Archive for March, 2011

After multiple extensions and over 2 weeks of federal mediation, the NFL Players Association walked away from the negotiating table before the 5 PM deadline to decertify as a union.  As the clock just struck midnight, the NFL owners kept their word and locked out the players.   Here are a few basic questions you might be asking yourself: What does decertification mean? Decertification means that the union no longer exists as a collective group. Why decertify? By decertifying, individual players can take legal action against the NFL in case of a lockout.   This from NFL.com: By dissolving and announcing it [...]

I received the following picture and comment from longtime guy and friend of the program Bryan regarding the Chicago Bears and Auburn standout quarterback Cam Newton: Boom, I thought that you’d like this pic–if you haven’t already seen it before. Why would the Bears even waste the airline fare to take a look at a player who: A.) Won’t even be there when they draft and even if he were will be a huge BUST and B.) Clearly DO NOT need, unless of course, he can play OT,DT, or CB. Business as usual at Kramerica Industries, I see… Great eye [...]

Olin Kreutz, Ndamukong Suh has a message for you – You’re Getting Old.   The Detroit Lions’ reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year called out the Bears offensive line. Here’s his quote from the Detroit Free Press: “I think they have a good offensive line, but it’s a matter that they’re definitely trying to get over the hill, and they’re getting there,” Suh said Monday. “It’s great guys, but they need some younger guys that can step in, and they started to move towards that a little bit in the guard position when we played against them the second time this [...]

The Bears have been taking care of some loose ends including issuing a low tender offer on backup Caleb Hanie.  You remember him, right?  He was the Bears’ third string QB who nearly led them back in the NFC Championship game.   He was the third stringer who, unlike second stringer Todd Collins could actually, um, I don’t know, play professional football. With a $1.2 million tender, the Bears get the right of first refusal on any contract offers that Hanie might get if and when the league resumes business as usual.  For a mere $800k more, the Bears could have [...]