Bears Season, Wabbit Season

Let's recap this crazy Bears week thus far. A little background first...

Lovie Smith, Rod Marinelli, and unfortunately Mike Martz have retained thier jobs. Ted Phillips and Jerry Angelo are still here too.

My hopes of Da Bears missing the playoffs last year and possibly forcing the McCaskey Crew to wipe the front office clean, have been dashed.

Da Bears went 11-5 and went on to lose to their divisional rival in the NFC Championship. The team they could have knocked out in the last regular season game had Martz not went mad. The team they had a chance to beat in the NFC 'Ship had they not tried an end-around to Earl Bennett on 3rd and long late in the 4th quarter. This team known as the Green Bay Packers went on to win the Superbowl.

It still stings.

Yet, Martz seemingly has all the control when it comes to deciding whom should be on the roster when it concerns the offensive side of the ball. That was evident last year when Da Bears signed Chester Taylor and Brandon Nanno Nonnu Notgonnaplayhereanymore Manumaleuna. Bust-out and Buster-out.

And not that I liked the guy or anything, but Greg Olsen was traded to the Chicago, I mean, Carolina Panthers for a 3rd round draft pick. I like the move, actually. They got more value than I expected. They shopped Olsen last year and weren't offered higher than a 5th rounder. But he had to go because Martz doesn't have any plays in that voluminous playbook of his for a tight-end, even though Olsen going up against most linebackers is a good matchup. That, and Olsen couldn't block a toddler on crutches wearing cement shoes.

Now, Da Bears are actively pursuing Roy Williams, who was cut by the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week. Why? Well, because he had that one good year in Detroit while Martz was the Offensive-Coordinator for the Lions. Williams only has one season where he recieved for more than 1,000 yards. That was in 2006. Last year he went for 530 yards with 3 fumbles in 15 games, but I'm sure Angelo will find a way to over-pay him because Martz wants him. I hear Isaac Bruce is available these days too.

Da Bears have signed 26 undrafted free agents. Gotta make sure the dummy-O and dummy-D squads get locked up before re-signing restrcited free-agent Olin Kreutz, who is being heavily sought after by the 49ers, the anchor to the O-line made up of him and 4 other guys.

Keep up the great work Bears Organization.

You haven't been and aren't still the laughing-stock of the NFL.

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