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Sunday, June 25, 2006
NFL OTAs
Another problem in the NFL is the so called voluntary meetings in the offseason. These offseason activites are "required" for all but the most established players and forgiving coaches. There should be a ban on such meetings until July 1 except for rookies and unsigned free agents.
It's voluntary, but you should be there
NFL coaches and players don't always agree on the importance of attending off-season practices
vol.un.tary adj. 1 proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent; 2 unconstrained by interference; 3 done by design or intention; 4 having power of free choice
Welcome to the NFL off-season, where coaches hand out playbooks but apparently hide the dictionaries.The people at Webster's would have a field day with the hand-wringing and furrowed brows management displays over players' absences from the so-called OTAs. That's short for organized team activities, which are voluntary and which the Bears wrapped up last week in advance of training camp beginning July 26 in Bourbonnais.
It may as well be code for official truancy accounting.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Bears 2006
Bears 2006
The NFL is unfair. If you’re a bust and cut then your contract is broken; no money is owed. If you’re better than expected then you’re bound by contract and are underpaid.
The NFL is unfair. If you’re a bust and cut then your contract is broken; no money is owed. If you’re better than expected then you’re bound by contract and are underpaid.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Predictions 2005/06
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result | Prediction |
| Sep 11 | @Washington | 1:00pm | W |
| Sep 18 | Detroit | 1:00pm | W |
| Sep 25 | Cincinnati | 1:00pm | W |
| Week | 4 | BYE | |
| Oct 9 | @Cleveland | 1:00pm | W |
| Oct 16 | Minnesota | 1:00pm | W |
| Oct 23 | Baltimore | 4:15pm | L |
| Oct 30 | @Detroit | 1:00pm | L |
| Nov 6 | @New Orleans | 1:00pm | W |
| Nov 13 | San Francisco | 1:00pm | W |
| Nov 20 | Carolina | 1:00pm | W |
| Nov 27 | @Tampa Bay | 1:00pm | L |
| Dec 4 | Green Bay | 1:00pm | W |
| Dec 11 | @Pittsburgh | 1:00pm | L |
| Dec 18 | Atlanta | 8:30pm | L |
| Dec 25 | @Green Bay | 5:00pm | L |
| Jan 1 | @Minnesota | 1:00pm | L |
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Bears ticked with top pick
Well we at Beartopia are optimistic.
The delay in signing RB Benson is offset by the opportunity to develop a deeper backfield. Rookie running backs can contribute sooner than a QB or Defensive player. The RB position is instinctive. Benson will be playing and contributing from the 6th game on.
Bears ticked with top pick: "General manager Jerry Angelo said Thursday that the team has made its final offer to the first-round draft pick and soon will begin reducing it because of the diminished value they say the running back will have this season now that he has missed 26 days of training camp. Benson is the only unsigned first-round pick, and the organization apparently has lost its patience."
The delay in signing RB Benson is offset by the opportunity to develop a deeper backfield. Rookie running backs can contribute sooner than a QB or Defensive player. The RB position is instinctive. Benson will be playing and contributing from the 6th game on.
Bears ticked with top pick: "General manager Jerry Angelo said Thursday that the team has made its final offer to the first-round draft pick and soon will begin reducing it because of the diminished value they say the running back will have this season now that he has missed 26 days of training camp. Benson is the only unsigned first-round pick, and the organization apparently has lost its patience."
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