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Bears Banter Volume 6 (Post-Draft Edition) - Part 2 Of 3

Round 2 Of A 21 Question Series From Site Editor Russ Loede To Columnists Eric Cook & Ron Norman
8. Site Editor Russ Loede: Are we going to regret passing both DeSean Jackson (Cal) and Limas Sweed (Texas) in the 2nd Round? Both were considered 1st round talents, possessing the speed to stretch the [...]

Posted by Russ Loede on May 09 2008

Flashback: Bears 2005 Draft Rewind

Your Turn: Bears Blog Post Of The Week From “Muntz” @ Bear Report - (Chi.Scout.com)

Let’s See How The Bears ‘05 Draft Would Look If We Had A Chance For A Do Over!
Knowing That It Takes About 3 Years To Grade A Draft & Rate The Players Whether It Be A “Boom” Or “Bust” Pick [...]

Posted by Russ Loede on May 08 2008

Bears Sign RB Lawrence, Release Oshinowo, Jones

Bears released defensive tackle Babatunde Oshinowo and guard Mike Jones yesterday. Oshinowo was elevated to the Bears’ active roster for the final three games of last season and played in one contest. He signed with Chicago in Week Two of last season. Oshinowo has recorded two tackles in two career games since [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 08 2008

Bears Cut Underachieving Archuleta

Better Sooner Rather Than Later - Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out!
With Intriguing Talents Like Kevin Payne & Craig Steltz Waiting For The Opportunity To Get On To The Field - The Time Was Now, And The Move Was Inevitable: 3 Things came to mind when I first heard about this [...]

Posted by Russ Loede on May 06 2008

Lovie Smith Is Disappointed With Cedric Benson


Posted by Matt Loede on May 05 2008

Bears’ Benson Vows To Fight Charges

Cedric Benson will fight charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest stemming from a Saturday night incident in Texas.  Officials near Austin arrested Benson on Lake Travis after a random safety inspection.  Lower Colorado River Authority officials pepper-sprayed Benson after claiming he failed a sobriety test on a boat.  But Benson told the “Chicago [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 05 2008

Benson Arrested, Sprayed and Dragged After Failing Sobriety Test on a Boat

It has not been the best of years for Bears RB Cedric Benson, and now things appear to be getting worse. The former first-round draft pick was arrested in Austin, TX after failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat. He then decided to resist arrest and had to be peppered spray, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 04 2008

Bears Banter Volume 6 (Post-Draft Edition) - Part 1 Of 3

Part 1 Of 3:  21 Questions From Site Editor Russ Loede To Columnists Eric Cook & Ron Norman
1.  Site Editor Russ Loede: Convince Bears fans Chris Williams was the right choice.  Personally, I am not sold on Williams, I wanted to trade down and select either Rashard Mendenhall or [...]

Posted by Russ Loede on May 02 2008

Grading The Bears Draft

Well, now that the smoke has begun to clear, and the dust is settling, I think it is timethat I begin to grade the Bears Draft.
I think there are two key points of critical criteria you need to look at when initially grading the draft:
1) Were needs met at critical positions?
2) Was there good [...]

Posted by Eric Cook on May 01 2008