Scholarship table
none of this matters because A) The Lions are close to signing Burleson and Vanden Bosch. That EASILY makes them the front runners for the DivisionB) Since the cap is gone a lot of teams will be acting differently. Teams are going to dump the players that are overpaid and under performing without much worry. You're going to see an over saturated free agent market. Most teams are going to spend a WHOLE lot less on free agents. With the exception of a few players that will be ridiculously over paid, most players will see 1 year contracts at a cut rate. You could even see a baseball type thing where teams keep a team salary less than last years minimum to save as much money as possible before going into the lockout. C) the bears still suckLooking for teal.As a Lions fan, I can assure you that is not enough to make them the favorites of the conference. These two signings, plus drafting Suh might get them to 7 wins. Desperately need secondary help, offensive line help, a running back, and somebody to lift the voodoo injury curse they have been under for the last 30 years.
KVB is overrated. And I hope you are trying to channel Jay Bee in an attempt to be funny.
Looks like the Packers are the slight consensus as of right now.
Are these currently offered odds by someone that include the uncertainly of whether the Vikings will have their QB back? Once Favre says, 'one more year!' and we have another stellar draft, we'll be a clear Consensus just like last year.The combination of a Twins World Series in October / Nov and the Vikings Super Bowl in Feb will have the Twin Cities rockin!!!
The Bears really signed Peppers for 6 years?wow. Enjoy that Chicago.Waste of money.
Yawn. Do they play OL? Do they play QB?
I find it hilarious hearing all of the things about Peppers being overrated and so on. He gets double teamed and still gets double digit sacks, remember Brett Favre getting nailed last season repeatedly against the Panthers. Then the argument between Childress and Favre about taking him out because Peppers was single handedly beating him up. Good luck Packers O-line, since Clifton si now gone as well.
Their are other families that own teams and are in tne same position:Arizona Cardinals = Bill Bidwill (1972)Buffalo Bills = Ralph Wilson (1960)Detroit Lions = William Clay Ford, Sr. (1964)Oakland Raiders = Al Davis (1976)Tennessee Titans = Bud Adams (1960)And, like the Bears, they are all not very good. Your point about family ownership hurting the bears is valid, it's just they are not alone.
Bears don't need a QB. Cutler will be in the Probowl this year, unless his OL gets him killed.
Peppers deal will be signed within the hour. Don't know the total years, but $45 mil guaranteed the first 3 years. Essentially this will be a 3 yr guaranteed deal front loaded. In an uncapped NFL, this is actually a very good signing. We'll see if it pans out, but good work by the Bears front office.Love the Taylor signing. Fresh legs, has proved he can carry the load before. Great 1-2 punch with him and Forte.
$45 million guaranteed is a lot to committ to a DE who just turned 30. IMO, the Bears might have been better off trying to spread that money around and fix a few more of their many holes.
Love the Taylor signing. Fresh legs, has proved he can carry the load before. Great 1-2 punch with him and Forte.
Plus it sounds as if the Bears are shopping Greg Olsen around since in Martz' offense they don't foresee using him much. Probably for a second rounder or an offensive lineman. There not done, there in it for Ryan Clark at safety.
Is Martz going to be there after next year?
I posted this a while ago, but teams like the Vikes and Pack are going to have a difficult time in this new NFL.