Archive for October, 2009
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Potential in the NFL: How Soon Do We Label “Busts”?
Every year in the NFL, potential stars come and go. If they don’t succeed, they’re called a bust. Watching Kyle Orton’s newfound success and Cedric Benson’s rise out of mediocrity got me thinking, how soon is too soon to label
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Chicago Bears Defenseless Against Cedric Benson and Cincinnati Bengals
CINCINNATI—Apparently Tommie Harris was doing a lot more than everyone thought. The Bears played without their once dominant, now perpetually convalescing defensive tackle, and made him look good by producing their worst defensive effort since
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Chicago Bears Put The “F” in Fail, Getting Blown Out in Cincinnati
The Chicago Bears are not a playoff team. End of story. The Bears got destroyed today, 45-10 by Cedric Benson, Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals. This in a game that the Bears defense should have been keyed up for after all the smack talk that
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Bears-Bengals: Chicago Routed By Cincinnati, 45-10
The Bears got blown up at the line Sunday and were embarrassed by the Cincinnati Bengals. Once again the Bears offensive line failed to do much of anything to help the team. Jay Cutler didn’t have time to pass the ball and Matt Forte had nowher
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NFL Week Seven: My Three Wishes
1. That the weather in London stays good It is a known fact that, for all of the NFL’s hype about taking the game to England, the turf at Wembley Stadium is far from being up to NFL standard. In 2007 we had the mudbath that was the Dolphins/
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Come To Think Of It, Who Would You Rather Have: Jay Cutler or Kyle Orton?
It's a debate for the ages—who is the better QB, Kyle Orton or Jay Cutler? To me, it’s fairly cut and dry. For now, Orton is fine. You can win with him. If you are a risk averse team, you certainly like his game managing skills and ability to avo
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Cedric Benson Reminds Bears Fans Why He’s a Bengal
Chicago has always been a city full of bars where after a few adult beverages, the inevitable conversation is about which former Chicago athletes should never have left. There are Hall of Fame players that have left, like Lou Brock and Greg Maddux. T
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What The Cutler Contract Extension Means to Bears Fans
Jay Cutler has signed a two-year contract extension with the Chicago Bears putting the future of the historic franchise directly on the 26-year-old quarterback's shoulders for the immediate future. With a possible lock out looming on the horizon in t
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Week Five: What We Learned About The Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears game against the Atlanta Falcons was frustrating to say the least for Bears fans. On both sides of the ball the Bears seemed to do the same thing; just give it away. All three phases of the Bears, however, decided to ch
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Simple Guide to De-Clawing the Bengals’ Defense
Putting last Sunday's loss to Atlanta behind them, the Bears face off against the Bengals this Sunday in Cincinnati. The "Cardiac Cats" are, arguably, the Bears' toughest opponent so far this season. The Bengals present a challenge to the Bears on b
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