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Moving Forward, Making Progress: While Urlacher Looks To Return To Good Terms Rookie TE Reaches Terms As Team Begins To Negotiate With Rookies For First Deals Veterans Still Working In Demanding New Deals
This Means Business – Urlacher Shows Up, Briggs Shocked: Brian Urlacher will attend the team’s mandatory three-day mini-camp and the serious [...]

Your Turn: Bears Blog Post Of The Week From “Blitz65” @ Bear Report (Chi.Scout.com)
What Has Changed During 2 Years: Comparison Of Bears Roster From ‘06 Super Bowl Team To This Season’s ‘08 Squad:
Team Outlook – Author’s View (Blitz65): Players from the 2006-2007 team that are no longer on the roster:
- RB Thomas [...]

Final Round Of A 21 Question Series From Site Editor Russ Loede To Columnists Eric Cook & Ron Norman
15.  Site Editor Russ Loede: The chances of 3rd round draft choice Marcus Harrison unseating either Dusty Dvoracek or Anthony Adams as the team’s starting DT next to All-Pro lineman “Real Deal” Tommie Harris before Bye Week?  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Is it Chris Williams? Jeff Otah? Or Ryan Clady?
I still go with Chris Williams, but with all the possibilities of teams trading up in the first round, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to Jerry Angelo trying to get involved somehow. I sincerely hope that we do not pick any other position [...]

Listen To Bears Blitz Volume 2 Featuring Columnist Eric Cook & Site Editor Russ Loede As They Get Ready For The Draft, Preparing You For The All-Important Weekend, On-Going Saga With Contracts Of Tommie Harris/Brian Urlacher, And An Interesting Preview Of Your New Bears 2008 Regular Season Schedule.

Team Still Searching For Potential Franchise QB: With Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton set to battle it out for the short term starting gig, what round in the draft should we realistically look to address the position to ensure our long term success?
Becoming The Next Starter: Consider this, most QB’s usually take at [...]

Part 2: Special Off-Season/Draft Edition Of Bears Banter Volume 5
Columnist Eric Cook Dishes Out Questions To Site Editor Russ Loede
6. Who is the one draft prospect you want to see the most in a Bears uniform in ‘08?

James Hardy, WR Indiana (Why Hardy?). Next Plaxico Burress. Brings added dimension to [...]

Part 1 Of 2 (Thursday – Part 2): Special Off-Season/Draft Edition Of Bears Banter Volume 5
In you case you missed Volume 4 of Bears Banter – Check The Article that got picked up by both the Chicago Sun-Times and Sports Illustrated…  Bears Banter Volume 4
Columnist Eric Cook Talks With Site Editor Russ Loede Concerning Draft [...]