Archuleta traded to Bears for 6th round pick

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What's interesting is we don't get any "praise" for how the defense didn't miss a beat when Barrow went down and was replaced by an unknown in Antonio Pierce.

Well, it wouldn't be fair to praise this front office for spotting the talent in Antonio Pierce -- credit goes to Marty Schottenheimer for that.

We were ranked #3 overall defensively in 2004. I remember hearing plenty of praise for the coaching and the performance of the players that year, and deservedly so.