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Bears’ Defense Cannot Take the Blame for Sunday’s Loss & More NFC North News
There are a lot of things to dislike about last night's Bears loss.The Cutler concussion, the four turnovers in the first half, the field.But a bullied defense? That's ridiculous.That's what ESPN's Michael Wilbon calls it, though, in his column about
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Texans vs. Bears: Chicago Offensive Line Must Limit Watt’s Impact Sunday Night
This week we find out what the Chicago Bears are made of.What are they capable of? Can Jay Cutler transcend pressure from a player of J.J. Watt's caliber? Can the offensive line step up? Can the rest of the receivers?If you notice a trend that most o
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Bears & Tillman Handling Potential Missed Game with Class, PFT Not so Much
I didn't get a chance to sound off on this yesterday when it happened due to impending snowstorm, but I thought it worth mentioning: for a dad, Mike Florio seems pretty clueless.I'm referring of course to the idiot notion that Charles Tillman isn't p
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Bears Weekly Progress Report: Bears on Top of the World (at Least for Week 10)
The Bears have had a great run the first half of this season and found themselves in charge of the NFC North and their own destiny.With the exception of the loss to the Packers in Week 2, the Bears have dominated much of the competition with smotheri
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Bears vs. Titans: Balanced Scoring the Name of the Day in Decimation of Titans
Aside from a garbage-time 80-yard touchdown run against second-stringers, the Bears dominated the Titans from kickoff to final whistle, and this time they did it on both sides of the ball.Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall continue to play as if they ha
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Bears vs Titans: Chicago Can Work out the Kinks Against a Struggling Titans Team
Tennessee has had an up-and-down season—and really, that's an understatement. It's the sort of team you figure should be a cakewalk, but ultimately, the Titans have played some teams very tough.However, the Bears have a dominant defense, a
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Bears Lack a Vertical Receiver Threat & Other NFC North News
Wasn't Devin Hester supposed to be the big vertical threat this year? Isn't his speed supposed to be a huge weapon across from Brandon Marshall?I ask because the Sun-Times' Mark Potash was saying that one of the things the Bears miss about injured re
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Bears Weekly Progress Report: Forte, Bennett Jump Forward, Davis Slips Back
The Bears took some time to get going, but they walked away from their tougher-than-expected matchup with the Carolina Panthers with a win.As I said at the time, there is no column for "good win" or "clean win"—just "win."So as we move into Wee
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Chicago Bears: Breaking Down Jay Cutler’s Game-Winning Drive vs the Panthers
We talked earlier today about Jay Cutler stepping up and playing well when the Bears needed him to, despite three quarters of pretty mediocre play. Cutler was sacked often, held onto the ball too long and missed many receivers not named Brandon Marsh
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Cutler Steps Up When the Bears Need Him to and More NFC North News
Jay Cutler was good when it counted.That's what matters, ultimately. He was good when they really, really needed him to be.The Tribune's Dan Pompei says Cutler was both good and bad yesterday, but when the game was on the line and they needed a drive
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