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The Bear Den: The Pressure Is On The Bears Defense
Do you remember back in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, when people were calling the Bears defense the best in the NFL? Or when a lot of people were comparing those defenses to that of the 1985 Super Bowl champions? Things have changed, my friends. In the
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The Bear Den: Is It a Make or Break Season for Tommie Harris?
Ever since Tommie Harris' injury in 2006, which cost him to miss the playoffs and untimely the Super Bowl, the once feared defensive lineman just hasn't been the same. In his rookie year of 2004, Tommie recorded 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and one force
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The Bear Den: Expect Changes in the Playbook for the Bears
Going into the 2009 NFL season, expect some minor changes in the playbook, Bears fans. With a new quarterback and a couple of changes on the coaching, the playbook is bound to be different. Let's start off with the new quarter back, Jay Cutler. Cutle
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The Bear Den: How I Was Born into the Chicago Bears
In my family, football is more than a sport. In fact, it's a religion to us. The Chicago Bears are what we believe in. I was born into being a Bears fan and I wouldn't trade it for any other team in the NFL. Not the Patriots, not the Cowboys, not th
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The Bear Den: 2009 Chicago Bears Season Preview (Part IV)
Week Fourteen: vs Green Bay, Dec. 13 2009. 12:00 CST The Bears finish their season series with rivals Green Bay, this time at home. The Bears beat the Packers at home last year in a thrilling overtime finish that kept their playoff hopes al
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The Bear Den: 2009 Chicago Bears Season Preview (Part III)
In this four part preview of the 2009 Chicago Bears, I will preview weeks 10-13. Week Ten: at San Fransisco, Nov. 12 2009. 7:20 CST In this Thursday night NFL Network game the Bears travel to take on a 49ers team that improved over the o
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The Bear Den: 2009 Chicago Bears Season Preview (Part II)
This is the second article in a series of four articles that I am writing to preview the 2009 Chicago Bears season. Training camp is right around the corner, and that means the NFL season is on the way. So enjoy my previews. The Bears bye week is dur
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The Bear Den: 2009 Chicago Bears Season Preview (Part I)
As the Bears kicked off their OTA's this past week and are preparing for training camp at the end of July, I figure this is a good time to start my 2009 Chicago Bears season preview. In this four part article I will break down the Bears opponents, pl
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The Bear Den: The Five Players That Will Make or Break the Chicago Bears’ Season
The Bears were a playoff team in 2005. They were a Super Bowl team in 2006, that looked like it was going to be on top of the NFC for another four or five years. They were mediocre at best in 2007. In 2008 they were a improving team that w
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The Bear Den: 10 Burning Questions I Would Ask Lance Briggs
Right before our eyes Lance Briggs has gone from a third-round pick in 2003, to one of the NFL's elite linebackers. Lance has grown to become one of my favorite players, and in my opinion, turned into one of top 15 linebackers in NFL history with Bri
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