“My glass is half full. I’m excited about this opportunity that we have. And when we do well this year, everything will take care of itself. It’s as simple as that.”

-Bears head coach Lovie Smith on his job security and the outlook for the 2010 season.

“In [Mike Martz's] system, you gotta be able to run. You’d better be cerebral, you’d better be able to learn and you’d better have thick skin because he’s so demanding. You’re working with a perfectionist.  If you can’t do those three things — if you’re not tough, if you’re not willing to go and block and run routes and be efficient and be quick, you will not play in his system.”

-Free agent wide receiver Torry Holt on what it takes for a wide receiver to fit into new Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s offense.

The current Bears receivers can run, but I’m not so sure about them being cerebral, being able or willing to block, or having the ability to learn.

“Devin Hester in that role could just be stupid good.”

-Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz on how wide receiver Devin Hester would do as a slot receiver in his offense, the same role that Az Hakim played when Martz was a coach in St. Louis.