Bears Training Camp Week 2 – Peppers dinged up, Bushrod just starting to practice

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Most of the news that's fit to print from week 2 of training camp:

Dallas 24 vs. Miami 20

It's actually football!!! I watched the first quarter, which is the only real important quarter for the HOF game. Romo didn't even play, but Ryan Tannehill played a spell. He didn't look very good, and he's the worst type of quarterback: slightly below-average, but not bad enough to give you a great draft pick every year. As you can expect, the play was very sloppy, though the backup Cowboys' line looked very good opening up holes against the backup Dolphins' D-Line.

– Julius Peppers isn't practicing right now, with a hamstring issue. There's really no reason for him to play, it's not like he has to prove anything, and he's getting pretty old. 

– Jermon Bushrod did individual drills today, but he still hasn't practiced in a week or so. Eben Britton has been starting at LT in his absence, which, uh oh. He's out of his depth at the blind side, and he profiles a lot better at guard. Curiously, Webb hasn't seen any time at LT this camp, which tells you what this regime thinks of him there.

– Earl Bennett, perennial injury concern, got a concussion earlier this week. He's being monitored right now.

– Alshon Jeffery is suffering a hamstring issue just like Peppers. I think he'll be fine, but I'd really like him to get some reps in practice because he's going to be very important in this offense this year. 

– Bears brought in TE Leonard Pope and waived TE Brody Eldridge. It is what it is.

– The NFL has settled on August 9, 7:00 PM CDT for the Bears/Panthers tilt. 

 

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  7. Egg Shan

    Union’s Weiner on A-Rod: “We agree with his decision to fight his suspension. We believe Commissioner has not acted appropriately under CBA”— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 5, 2013

    Union’s Colon on A-Rod: Don’t like him. Too big.

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  11. Egg Shan

    @ Egg Shan:

    It does appear…
    … and I have been told by Adam, the proprietor of Lone Star Ball, that C. J. Wilson is in fact a decent guy, and that the posting of the photo was an ill-considered attempt at a joke.
    I’ll take this as truth, and as I noted elsewhere in this thread, I accepted Wilson’s apology as posted at LSB. Note also above, and I’m sorry that I can’t find it right now as this thread has gotten quite long, that I did not at any time call Wilson a racist — only that he posted a photo that appeared to be racist. Yes, there IS a difference.

    I did invite him to come here and post, though he has not yet accepted. I’m also trying to see if I can get introduced to him at the Rangers/Cubs game that I’ll be attending in Mesa on March 21.

    “That’s my opinion and if you don’t like it, well, I have others.” ~ Groucho Marx
    by Al Yellon on Mar 10, 2007 | 4:21 AM up

    I think my favorite part…

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