Archive for February, 2012
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Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Smith Addresses the State of the Team
After a winter of hibernation, Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith gave his state of the team address last week, commenting on the sins of the past and hope for the future. Smith talked about what the Bears need to do moving forward. When asked (via
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Franchise Tag Deadline Nears for Chicago Bears, RB Matt Forte
For Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte, no news may be good news. There have been few, if any, updates on contract talks between Forte and the team, which reportedly restarted over the weekend at the scouting combine.Head coach Lovie Smith, speaki
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Reviewing the Chicago Bears’ 7 Biggest Scouting Combine Takeaways
While the Bears scouts and front office have been tight-lipped about their plans moving forward, they had to be impressed by what they saw from the combine workouts. It's no secret that the Bears need an upgrade at the wide receiver p
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Gauging the Flight Risk for Chicago Bears’ 2012 Free Agents
The Chicago Bears have a busy offseason, with a new GM in place scouting the Combine and exploring free agents and the draft to fill the holes in the team. But one thing that cannot be ignored is the status of their own free agents, especially Matt F
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NFL Draft 2012: 7 WRs Who Will Help the Chicago Bears Immediately
The Bears were off to a hot start last season before Jay Cutler got hurt. His season-ending thumb injury sent the team into a tailspin where they lost five of their last six games. Out is GM Jerry Angelo and Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz. In is Ph
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NFL Draft: Recalling the Chicago Bears’ Best Drafts and Other Draft Day Triumphs
With the 2012 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, I felt now would be an opportune time to re-visit a few of the Chicago Bears' more prominent drafting conquests of years past.With the Bears brass clearly showing a lack of drafting acumen/vision of late,
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Chicago Bears 2012 Mock Draft: Buying or Selling Drafttek’s Latest Picks
Drafttek has a full seven-round mock draft up at their site, but as the keeper of the Bears flame, I have been charged with the task of saying "yea" or "nay" to each of those proposed picks. Other so-called experts are just getting around to projecti
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2012 NFL Draft: Why the Chicago Bears Must Draft Michael Floyd
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the last time a Chicago Bears receiver reached the Pro Bowl. That honour belongs to Marty Booker back in 2002. That’s 10 years of mediocrity. For Bears fans, it’s been painfully clear that the te
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2012 NFL Draft: 5 Reasons Chicago Bears Must Take Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd
Michael Floyd would be a good pick for the Chicago Bears in this year's draft. They had the 26th-ranked passing offense, which is slightly skewed due to the injury to Jay Cutler.However, it was clear that the Bears are still looking for a top-no
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10 Chicago Bears Tailback Options Not Named Matt Forte
I fully expect the Bears and Matt Forte to work out some kind of arrangement this winter to where Forte once again dons the blue and orange of the team. But what if things get contentious? In other words, if talks between the Bears and Forte ge
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