Oh the free agency market is open and some strange stuff has already happened. The Jets have traded for Antonio Cromartie and his 7 kids. The Lions have signed Kyle Vandenbosch and Nate Burleson in their attempt to make Detroit a winner. Gary Brackett resigned with INDY and the Bears are going after Julius Peppers.

The Bears, as you’ll recall, traded for Jay Cutler and in doing so gave up their 1st round selection in the coming draft. They chose to spend the money on a veteran instead of a rookie and I kind of see the point. Why would they want to spend a ton of guaranteed money on a kid when they can spend it on a vet? Sure other successful teams build through the draft but the Bears don’t have that luxury this season so free agency is the way they will have to go.

I would love the Bears to get Peppers because the league needs the Bears to be relevant again and he helps them a ton. This would give the Bears a feared defensive line with Tommy Harris, Alex Brown and Peppers. Follow that up with a healthy Urlacher and Lance Briggs and you have the makings of a solid defense in a conference that is getting better.

I can also see the Bears trading Greg Olsen for possible draft picks since the Bears just signed a tight end to a 5 year deal and the offensive coordinator doesn’t throw to his tight end much. We’ll see, but free agency got off to a better start than i expected.

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