[CBFF] CT - Ample turnover may include RB Jones

[Steve Behrens]

Exactly.

-Behr


On 2/23/07, Kenny Claxton <kenny.claxton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Scott and Boone will make some nice cash on the free agent market and more
> than the Bears would be willing to pay for "backup" lineman.
>
> On 2/23/07, hrote2003 at comcast.net <hrote2003 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > I need to make a comment about the part of that post about the Defensive
> > line.  So, Angelo is more then willing to give up on Ian Scott and
> Alfonso
> > Boone?  Now excuse me for saying this, not that either one of those are
> what
> > Tommie Harris is, but they are both better then anybody the Bears have
> > behind them in rotation and obviously by that it seems to me they want
> the
> > other DT to be Tank Johnson, as long as he keeps legal off the
> field.  What
> > I would like to know is why are they willing to give up on them?  Yes I
> > realize that When Harris got hurt and went out for the rest of the
> season,
> > that seems to be when teams started running on the Bears more
> > efficiently,  but what is going to be solved by letting go of Boone and
> > Scott?  Please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't depth at D-Line
> important
> > anymore?   Is  there something I am not seeing?
> >
> > Harold
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Jerry Madsen" <jerrywm at gmail.com>
> >
> > > By season's end, this was my favorite Bear in 2006. This news bums me
> > out.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Ample turnover may include RB Jones
> > > Apparently asks for trade; GM confident in Benson
> > >
> > > By David Haugh
> > > Tribune staff reporter
> > >
> > > February 22, 2007, 11:34 PM CST
> > >
> > > INDIANAPOLIS -- Expect the Bears to accommodate running back Thomas
> > > Jones' apparent request for a trade as best they can. Presume they
> > > will expend just as much effort in trying to ignore the same request
> > > from linebacker Lance Briggs.
> > >
> > > Forget the idea of free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia being overpaid
> > > to challenge Rex Grossman or Brian Griese. But warm up the notion of
> > > Pro Bowl return man Devin Hester getting a long look on offense.
> > >
> > > Click here to find out more!
> > > The Bears are counting on running back Cedric Benson but not
> > > necessarily on safety Mike Brown.
> > >
> > > They hope the offensive line welcomes back free-agent guard Ruben
> > > Brown and figure their defensive line has seen its last of tackles Ian
> > > Scott and Alfonso Boone once they hit the open market next month.
> > >
> > > Other than that, general manager Jerry Angelo had no personnel issues
> > > to discuss during a 45-minute session with local reporters in his
> > > hotel suite on the first day of the NFL scouting combine.
> > >
> > > "The Super Bowl seemed like a long time ago," Angelo said.
> > >
> > > Jones, with one year left on his contract, put his name atop the
> > > off-season agenda in a meeting that Angelo stopped just short of
> > > calling a trade demand.
> > >
> > > "He has expressed some things to me personally and we'll work on some
> > > things," Angelo said. "He really enjoyed the season and likes being a
> > > Bear so it has nothing to do with anything but what he feels would be
> > > in his best interest. We're going to mull over some things."
> > >
> > > Angelo acknowledged Briggs also was unhappy after the Bears stuck the
> > > franchise tag on him last week and guaranteed him a salary of $7.2
> > > million. But he didn't sound worried about Briggs making things messy
> > > by holding out or trying to force a trade. Subtly, he also mentioned
> > > 2006 fourth-round draft pick Jamar Williams when discussing backup
> > > plans for Briggs.
> > >
> > > "Hopefully it will work out and if [Briggs] has any hard feelings
> > > he'll do the right thing for himself," Angelo said. "If you play you
> > > get paid, if you don't, you won't. So that's the bottom line in terms
> > > of the business side. It has nothing to do with how we feel about
> > > him."
> > >
> > > Nor will emotions play a role in how the Bears respond to Briggs'
> > > contract demands. Briggs' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, reportedly will seek
> > > a nine-year deal worth in excess of $63.8 million, but Angelo sounded
> > > less than optimistic of heading back to the table.
> > >
> > > "When we made the decision, it wasn't with the intention that we were
> > > going to [negotiate now]," Angelo said. "I'm not ruling that out or
> > > saying that's not a possibility. But we made the decision about our
> > > finances that he would be playing under a one-year deal."
> > >
> > > Some fans view Garcia, who looked rejuvenated in the second half of
> > > the season with the Eagles, as a short-term solution at quarterback.
> > > But Angelo rejected that notion by backing starter Rex Grossman, whom
> > > Angelo said endured "ludicrous scrutiny," and reminded folks the Bears
> > > already have a capable veteran backup.
> > >
> > > "I don't really see the win in [signing Garcia], I just see that as
> > > running up and down the starting line," Angelo said. "I'm not one to
> > > mistake activity for achievement. I have a lot of respect for Garcia
> > > and what he did, but we like Brian Griese."
> > >
> > > Adding Hester to the offense would make any quarterback smile, and
> > > Angelo opened the door to that possibility. Angelo used the term
> > > "Hester-ized," to describe the excitement he felt a year ago at the
> > > combine after seeing Hester work out.
> > >
> > > "That's something our coaches are going to talk about at length,"
> > > Angelo said of moving Hester from cornerback to receiver. "If they
> > > went that way, they wouldn't get an argument from me."
> > >
> > > There figures to be less of a consensus at Halas Hall regarding the
> > > dependability of Mike Brown, who has missed parts of the last three
> > > seasons with leg injuries.
> > >
> > > "We'll have to talk through that situation and a few other players
> > > like that," Angelo said of Brown.
> > >
> > > Another Brown, Ruben, wants to return for a fourth season at left
> > > guard. But if the two sides can't agree on terms, Angelo expressed
> > > confidence in backup Terrence Metcalf.
> > >
> > > Asked about the stability of the defensive line, Angelo didn't
> > > hesitate when addressing the status of free-agents Boone and Scott,
> > > who has drawn early interest from the Broncos.
> > >
> > > "We're planning on moving forward [without them]," he said.
> > >
> > > Angelo sounded just as certain about moving forward in the running
> > > game behind Benson, despite lingering concerns about his durability
> > > and maturity. If Jones indeed leaves town, Angelo said he would have
> > > no qualms turning to Benson as his top back.
> > >
> > > "Are there still some unanswered questions [about Benson]? Yes," he
> > > said. "But when we brought Thomas Jones in here there were some
> > > unknowns about him and he answered the bell. It's just part of the
> > > business sometimes. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You'd
> > > like to know everybody you put out there is tried and tested. But it
> > > just doesn't work that way."
> > >
> > >
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