![]() ![]() What the hell are the Bears doing? Are they trying to set themselves up for failure next year? Without suring up the offensive line, signing an extra running back doesn't help at all. Maybe the Bears are planning on sending Taylor out of town soon? I guess the Forte/Taylor duo was a disappointment last year, but that was mostly because of poor play by the offensive line rather than a lack of talent in the running back position. This is a weird and seemingly unnecessary move considering that Matt Forte and Chester Taylor are still around. Chicago signed running back Marion Barber.How could they have over $30 million in remaining cap room, and not have been able to afford to resign this guy?! God damnit! Offensive line was the, single biggest concern for the team going into this season, and they lost their veteran, all-pro center. Kreutz has been one of the cornerstones of the Bears' offense for over a decade, and is the only experienced player the Bears had left on their offensive line. Chicago was unable to come to terms with veteran, all-pro center Olin Kreutz, and had to let him go.He did play for Mike Martz at some point, so maybe the two have a familiarity that will work out nicely, but I would much rather have seen the Bears pursue Santonio Holmes or Randy Moss. ![]() Williams has "bust" written all over him. The Bears need a receiver, but this is not what I was looking for. Chicago signed former Cowboy receiver Roy Williams.I actually played on the football team with one of his brothers in high school, so it was kind of neat having Brandon on my favorite NFL team! Ah well. Don't trade one of your most talented players away when you have over $30 million of cap room left! I'm also disappointed to see Manumaleuna go. They could have just lined Olsen up as a receiver or had him catch passes out of the backfield as a fullback. Mike Martz doesn't like tight ends, but that's no excuse for this debacle of a move. One of the Bears' key areas of concern is their receiving corp, and Olsen is one of the best receiving tight ends in the league, and has consistently been one of the Bears' most reliable pass-catchers. Chicago signed former Steeler tight end Matt Spaeth, released tight end Brandon Manumaleuna, and traded away tight end Greg Olsen to the Panthers a third round draft pick.Chicago released veteran punter Brad Maynard and signed former Jaguar punter Adam Podlesh.Here's a recap of the big player movement in and out of Chicago so far: ![]() But so far the news has been all disappointments. The reduction in team salary caps and the addition of a salary floor have caused a lot of teams to have to clean house.Ĭonsidering how awesome the Julius Peppers acquisition was last year and how much extra cap room the Bears have in their coffers, I've been waiting to hear some awesome news about trades or free agent pickups by the Bears. I've been trying my best to keep up with the movement going on in the NFL since the lockout ended in the end of July. ![]()
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