[CBFF] Points of View, May 20, 2008

[Phil DeNomme]

I am really hoping they bring Ruben back just to have someone that isn't
completely worthless there or very inexperienced next to Williams.

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The Bears

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      The Sun-Times' Mike Mulligan isn't buying into any reasons for
optimism right now. With Mark Bradley out he would certainly seem to have a
point. He sees little reason to have any faith in Brandon Lloyd given his
history. He also points out that a lighter Cedric Benson doesn't necessarily
mean good things for a power running game.

      I have to say that I agree with the first but I do have some hope for
Benson. I really don't think those 10 pounds he lost are going to make that
much difference in his power and he did look out of shape last year. Hey,
its May. Let the optimism last while it can.
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      Ruben Brown has been cleared by doctors to play. There are rumors the
Bears might try to resign him.
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      I still haven't found anything that explains why Devin Hester isn't
participating in drills. Its probably his contract situation but I haven't
found it explicitly stated. His situation is different because he has more
than one year left until free agency and, though the team would like to
extend him, his situation isn't urgent.

Elsewhere

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      Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson thinks that all he has to do is correct
the little things. You do that, buddy. Let me know when you correct the
first thousand.
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      Like the Lions are a lot better off. OC Jim Colletto says, that when
QB Drew Stanton throws a wobbly pass, "I kind of close my eyes and don't pay
attention." Now that's what I call coaching.
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      Eric Mangini has a very practical (and probably correct) attitude
towards holdouts. For instance, he's doing everything he can to keep Chris
Baker up to speed with the playbook despite the fact that he's not
participating in team activities.

"Anytime you encounter these, there are going to be different factors that
go into it and we deal with all those factors as they come up," Mangini said
Thursday. "The important thing for me is to keep Chris up to date with
what's going on and I know that's important to him, as well, and that's what
I'll keep doing."

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      In an item on SI.com that former NFL lineman Ross Tucker confirms the
contention of former Pats employee Matt Walsh that the Patriots allowed some
players on injured reserve to participate in practice. I wish we could get
to the point where we're rooting out this cheating from other teams as well.
There are rumors that coach Bill Belichick warned commissioner Roger Goodell
that, if Goodell were to come after Belichick or the Patriots again for
cheating, Belichick would publicly blow the whistle on all of the specific
cheating practices in which other teams engage. I would love that.

One Final Thought

Ross Tucker again from the SI.com article referenced above.

"Bending rules is a fact of life in the NFL. From ballboys allowing the
opposing team's footballs to get soaked, to hotel employees scouring rooms
for game plan sheets after a team heads to the stadium, there are several
ways to get in on the act. Seemingly no organization, no matter how
accomplished or destitute it may be, is immune from the win-at-all-costs
mentality."

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