Preseason

Well, 3 outta four ain't bad. I'm not complaining, anyway - we most likely lost because our starters were taking it easy. I'm really excited with Garrett Wolfe's plays, and pretty bummed about Olsen being out for the first few weeks. Here's to hoping that it'll calm him down a little bit.

Tommie Harris finally came back. He played pretty well, but I'd bet he was told to take it easy to avoid injuries. Let's hope he can stay healthy for the whole season.

That's all for now - I've got a Hawkeyes game to get to.

Tonight the Bears play their last preseason game, against the Browns. I don't think anyone out there is concerned about this one, and I'd put good money on Lovie keeping most everybody on first string out of the game after about two minutes. We gotta stay healthy for that Chargers game.

I did, however, receive the following from Tommie Harris (posted as a bulletin on MySpace):

My 1st game back, since my injury, is TONIGHT vs the Browns... Watch your boiiiii on NBC 5 at 7pm!!!!!
God Bless yall!!!!

Real Deal DT #91

ChicagoBears.com extinguished my fears this morning. I can only imagine how quiet it must have gotten at Soldier Field last night. I really hope they're not gonna bubble wrap him for the rest of the season like they did with Harris during the preseason.

Speaking of which, who's ready to see Tommie take down LT? That commercial inspired more than one angry heart attack, and it'll be nice to see Nike's ad men get showed up. Maybe they'll even have a drop in sales.

According to the Bears website:

Hester was hurt while delivering a low block against safety Michael Lewis on a running play. It appeared that Lewis’ knee slammed into Hester’s helmet.

After being treated by team medical personnel for about five minutes on the field, Hester jogged to the sideline. He was soon joking with teammates and never had his shoulder wrapped. The All-Pro return specialist watched the second half of the game on the sideline in street clothes.

This is from Brad Biggs of the Sun-Times:

Peel the puffy white roof off the top of the RCA Dome, and you had Super Bowl XLI -- well, without South Beach a short cab ride away.

I don't know about you, but I'm freakin' excited about the game tomorrow. The outcome of Superbowl XLI left a bitter taste in my mouth, despite some of the fantastic plays we got to see (that return by Hester at the beginning of the game, for example). I see this game as a great chance for the Bears to prove how much they've improved during the off-season.