Archive for January, 2012
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Chicago Bears Fire Jerry Angelo and Leave the New GM Up to Lovie Smith
Like a cockroach scurrying around after a nuclear holocaust, coach Lovie Smith survived the purge as the Chicago Bears fired GM Jerry Angelo, offensive coordinator Mike Martz and quarterback coach Shane Daly. In fact, it was a Lovie-fest at
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2012 NFL Free Agents: Top Destinations for Matt Forte
Matt Forte carried the Chicago Bears offense through the first 11 games of the season, but they refused to offer him an extension. Now he can choose to take revenge. After suffering an injury that kept him out of the remainder of the regu
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Chicago Bears: Why Bears Are Right to Stick with Lovie Smith
The Chicago Bears did what came as no surprise to the fans and began to clean house by firing general manager Jerry Angelo and allowing offensive coordinator Mike Martz to walk. Head coach Lovie Smith, however, will be retained for at least one more
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Jerry Angelo Is Gone, but Chicago Bears Are Still a Mess
Jerry Angelo, the now-former general manager of the Chicago Bears, has been long thought to have been poisoning the organization from the inside out, making terrible personnel and draft decisions, allowing mismatched coaching pieces to lead the team
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Chicago Bears: 5 Candidates to Replace Mike Martz
Black Tuesday hit Halas Hall this week. First it was general manager Jerry Angelo losing his job, then it was word that offensive coordinator Mike Martz would not be brought back. Quarterback coach Shane Day was also let go. So here we are again with
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2012 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears Full 7-Round Predictions
With the 2011 season in the rear mirror for the Chicago Bears, it's time to turn our attention to the draft. We all know how many needs the Bears do have.Meanwhile, the firing of Jerry Angelo would seem to be a boost to the draft process, as Angelo's
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Sorting out Chicago Bears Replacements for Jerry Angelo and Mike Martz
The Bears made a lot of fans happy today. Ding-dong, the witch is dead, and such. But let's step back a moment and take a look at the specifics of what is going on here.Sure, two of the most controversial figures in Chicago are exiting: Jerry A
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Jeff Fisher: Former Titans Coach Reportedly Has Eyes for Bears Job
The Chicago Bears have been going through a shake up today, and according to NFL.com, it now appears that former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher has his eyes on a potential job opening as the Bears' head coach.The organization has alread
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Bears Chairman George McCaskey Offering Change, GM Hire Will Tell Just How Much
In less than a year on the job, Bears Chairman George McCaskey has dropped his first bomb. As you all know by know, controversial GM Jerry Angelo has seen his reign come to an end.Many hoped that the newest McCaskey to take the reigns would for
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Should Lovie Smith Have Followed Angelo and Martz out of Chi-Town?
There was a major shakeup in the Chicago Bears' front office and coaching staffs today as general manager Jerry Angelo, offensive coordinator Mike Martz and quarterbacks coach Shane Day are all out of jobs after a disappointing 8-8 2011 season.The ho
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