Bears release Anderson

[Capt. Serious]

Alex Brown isn't doing much in NO so let's not get too nostalgic about him.

By reading other sites & stuff, you'd swear we were missing Richard Dent.

Signing a guy like Grant who has 47 career sacks is worth a shot.

At least they're trying. Anderson was dead wood.

Lets hope Tommie will follow him soon. (unlikely right now due to $)

 

[Scoot26]

Exactly

Saints are a better team. Brown would easily start here.

 

[Scoot26]

By reading other sites & stuff, you'd swear we were missing Richard Dent.

Signing a guy like Grant who has 47 career sacks is worth a shot.

At least they're trying. Anderson was dead wood.

Lets hope Harris will follow him soon. (unlikely right now due to $)

Yeah I just looked at Grant's stats...not too shabby..kinda fell off though after those two good years in 03 and 04. Hopefully he can make some kind of impact. Also does anyone know how he was at run stopping?

Harris will probably be released as soon as the year is over.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Couldn't the Bears just trade him for a late draft pick? I think they could of.

Late draft pick for a guy who has 5 & a half sacks in his last 46 games?

 

[waldo7239117]

Late draft pick for a guy who has 5 & a half sacks in his last 46 games?

UGH yeah. He's young and he gets to the QB. Like I mention already he's leading the Bears in presuring the QB.

 

[Rex Jaybels]

Saints are a better team. Brown would easily start here.

He's a starter according to all the depth charts I see, even the Saints own home page, though I admit I haven't seen them play too much.

 

[Rex Jaybels]

UGH yeah. He's young and he gets to the QB. Like I mention already he's leading the Bears in presuring the QB.

Tallest midget award.

 

[Rush]

Sucks to see him go, he had so much damn potential. What really led to his downfall? He was unstoppable his rookie season.

I am happy to see us make a signing and bring in Grant. Usually the Bears would be happy with who they have and let younger guys play in that role. Great move.

 

[Scoot26]

He's a starter according to all the depth charts I see, even the Saints own home page, though I admit I haven't seen them play too much.

Hmmm..I did not know that...Ive heard from people from another forum as well as a friend of mine who has NFL ticket and watches alot of the Saints that he wasnt starting. Only Saints game I have watched is the game against the Vikings and I didnt notice Brown at all.

 

[Rex Jaybels]

By reading other sites & stuff, you'd swear we were missing Richard Dent.$[/COLOR])

Sometimes we fall in love with guys too quickly.

 

[Rush]

Alex Brown

I'd hope he wasn't starting with these stats. 8 tackles, no sacks through 4 games.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Rush, please respond to my private message.

 

[Rush]

noooo

 

[Veritas]

Also, I guess Anderson is leading the Bears in pressuring the QB.

Quarterback pressures is a very untelling and deceiving stat because it does not credit the player for causing the actual pressure but the player closest to the quarterback when he alters from the original play. Julius Peppers drives the quarterback toward Mark Anderson where the quarterback then alters from the intended play. Anthony Spencer led the league in pressures last year for the same reason, Demarcus Ware is on his opposing side driving the quarterback to the opposite side.

You have to actually watch the games and you will see Mark Anderson and Tommie Harris doing nothing at all this season except playing "patty-cake" with the lineman in front of them and then falling to the turf.

 

[USCChiFan]

UGH yeah. He's young and he gets to the QB. Like I mention already he's leading the Bears in presuring the QB.

:rolling:
Anderson is benefiting from the presence of Julius Peppers which is why he leads the Bears in that stat. Anderson has never been nothing more than a situational pass rusher, he's awful against the run. Grant can rush the passer somewhat at this stage of his career and he's a fine run defender.

 

[Scoot26]

Grant arrives in Chicago with some baggage. The defensive end was set to be suspended for testing positive for a diuretic, but the league delayed the suspension pending the outcome of litigation filed by fellow players testing positive for the identical diuretic.

Grant also was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a February 2008 incident at a bar in which a pregnant woman was shot to death. Grant eventually pleaded no contest to affray -- fighting of two or more persons in a public place that disturbs others -- in May. According to the Associated Press, Grant received a fine of $1,000 and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution to the Early County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office.

It's unclear whether this incident will result in Grant facing discipline by the NFL under the personal conduct policy. An NFL spokesman didn't immediately return a phone call or email seeking comment.

Chicago Bears release Mark Anderson, sign Charles Grant - ESPN Chicago

Awesome..so we signed a guy who could potentially be suspended at any moment.

 

[waldo7239117]

Well it is a Bear move, LOL. I would be surprise if he is suspended.

 

[Capt. Serious]

What really led to his downfall?

Ron Rivera left and the rest is history.

 

[waldo7239117]

The Titans had Grant in the bag:

Twitter / Zach Zaidman: A league source tells me C ...

 

[Capt. Serious]

UGH yeah. He's young and he gets to the QB. Like I mention already he's leading the Bears in presuring the QB.

Oh baby, QB pressures!