Archive for November, 2012
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Dissecting the Chicago Bears’ 5 Weakest Links
The Chicago Bears had their strength tested in last Sunday's loss to the Houston Texans, while some of the team's weak links shaped up and others continued to struggle. It doesn't take Mike Ditka to figure out that the majority of those weak links re
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Chicago Bears: 5 Ways to Fix the Sputtering Offense
Before the season started, much of the Bears talk centered around three main things: First, the aging defense and could it hold up another year? Second, why didn't the Bears upgrade the offensive line? And finally, the feeling that th
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What Jay Cutler’s Concussion Means for the NFC Playoff Picture
The concussion suffered by Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler Sunday night shouldn't knock the Bears off their likely postseason track, but it certainly hurts the team's chances of both securing a top seed and holding off the Green Bay Packers in t
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Chicago vs. San Francisco: Analyzing the 49er’s Offense
Much like the Bears, the San Francisco 49ers lost their starting quarterback on Sunday to an apparent concussion. As of now, the status of Alex Smith is up in the air for their showdown with the Bears on Monday Night Football.Following Smith's
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Bears’ Offensive Coordinator Under Fire and More NFC North News
Matt Forte didn't have a great game against the Houston Texans. In fact, you could argue he was awful if you just looked at his stats.However, as I always say, context is vital with numbers. In other words, numbers never lie, except when they do.With
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Josh McCown: Bears Make Smart Move Signing Former Chicago QB
The Chicago Bears made a smart decision on Tuesday to re-sign their former quarterback, Josh McCown, in the wake of Jay Cutler's concussion in Week 10 vs. the Houston Texans.According to the Chicago Tribune's Vaughn McClure, the Bears re-signed the v
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Breaking Down Jason Campbell’s Performance vs. the Houston Texans
Chicago Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler left the Week 10 matchup against the Texans at halftime with a concussion. Jason Campbell was signed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract in the offseason exactly for these situations, except he didn't co
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Projecting Odds for Every Playoff Seed for the Chicago Bears
Projecting how a team will end a season, and where they will end up in the playoffs is very difficult.What can be done is predicting the chances the Chicago Bears have at each playoff slot and how well they would benefit from landing there.This artic
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Josh McCown: What QB’s Signing Means for Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears have signed backup quarterback Josh McCown—a transaction made as insurance for the team's playoff push.Per ProFootballTalk.com's Josh Alper, "As expected, the Bears have brought back quarterback Josh McCown to serve as a third
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Chicago Bears Fans Can Step Away from the Ledge; Jason Campbell Is Pretty Good
When Jay Cutler went down with a concussion Sunday night, an awful lot of Chicago faithful probably had a bit of deja vu.After Jason Campbell finished the game with just 95 yards, for a few fans, it became a full blown panic attack, especially given
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