Thread: Bears Free Agent News/Rumors

Originally Posted by little bear

A 33-year old Guard?! Way to go, Phil!

Jeez, what a joke.

yes, it sounds like a stopgap JA fix but BU is 35 and izzy is almost 33.
I'd like to see some money spent on new starters who are sub 30!

Originally Posted by WindyCity

@mikecwright: Bears have actually explored addition of OG Brandon Moore, according to source.

Healthy, productive, but just a little old.

He is not a Pace, because he was actually still really good last year.

Originally Posted by little bear

A 33-year old Guard?! Way to go, Phil!

Jeez, what a joke.

Age aside he is a very good starting OG, ranked top 5, for a reasonable price.

Dawan Landry
Aaron Ross
Adrian Wilson
Chris Gamble

Kelvin Hayden's market is shrinking.

Originally Posted by WindyCity

I cannot post the article because I am in Canada.

Canada? That's a strange name for a stripper.

Originally Posted by soulman

I would hope that the Bears do abandon their pursuit of a top tier OLineman of any kind right now and focus on where they can get the best value for the $$$ spent. If we can find a bargain on a vet lineman I'm all in favor of it but if not a TE is also a need, they come far cheaper and they catch important 3rd down passes and score TDs. We could use one like that.

I've said all along that I would not use our first round pick on a TE. There are too many great OLine prospects who I'm 90% certain will still be on the board when the #20 pick rolls around. We need to start building that line through the draft and this a a perfect opportunity to do it. The caliber of first round lineman is very high whereas the top TE's are very good but neither is that "special" player.

I dont know soul, I'm 90% certain that cooper/warmack wont be there and only 50% certain fluker will be there. Ol and TE are the two most important upgrades for sure and I would try to wisely allocate a substantial amount of the cap money towards those two positions. OL is a must, I don't want to hope that fluker is still there at 20 for my only immediate OL upgrade, and even then he is a rookie RT. Now maybe Kromer is all that and more, and he can quickly mold this band of misfits into a competent bunch within the new wco I dont know. All I know is I would like a competent veteran precense somewhere on that line if I were him.

The Chicago Sun Times reports that the Bears are expected to be involved in the bidding for free agent OG Andy Levitre.

Levitre, 27 in May, has now been linked to Chicago and Tennessee, with Detroit also floated as a less likely suitor. He'd be a great addition to a Bears line that has experienced interior woes several seasons running. Bears GM Phil Emery may target Levitre first, and treat Brandon Moore as a fallback option.

Originally Posted by VJ18

The Chicago Sun Times reports that the Bears are expected to be involved in the bidding for free agent OG Andy Levitre.

Levitre, 27 in May, has now been linked to Chicago and Tennessee, with Detroit also floated as a less likely suitor. He'd be a great addition to a Bears line that has experienced interior woes several seasons running. Bears GM Phil Emery may target Levitre first, and treat Brandon Moore as a fallback option.

I'd rather not get in a bidding war over a guard when this offseason is flush with quality there in both FA and the draft. I'd rather go all-out for Long than give Levitre even half of the ludicrous deal Nicks just got averaging $9+M per.