How will free agency turn out for the Bears? Well most Bear fans will agree that offensive line is in need of a major infusion of talent. Tight End is right up there too…perhaps, this year’s 1, 2 punch so-to-speak. The Bears have had difficulty in drafting top talent through the Jerry Angelo era and we are now in the twilight years of core players that have provided much of the fuel for the Bears success. Free agency is an expensive endeavor to be sure but is strategic and necessary in instances where you need to improve now or to fill needs that have been persistently not addressed through the draft.  (more…)

June 12, 2012; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears tight end Evan Rodriguez catches a pass during Bears-Minicamp at Halas Hall. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-US PRESSWIRE

With all the hype surrounding the Chicago Bears 2012 offense and the additions of Brandon Marshall, Michael Bush and Alshon Jeffery, I feel like many people are overlooking the tight end position.  As teams focus on big, explosive offenses, the productive tight end is quickly becoming a necessity around the NFL (17 TEs had over 50 catches last year).  The Bears don’t have a Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski or even a Brandon Pettigrew, but they should see a big jump in production from the 25 catches for 256 yards from the TE position we saw last year.

Mike Martz is gone and so is Greg Olsen.  We, as Bears fans, are left with a clumsy giant in Kellen Davis, a knee-breaker in Matt Spaeth, a rookie fourth-round wild card in Evan Rodriguez and a preseason spark plug in Kyle Adams.  Not exactly a fantastic foursome … probably more akin to the four Teletubbies.  But this is the crew that Mike Tice will have to work with.

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“By the power of Grayskull…I have the power!”

A rapping, pass-catching He-Man look-a-like. You have to love Greg Olsen, especially as well as G-Reg has played for Da Bears lately. Hopefully, the rookie tight end is just scratching the surface.

(hat tip: Yahoo!’s Brad Evans)