Wednesday, August 15, 2007

NFL Schedule (repost)

Hello, I just thought I would post the NFL schedule.

Slim Tim.


Aug. 28 -- Roster cutdown to 75 players.

Sept. 1 -- Roster cutdown to 53 players.

Sept. 6 -- Regular season opener.

Oct. 16 -- Trading deadline.

Oct. 22-24 -- Fall meeting, Dallas.

Dec. 29-30 -- Regular season ends. ^2008=

Jan. 5-6 -- Wild-card playoffs.

Jan. 12-13 -- Divisional playoffs.

Jan. 20 -- Conference championships.

Feb. 3 -- Super Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.

Feb. 10 -- Pro Bowl at Honolulu.

Feb. 20-26 -- NFL scouting combine, Indianapolis.

March 30-April 3 -- NFL annual meeting, Palm Beach, Fla.

April 26-27 -- NFL draft, New York.

May 19-21 -- NFL spring meeting, Atlanta.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Slim Tim's Preseason Bears comments....

So, as the Bears are commencing training camp, I have a few thoughts on the upcoming season...

In my mind, here are the keys to success in '07-'08 in order of importance.

1) It is imperative to keep the Offensive Line intact and healthy - Kreutz, Tait, Miller, Garza and Brown - all of them need to stay healthy.

2) Mike Brown needs to have a complete, healthy season. Without him on the field, they are a completely different defense.

3) It's obvious, I know, but after #1 and #2 above, it's all Rex after that. It's nice to talk about the dual-TE sets that Olsen will bring, the X-factor in Devin Hester, and Cedric Benson needs to stay healthy, yada yada yada - on offense, it's all about the Rex.

Slim Tim