Brandon Lloyd a Monster of the Midway?
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Bears Sign WR Lloyd to replace Berrian.
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Lloyd already dropping the ball......
And LMAO @ the "wanna get away?" moment, hahahaha
Lloyd lets one slip
BEARS | Newly signed WR calls Grossman starter; Turner insists QB job is open
March 8, 2008
BY BRAD BIGGS [email protected]
One possible explanation is the headset wasn't functioning in Brandon Lloyd's helmet when he met with coaches Friday at Halas Hall.
Another is the Bears' purported quarterback derby is more show than actual competition. What else can you make of the team's newest wide receiver, who has known offensive coordinator Ron Turner since he was 17, essentially proclaiming the familiar phrase, ''Rex Grossman is our quarterback''?
Lloyd, who starred for Turner at Illinois, signed a one-year contract for the minimum-salary benefit and visited the team's facility before a teleconference with media. That's when things turned interesting -- or alarming if you're in the Kyle Orton camp.
''Rex Grossman is the starter,'' Lloyd replied when asked how the quarterback situation was explained to him. ''Coach Turner and coach Lovie [Smith] think very highly of him, and Kyle Orton, they think very highly of him also.''
Um, who said Grossman was the starter?
''I mean, that's what I'm assuming. Rex Grossman,'' Lloyd said before an uncomfortable pause perfect for a certain airline's ''Wanna get away?'' ad campaign.
''Orton and Grossman signed one-year deals,'' he continued. ''I figured maybe Grossman was the starter. Open competition is what I'm being told right now.''
When Turner was handed the phone after one more question, he got in the hurry-up offense to dispel the notion the job already belongs to Grossman.
''I just listened to part of that, and Brandon said he assumed it was going to be Rex,'' Turner said. ''I just want to clarify that before we got going. You guys know the situation. It's an open competition. When I talked to Brandon about the quarterback situation, I talked about both guys, Rex and Kyle.''
Lloyd either ran the wrong route on his first play with the Bears, or he opened pages of the offseason playbook for all to see. Adding to the intrigue is that Lloyd and Orton share an agent.
One thing is for certain: It sure smacked of the Brian Griese clarification news conference, the day after his 97-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes at Philadelphia. With others in the building steaming, Griese was brought into the media room to explain that he had miscommunicated during his postgame comments about calling his own plays because the communication system in his helmet wasn't working.
It all served to distract from the fact the Bears have acquired another high-priced bust out of Washington. The Redskins traded third- and fourth-round picks to San Francisco for Lloyd in 2006 and gave him a $10 million signing bonus as part of a six-year, $30 million deal. He produced 25 receptions in two seasons before being released Feb. 26.
''I'm not going to sit here and say it's all my fault,'' Lloyd said. ''I'm not going to say it's all somebody else's fault. The circumstances just weren't right.''
The signing was a no-brainer for the Bears, and it doesn't come at nearly the cost of failed safety Adam Archuleta, another former Redskin. Lloyd receives a $40,000 workout bonus with a base salary of $605,000 and will count only $485,000 against the salary cap.
It's a win for Lloyd because even after adding Marty Booker, the Bears have more questions than answers at wide receiver, and if he turns things around, he'll be right back in free agency.
Lloyd has top speed and is a crisp route runner, but he couldn't stay out of trouble in Washington, where a sideline tantrum bought him a one-game suspension.
''He was just a disruptive guy in practice,'' a Redskins source said. ''I give him credit for the fact that he wanted to get better and was serious about it. But his wanting attention in the midst of not making plays on the field rubbed people the wrong way. The longer he was here, the less he produced.
''But he might do well with his old coach. I would not pass on him for the minimum. Maybe he will change with a guy he knows.''
Turner kept in touch with Lloyd since he was a fourth-round pick of the 49ers in 2003 and was a driving force behind the signing. Lloyd provides a dimension of speed lost with the departure of Bernard Berrian.
''I'm not sure what happened in those other places,'' Turner said. ''I just know what kind of young man Brandon is. I've seen him grow, and we have sat down and talked about expectations -- what's going to be expected of him when he comes in here, what he can expect from us.''
They might want to have that quarterback chat again first.
And LMAO @ the "wanna get away?" moment, hahahaha
Lloyd lets one slip
BEARS | Newly signed WR calls Grossman starter; Turner insists QB job is open
March 8, 2008
BY BRAD BIGGS [email protected]
One possible explanation is the headset wasn't functioning in Brandon Lloyd's helmet when he met with coaches Friday at Halas Hall.
Another is the Bears' purported quarterback derby is more show than actual competition. What else can you make of the team's newest wide receiver, who has known offensive coordinator Ron Turner since he was 17, essentially proclaiming the familiar phrase, ''Rex Grossman is our quarterback''?
Lloyd, who starred for Turner at Illinois, signed a one-year contract for the minimum-salary benefit and visited the team's facility before a teleconference with media. That's when things turned interesting -- or alarming if you're in the Kyle Orton camp.
''Rex Grossman is the starter,'' Lloyd replied when asked how the quarterback situation was explained to him. ''Coach Turner and coach Lovie [Smith] think very highly of him, and Kyle Orton, they think very highly of him also.''
Um, who said Grossman was the starter?
''I mean, that's what I'm assuming. Rex Grossman,'' Lloyd said before an uncomfortable pause perfect for a certain airline's ''Wanna get away?'' ad campaign.
''Orton and Grossman signed one-year deals,'' he continued. ''I figured maybe Grossman was the starter. Open competition is what I'm being told right now.''
When Turner was handed the phone after one more question, he got in the hurry-up offense to dispel the notion the job already belongs to Grossman.
''I just listened to part of that, and Brandon said he assumed it was going to be Rex,'' Turner said. ''I just want to clarify that before we got going. You guys know the situation. It's an open competition. When I talked to Brandon about the quarterback situation, I talked about both guys, Rex and Kyle.''
Lloyd either ran the wrong route on his first play with the Bears, or he opened pages of the offseason playbook for all to see. Adding to the intrigue is that Lloyd and Orton share an agent.
One thing is for certain: It sure smacked of the Brian Griese clarification news conference, the day after his 97-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes at Philadelphia. With others in the building steaming, Griese was brought into the media room to explain that he had miscommunicated during his postgame comments about calling his own plays because the communication system in his helmet wasn't working.
It all served to distract from the fact the Bears have acquired another high-priced bust out of Washington. The Redskins traded third- and fourth-round picks to San Francisco for Lloyd in 2006 and gave him a $10 million signing bonus as part of a six-year, $30 million deal. He produced 25 receptions in two seasons before being released Feb. 26.
''I'm not going to sit here and say it's all my fault,'' Lloyd said. ''I'm not going to say it's all somebody else's fault. The circumstances just weren't right.''
The signing was a no-brainer for the Bears, and it doesn't come at nearly the cost of failed safety Adam Archuleta, another former Redskin. Lloyd receives a $40,000 workout bonus with a base salary of $605,000 and will count only $485,000 against the salary cap.
It's a win for Lloyd because even after adding Marty Booker, the Bears have more questions than answers at wide receiver, and if he turns things around, he'll be right back in free agency.
Lloyd has top speed and is a crisp route runner, but he couldn't stay out of trouble in Washington, where a sideline tantrum bought him a one-game suspension.
''He was just a disruptive guy in practice,'' a Redskins source said. ''I give him credit for the fact that he wanted to get better and was serious about it. But his wanting attention in the midst of not making plays on the field rubbed people the wrong way. The longer he was here, the less he produced.
''But he might do well with his old coach. I would not pass on him for the minimum. Maybe he will change with a guy he knows.''
Turner kept in touch with Lloyd since he was a fourth-round pick of the 49ers in 2003 and was a driving force behind the signing. Lloyd provides a dimension of speed lost with the departure of Bernard Berrian.
''I'm not sure what happened in those other places,'' Turner said. ''I just know what kind of young man Brandon is. I've seen him grow, and we have sat down and talked about expectations -- what's going to be expected of him when he comes in here, what he can expect from us.''
They might want to have that quarterback chat again first.
its 0-4 not 0-5. And who is talking about superbowls? We're talking about WR's and who signed with what team. I understand that your upset that your team is garbage and will prob only win 5 games next year and that the vikings signed your best offensive player but thats no excuse for acting retarded and quoting yourself. Have fun with Brandon Lloyd as your number #1 receiver, Benson as your running back and Rex or neck beard as your qb. Keep living in the past buddy cause your team wont be sniffin the playoffs for a longggggg time
my last name is cooney. Whatever fool, if you really think that the bears are gonna be good next year then keep thinkin that cause no one else here does. even 2-0-Sixx who is a bears fan will tell you that the vikes are gonna be better then the teddy bears next year. So hester has always beens your best offensive player? His stats for last year - 20 receptions for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns.Berrians stats - 71 receptions for 951 yards and 5 tds. That proves my point, Berrian was your best player and your offense sucks. and dont even try and argue that special teams touchdowns count for offense cause they dont. Id rather have Jackson over Rexy any fucking day, but you can keep living in your delisional world where the bears are still good. Heres something to hold you over until the bears reach the super bowl again in like 20 years