin Hester’s transition from a kick returner to wide receiver.
Jaws had this to say about Hester’s transition:
“He has improved dramatically as a wide receiver, he has improved in every area, … I thought he learned how to run routes, he learned how to read coverages on the move and he learned now to stem and separate from cornerbacks and safeties. I saw a guy who got better and better and better the more experience he got. I think he is going to make a significant contribution as a wide receiver.”
quotes from chicagotribune.com
According to STATS, John St. Clair permitted 9.75 sacks last season, the fifth most in the NFL.
Houston’s Duane Brown and Buffalo’s Jason Peters tied for the most with 11.5 apiece, followed by Arizona’s Levi Brown (11) and San Francisco’s Barry Sims (10.5). Cincinnati’s Stacy Andrews and San Francisco’s Adam Snyder tied for sixth with 9.5, followed by Detroit’s Jeff Backus (9.25), Tampa Bay’s Donald Penn (8.5) and San Francisco’s Joe Staley (8.5).
Written by Mike Summa of Bleacherreport.com
To many, it was like he was not even on the roster.
Throughout 2008 and into the offseason, many Chicago Bears fans have speculated about the absence of third-round rookie pick Earl Bennett.
The Vanderbilt superstar set numerous SEC receiving records, but during his rookie season in the NFL, Bennett did not catch a single pass and saw little offensive playing time.
Not knowing what to make of the it, fans have been speculating about the situation ever since the lack of talent at wide receiver grew from a hot topic to a raging inferno late last season.
Some fans feel the Bears are such poor evaluators of offensive talent that they overlooked Bennett and were more awe-struck by guys like Marty Booker and Rashied Davis.
Others say Bennett did something to anger the coaching staff.
But it was Bennett himself who cleared the air this week in a Chicago Tribune article.
“I struggled [learning] the plays last year,” Bennett said Wednesday. “I was lethargic because of it. It probably took me until Week 6, Week 7 to pick them up.
“Toward the end, I started grasping the concepts. Once you put things aside and just play, you can play a lot faster.”
The Bears are very thin at wide receiver at this point.
With veterans Brandon Lloyd and Marty Booker out of the picture, the up-to-speed Bennett has been working with counterpart Devin Hester in this week’s veteran mini camp, the team’s first set of organized activities this off season.
Hester, Bennett, and Davis are currently the team’s top three receivers, along with longtime practice squad enigma Brandon Rideau, former Indianapolis Colt Devin Aromashodu, and reserve/futures contract signee John Broussard.
Further depth will likely be filled through next month’s draft and the post-draft free agent market, but the coaching staff has promised a more prominent role for Bennett in 2009.
Then again, the same was also said about the injury-prone Mark Bradley during every offseason he spent in a Bears uniform.
The Bears invited safety Glenn Earl to there three day mini-camp and wound up signing him to a contract today.
Earl, 28, joins only the second team of his career.
He was a fourth round pick in 2004 by the Houston Texans out of Notre Dame.
The problem with Earl, is hasn’t played a single game since 2006.
The upside with Earl, is that he was a very good player before unfortunate injuries hit him.
Earl played in the preseason in 2007, but was injured in the last exhibition game against the Bears in a collision with Cedric Benson. Earl suffered a Lisfranc separation on his left foot.
This guy will add much needed depth at safety, but who knows if he can stay healthy.
I mean this guy has played in less games than Mike Brown over the last two seasons.
From 2004-2006, Earl has played in 37 games, making 31 starts, recording 155 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks.
The Bears could look like genius’s if this signing works out, I mean Earl did play for the Bears new secondary coach Jon Hoke in Houston.
But, who knows he might not even make the team.
This is what Glenn Earl said about his new opportunity:
“I’m just happy to be back out here after being out the last couple of years, I didn’t even expect this opportunity. I was in survival mode.”
all quotes from chicagotribune.com
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