Da Bears 2011 Thread

[SouthernComfort]

Unhappy with his contract, Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs(notes) tells the Chicago Tribune he is seeking permission to look for a trade.

Briggs says the Bears “made their decision, now I have to make mine” and that he’s “100 percent a Bear, until I’m not a Bear anymore.” He says agent Drew Rosenhaus has filed a formal request to seek a trade.

A six-time Pro Bowl pick, Briggs has three years left on a six-year, $36 million deal and is scheduled to make $3.9 million this season, including bonuses. He recently approached the Bears seeking a raise, but management apparently is not budging. Chicago has about $19 million in cap room.

Rosenhaus did not return a message from the Associated Press on Friday. The Bears had no comment.

 

[SouthernComfort]

nice............

The Chicago Bears added to their secondary, agreeing to a one-year deal with two-time Pro Bowl safety Brandon Meriweather(notes).

The Bears announced the move on Sunday, a day after he was released by New England.

Meriweather was a first-round pick with 244 total tackles and 12 interceptions over four seasons. In 2009, he had a career-high five interceptions and made the first of two straight Pro Bowls.

He joins a team that won the NFC North at 11-5 last season and made the conference title game with a defense that ranked ninth overall but just 20th against the pass.

The Bears rely heavily on takeaways and Meriweather should help in that area, considering his 12 interceptions the past three years is tied for fourth among NFL safeties.

Chris Harris and Major Wright(notes) have been starting at safety for Chicago and neither had a takeaway during the preseason. Backups Craig Steltz(notes) (hip) and Chris Conte(notes) (concussion) left the final preseason game on Thursday with injuries.

Meriweather is known to freelance at times, but he has that history of making plays. He has also been involved in some controversy in the past.

In October 2006 while still at Miami, he was part of an on-field fight with several Florida International players.

About three months earlier, he fired a gun at an assailant who had shot Miami backup safety Willie Cooper outside the house Cooper shared with Meriweather and another teammate, police said. Meriweather wasn’t charged and police said he used the gun legally.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Forte!!!

 

[SouthernComfort]

Cutler had Davis WIDE open, but over threw him. Bears looking good from what I saw

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I got some choppy ass stream now fuck

 

[SouthernComfort]

Touchdown!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Urlacher!!

bears D is DOMINATING

 

[SouthernComfort]

Damn, Bears Defense is BEASTIN

 

[corinthian]

Loving this game. I know this ATL fan and he's a huge douche. dude is probably crying right now.lol

 

[phil]

Matt Ryan is Chad Pennington without the playoff wins. Garbage. I wasn't expecting a win but I thought those faggots would compete. What a fucking joke. We have to face Philly next week. The next time I hear someone talk about Matt Ryan in the same sentence with real qbs im punching them in the fucking face.

 

[Rossibreath]

I believe I underestimated the Bears again. I always think they're gonna suck but they don't. Prolly cuz they're so gay.

 

[Rossibreath]

I believe I underestimated the Bears again. I always think they're gonna suck but they don't. Prolly cuz they're so gay.

 

[corinthian]

y'all probably think I'm joking about ol' boy crying. he's a friend of my cousin and I hate his bitch ass. always talks a gang of shit to everyone about sports and then acts like a ho' when his teams do bad and it all comes back on him. his girl told us he was so hurt after the lakers beat the celtics in the finals, that he slept on the couch. lol

 

[Rossibreath]

y'all probably think I'm joking about ol' boy crying. he's a friend of my cousin and I hate his bitch ass. always talks a gang of shit to everyone about sports and then acts like a ho' when his teams do bad and it all comes back on him. his girl told us he was so hurt after the lakers beat the celtics in the finals, that he slept on the couch. lol

Tell em rossibreath said scoreboard about the divisional playoffs

 

[Why?]

Bears! vintage bears football!

 

[corinthian]

Tell em rossibreath said scoreboard about the divisional playoffs

I would, but he won't answer his phone right now, hahahaha.

 

[Hoosier]

Loving this game. I know this ATL fan and he's a huge douche. dude is probably crying right now.lol

So you know Phil huh?

Matt Ryan is Chad Pennington without the playoff wins. Garbage. I wasn't expecting a win but I thought those faggots would compete. What a fucking joke. We have to face Philly next week. The next time I hear someone talk about Matt Ryan in the same sentence with real qbs im punching them in the fucking face.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

RIP to Urlacher's mom. He's back in practice and will play.

I hope he goes all Brett Farve on the Aints on Sunday and just has a monster game.

 

[Tony]

Go Bears.... I gotta try them out again in Madden.

 

[Why?]

You know Brian will be a beast on the field sunday, and the whole team will the game in memory of his mother and play for his support.