Archive for April, 2012
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Matt Forte: Why the Chicago Bears’ Front Office Should Not Pay Star RB
Paying Matt Forte is a mistake.As this is an opinion piece, let me make a definitive first-person statement: I love Matt Forte. He is an excellent player and one of the league's best all-around running backs. But an organization with a focus on long-
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3 Reasons Why the Chicago Bears Should Not Draft a DE in the 1st Round.
With the 2012 NFL Draft rapidly approaching and with free agency having come and gone, most teams (and fans) have already started to form an idea of what position should be addressed first in the first round. Being an avid Bears fan, I am awa
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Nike Unveils New Chicago Bears Uniforms, Monsters of the Midway Look Stays
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard this morning, Nike held an event to unveil the long awaited revamping of the NFL's uniforms, that were for the past 10 years designed by Reebok. Many people speculated that Nike would initiate a change in style similar
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2012 NFL Draft: 5 Wise Ways for Chicago Bears to Use Their 1st-Round Draft Pick
There has been a lot of speculation as to what the Chicago Bears will do with their first-round draft pick (19th) and the Bears have options when it comes to making this selection. They need help in several areas including defensive end, linebac
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NFL Free Agency: Should the Chicago Bears Have Interest in Marcus McNeill?
If I told you there was a 28-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl left tackle still on the free-agent market, is that something you'd be interested in? Marcus McNeill was released by the San Diego Chargers after the start of free agency and was not immed
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Chicago Bears Nike Uniforms: Grading New Home and Away 2012 Jerseys
Tuesday marked the official passing of the torch from Reebok to Nike for NFL apparel, and the new look of the Chicago Bears is out. Brian Urlacher was selected as the runway model of sorts and was shot wearing the Bears’ blue home jerseys with
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Building a 2012 NFL Draft Big Board for the Chicago Bears
Like so many aspects of pre-draft analysis, attempting to set up a Draft Board for a team is an exercise in perspective. While we may agree on some of the needs of Team A, often we are far apart on which are more important and which are less so.Of co
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B/R Community Mock Draft: Chicago Bears’ Fifth-Round Pick Is…
The B/R Community Mock Draft enters Round Five.In the B/R Community Mock Draft, 32 different B/R Featured Columnists each play the role of mock GM for their favorite team and do a live, real-time full seven-round draft to try to improve their respect
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Can Chicago Bears Thrive Without Matt Forte?
Through the Chicago Bears' first 12 games of the 2011-12 NFL season, running back Matt Forte rushed for 997 yards and notched 490 receiving yards. The Bears offense had 3,910 total yards at that point in the season.For all of you non-math geeks out t
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