I found it interesting that the only TE that the Bears held out as players deemed too important to risk... was Trey Burton.
Despite 5 TEs playing that included 4 from last years 53 man roster.. (Shaheen, Braunecker, D. Brown, and Sims).. the Bears opened in the extremely rare 20 personnel grouping.
Was there anyone as expensive as Sims... on either team... on the field that night?
Mikefive's theory: The only time you KNOW that a sports team player, coach or management member is being 100% honest is when they're NOT reciting "the company line".
I hope Sims gets to play more of a FB/TE3 role. I don't want to see $6 mil completely wasted but don't want him taking Shaheen and Burton's reps unless they are injured/getting a breather for a few plays. At least at FB we could have a potential upgrade from Michael Burton and he gets time to work on his game rather than just get rusty.