Jay Cutler was the one who was most talked about this season for Chicago, especially in the playoffs. But one guy who is slightly overlooked is Matt Forte. Forte had slightly less touchdowns and yards than his first of three years in the league, but he greatly improved with carrying the ball. He averaged 4.5 yards per carry, up from his first two years in the league. When Bears fans buy tickets to see their team, they should want him to get the ball more.
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I know its super early, and I’m a huge Bears homer, but here is my first 2011 NFL Mock Draft. Also check out the new 2011 NFL Mock Draft Database 1. Buffalo Bills: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford Bills have the worst quarterback situation in the league including Arizona. Their offensive line, receivers and defense all need upgrades. But at least the have three starting running backs… 2. Cleveland Browns: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia His suspension will have no bearing on his draft status this kid can play. 3. St. Louis Rams: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina Another year, another high draft pick lineman. You’d think they’d be better… 4. Detroit Lions: Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU Good defensive front. Good young quarterback and offensive weapons. Terrible secondary. The Lions are definitely on the uptick though. 5. Carolina Panthers: Marcell Dareus, DE/DT, Alabama John Fox is gone after this season. A new coach will have a new defensive anchor. By the way, thanks for letting us take Chris Harris back. 6. Seattle Seahawks: Jake Locker, QB, Washington Hometown hero. Hasselbeck is done and Charlie Whitehurst is not the savior (even though he looks like him). 7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska Mathis will be too expensive to keep. 8. Arizona Cardinals: Von Miller, DE/OLB, Texas A&M Probably wished Locker was still around. What’s their starting quarterback’s name again..? Matt Hall? 9. New England Patriots: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama Oh those Raiders… Good luck for the Pats. Maroney turned out to be a bust. With Moss all but gone, look for the Pats to maybe run the ball more next season. 10. Kansas City Chiefs: Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh If Cassel is still around he could use another weapon… 11. Denver Broncos: Allen Bailey, DE/DT, Miami A definite upgrade to their defensive line. 12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa With the Bucs quietly becoming the Bengals south by acquiring players with character concerns, Clayborn seems like a good fit. This pick would signal the making of a young and potentially dominant front four in Tampa 13. Philadelphia Eagles: Aaron Williams, CB, Texas Vick, Vick, Vick. That’s all everyone wants to talk about with the Eagles. However, they could use a corner. 14. Green Bay Packers: Shane Vereen, RB, California They need a running back to complement all the other talent on offense. 15. Minnesota Vikings: Travis Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma Quarterback is also a concern with Grandpa finally going into a home… 16. New York Giants: Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College Good positional value for Reese. 17. Tennessee Titans: Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina Need help defensively. Carter can ball. 18. Cincinnati Bengals: Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas Palmer has stunk for the Bengals. 19. New York Jets: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama Edwards will be gone. Holmes might be. This passing attack has room to improve. 20. Miami Dolphins: Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech Brown’s injury prone. Williams is old. Miami wants to run the ball. Good pick. 21. San Francisco 49ers: Brandon Harris, CB, Miami Clements is 32 and overpaid. Good pick here also. 22. Atlanta Falcons: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame Could take this offense from good to great. 23. San Diego Chargers: Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU McNeil probably won’t be resigned. Look for the Chargers to go OT. 24. New England Patriots: Cameron Heyward, DE/DT, Ohio State Could also use an OLB, but Heyward can also rush the passer from inside. 25. Dallas Cowboys: DeAndre McDaniel, S, Clemson A good cover safety. 26. Washington Redskins: Cameron Jordan, DE/DT, California My bet is Haynesworth(less) will be cut at the end of the season. 27. Baltimore Ravens: Janoris Jenkins, CB, Florida A lot of free agents and injury concerns for the Ravens at this position… 28. Indianapolis Colts: Mike Pouncey, G, Florida This offensive is bad. Its been bad. You just realize because Peyton knows how to read defenses and get the ball to his hot receivers. Its not a coincidence they ranked last in rushing yards… 29. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia Good value pick. Could also look at OL or WR. 30. New Orleans Saints: Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue As we all know Alex Brown is a beast, but they are still looking to upgrade the pass rush. 31. Houston Texans: Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh Great complement to Mario Williams on the other side. 32. Chicago Bears: Jurrell Casey, DT, USC Tommie Harris isn’t Tommie Harris anymore. Peppers is the only player on that line doing anything. But after a super bowl win things could be worse… The Bears picked up Jay Cutler from the Broncos last season in hopes that he would lead them to the top of the NFC North. Instead, Cutler underperformed throughout the season, throwing 26 interceptions. A team just cannot win when the quarterback throws that many picks during the course of the year. Another player who didn’t live up to expectations after a surprising rookie year was running back Matt Forte. After rushing for over 1,200 yards his rookie season, he couldn’t reach 1,000 this past year. Star linebacker Brian Urlacher has had problems staying healthy as well. All in all, the Bears are in for yet another mediocre season. I say they go 7-9 again in a top heavy division that features the Vikings and Packers. By Josh Delp of the Sports Fan Blog Network The NFC North is all about Brett Favre. If Favre plays this season for the Vikings, It will be a tough race between the Vikings and Packers. Do the Bears and Lions have a better team then last season? Maybe they will compete for a wild card spot… read on to find out. The Chicago Bears are in a situation where they want to win now. After adding Julius Peppers, the Bears showed that they are dedicated to winning. But they are in a questionable state right now due to Jay Cutler. The Bears gave up a lot to acquire Cutler’s services. Last year, Cutler threw for 27 touchdowns, which seems good. But when you add his 26 interceptions, that is not good. He has always been a quarterback to rack up both of those statistics. But this year, he needs to be efficient. If not, the Bears could be watching the playoffs on television again. by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network Come check out our wonderful array of gifts and apparel on Team-Superstore your one stop shop for fathers day. Also get 15% off once you use the discount coupon DADSDAY15 good until 6/25/2010 Chicago Bears Mens Apparel
Wherever Chest Taylor goes, pro-bowl success follows. However, it is usually for the player that is starting ahead of him, as opposed to Taylor himself. Taylor has been a running back staple for eight years. And in those eight years, he backed up Jamal Lewis, who rushed for 2000 yards one year, and Adrian Peterson, who is arguably the league’s best running back. In Chicago, Matt Forte is hoping for a big season after rushing for just 929 yards in the 2009 campaign. After his 1000-yard plus season in his rookie year, Bears fans were hoping that Forte would become one of the NFL’s elite running backs. But after a shaky sophomore season, the hope seems to be diminishing. But after acquiring Chester Taylor, there is some more hope. Although it may just be a coincidence, Taylor does seem to help the success of others. And the Bears would like nothing more than for that trend to continue. by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network The Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that safety Danieal Manning signed his restricted free-agent tender of $1.176 million. A former second-round pick, Manning has started 40 of 61 games for the Bears at free safety, cornerback, nickel, and strong safety. Manning skipped the start of offseason voluntary workouts, but rejoined the team just prior to the draft. A four-year veteran, Manning has posted 286 tackles, six interceptions, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, in addition to 14 pass breakups and two sacks.
ChicagoBreakingSports reported that the Bears met with DE Julius Peppers’ agent this past weekend at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. If these rumors are true, the Bears could be facing “tampering” charges from other teams, according to Michael Lombardi of National Football Post Lombardi points out teams usually avoid tampering charges because agents usually have more than one client and they can claim they were meeting to discuss another player. Unfortunately for the Bears Carl Carey, Peppers’ agent, only has one client: Julius Peppers. ESPNChicago contacted an NFL spokesperson, who refused to comment. ESPNChicago states the current CBA defines tampering as:
If tampering charges (.pdf) are brought against the Bears, the commissioner would gather the facts then make a ruling of tampering had actually occurred or not. If the tampering was found to be intentional, then the NFL could impose a fine on the Bears and the team bringing the charges against the Bears could be awarded (.pdf, page 41) 50% of the fine collected by the NFL. 
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