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It was a play that the Bears have attempted repeatedly in the years prior to the acquisition of quarterback Jay Cutler, but to this point, the play has been executed with limited success. With the ball resting inside the 5-yard line, Cutler through a pop fly fade pattern to tight end Greg Olsen in the corner [...] As it turns out, there was a reason why Tommie Harris has been held out of team drills for the entirety of training camp. “I had surgery in March,” Harris said after Monday’s practice at Olivet Nazarene University. Wait, what? “(The surgeons) went in and it wasn’t anything major,” said the six-year veteran. “Just some scar tissue.” Harris gave [...] Cornerback Nathan Vasher is making a name of previously unknown receivers like Brandon Rideau. The Daily Journal/Mike Voss With each deep catch Brandon Rideau makes down the left sideline, the roars from the fans at Olivet Nazarene University become louder. After each impressive practice, the media contingent around Rideau afterward gets bigger. Almost every day, coach Lovie [...] The most popular person at Chicago Bears training camp Friday, aside from anyone with an umbrella, had to be unheralded wide receiver Brandon Rideau. Rideau, a perennial fringe player who has clung to roster spots since his rookie year with Cleveland in 2005, has enjoyed a strong camp and is making a case to beat out [...] With starting cornerback Charles Tillman still on the mend, the Bears’ secondary suffered another casualty at training camp on Wednesday. Cornerback Zackary Bowman, who had been taking most of the reps with the first-team defense in Tillman’s absence, went down with a hamstring injury during team drills. He will be listed as day-to-day. BOURBONNAIS — New Bears quarterback Jay Cutler may already have a go-to guy in Chicago and it’s not speedy wideout Devin Hester or workhouse running back Matt Forte. It’s 6-foot-5 tight end Greg Olsen. “You don’t find it very often with a guy with that kind of motor and as big as he is, just the way [...] Under the watchful eyes of Rashied Davis (81) is Earl Bennett (80) and Adrian Peterson (29) making double hand grabs at practice on Wednesday. Scott Anderson/The Daily Journal Rashied Davis would almost certainly not be a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears had the Arena Football League never existed. So the fifth-year veteran was a bit [...] Chicago Bears' defensive end Marcus Harrison practices with the tackling dummies in the gauntlet Tuesday afternoon at Bears Camp. The Daily Journal/Michelle Gannon The end of the first week of training camp is traditionally a time for fighting. Players fight for a higher spot on the team’s first official depth chart, set to be unveiled prior [...] August 5th, 2009 | Tags: Israel Idonije, Marcus Harrison, Mark Anderson, Olin Kreutz, Roberto Garza, Tyler Reed, Zack Bowman | Category: Practice | Leave a comment | Share:
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Commentary: Take a chance on Vick? No thanks
Michael Vick is currently searching for a team willing to take a chance on his immense physical gifts.
Any team must decide whether or not the underlying risk is worth the reward.
I’m not really prepared to discuss whether or not Vick should be playing. That was for the National Football League to decide, and they’ve made [...]