Now that we have a starter the internet is a safer place to be.  Most journalists and critics agree the Bears made the correct call.

He is the right quarterback for this Bears team because they can't afford a passer who will lose the game. Orton might not win as many games as Grossman could, but he won't lose as many.

Orton has become a much different player than he was in college. Then, he was willing to take more chances. He played with more of a gunslinger mentality. Now it looks as if he has been neutered by his offense and the circumstances surrounding his team. He is doing what he has to do to survive. But as he gains experience and increased confidence, there is no reason he cannot become a bolder passer.

Is part of the Bears offensive line problems the fact that age is catching up with John Tait?

Tait, 33, arrived at training camp as "The Assumption," the player whose consistency was considered a given because of his experience, ability and commitment. That might be why Saturday night's setback at Seattle that Tait acknowledged, a showing punctuated when Darryl Tapp zipped by him to force a Rex Grossman interception, was so startling.

When Chris Williams underwent surgery last week most thought it was only a matter of time before John Tait found himself back on duty on the left side, but it seems the Bears are not planning on making that move.

'I just look at how they are playing. I don't look at the number of starts or who played where,'' Hiestand said. ''We are different every year. You are different, I am different. You don't stay the same. What they did in the offseason to prepare to play the positions they are playing right now -- the amount of repetitions that has gone into their work to get to the point they are right now is incredible. Nobody has any idea how many hours they have worked on their craft from that side.''

During practice Monday safety Brandon McGowan went down with an ankle injury.  It is not thought to be anything more than a basic sprain, but when any injury creeps up at the safety spot it becomes a big deal.

"We can't have an injury at any position, particularly on the back end," Bears secondary coach Steven Wilks said. "That's why you have backups, and we feel we have qualified guys in Payne and Steltz."

Bears players are still taking the high road after former Bears receiver Muhsin Muhammad felt the need to trash talk his former team.

"'Bernard Berrian came here and developed and became a rich man,'' receivers coach Darryl Drake said. ''Everybody is entitled to their opinions. I love Moose and hope that he continues to have an illustrious career. We're going to do what we do here. That's our feeling.

''I'll give him a great big hug, right around the neck [when they meet in Week 2] because I love him.''

Newcomer Brandon Lloyd said Muhammad's reaction is natural. Lloyd was critical of the 49ers after they traded him to the Redskins in 2006. ''You say bad things when you're hurt,'' Lloyd said.

Rashied Davis said Muhammad was upset when he was cut, a move that saved the Bears a $500,000 roster bonus.

''I don't think receivers go to die here,'' Davis said. ''I've been making myself here.''

Offensive coordinator Ron Turner also wanted to stay out of the action.

''I could say a lot,'' he said, ''but I won't.''

In case the Bears forgot the offensive line last season, well it sucked.  Becuase of that the Bears released tackle Fred Miller.

Faced with a lot of injuries the Bears have reached out to the former Bear to make a return.

Agent Harold Lewis said Miller, 35, is mulling whether to sign with the Bears, Texans or Ravens. The decision could be finalized in the next day.

"His preference would be to return to the Bears," Lewis said Thursday evening.

Miller was released in February for salary cap reasons. He was heading into the final two years of his five-year, $25.5 million contract. He was due a $500,000 bonus on March 1 and scheduled to make $4 million this season.

The article goes on to say that this will allow the Bears to move John Tait back to left tackle.  John St. Clair,  Josh Beekman and Anthony Oakley would all get looks at left guard. 

Maybe I should take this opportunity to remind the Bears there is a guy who would be a better pickup still available.  I don't think I really need to mention names...AGAIN.

The fine people at Reebok have given me the opportunity to have a few moments of Bears lineman Roberto Garza's time.  He is helping them with the release of their new shoe line, Hex Ride .

The HexRide is a new cushioning technology that Reebok has just launched.  It’s what you see on the bottom of the shoe- a honeycomb pattern of air bubbles. 

Each bubble in HexRide is a responsive air spring that is soft when you walk and firmer when you run.  It's lightweight because Reebok replaced foam with weightless bubbles.

With the drafting of Chris Williams with the Bears first pick it has been assumed that incumbent left tackle, John Tait,  would move to the right side and let Williams, considered the only true left tackle in the draft, take over that spot, but nothing was official.

While it still isn't at camp John Tait ran reps with the first team at the right side with John St. Clair working on the left side.

Both moves make sense.  Get Tait as many reps at right and St. Clair practices at left in case Williams is a hold out or isn't ready to take over the position.