Bears Make News! (1 Viewer)

[Spiderman]

ESPN Link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2812251

Bears sign

DT Anthony Adams to a 4 year deal, Rueben Brown to a 1 year deal, and S Tyrone Carter to a 3 year deal..

 

[PsychoMan]

i'm happy ... they addressed a couple needs here ..

 

[RBM]

Nice, on all 3. Adams is a perfect fit for the D

Good to have Brown back and the o-line in tact for one more year. They should be drafting his replacement though

 

[Spiderman]

Yeah, 3 underrated signings that probably won't make much news.

ESPN had Adams as a top 25 free agent, and he slipped through the initial signings. Bears filled a need there with Tank Johnson likely suspended for the first four games of the season, Tommie Harris coming of the hamstring injury, and the loss of Boone and most likely Ian Scott. Now, the Bears will eventually have Harris, Tank, Adams, and then 3rd rounder Dusty Dvoracek as their top 4 DT's next season - that's solid depth again, and erases what could have been a draft need.

Rueben Brown's signing was expected all along, but he's still playing a Pro Bowl level, and the Bears now return their starting five from last season on the offensive line. I still expect the Bears to use of their top picks, #31 or #37 on another lineman as Brown may have only a season or so left, and Fred Miller is also older now at RT.

Tyrone Carter is a smaller safety, only 5-8, but he provides even more veteran depth with Mike Brown's status up in the air for the start of the season. Daniel Manning could also begin to move to CB although I don't think it will be an immediate move because he'd be buried on the depth chart (as the #4 CB) if he played there full-time next season, but I expect him to get significant time there during training camp.

You have to give credit to Jerry Angelo credit for waiting out the first wave of free agency, and not overpaying like other teams did for average players, and now filling some pressing needs that allow them to now take the best player's in the draft instead of drafting on need.

 

[Godsbrother]

Carter was a decent fill-in for the past few seasons with the Steelers. Good move by the Bears here.

 

[Spiderman]

Carter was a decent fill-in for the past few seasons with the Steelers. Good move by the Bears here.

There apparently is some dispute as to whether the Bears actually signed him according to Pro Football Talk.If Clayton got this wrong, that would be the 2nd error he's made regarding the Bears. He had said about 2 days prior to Chicago trading Thomas Jones, that he would be a Bear in 2007.We'll see what happens with this one.

 

[mlball77]

I thought the signinng of Adams could signify the eventual cut of Tank. Am I way off here? I am sort of thinking that Dvoracek will get some serious PT in 07.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Tyrone Carter never shuts up.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Carter was a decent fill-in for the past few seasons with the Steelers. Good move by the Bears here.

There apparently is some dispute as to whether the Bears actually signed him according to Pro Football Talk.If Clayton got this wrong, that would be the 2nd error he's made regarding the Bears. He had said about 2 days prior to Chicago trading Thomas Jones, that he would be a Bear in 2007.We'll see what happens with this one.

I thought this thread was a little strange because last night on ESPN the scrolling at the bottom said Steelers sign Tyrone Carter to three year deal.

 

[Godsbrother]

Carter was a decent fill-in for the past few seasons with the Steelers. Good move by the Bears here.

There apparently is some dispute as to whether the Bears actually signed him according to Pro Football Talk.If Clayton got this wrong, that would be the 2nd error he's made regarding the Bears. He had said about 2 days prior to Chicago trading Thomas Jones, that he would be a Bear in 2007.We'll see what happens with this one.

I thought this thread was a little strange because last night on ESPN the scrolling at the bottom said Steelers sign Tyrone Carter to three year deal.

The Steelers are saying they've re-signed Carter.

 

[Bri]

FWIW they also lost (or are about to) a backup DL...can't think of his name, saw it at cnnsi

 

[Spiderman]

Carter was a decent fill-in for the past few seasons with the Steelers. Good move by the Bears here.

There apparently is some dispute as to whether the Bears actually signed him according to Pro Football Talk.If Clayton got this wrong, that would be the 2nd error he's made regarding the Bears. He had said about 2 days prior to Chicago trading Thomas Jones, that he would be a Bear in 2007.We'll see what happens with this one.

I thought this thread was a little strange because last night on ESPN the scrolling at the bottom said Steelers sign Tyrone Carter to three year deal.

Blame John Clayton for that one!

 

[Spiderman]

I thought the signinng of Adams could signify the eventual cut of Tank. Am I way off here? I am sort of thinking that Dvoracek will get some serious PT in 07.

Dvorcek will be part of the rotation next season. Tank won't be cut unless he does something really stupid. He'll get at least a 4 game suspension, and Peter King is suggesting he may get as many as eight games.