Here are the weekly team/player updates:

• Alex Brown is going to be potentially replaced by Mark Anderson for the starting DE spot.  He may be able to still start, if he takes Ogunyele’s place.
• There are talks about Kyle Orton replacing Griese as backup quarterback, since Orton is getting a bit more time with the second team.  Ron Turner maintains, however, that Griese’s status hasn’t changed.
• The NFL Hall of Fame Ceremony will miss Hall of Fame Bears coach Mike Ditka, as he is boycotting the ceremonies until the NFL takes action to improve disability payments for disabled players.

I have, to admit, I was very happy when Lance Briggs finally came to his senses and settled on an agreement with his team. I think the Bears franchise, and especially Jerry Angelo, have been especially gracious in his arrival to training camp, but I’m also glad that no one’s really saying anything to the media. I’d like for all of this to blow over quietly, and for it to disappear in the shadows of the Mike Vick scandal.

The Bears are currently all signed and ready to work in Bourbonnais at the moment. Their trade for Darwin Walker was especially good, in my humble opinion, and will definitely make up for Mr. Tank (although I thought it juuuuuuust a bit disrespectful that he’s already practicing in Johnson’s number 99 jersey). When I saw that, Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” started playing in my head……..

We’ll see how all of this works out in the next few weeks, but football season is upon us, and I couldn’t be more excited. Summertime drama has been squashed, and I think that these Bears are going to have another awesome season, and another stab at the Super Bowl.