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Resting the starters is alright with me. However, I'd like to see the offensive line play at least 3 quarters.

Congrats to you and your loved ones.

That seems somewhat accurate. The way to beat this is to prove the experts wrong, which we are all hoping. This could very easily be the weakness of the team.

It's about survival for a lot of these people. I've heard of worse. It's incredibly unfortunate situation. To break into hospitals, the only thing I can think of is that it is above sea-level. Other than that maybe extra food. If it anything else, that is really sad.

Doubters can doubt all they want. Like Jack Nickalous says "You can't just talk a good game, you have to play it." (That might be the Royal Bank of Scotland).

Not a chance. Playmakers come around once in a while. That's exactly what Nate is. He's a winner.

Could be right, although here in Chicago its past 3.00 most places. Oil prices could easily hit $75 a barrel by the end of the week (Friday). So far it hasn't had an effect on the economy to much. Consumer Confidence came out today and it was much higher than expected. However the dow and nasdaq went down today

Cieslak on the Practice squad instead of Trafford. And maybe Gause will be in there instead of Ritzman

Filled my car up with gas tonight at 3.03 per gallon I would imagine that tomorrow premium could go as high as 3.50 per gallon. Look out.

Patience, as it will only be a matter of time before we start calling him a star. He has a lot to learn in the pocket as you have mentioned, but his mobility is going to be a tremendous assest for our offensive line.

Hopefully they will. If the DL looks bad to TD, why not give him a chance. A former solid player with a lot of experience. Didn't we give Oliver Gibson a try last year?

I think you've nailed it right on the mark. I don't think Cieslak gets cut.

Bears fans will be very optimistic.

Brad Cieslak and Rashard Lee won't be cut yet. The rest I could see happening although a lot of people could be a little disapointed that you have Leonhard on there so early.

I'm going with 8-8. I can see some similarties from last year translating over to this year. A poor start followed by a good finish.

But clearly Orton makes plays against teams and Chad H doesn't. By week 1, Orton will be starting for the Bears while Hutch will be the teams 2nd or even third string QB.

I agree. The defense will be very good, but how long can they take three and outs this season? This offense has a long way to go. The running game gets no push and the passing game seemed to rely on short passes. That doesn't exactly scare any defenses. The Bears defense is good but not great. There secondary was weak last night with the loss of Mike Brown and we still couldn't take advantage. Also our OL looked weak last night. There was no push and nobody stood out in my mind as solid. Glad it was a pre-season game, because if this was the regular season it could be trouble.

Best episode in Season 5 in my opinion. I'm an avid watcher and have watched those DVD's numerous times. That's still my favorite episode in season 5.

Great post. I've seen most of the game and I agree with just about everything you said. it appeared to me that Josh Reed missed the catch thrown to him but played well overall. Ron Edwards didn't do much like you said but moved well. I thought Bennie Anderson was good on the run, I know that he had a good block for the touchdown. The defense was good but not dominate. JP is still in the learning stage of his development but it is obvious he has the drive to succeed which you have to like.

Well he is a smart guy isn't he? He went to Stanford, which is a hard school to get into. He got to the NFL becuase of his toughness and intelligence.

BP is owned by Arabs. The first 4 are American owned

This is a case where when in doubt blame the fan instead of the team. This is sick but to some Cubs fans they think that Bartman is responsible. I live in Chicago and I know first hand that this guy has gone through a lot of bad things. Innocent people don't deserve to get hasseled.

Looks solid. I think the only suprise that wasn't mentioned was Brad Cieslak. I have a feeling he is going to make the team with all of the injuries at tight end.

Agreed

Heading into the pre season game against the Chicago Bears this week (look what unfortuantley happened with QB Rex Grossman), it shows that getting veteran QB like Holcomb was not only the best pickup of the offseason for us, it was also extremely wise by TD and company