NFL - Are You Ready For Some Football?!! - Post SuperBowl

[SlowwHand]

I vote the draft a QB and let him sit a year or two option. Bears are in trouble, Grossman or Orton, neither is the answer. Has anyone considered calling Cleveland?

[-Jrabbit]

The Browns seem pretty committed to Anderson. The GM has said that, with his new contract, Derek will NOT be competing with Quinn for the starter spot. And taking Quinn would be the equivalent of drafting one (no experience), except we'd have to give something up.

So that window seems to have closed. So yeah, they'll grab another project in the draft. But probably not until at least Round 3.

[Lord Avalon]

Be afraid, be verrrry afraid, 1st string QBs on teams looking for a backup.

Atlanta cut Joey Harrington, who somehow ended up starting some games on the last couple teams he's been on, because some ill fortune befell the starter.



How'd this get past the editor?
Mock draft: Are Dolphins thinking Long and hard at No. 1?

[reismark]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
Atlanta cut Joey Harrington, who somehow ended up starting some games on the last couple teams he's been on, because some ill fortune befell the starter.

With the NFC South curse still in full effect, I'd like to congratulate the Falcons in advance on their division title in 2008.

[-Jrabbit]

If anyone can break that streak, it's Atlanta...

[-Jrabbit]

Javon Walker received an $11 million signing bonus and will earn $20 million in the first two years of his Raiders contract. He'll earn $27 million in the first three, and $35 million in the first four years.

Simply obscene money for damaged goods. Someone should put Al Davis out his misery.

[Lord Avalon]

Did the salary cap go up? Or do teams just have a lot of cap room this year?

[snoopy369]

I believe the salary cap went up last year. Also, in a few years there will be an 'uncapped' year unless the CBA is redone, which some (many?) are guessing will not happen until after the uncapped year, or late enough that the uncapped year will still be uncapped.

[Theben]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Bears unrestricted free agent Brendon Ayanbadejo on Thursday agreed to a four-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. The 31-year-old played three seasons in Chicago after being acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 28, 2005 in exchange for tight end John Owens and a conditional draft pick.

On Monday, the Bears decided to move forward without Ayanbadejo, a two-time Pro Bowler who also visited the New York Jets before reaching an agreement with the Ravens.

Candidates to replace Ayanbadejo on the Bears coverage teams include safety Kevin Payne and linebacker Nick Roach. Adrian Peterson, Rod Wilson, Israel Idonije and Jamar Williams likely will also help fill the void.

I was hoping we'd keep him at least.

[snoopy369]

I think the problem was he expected quite a bit of money for a special teams player, and we have a lot of the type of player that can cover that role.

Now, if we can find something to spend the money on ...

[H Tower]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Now, if we can find something to spend the money on ...

The Bears are probably saving up the money to give it to Urlacher

[-Jrabbit]

They're negotiating an extension with Hester right now.
Then supposedly, Urlacher and Tommie Harris.

[Lord Avalon]

Freak show in TN - Jevon Kearse agreed to terms with the Titans.

Philly cut LB Takeo Spikes.

[Theben]

WR Brandon Lloyd moves from Redskins to Bears with 1 year contract.

[-Jrabbit]

LOL that's just stupid - shows how desperate they are.

GO ILLINI!!!