Archive for June, 2009
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Chicago Bears Planned for a Tumultuous 2009 Off-Season
Chicago Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith must have considered being a professional poker player or actor prior to becoming an NFL coach. Smith’s level-headed demeanor and light touch when dealing with the media has masked what has become a hectic
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Bears DT Harris Charging Up in OTAs for Regular Season Run
LAKE FOREST, IL—Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris has been cautious about returning from the knee injury that bothered him much of last season, but expects to be 100 percent by training camp. “I’m on cruise right no
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Chicago Bears: The Five Players to Watch This Year
Expectations are high this year for the Chicago Bears. After a miraculous off season, the Bears find themselves in place to hopefully win their division and make an appearance in the postseason. According to early power rankings, they may do just th
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The Rating Game: Lack of Respect for Lovie
Lovie Smith may not be all that lovable, but is he the 20th best coach in the NFL? This was the very rank given to him in a poll of “former NFL scouts” done by the Sporting News. They must have been former scouts from Detroit, Green
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The Chicago Bears Training Camp Preview: The Quarterbacks
Everyone who is a fan of the Chicago Bears, or of football for that matter, will know that the Bears are coming into the 2009 season with a new quarterback and a new chance to put up some points on offense. The Bears have had serious issues at
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Earl Bennett Is Key To Bears’ Success (and The Hester Project, Too)
I've said before that I will, unlike many within the legions of Bears fans, reserve judgement about the Windy City's receiving corps. Sure, with the exception of Rashied "Brick-hands" Davis, they're young and "unproven." That is precisely why I haven
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Sorry Jay Cutler, but Rod Marinelli is the Best Bears Acquisition This Offseason
On April 2, 2009, the fans of the Chicago Bears became anxious for the upcoming 2009 season as Jerry Angelo pulled off the unthinkable. You guys know what it was… Anyway, my first reaction to it was “Oh please oh please, do
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Chicago Bears 2009: Offseason Makeover Sparks Playoff Talk
When the Bears walked off the field at Houston’s Reliant Stadium last December 28th, following a disappointing season-ending loss that left them 9-7 and out of the playoffs, little did they know what the offseason had in store for them. &n
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A Friendly Warning to All Jay Cutler-Crazed Chicago Bear Fans
As the Bears take their offseason program into the summer months, Chicago fans young and old are celebrating the acquisition of the franchise’s first franchise-caliber quarterback since the advent of the league’s modern era. And they have
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Chicago Bears: I Want Plaxico Burress (and Mateen Cleaves) on the Team
Fact: The Chicago Bears need a WR (who has more than zero career NFL receptions). Fact: The Chicago Bears drafted 19984450.6 WRs (in reality three, plus one undrafted free agent) this year to address the need. Fact: Even if you super-glued them all
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