[CBFF] Spit water on my monitor

[Kenny Claxton]

He signed with the Seahawks.

On 3/7/08, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm with you, Jason.  The guy hasn't caught I TD pass the last two seasons.
>
>  What a joke.
>
>  Julius Jones - for whatever reason - wants to be a Bear.  Why can't we
>  sign a guy like that?!?!
>
>
>  Jerry
>
>
>
>  On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Jason Cetina <jason at cetinas.org> wrote:
>  > Let me get this straight:
>  >
>  > We signed a guy who caught 25 passes in two years...who is excited about
>  > playing for Ron Turner...and sounds excited about Rex Grossman being the
>  > starter....
>  >
>  > Sounds like he is of sound judgment. Are you sure  Angelo didn't hire
>  > him as a scout?
>  > -
>  > Jason
>  >
>  >
>  > Jerry Madsen wrote:
>  > > I just about spit the water I was drinking when I read the second line
>  > > of the AP's reporting of the Lloyd signing...
>  > >
>  > > Jerry
>  > >
>  > > ------------------------------------------------------------
>  > >
>  > > Lloyd Signs 1-Year Deal With Bears
>  > >
>  > > By ANDREW SELIGMAN – 1 hour ago
>  > >
>  > > LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd signed a one-year
>  > > contract with the Chicago Bears and inadvertently stirred a
>  > > quarterback controversy Friday.
>  > >
>  > > "Rex Grossman is the starter," Lloyd said during a conference call.
>  > >
>  > > Well, not exactly.
>  > >
>  > > The Bears have said that Grossman and Kyle Orton will compete for the
>  > > starting job next season, and Lloyd apparently jumped to a premature
>  > > conclusion. When asked who told him Grossman would start, the receiver
>  > > backpedalled.
>  > >
>  > > "That's what I'm assuming," said Lloyd, who was released after two
>  > > disappointing seasons in Washington. "That's what ..."
>  > >
>  > > His voice trailed off. Then, he said, "Orton and Grossman signed
>  > > one-year deals. I figured Grossman was the starter. Open competition
>  > > is what I'm being told right now."
>  > >
>  > > Grossman, who got benched early last season and returned for five
>  > > games before injuring his left knee, re-signed with the Bears for one
>  > > year and $3 million with $1.5 million possible in incentives. Orton
>  > > got a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2009 season.
>  > >
>  > > And just to be clear, offensive coordinator Ron Turner said there will
>  > > be a competition.
>  > >
>  > > Speaking right after Lloyd, Turner started by saying, "Brandon said
>  > > that he assumed it would be Rex. I just wanted to clarify that before
>  > > we got going. You guys know the situation. It's an open competition.
>  > > Both guys have been told that, and when I talked to Brandon about the
>  > > quarterback situation, I talked about both guys — about Rex Grossman
>  > > and Kyle. We've got two guys who can get the ball to all of our
>  > > receivers."
>  > >
>  > > While the quarterback competition unfolds, the Bears will also sort
>  > > out the rotation at wide receiver.
>  > >
>  > > Bernard Berrian signed a six-year, $42 million contract with Minnesota
>  > > after catching a career-high 71 passes for 951 yards and five
>  > > touchdowns for Chicago, and the team released veteran Muhsin Muhammad.
>  > > That leaves Lloyd and the recently signed Marty Booker competing with
>  > > holdovers Mark Bradley, Devin Hester and, possibly, restricted free
>  > > agent Rashied Davis.
>  > >
>  > > Lloyd played for Turner at Illinois and said that was a big factor in
>  > > his decision to sign with the Bears.
>  > >
>  > > A fourth-round draft pick by San Francisco in 2003, he has 130
>  > > receptions for 1,889 yards and 13 touchdowns. Lloyd's colorful
>  > > personality rubbed some 49ers veterans the wrong way, and the team
>  > > dealt him to Washington before the 2006 season. The Redskins signed
>  > > him to a long-term contract that included $10 million in guaranteed
>  > > money, but he fell out of favor because of his work ethic and poor
>  > > production.
>  > >
>  > > Lloyd had just two catches for 14 yards last season, when he broke his
>  > > collarbone in November, and he caught just 25 passes with no
>  > > touchdowns in two years with Washington.
>  > >
>  > > "The best thing I can do for myself is just come in and work," Lloyd
>  > > said. "That's not anything I haven't done. I'm not going to sit here
>  > > and say that it's all my fault, and I'm not going to say that it's all
>  > > somebody else's fault. The circumstances just weren't right, and I'm
>  > > just going to continue to try to find my fit, find my path in this
>  > > league, because I feel I have the talent to play."
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