Good morning and congratulations to Gina Kisner who won the pair of tickets to our game against the Falcons. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. More of them to come.

Nothing like game time

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Thanks for the cool pics.

More from the Bills Pre season game.

Great to play again.

One of my guys found this nice article written about me. Thanks for the coverage Tom Musick and The Northwest Herald, appreciated.


D.J. Moore chuckled at his memories of Bears training camp from a year ago.

"Last year, it was like, 'If you don't bust your tail, you're going home,' " Moore said.

This season, Moore can work hard in practice without worrying about a pink slip.

Moore, 24, solidified his role in the Bears' defense last season as a valuable defensive back in nickel coverage. He finished the season with 44 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and four interceptions, one of which he returned 54 yards for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins.

This season, Moore has increased his expectations.

"I think it should be big," said Moore, the Bears' fourth-round pick (No. 119 overall) in the 2009 NFL draft. "I should be a little bit better at everything. Rushing. Covering. Everything."

No longer does Moore (5-foot-9, 180 pounds) look so out of place when he lines up alongside massive teammates such as Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs and Julius Peppers.

As a nickelback, Moore replaces the team's strong-side linebacker (usually Nick Roach) during passing situations.

"A lot of is just technique and doing what coach tells you to do," Moore said. "Because if you're doing what coach tells you to do, you'll make some plays."

In Moore's case, "coach" refers to Lovie Smith.

Smith and Moore worked one-on-one during position drills throughout 2010. Safeties worked with assistant Gill Byrd and cornerbacks worked with assistant Jon Hoke, which left Smith with Moore.

The pair's personalities could not be more different.

Smith is guarded and reserved, while Moore is brash and easygoing. Smith folds his arms during practice, while Moore occasionally fills gaps between plays by dancing and joking with teammates.

Yet Smith and Moore bonded last season over a love for stingy defense and timely turnovers.

The fact that Moore was – and is – the lightest player on the roster only increased Smith's respect.

"As you talk to those [smaller] guys, whenever you bring up size, they'll let you know that they've been that size all their lives, and they've had success doing it," Smith said.

Moore said he expected more success this season despite an NFL lockout that lasted for more than four months. Contact has been limited during practice, but Moore said tackling would not be affected.

"The thing about tackling is that it's all about the angles," Moore said.

Those angles might change if Moore moves to cornerback.

That is not part of the Bears' short-term plans, but it's an option to consider in coming years. Moore's predecessor at nickelback, Danieal Manning, moved to a starting safety position and eventually cashed in with a multimillion dollar contract with the Houston Texans.

"I think about it, but it's not really on me [to decide]," Moore said of playing cornerback. "Once they put you at a certain position, you play that.

"If they say, 'We want you to compete for a corner spot,' I wouldn't have any problem doing it. But as of now, it's nickelback, so I'll do that until needed otherwise."

He'll do so without complaint, particularly after his training camp experience of a year ago.

"The pressure is off my shoulders to make the team," Moore said. "But it's still on me to produce."