No one really expected safety Al Afalava to make the roster after his poor performance in the preseason. But the sixth round pick from last season made 53 tackles, two sacks and forced one fumble in 13 starts. Afalava showed he can make good plays at times, but most of the time he just wasn’t [...]
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Could Antrell Rolle Become A Chicago Bear?
Arizona Cardinals free safety Antrell Rolle is owed a roster bonus of four million dollars and it’s rumored that Arizona doesn’t want to pay it. The Cardinals already made strong safety Adrian Wilson the highest paid player at his position and now they have to make decisions on LB Karlos Dansby, DT Darnell Dockett and [...]
Could Antrell Rolle Become A Chicago Bear?
Arizona Cardinals free safety Antrell Rolle is owed a roster bonus of four million dollars and it’s rumored that Arizona doesn’t want to pay it. The Cardinals already made strong safety Adrian Wilson the highest paid player at his position and now they have to make decisions on LB Karlos Dansby, DT Darnell Dockett and [...]
Is The Chicago Bears Secondary Acutally Better This Season?
The Chicago Bears pass defense ranked 30th in the NFL last season and the defense as a whole gave up 21.9 points per game. In the secondary they used Mike Brown, Kevin Payne, Charles Tillman, and Corey Graham. Danieal Manning was used as a nickel back and Nathan Vasher couldn’t stay healthy. This season the [...]
Week 4: Lions @ Bears Preview
The Bears come back to Soldier Field fresh off a win in one of the toughest stadiums in the NFL, Qwest Field. Now they play their second straight NFC game and second divisional game of the season. The Detroit Lions come to town happier than ever, since they finally won a game. The Lions could [...]
The Starting Safeties For Week One Will Be?
The Bears started Kevin Payne and Al Afalava at safety through the preseason, maybe because Danieal Manning was out with an injury, but maybe not. Lovie Smith has confirmed that he will use Danieal at kick returner and nickelback this season, but before his injury this preseason, he was said to be the starter at [...]
Just Watch: Al Afalava Highlights
I think the Bears stole this kid from Oregon State in the sixth round. Afalava sure looks like the next Mike Brown.
Craig Steltz: Is He The Next Mike Brown Or The Next Adam Archuleta?
Will safety Craig Steltz step up this season and become the next Mike Brown? Will he be the leader the Bears need so much in the secondary? I hope he will be, but what I saw out of him last season wasn’t so good. In eleven games Craig Steltz made 17 tackles and one interception. [...]
Bears Ink Seven of the Nine Draft Picks
Seven of Chicago’s nine picks agreed to four-year contracts Friday with defensive end Henry Melton, cornerback D.J. Moore, wide receiver Johnny Knox, linebacker Marcus Freeman, safety Al Afalava, offensive lineman Lance Louis and wide receiver Derek Kinder all coming to terms. The Bears’ top two draft picks remain unsigned: defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert and wide receiver [...]
Bears Rookies Get Jersey Numbers
Today the Chicago Bears assigned jersey numbers to all nine rookies that were drafted over the weekend. The drafted rookies will wear the following numbers, but some likely will change before the regular season begins: DL Jarron Gilbert (73), WR Juaquin Iglesias (17), DE Henry Melton (69), CB D.J. Moore (30), WR Johnny Knox (13), [...]
