Comments on: Bears add Marion Barber, likely lose Olin Kreutz

By: deweyaxewound

deweyaxewound — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:01:34 +0000

All you Bears fans (or others) gnashing your teeth over losing Kreutz…

Yes, Kreutz has some intangibles, locker room leadership, experience, football smarts, etc. but let’s face it: his play on the field the past few years has only gotten worse. Last year he looked lost at times, a step behind, easily beat off the snap, easily outclassed by even mediocre D-linemen. Penalties. Sacks allowed. He was showing his age.

If you ask me, I think you’re all just thinking it’s better to dance with the devil you know, than the one you don’t…

Sad as I am to see Kreutz go — it was probably time. Now, as for the replacement…ugh.

By: gmsingh

gmsingh — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:47:03 +0000

Without Kreutz on the team, the smart money says Cutler will be in a wheelchair before the end of the season. Hell, maybe he’ll do endorsements for Hoveround.

By: sfkforever

sfkforever — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:15:42 +0000

8-8

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:02:57 +0000

A few years ago Jim Finks, Mike Ditka and Jerry Vanisi were running the Bears and they haven’t had competent management since then! The Bears stumblebums in the front office can’t get out of their own way. Get ready for another long season Bears fans.
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Yeah, that long season where we made the championship game. That was rough

By: trimgod69

trimgod69 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:36:16 +0000

it doesn’t matter who the back is, when u don’t have an o-line to block for em !!!!!!!

By: arnoldziffel

arnoldziffel — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:19:33 +0000

Hey – it’s the Chicago CowBears!

Let’s put a little star above the C on that helmet.

By: blueintown

blueintown — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:07:58 +0000

Don’t sweat too much over the loss of Kreutz, Bears fans. He’s old and bad. Time to replace him with someone younger and worse.

By: edukator4

edukator4 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:59:25 +0000

loading up on cowboy backups always works well for offenses

By: assassins14

assassins14 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:40:13 +0000

I want to clarify a few things..first I am happy the Bears signed Marion Barber because when I first heard it on the radio I though I heard Tiki..Second I am sentimental as the next guy but anyone who didn’t see Kreuts suck like a Packer who may never see another sausage just wasn’t watching..I wish you well Olin!! Maybe you and Cedric will end up in S.F together,,I hear he needs a roommate…Just be careful practicing your stance..

By: originalsmasher

originalsmasher — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:00:15 +0000

We need a collective fan agreement. A CFA. One where we lock out the management and/or players! Would it be so hard to just not go to any games. Give the owners empty stadiums!! Because is it just me, or does the NFL just keep playing musical chairs with stupid non-talented bonehead general managers & coaches??? A team will get an [Angelo] who just amazes & mystifies us with his brilliant stupidity and cunning moronosity..screws up a team for years..finally gets sacked..and then ends up with a lucrative deal with another team! How does this happen????

By: tommytd

tommytd — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:26:21 +0000

By: qtownchawk

qtownchawk — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:53:57 +0000

ignore issues on the o-line, and sign free agent skill position players (who arent that good or past their prime or were someone elses “system” players), sounds like a Tim Ruskell move. all too fimilar…this is the same guy who never drafted a successor to matthew hasselbeck, never drafted any quality o-linemen, got a LB with the fourth pick instead of a QB or O-line man (even though our starting QB was injured half the time because of a horrible o-line, and was aging) gave up #1 picks and large sums of money to WRs who didnt amount to squat, and to top it off, let minnesota pry away one of the best lineman in the game. Im just glad this guy is all the way across the country from seattle.

Chicago deserves better than Ruskell. Losing Kreutz? Did Ruskell guy not see his QB play the role of a sack dummy all season last year??

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:43:12 +0000

The Bears had an opportunity to shore up their OL for several years during this FA period. Instead, they seem to be trying to make it worse. They won the division last year, they have a good QB, they have a good RB and a good but aging defense…a consistent O-line and a decent WR pickup would have kept them in contention. They lost Olsen and are about to lose Kreutze. WTH is going on in Chicago. That situation seems worse than Miami’s QB quagmire

By: shadowgm1

shadowgm1 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:29:30 +0000

Huh? Well, this makes a whole lot of sense, I guess.

By: blackheld

blackheld — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:19:31 +0000

And the defensive lines in GB, Detroit and Minnesota gathered tonight to celebrate. Detroit sacked Cutler six times last year when the Bears HAD a competent center, and Detroit didn’t HAVE Nick Fairley paired with Suh at DT.

This could get really ugly.

By: thelomasbrowns

thelomasbrowns — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:18:03 +0000

Great–Suh gets two games a year to yank him down by his hair.

By: bigmac8982

bigmac8982 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:17:50 +0000

McCaskeys are so cheap.

Olin wants 4.5 bears wont budge from 4.

So Cheap

By: vikingdoode

vikingdoode — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:16:44 +0000

Come on up Krutz…..

By: jutts

jutts — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:41:35 +0000

Just what the Bears need. Another Angelo ass kisser in Ruskel. Its time for the new Mckaskey in charge to see the light. One more year of these incompetant clowns running the personel department and you might not have a team left. Phillips, Angelo, Smith, Martz. I hope George will not need the fans to figure it out for him. I’m hoping he can see it for himself…………..

By: whybearswhy

whybearswhy — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:36:51 +0000

With all of the stupidity going on at Halas Hall, can’t the league just lock out the Bears and save us Chicago fans the misery. The worst offensive line I’ve ever seen and they;re not even going to sign Kruetz. What a joke of a front office.

By: spartytime

spartytime — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:24:38 +0000

A few years ago Marion Barber was the hardest running RB in the league. He would literally hurt you if you tackled him. Key words…”a few years ago.”

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A Few Years ago LT was the most dominant back in the NFL…A Few years ago Shaun Alexander was the best RB in the league

For RBs a few years is like an eternity…The prime life of a RB in NFL is 2.7 years

By: polishkingski

polishkingski — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:21:34 +0000

man oh man….if i were a bears fan and they don`t sign O.K , i am thinking we are FXXKED!

By: heywoodjablome

heywoodjablome — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:17:45 +0000

A few years ago Marion Barber was the hardest running RB in the league. He would literally hurt you if you tackled him. Key words…”a few years ago.”

By: bearsrumorscom

bearsrumorscom — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:14:07 +0000

The “Chicago Bear Scraps” should be the new team name

By: melonheadsdaddy

melonheadsdaddy — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:12:45 +0000

best thing that ever happend to marion barber regardless if he’s a washed up cowgirl. he’s with a team thats won more than 1 playoff game in 16 years. HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!!!!

By: pacificnw7722

pacificnw7722 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:03:00 +0000

This has Ruskell written ALL over it.

By: blattman77

blattman77 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:53:06 +0000

The eagles will sign Olin Kreutz lol

By: bearfanrome

bearfanrome — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:53:02 +0000

I saw the Barber signing coming. The Bears desperately need a short yardage back. Even more so now.

By: markuh

markuh — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:51:28 +0000

If the Bears get Spencer, I almost feel bad for you lol. You’re going to lose a great leader in Kreutz. And get a pea size brain of Chris Spencer who has no leadership. Lol, goodluck.

By: spartytime

spartytime — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:46:37 +0000

He better not be coming in to replace Forte…This scares me because knowing the bears management they might bring him in and let forte walk instead of paying him…our owners are that stupid