Bears GM Jerry Angelo must have read the Bear Down Chicago Blog posting yesterday, because he went out and did what we asked him. At least in part.
The Bears signed fifth-year free safety Josh Bullocks to a one-year deal today. Bullocks (6-1, 207) is a gifted athlete who started 51 games in four years with the New Orleans Saints. He was supplanted as a starter at the beginning of last season by veteran Kevin Kaesviharn, reportedly due to the fact that he was inconsistent, especially in deep pass coverage (is it me or does this guy sound a little bit like Bears nickel back/safety Danieal Manning?). Bullocks was pressed back into a starting role in the last month of the season after Kaesviharn was injured, and ended up with an interception against the Bears in the Dec. 11 contest at Soldier Field (a game the Bears won in overtime).
Bullocks is expected to compete with second-year man Craig Steltz for the starting free safety job.
The other move the Bears made today was to release seven-year veteran guard Terrence Metcalf, who, it's safe to say, never really lived up to expectations. A third round draft pick in 2002 from Mississippi, he mostly languished on the bench, unable to crack the lineup. By far his best season was in 2005, in which he started 13 games on a team that went 11-5. Last season he was suspended four games for violating the league's policy on banned substances.
The fact that the Bears are willing to release any offensive linemen could signal that they are close to a deal with John St. Clair.
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