Steve9347 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 The Bears finally released Chester Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Very cool that Herzlich made the Giants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeFabregas Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Will the Bears add anyone to their secondary now that teams are getting their rosters down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Town Sox Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Sep 3, 2011 -> 08:04 PM) Will the Bears add anyone to their secondary now that teams are getting their rosters down? Brandon Meriweather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:42 AM) Brandon Meriweather Hello Special Teams for Major Wright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 11:06 AM) Hello Special Teams for Major Wright? With the way he has played it needs to be more like "special" teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 12:17 PM) With the way he has played it needs to be more like "special" teams I'm not a fan of trying to make a joke out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 It wasn't talent or ability that got Brandon Meriweather cut. Solid move there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 11:37 AM) I'm not a fan of trying to make a joke out of this. You really need to get out more. Your ass is wound wayyyyyyy too tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 02:18 PM) It wasn't talent or ability that got Brandon Meriweather cut. Solid move there. Meriweather and Harris is the best starting Safety combo we've had since Mike Brown and Harris in the 06 season. I really hope they do right by Chris Harris and sign him to a new deal. He's one of the leaders on this team and deserves new paper. He's also a good follow on twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeFabregas Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:42 AM) Brandon Meriweather Good. That's who I was hoping for. Does he seem to have much left in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Meriweather and Harris gives us a pretty solid starting S combo. We could also do a lot worse than Major Wright off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 11:37 AM) I'm not a fan of trying to make a joke out of this. I'm not really a fan of the joke that has been his play, so I'll call it even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 The Bears actually did something awesome. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:42 AM) Brandon Meriweather Outstanding player. Terrible baggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Wow if true... (and someone look out for Heads and fantasy football people for suicide watch) http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/...neck-procedure/ Here’s one that we considered holding until we could get confirmation. But the emails are flowing in like chocolates on a conveyor belt, and the only way to turn the machine off is to post an item on what could be a stunning development in the saga of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Radio host John Michael Vincent of ESPN 1070 in Indianapolis says via Twitter, citing multiple unnamed sources, that Manning needs another procedure on his neck, and that Manning is out indefinitely. The Colts F.O. have responded they don't know anything "as of yet". Favre's game streak is probably good forever now as well (which Peyton wanted to break along with other records of his). Edited September 5, 2011 by SoxAce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 That $4 million signing of Kerry Collins meant something.... I just don't see why these operations didn't happen earlier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:42 AM) Brandon Meriweather I like the potential, but I have a hard time believing in Belicheck's garbage. They very rarely amount to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,1681781.story Barring something unforeseen, contract talks with Matt Forte are off until the end of the season, according to Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. Angelo told WBBM-AM 780 on Monday night that the focus is on the season ahead for the running back, who is entering the final year of his deal. As far as Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs, who has been on a contract push since the lockout ended, Angelo said that was also a matter for the offseason. After the dust settled five days into training camp and the Bears finished bringing in more than 50 new players, Angelo said his “intent” was to work on a long-term contract extension for Forte, who has been the most consistent part of the team’s offense for the past three seasons. Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams struck it big right after the lockout ended with a $43 million, five-year contract that includes $21 million guaranteed. Tennessee running back Chris Johnson got a record-setting $55.26 million, six-year contract that includes $30 million guaranteed. San Francisco’s Frank Gore got a $21 million, three-year extension but it’s light on guarantees. While he’s protected for injuries, he’s not protected against skill meaning the 49ers can cut him without being on the hook for big money. But Forte apparently will have to wait for his pay day. “We’ve decided that we’re just going to focus on the season and that’s something we talked about when we went into the negotiations,” Angelo said on WBBM. “We were hopeful, I’m not saying the door is shut, but right now our focus is going to be on the season. “There was a mutual understanding. We visited a few times. In our last meeting we felt like with the season upon us that right now we want to focus and Matt wants to focus on the season and having the great year that we all expect and know that he will.” Forte can tell the Bears he is looking forward to entering the open market after the season. The Bears can counter with the franchise tag. Could the two bargaining chips bring the sides back together for contract talks during the season? It’s impossible to rule that out. The franchise tag for running backs this season would have cost about $9.5 million. That’s a lot to pay for one season and Angelo doesn’t like to use the tag, but he did with Briggs in 2007 and nothing says he won’t use it again. Will the situation hang over Forte? No question. He admitted as much last week to the Tribune’s David Haugh. "I have to stay positive and hope it gets done to eliminate distractions in the regular season, (but) I'm human,'' Forte told Haugh. "I'm going to be distracted by something like this. I just hope it does get done.'' Optimism seems to have fallen away at this point. Bears owner George McCaskey told the Tribune last Thursday he remained optimistic as well. Again, perhaps the two sides will come together at some point during the season, but at this point Angelo seems relegated to riding it out into the offseason and that’s not the worst thing from the team’s perspective. Forte has the world to play for now this season. Yes, that’s a lot of pressure but it’s also a tremendous amount of motivation. Briggs has been upset with his $36 million, six-year contract that he received as an unrestricted free agent. The deal included roster bonuses in the first three seasons and those have now been paid. A front-loaded contract is now more team friendly and Briggs is unhappy, viewing the situation as if he’s taking a pay cut. “I understand his position, this isn’t something that is new to us and or to the league,” Angelo told WBBM. “These things come up from time to time. It’s the business side of it. Because we had the lockout a lot of this would have been done behind closed doors, so to speak. Unfortunately there were some comments made in the media and now our laundry is out there. “These things will take care of themselves. Lance is focused on having a great year for the Bears. He’s in great shape and we’ll leave it at that.” While Briggs has maintained that the club has treated his requests with silence, Angelo at least hints that it will be resolved at the end of the year. Whether that resolution is the team telling Briggs to play out the deal, who knows? Maybe the Bears will give him a one-year extension to fatten his current deal a little as was done with Brian Urlacher in 2008. Or perhaps the Bears will say enough is enough and allow Briggs to seek a trade. He turns 30 in November and when he was unrestricted in 2008, no market formed for him in free agency. He’s been a terrific player since and has been selected to six consecutive Pro Bowls. “What he’s doing is not something that hasn’t been done, here in Chicago and as I said around the league,” Angelo said. “We feel very, very confident that Lance’s focus is going to be on the season and having a great year and we’ll just take care of our business when that time comes and that will be at the end of the year.” bmbiggs@tribune.com Twitter @BradBiggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Free Sunday Ticket preview this Sunday for fellow DirecTv subscribers. Channels 701-717. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 NFL RedZone Channel for 7 bucks per month for XFinity subscribers each and every year. /jizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 01:12 PM) NFL RedZone Channel for 7 bucks per month for XFinity subscribers each and every year. /jizz Is that the same sports package that includes the actual NFL Network, the NBA & NHL, Fox Sports Soccer, and some tennis/golf channels? I could have sworn I pay $5.99 a month for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 01:22 PM) Is that the same sports package that includes the actual NFL Network, the NBA & NHL, Fox Sports Soccer, and some tennis/golf channels? I could have sworn I pay $5.99 a month for those. The NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB packages are all part of the regular cable subscriptions yo. You might be paying 5.99 for hte sports tier, which gives that s***ty tennis channel and those other random ones. That sports tier also includes NFL RedZone. Maybe it went down to 5.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) The NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB packages are all part of the regular cable subscriptions yo. You might be paying 5.99 for hte sports tier, which gives that s***ty tennis channel and those other random ones. That sports tier also includes NFL RedZone. Maybe it went down to 5.99. i think you were correct in the 7$ a month, i dont think that package includes RedZone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I actually just did my annual call and threaten to leave for directv and now get pretty much every channel for less than I was paying. Thanks, Xfinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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