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Chicago Bears Free Agent Signings Necessary Due to Past Personnel Failures
The Chicago Bears painted it as a red-letter day. There are two ways to look at it, of course. It was both a day to be positive about the future, and a day to remember the horrors of the past. When defensive end Julius Peppers, running back Chester T
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Chicago Bears Hope Julius Peppers Can Spice Up Defense
Julius Peppers' first unrestricted free agency stop will be in Lake Forest on Friday to talk to the Bears. It's up to general manager Jerry Angelo and ownership to make it his last stop. According to the Chicago Tribune, an offer has already been ext
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Best Rhodes to Chicago Bears Free Safety Help Come from New York
The Bears have finally decided to get serious about replacing free safety Mike Brown. It took a year of watching Al Afalava and Kevin Payne being too slow to get to receivers on third down and Danieal Manning lining up incorrectly, before they realiz
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Bobby DePaul Firing Another Step in “Smithing Down” the Chicago Bears
Former Bears coach Mike Ditka coined the phrase “Grabowskis” for his 1985 Super Bowl team when they prepared to play the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC championship. He referred to the Bears as Grabowskis and the Rams as “Smiths.&rdqu
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Chicago Bears: Lovie Smith Already Looks Wrong
LAKE FOREST, IL—When some one says something stupid, it’s funny how fast these stupid things can come back to haunt someone. Take Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, for instance. When asked Tuesday, whether team president Ted Phillips had given him
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Ted Phillips Banking on Jerry Angelo-Lovie Smith Duo
LAKE FOREST, IL—Not only will Bears coach Lovie Smith be back, but so too will the cover-two defensive scheme that has been his trademark. “We haven’t played it as well as we need to,” Smith said. “But as long as I am t
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Chicago Bears Play the Waiting Game with Lovie Smith and Staff
LAKE FOREST — The Bears made everyone wait until the season’s final two games to see the true potential of their offense. A day after the season ended they were still making people wait — this time to learn the fate of the coaching staff. Play
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McCashkeys Need No Urging To Keep Lovie Smith As Bears Head Coach
LAKE FOREST— Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris expressed the viewpoint on coach Lovie Smith’s future held by every player in the team’s locker room. “I know he’ll be back,” Harris said Wednesday. “He deser
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Bears GM Jerry Angelo Turns Up Heat on Head Coach Lovie Smith
About four hours after his boss failed to offer a vote of confidence Sunday, Bears coach Lovie Smith understood the reason. The scoreboard told that reason: Ravens 31, Bears 7. “We’re disappointed in our play, disappointed in our record,” Smith
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Q and A with Bears GM Jerry Angelo: What’s Coach Lovie Smith’s Fate?
In a wide-ranging interview with media Sunday afternoon prior to the Bears-Baltimore Ravens game, Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo answered questions about the team's disappointing 5-8 season and some about the future. Angelo suggested that a Com
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