2007 Results: 7-9
\n2008 Projected Cap Status: $11,890,400 under the cap <\/p>\n
2007 Season Recap: <\/p>\n
Following a 33-25 win over the Saints in a rematch of the 2006 NFC Championship, the Bears finished the season 7-9, after the 2006 victory over the Saints the Bear went on to the Super Bowl, after the 2007 lost they went home. This continues a trend in the NFL, as Chicago became the sixth team in seven years that lost the Super Bowl then failed to make the playoffs the following season. The quarterback situation took most of the heat for the team dropping to last in the division standings. The Bears seem to deal with the spot different than most NFL teams (over the last decade they have started at least three different in the same season seven times). <\/p>\n
Team Needs: <\/p>\n
1. Wide Receiver \u2013 Marty Booker and Brandon Lloyd have been brought in, as Muhsin Muhammad and Bernard Berrian both signed elsewhere. Devin Hester hasn\u2019t developed into the receiving option the team had hoped he\u2019d become. Mark Bradley has been with the team for the past three years but has been unproductive <\/p>\n
2. Offensive Line \u2013 This unit needs to get young at just about every position across line, starting center Olin Kreutz is entering his 11th season, guard Ruben Brown was cut and his replacement Terrence Metcalf struggled when he replaced Brown last year, this means 30 year old backup tackle John St. Clair will be slotted as the starting right guard, 33 year old John Tait is able to play at either tackle spot, the Bears can benefit from this if they can find a player that can develop quickly. <\/p>\n
3. Safety \u2013 Mike Brown\u2019s battle with injuries over the past four years caused the Bears to bring some help last season, however Adam Archuleta turned out to be unproductive for his second straight season, meaning the Bears will need a safety who can challenge for a starting spot or provide quality depth <\/p>\n
2008 Draft Picks: <\/p>\n
1st Round \u2013 14th overall
\n2nd Round \u2013 44th overall
\n3rd Round \u2013 70th overall (from SF),
\n3rd Round \u201390th overall (from SD),
\n4th Round \u2013 119th overall
\n5th Round \u2013 143rd overall (from CAR)
\n6th Round \u2013 178th overall
\n7th Round \u2013 225th overall
\n7th Round \u2013 246th overall (Comp)
\n7th Round \u2013 250th overall (Comp)
\n7th Round \u2013 251st overall (Comp) <\/p>\n
Free agency status: <\/p>\n
UFA:
\nOG Ruben Brown
\nDT Antonio Garay <\/p>\n
RFA:
\nWR Rashied Davis
\nS Brandon McGowan <\/p>\n
PLAYERS ACQUIRED
\nWR Marty Booker: Dolphins
\nWR Brandon Lloyd: Redskins <\/p>\n
PLAYERS RE-SIGNED
\nLB Lance Briggs: UFA
\nQB Rex Grossman: UFA <\/p>\n
PLAYERS LOST
\nLB Brendon Ayanbadejo: Ravens
\nWR Bernard Berrian: Vikings
\nTE John Gilmore: Buccaneers
\nQB Brian Griese: Traded to the Buccaneers
\nDT Jimmy Kennedy: Jaguars <\/p>\n
PLAYERS RELEASED
\nCB Ade Jimoh
\nT Fred Miller
\nWR Muhsin Muhammad
\nDT Darwin Walker<\/p>\n
Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Bernie Marshall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"