Archive for June, 2012
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Breaking Down Chicago Bears, NFC North Heading into Training Camp
The Chicago Bears feel good about themselves heading into training camp next month, and with good reason. They have improved a squad that was on a roll before losing Jay Cutler and Matt Forte to injury last season. That being said, the Bears aren't t
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Chicago Bears: 4 Undrafted Free Agents Who Could Possibly Make Team
For most college football players their dreams of hearing their name being called on draft day never actually become a reality. Instead of a screenshot of them hugging their mom with their cell phone pressed against their ear they are left to w
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Why the Chicago Bears’ 2012 Season Will Be One of the Best Ever
The Chicago Bears were 7-3 last season before Jay Cutler was lost for the season with a thumb injury that ended all hope for a second consecutive playoff berth. The Bears were playing some of the best football in the NFL during a five-game winn
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Chicago Bears: Why Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall Will Make the Pro Bowl
The Bears opened free agency this year with a big trade for Brandon Marshall, giving quarterback Jay Cutler his best wide receiver since coming to Chicago in 2009. In 2008, both Cutler and Marshall made their first Pro Bowls as teammates in Denver. B
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Chicago Bears Hype at an All-Time High, Reasons Why This Team Will Falter
Robbing the Dolphins at gunpoint for Brandon Marshall, for the cost of two third-round picks this year and next, set off a wave of hype unseen in Chicago. With the Bulls and Blackhawks both stumbling in the playoffs, the White Sox initially faltering
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Counting Down the NFC North’s 5 Biggest Busts: No. 5, Anthony Thomas, RB, Bears
We're looking at the biggest mistakes teams in the NFC North have made, and I have to start with a guy who introduced the word bust into my lexicon—Anthony Thomas.Oh, the A-Train, you had us fooled for a bit.After a fantastic rookie season, whe
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Chicago Bears: Second-Year LB Dom DeCicco Has Strong Offseason
One of the stories I wrote about last week was the progress of second-year middle linebacker Dom DeCicco and how he's being groomed as a possible successor to Brian Urlacher. The reason behind that was simple, DeCicco is starting to turn some h
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Lessons Learned from Chicago Bears’, Phil Emery’s 2012 Draft Strategy
New Bears general manager Phil Emery has inherited an unenviable situation. Even though he is digging out from some of former general manager Jerry Angelo's mistakes, he inherits a team that was very close to the Super Bowl just two years ago.Bears f
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4 Reasons Brandon Marshall Will Have a Better Season Than Calvin Johnson
Yes, the title may sound crazy at first (especially to Lions fans) but bear with me. First and foremost, I'm not saying that Brandon Marshall is a better receiver than Calvin Johnson, because he's not, rather I'm simply saying that he's going to
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Chicago Bears: 8 Early Winners and Losers of the Bears’ Offseason
New Bears GM Phil Emery has had a solid offseason. Learning from the mistakes of his predecessor, Jerry Angelo, Emery went out and filled in depth at key areas where it had been missing last season. If Jay Cutler or Matt Forte go down again this year
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