Archive for January, 2010
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Keeping Lovie Smith With Bears Not a Bad Decision…Yet
The time has come for changes with the Chicago Bears. Everyone knows that. In fact, it is my personal belief that Ron Turner should not have been allowed in a booth with a Chicago Bears headset for two, perhaps three, years now. The sorry performance
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CHICAGO BEARS PICK MONEY OVER WINNING BY DECIDING TO KEEP LOVIE SMITH
Watching team president (accountant) Ted Phillips standing up at the podium representing the accounting firm of McCaskey and McCaskey made my mind drift back to the Academy Awards as I awaited him ripping open the envelope and announcing, and the win
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Jeremy Bates Should Become the Chicago Bears New Offensive Coordinator
Some of you Bears fans might be asking who is Jeremy Bates? Why wouldn’t we just hire Mike Martz or Charlie Weis? Let me introduce Jeremy Bates. He is the 33-year-old son of the recently fired Bucs defensive coordinator, Jim Bates. Jeremy began
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The (1984) Chicago Bears: Beneath the Newspeak
"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words." This passage from George Orwell's 1984 is one that every Chicago Bears fan should consider while digesting the latest propaganda being dispensed by the folks at Halas Hall. For those unfamiliar with
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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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Jay Cutler in Chicago: Work in Progress or Utter Failure?
The 2009 NFL season is over for the Chicago Bears, both because it's now 2010 and because playoff season has started. The Bears, at 7-9, despite once hoping that their ambitious trade for Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler would make them a comple
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Lovie Smith Is Back: Grin and Bear It
With the rumor mill already swirling around the NFL coaching world, the Chicago Bears announced that head coach Lovie Smith will be retained for next season. Smith, 52-44 in the regular season with the Bears , will be without much of his staff, how
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Mike Martz Wants To Be the Next Bears Offensive Coordinator
Former Rams head coach, 49ers offensive coordinator and Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz would like to work with Lovie Smith again if the Bears are interested in Martz as their offensive coordinator. Martz and Lovie worked together when the Ra
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Chicago Bears Fire Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner and Five Other Coaches
The Bears' press conference is scheduled for 3pm ET, and will be streamed live on the team’s official site. According to a league source, offensive coordinator Ron Turner will not be returning next season. Also gone is tight end coach Rob
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Chicago Bears Give Fans Giant Middle Finger by Retaining Lovie Smith
Sure, firing offensive coordinator Ron Turner is a step in the right direction. But what about the men who hired him in the first place? When will the Bears hold the feet of Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo to the fire? Add to that the name of Bears pres
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