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Old 02-01-2008, 01:52 PM
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2008 Bears Off-season moves

During the offseason its hard to keep track of all the moves since they happen so sporadically, so i will use this thread to update all of the moves the Bears make this year.

Free Agents:
QB Rex Grossman - Re-signed 2/23 to one year contract
FB Lousaka Polite
C Anthony Oakley
OG Reuben Brown
TE John Gilmore - Signed with Tampa Bay
WR Bernard Berrian - Signed with Minnesota
WR Rashied Davis - 4/24 Rashied Davis signed 3 year extension
DT Antonio Garay
LB Lance Briggs - Re-signed 3/1 to 6 year contract
LB Brendon Ayanbadejo - Signed with Baltimore
LB Darrell McLover
S Brendan McGowan - 4/1 signed 1 year tender

FA Signings

RB PJ Pope-signed to a futures deal
OG Tyler Reed-signed to a futures deal
OG Mike Jones-signed to a futures deal Cut 5/7/08
S Leonard Peters-signed to a futures deal
P Glen Pakulak-signed to a futures deal 1/29
WR Marty Booker - signed to 2 yr contract
WR Brandon Lloyd - signed to 1yr contract


2008 Draft

1.(14)OT Chris Williams - Vanderbilt
2.(44)RB Matt Forte - Tulane
3.(70)WR Earl Bennett - Vanderbilt
3.(90)DT Marcus Harrison - Arkansas
4.(120)S Craig Steltz - LSU
5. (142)CB Zack Bowman - Nebraska
5.(158)TE Kellen Davis - Mich. State
7.(208)DE Ervin Baldwin - Mich. State
7.(222)OG Chester Adams - Georgia
7.(243)OLB Joey LaRocque - Oregon State
7.(247)OT Kirk Barton - Ohio State
7.(248)WR Marcus Monk - Arkansas


Other Moves:
2/18 Sign Alex Brown to 2yr extension
2/18 Release Muhsin Muhammad
2/18 Release Darwin Walker
2/18 Release Fred Miller
2/24 Signed Desmond Clark to 2yr extension
3/4 Trade Brian Griese to Tampa Bay for 2009 6th round pick
4/28 The Bears released a list of undrafted free agents they have signed to contracts:
OT Cody Balogh Montana
DB Trey Brown UCLA
DE Joe Clemond Pitt
WR Curtis Hamilton Western Kentucky
QB Caleb Hanie Colorado State
QB Nick Hill Southern Illinois
K Shane Longest St. Xavier
CB Leslie Majors Indiana
DE Nick Osborn San Diego State
S-Damon Nickson- Middle Tenn. St.
OL- Mike Martinez-New Mexico St.
LS- Matt Purvis-Iowa
FB-Josiah Sears-Indiana
RB- Matt Lawrence-Massachusetts

5/7 - Cut DT Babatunde Oshinowo
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Old 02-01-2008, 02:22 PM
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Great idea Jimmors:bearbang[
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good idea.......NOT just kidding. i was hoping someone would do this
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:bearbang[Keep Brendon, Briggs, Berrian and Gilmore (Olsen's too green to give him the top TE spot). Pink slip GROSSman, try to get a little something and pray we get some helluva draft picks, lmfao!!!
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:bearbang[Keep Brendon, Briggs, Berrian and Gilmore (Olsen's too green to give him the top TE spot). Pink slip GROSSman, try to get a little something and pray we get some helluva draft picks, lmfao!!!
I'm so glad that you still mimic me, Urls! lol.

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During the offseason its hard to keep track of all the moves since they happen so sporadically, so i will use this thread to update all of the moves the Bears make this year.

Free Agents:
QB Rex Grossman if willing to come back cheap, keep
FB Lousaka Polite haven't seen much... don't really know
C Anthony Oakley keep
OG Reuben Brown let go
TE John Gilmore keep
WR Bernard Berrian keep if his price is reasonable (pray it is)
WR Rashied Davis keep
DT Antonio Garay keep
LB Lance Briggs let go
LB Brendon Ayanbadejo keep
LB Darrell McLover keep
S Brendan McGowan keep

FA Signings
P Glen Pakulak
-signed to a futures deal 1/29
might I add 2 that I'd hope to see signed
Michael Turner, RB Chargers
Ryan Lilja, LG Colts


2008 Draft

I'll throw in a quick mock-er-roo draft
1. Chris Williams, LT Vanderbilt
*** Trade down in the 2nd to the bottom ~10 picks, get extra 4th ***
2. Chilo Rachal, RG USC
*** Trade up in the 3rd with our 1st 3rd and a 4th rounder to near the top ***
3a. Joe Flacco, QB Delaware
3b. Jamar Adams, SS Michigan
4. Frank Okam, DT Texas
5. Wesley Woodyard, OLB Kentucky
6. Jordy Nelson, WR Kansas State
7. Michael Grant, FS Arkansas
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Great thread Jimmors!!
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Feb 22nd-last day to apply franchise tag
Feb 29th-Free Agency begins
April 26/27th-NFL Draft.

Is there any reason why i cant go back an edit my original post? the "edit" option seems to have disappeared, and this will be hard to update if i cant go back and edit my post
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Free Agents:
QB Rex Grossman : Hopefully his agent takes him elsewhere.
FB Lousaka Polite: Practice squad, or see ya
C Anthony Oakley: Keep we need any help we can get
OG Reuben Brown Get lost waste of space
TE John Gilmore: He or Clark has to go with Olsen on the team. I keep Gilmore
WR Bernard Berrian: Love to see him back, but money will take him away.
WR Rashied Davis: He will be back, Chicago Mgmt loves this guy. He can do many things.
DT Antonio Garay. With Bazuin coming back, he might have to go to make room.
LB Lance Briggs: Like to see him back, but we are deep enough to get by with out him.
LB Brendon Ayanbadejo: Another guy who the Bears will sign asap.
LB Darrell McLover: Keep depending on Briggs.
S Brendan McGowan: Emerging and without a doubt wirth keeping.
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jimmors we actually signed 4 players to future deals..

Running back P.J. Pope


guards Tyler Reed and Mike Jones

safety Leonard Peters
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jimmors we actually signed 4 players to future deals..

Running back P.J. Pope


guards Tyler Reed and Mike Jones

safety Leonard Peters
Thanks db. For some reason, my "Edit" option on my post has dissapeared, so i cant go back and make the changes, so thank you whoever added those.
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Has anyone heard any rumor of Detroit putting Roy Williams on the trading block?
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