Comments on: Martellus Bennett Will Sign With the Chicago Bears, the First Signing of the 2013 Free Agent Period http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/ Sports, Media, Entertainment Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Shining Base Pathhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917285 Shining Base Path Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:34:03 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917285 He did knifey

]]> By: tedkerwinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917279 tedkerwin Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:31:21 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917279 and Wallace to Dolphins is confirmed on Twitter

]]> By: knifeyspoonyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917273 knifeyspoony Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:27:33 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917273 didn’t Olsen predate Martz though?

although I guess Ron Turner wasn’t much better.

]]> By: GloriousMullethttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917272 GloriousMullet Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:27:28 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917272 Fitz to Vikings, Jets, Cards or Browns?

]]> By: Shining Base Pathhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917271 Shining Base Path Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917271 By not like i mean not for his special brand of offense

]]> By: SouvenirCityhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917269 SouvenirCity Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:26:54 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917269

Desmond Clark

Easily forgotten when you remember the litany of players that were throwing him the ball but yeah, he was a decent tight end in his day.

did Olsen fall out of favor because he couldn’t block? or did their scheme at the time just not feature the tight end all that much?

Mike Martz.

]]> By: ButtersBChttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917266 ButtersBC Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:26:26 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917266

or did their scheme at the time just not feature the tight end all that much?

Mike Martz hates tight ends more than drawing up plays for Marshall Faulk in Super Bowls

]]> By: Pdd53http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917265 Pdd53 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:26:09 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917265 Do they still draft a tight end? I saw some mocks with the bears drafting that TE out of ND.

]]> By: Shining Base Pathhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917264 Shining Base Path Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:26:06 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917264 Martz didn’t like olson knifey

Bears have signed peppers and Marshall in fa past six years and now this

]]> By: Liquorhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917262 Liquor Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:25:21 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917262

Fitzy out in BUF

Didnt they just sign him to kind of big money just a year ago? I dont think he’s great, but who the hell are you replacing him with?

Watch them draft that noodle armed southern Cal kid way too high to play in freaking Buffalo.

]]> By: s1rweezehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917259 s1rweeze Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:24:51 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917259 Ryan Fitzpatrick is officially available.

]]> By: tedkerwinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917256 tedkerwin Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:24:23 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917256 2010 15 games 35 receptions 531 yds 15.2 avg 5 TDs

2011 14 games 38 receptions 604 yds 15.9 avg 4 TDs

2012 16 Games 55 Receptions 626 yds 11.4 Avg 5 tds

2010- Kevin Boss

2011- Jake Ballard

2012 Martellus Bennet

]]> By: s1rweezehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917255 s1rweeze Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:23:25 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917255

Not official yet, but encouraging nonetheless. A tight end that can both block and catch the ball. Might have to go back to a certain coach, from a certain city with broad shoulders, with a certain intimidating mustache to find a tight end like that in Bears history.

I’m not sure Desmond Clark was from Chicago, or had a mustache, but I’ll take your word for it

]]> By: knifeyspoonyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917254 knifeyspoony Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:23:04 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917254

Not official yet, but encouraging nonetheless. A tight end that can both block and catch the ball. Might have to go back to a certain coach, from a certain city with broad shoulders, with a certain intimidating mustache to find a tight end like that in Bears history.

did Olsen fall out of favor because he couldn’t block? or did their scheme at the time just not feature the tight end all that much?

]]> By: tedkerwinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917251 tedkerwin Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917251 Jerry Reese is cold man—“I can get 35 catches out of any tight end.” Said after letting Kevin Boss go.

]]> By: knifeyspoonyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917249 knifeyspoony Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:20:53 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917249 when I first saw this I thought it said “worst” signing, and then immediately thought Lisk had gone crazy.

]]> By: kazzythekidhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917248 kazzythekid Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:20:48 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917248 Fitzy out in BUF

]]> By: ButtersBChttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917247 ButtersBC Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:19:53 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917247 The photo reminds me, AJ Hawk hasn’t been cut yet…wonder if they’re waiting to see how Desmond Bishop and DJ Smith bounce back from injury and will instead do the deed in training camp

Not a bad signing for the Bears, I miss Jerry Angelo more and more each day

]]> By: GloriousMullethttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917245 GloriousMullet Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:19:09 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917245 Can’t believe the Giants didn’t lock him up

]]> By: SouvenirCityhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/12/martellus-bennett-will-sign-with-the-chicago-bears-the-first-signing-of-the-2013-free-agent-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1917244 SouvenirCity Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:17:21 +0000 http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=256073#comment-1917244 Not official yet, but encouraging nonetheless. A tight end that can both block and catch the ball. Might have to go back to a certain coach, from a certain city with broad shoulders, with a certain intimidating mustache to find a tight end like that in Bears history.

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