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Chicago Bears Need to Tear out Grass, Step Cleanly into 21st Century
The Chicago Bears have stepped into the 21st century with a quarterback who can actually pass and the makings of a receiver corps to complement him. Now it's time for the franchise to step into the 21st century and get a home field playing surface th
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Chicago Bears Need to Put Down the Grass and Get 21st Century Turf in that Joint
The Chicago Bears have taken one step into the 21st century with a quarterback who can actually pass, and the makings of a receiver corps to complement him. Now it's time for the franchise to take another step into the 21st century and get a home fie
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Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Who has the Edge?
For the first time since 1995, the Pittsburgh Steelers come to Chicago and encounter a Bears team lacking their greatest weapon, big play middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. How can the Bears compensate for losing a middle linebacker who has the size o
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Chicago Bears Defend Jay Cutler As if He’s the Goal Line
It’s probably not surprising how Bears coaches and players rushed Wednesday to defend quarterback Jay Cutler from the verbal attack of a couple former NFL head coaches. Cutler is going to need every bit of backing from the team—and their
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Hunter Hillenmeyer Filling Big Shoes For Chicago Bears
The Bears believe we’ll see a different Hunter Hillenmeyer now as Brian Urlacher’s replacement than the one who held the job when their perennial Pro Bowl middle linebacker suffered a series of injuries in 2004. With Urlacher out for the
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Packers-Bears: Green Bay Gets Picky in Jay Cutler’s Chicago Debut
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Bears’ defense Sunday night overcame Jay Cutler’s three first half interceptions, a stupid fourth quarter mistake by long snapper Patrick Mannelly, and the loss of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher due to a dislocate
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Bears-Packers: Offensive and Defensive Match-ups
Sunday Night Football, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. The line: Packers by 3 ½. Over/under: 46 ½. This is the 178th meeting in the NFL’s primordial rivalry. They started throwing punches in this series in the 1920s and it has seen everything from
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Cutler Thrown Right Into The Fire Against Chicago Bears Biggest Rival
Jay Cutler has never been to Green Bay, Wis. and really can’t be entirely sure what to expect from the Packers defense he’ll face on Sunday in Lambeau Field. The Bears quarterback is sure of this much, however: He and the Bears offense is
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Chicago Bears ’09: In Cutler They Trust
Chicago Bears training camp and preseason have passed but nothing has changed. With the regular season starting Sunday in Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers, the Bears have neither calmed fears nor definitively proven any perceived strengths
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How I’d Trim The Chicago Bears Roster to 53
The NFL’s annual call to arms is the final roster cut, requiring teams to trim 22 players and reach 53 for the start of the regular season. The Bears’ final preseason game Thursday with Cleveland will give opportunities to candidates for
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