Gandhi's Got Nothin' on Brian Urlacher

I bet you're looking at that photo thinking, "Man, I could have sworn Brian Urlacher's number was 54" or "They should fire the equipment manager for giving Brian the wrong shirt" or "I love the way that jersey drapes over his massive, sweaty frame."

But you should be thinking, "Bring back Lance Briggs!"

Urlacher said that without speaking yesterday, wearing Briggs' No. 55 during the Bears' final pre-training camp organized team activity.

Other Bears players traded jerseys to break up the monotony of the final day of off-season practice but Urlacher was the only guy whose wardrobe choice turned heads. Team officials couldn't have liked the look.

"What's in a number?" coach Lovie Smith answered when asked about Urlacher's jersey.

Urlacher's gesture, while grand, is probably going nowhere fast. And that's okay, according to David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune, who writes today that the team minus Briggs is actually better than last year.

His reasons? Devin Hester and Greg Olsen on the offense, three proven defensive ends (Alex Brown, Adewale Ogunleye and Mark Anderson) and a year's more experience in QB Rex Grossman.

Apparently, they even hired quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton to refine Grossman's game. Looks like it's working already. Check out the Pep in Rex's step.



Hey, Rex, if this QB thing doesn't pan out, there's always Dancing with the Stars.