I think the Chicago Bears made a huge mistake losing Danieal Manning to the Houston Texans. Manning came into his own last season and has always proven to be an excellent return man for the Chicago Bears. By all accounts, the Chicago Bears low-balled him on their offer and really never countered a higher offer from Houston.
With all of the safety issues that have plagued this team over the past few seasons, breaking up a group that was successful seems to be a not-so-wise move on the part of this organization. Along with Chris Harris (see overrated in the dictionary…he’s good but not great), the Chicago Bears safeties rarely gave up big plays last season and were dominant at times.
There’s no secret that Manning was never Lovie Smith’s favorite player. He became the starter because of Wright’s injury problems, and played quite well. But there’s a reason why the Chicago Bears didn’t find a middle-ground with Manning. Just remember, the Chicag...
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His real porous was on special team and coverage assignments. Top notched taking a man down for no or little gain on kickoffs and punts alike. By the by give him some blocking and he had awesome ability moving the ball and shortening the field for our O !