Alan Ball signs with Bears

[LinvilleGorge]

Oh well.  Would've liked to have had him, but Alan Ball isn't going to make you or break you as a team.  IMO, we were signing him for insurance purposes just in case the cards don't fall correctly for us to take a CB in the draft this season.  Even if we'd signed him, I still think we would've been looking CB in the draft. 

[Khaki Lackey]

Enjoy picking off Cutler and Pickles in practice.

For real. He's going to be a training camp all star.

[scarface]

I had to Google a edge up haha ,, Yea i see what you are saying now

 

Tell you the truth i could careless if we had got him or not , No big deal to me ,1 year deals are getting old 

 

I am now 100% sure you are not black.

[CPF4LIFE]

Ball doesn't like the dollar store.

[t96]

There is literally nothing at all to suggest that Nicks would have been better than Cotchery for us last year except for the grass is always greener fan bases wishing for it.

Actually there is a lot to suggest it and you would know that if you actually watched Nicks play. Stats don't even tell 1/10th of the story. Nicks wouldn't be a huge upgrade, but he would be an upgrade over Cotch. Jennings is significantly better than both so I'm glad we're targeting him and not Nicks at this point.

[teeray]

I like our current CBs anyway

[teeray]

Ball don't lie.

Just his agent does to the press

[O-Ther]

Hope this helps us by hurting the Falcons. CB not a need now, so Foxy can focus on DE/OLB in the draft. Bears pick #7, one spot ahead of Falcons at #8 who are desperate for pass rushers.

 

Plus Falcons might lose their 2nd or 3rd rounder from Noisegate..........

[LinvilleGorge]

I like our current CBs anyway

 

I like our starting CBs, but I don't like having to rely on Colin Jones to play nickel.

[Mr. Scot]

Actually there is a lot to suggest it and you would know that if you actually watched Nicks play. Stats don't even tell 1/10th of the story. Nicks wouldn't be a huge upgrade, but he would be an upgrade over Cotch. Jennings is significantly better than both so I'm glad we're targeting him and not Nicks at this point.

Then why is he unemployed?

(heck, I can't recall even seeing that anybody was interested in him)

[LinvilleGorge]

Hope this helps us by hurting the Falcons. CB not a need now, so Foxy can focus on DE/OLB in the draft. Bears pick #7, one spot ahead of Falcons at #8 who are desperate for pass rushers.

 

Not sure how much influence Fox has over personnel in Chicago, but I can't imagine he'd value CB over a pass rusher anyway.

[Mr. Scot]

Not sure how much influence Fox has over personnel in Chicago, but I can't imagine he'd value CB over a pass rusher anyway.

I'd have to look it up to be sure, but I think technically Fox has more experience in roster building than their GM does.

[O-Ther]

Not sure how much influence Fox has over personnel in Chicago, but I can't imagine he'd value CB over a pass rusher anyway.

 

Saw some mocks projecting CB Waynes to da Bears, not as much of a need now with Ball and their rookie breakout CB Fuller.

 

Jared Allen ain't getting younger tho..........

[t96]

Then why is he unemployed?

(heck, I can't recall even seeing that anybody was interested in him)

You know better than to use an argument like that... Why is Jennings unemployed?