Bears in the NFL: Madden 10 Ratings Released

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EA has released their individual player ratings for Madden 10, and it's always interesting to see how players stack up according to EA standards.

I've been particularly interested to see how some more recent Bears starters would do given their success this past year, namely Aaron Rodgers, Desean Jackson, Marshawn Lynch. However, I was a bit disheartened that none were considered Top 10 by EA.

Take heart though Cal fans. Tony Gonzales is ranked the top TE, and Nnamdi Asomugha is the top ranked defensive player in the game. Go Bears.


It might just be a matter of time before A-Rod, D-Jax, and Beastmode make it into the top 10. A-Rod certainly had the numbers for it.

Also, I'm patiently waiting for my man Lavelle Hawkins to bust out. DO IT HAWK.

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It's Too Late to Apologize

Hey all,

Sorry for the lack of updates. Just to explain, I have officially moved to the big apple, and life has been fairly crazy the last few weeks preparing for the move.

Fortunately, I've picked a decent times in terms of Cal Football news to move, as there is very little right now. Honestly, I think Coach Tedford usually takes his annual vacation around this time.

Sure there are some recruiting tidbits, but I might be a bit late in the game to try and catch up on all that. Well we'll see.

Fear not loyal readers (or who's left of you), I'll still be trying to maintain the blog with the fairly similar level of frequency. When I get settled in a bit more, I'll try and get my bearings straight and check in more formally with you all.

Until then, Go Bears.

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Jeff Tedford Interview on Chronicle Live Tonight

Props to PRD74 for getting this up.

The interview is pretty standard stuff.

They briefly discussed the competition at the QB position, reiterated Jahvid Best’s recuperation, the focus on establishing a strong running game. There was a good conversation on Tedford completely relegating all playcalling duties to OC Andy Ludwig. He admitted he’ll call a play when it’s needed, but he needs to give the playcaller the flexibility and freedom to “set a play up” that is staying one play ahead.



I found it interesting to see just how much Coach Tedford has changed, or possibly matured as a head coach in deferring certain responsibilities to his coordinators moreso now than he has ever in his career.

“For me to be what I need to be as a head coach, I need to give that up.” I had to give it up because I couldn’t do both. Calling plays in a game, you have to be 100% focused on you’re doing, and I found trying to do both, was very difficult to do for me.”

Other topics covered was his thoughts on the upcoming match up with USC, his thoughts on whether he prefers the front loaded schedule, Alex Mack and his high draft pick, his absolute trust in Defensive Coordinator Bob Gregory.
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NCAA Football 10 Footage - Sneak Peak of the Bears

EA has just released some new footage of their latest addition to the NCAA Football franchise.

To be honest, the game looks pretty similar to previous year versions which is expected, but still slightly disappointing.

There are a handful of shots of the California Golden Bears squad at Memorial Stadium facing off against USC. The two most notable shots have Kevin Riley getting sacked, and Jahvid Best getting leveled by a USC defender. It's hard to tell whether he fumbled the ball.

Great.

There are two additional quick scenes of a pass breakup and our flag bearers running around.

You can check out the footage below.



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Bears in the NFL: MiniCamp Performances

The first NFL mini camp for newly drafted NFL players wrapped up over the weekend, and while it was a chance for some drafted Bears to get acclimated to their new teams, it was also a chance for some free agent hopefuls to still show off their stuff on a try-out basis.

Former, Cal QB Nate Longshore attended the Miami Dolphins’ mini camp, and the recurring message appears to be that Longshore has the size and arm strength, but appears spotty in his accuracy. In all fairness, mini camps are always the toughest on QBs.

“Former Cal quarterback Nate Longshore was 2-of-6 in 7-on-7 completing two short outs, including one on a diving catch by third-round pick Patrick Turner.”
Roto Info

"Tryout QB Nate Longshore has a very strong arm, but he doesn't seem very accurate. The Dolphins need a practice squad quarterback, but I suspect they might wait till the first round of camp cuts to poach a draftee from another team. If White is going to be learning the offense and running the Wildcat, exactly who is going to be running the scout team offense that prepares the defense? It can't be Chad Henne, can it?"

“Tryout quarterback Nate Longshore is big (a thick 6-4, 230 pounds) and threw a couple of nice balls. The problems was very few of them connected with a receiver. But you can see there's potential there. QB's usually have the toughest time during these sessions because of the amount of information they have to digest.”
Sun Sentinel


There’s not much about Rulon Davis’ performance with the Denver Broncos, but there is another article about Davis. In the same way the Cal media continued to pump out stories on Davis and his military background, it’s sure to become another talking point for the Denver press.

"Nothing's came easy in my life as you can see," Davis said. "I've had to work for everything. Hard work is not something that's unfamiliar to me."


Finally, it seems former Cal MLB can’t catch a break. After being injured for his pro day workout and not getting drafted, Williams had planned to participate in the 49ers mini camp this week. Williams attended the camp, but was unable to workout due to injury. Eesh.


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