Chicago Tribune Olsen Article: Decent Read

[Kurb]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0729-greg-olsen-bears-chicago-20110729,0,6898191.story

Mike Martz's offense never previously featured a tight end much in the passing game and after a season of trying to do so with Greg Olsen the Bears have scrapped that plan.

Rumors circulated before the 2010 draft the tight end would be traded and that finally happened Thursday, less than 24 hours after agent Drew Rosenhaus announced in a mass email to NFL executives that he had received permission from the Bears to seek a trade for his client, a move a source said infuriated the Bears.

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

Id be pissed too if my team traded away a probowl caliber TE for a 3rd round pick. We have the best TE duo in the league! Assuming shockey stays healthy.

[Panthro]

Id be pissed too if my team traded away a probowl caliber TE for a 3rd round pick. We have the best TE duo in the league! Assuming shockey stays healthy.

NE is pretty damned good. Of course they could be considered hybrid WR/TE's.

[Davidson Deac II]

Agreed. Giving up a third round pick for a very solid tight end who is still relatively young is a no brainer.

I am curious to see what they will do with Barnidge now. It seemed like the guy had some potential, but I imagine he will not get a shot at playing time now.

[Panthro]

Detroit has Scheffler and Pettigrew. I'd rather us prove it than just say we have the best TE corps

[bleys]

amazing that there are coaches in the NFL who totally disregard the TE position.. but hey, it's worked for some in the past.

[TruCatzFan]

Not worth the read at all really... I was expecting more talk about Olsen...

Pretty much knew all of that already minus the NE trade.

[Panthro]

amazing that there are coaches in the NFL who totally disregard the TE position.. but hey, it's worked for some in the past.

They will do wonders for our play action and draw plays.

[Kurb]

Stop saying we have best TE group, it's wrong and you sound like a fugtard

[bleys]

nice knowing Gettis/LaFell might be Cam's 3rd option...

[Gipetto]

Question is does olsen get the famous number 85

[Panthro]

Well do we gett a fugging award for having the best TE's???

[Crixtala]

i have to imagine that barnidge is part of the plan for the future... he's athletic and was a great receiving threat in college. i'm sure chud and rivera see the potential there

i'm sure the thought process was that shockey could come in and help show these young guys what a real receiving threat is supposed to look like in the NFL at the TE position, but olsen was just too good to pass up

now, shockey can play for a year and hopefully be in barnidge's ear the whole time... take his money and run, and next year we can have olsen and barnidge as our duo

olsen + barnidge = young and tons of potential

[Carolina Husker]

Any chance we keep Rosario? I always thought he was underutilized.