Archive for February, 2012
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2012 NFL Free Agency: Why the Chicago Bears Must Pursue Vincent Jackson
The Chicago Bears are coming off a 8-8 season that saw them lose QB Jay Cutler midseason to an injury and RB Matt Forte to a sprained MCL for the last four games of the year. One glaring problem the Bears have had the past few seasons is the la
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25 Players Chicago Bears Should Watch Closely at 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
More than 300 top prospects have been invited to attend the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Eight of these players are likely to be selected by the Chicago Bears in the draft. The combine starts Wednesday and ends
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Chicago Bears: 5 Things to Instantly Change the Landscape of the NFC Central
The Chicago Bears are oh so close to being a solid contender in the NFC for the next couple of years. (After Urlacher retires, Tillman loses a step and Briggs leaves, we'll have to see just where they stand.)The window is shrinking unless the Bears g
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What We Learned from This Week’s NFC North Media Coverage, 2/17 Edition
This week in the NFC North, the dominant storyline for the Minnesota Vikings has been the team's ongoing struggle to get a new stadium built.The Minneapolis Star-Tribune covered this issue on Tuesday, breaking down the entire debacle. The Star-Tribun
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Chicago Bears 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Scouting Prospects for Every Pick
As of the time of this writing, it is 69 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes until the 2012 NFL draft.But unlike my previous mocks, this isn't as much predictive as it is a study of the best draft prospects by round. The draft is huge
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Chicago Bears: 5 Guys Who Can Backup Jay Cutler Next Season
It might not be the Bears' top priority this offseason, but maybe it should be.One of Phil Emery's first orders of business this offseason has to be addressing the backup quarterback position because the Bears can't afford to let last season happen a
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Mel Kiper 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears Take OT Mike Adams
In his second mock draft of the 2012 NFL draft season, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper has the Chicago Bears taking Ohio State offensive tackle Mike Adams with the 19th overall pick in the first round.Adams' name is no stranger to
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NFL Draft 2012: Michael Floyd and 9 Players the Chicago Bears Must Look at
The Chicago Bears have just never seemed to get over the hump.Two years ago, they finished the regular season with an 11-5 record, winning the NFC North. The Bears lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship gam
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Chicago Bears: 4 Late-Round Quarterback Prospects
If the 2011 season taught Chicago Bears fans anything, it was that an effective backup quarterback is just as important to the team as the starting quarterback. After the injury to Jay Cutler against the San Diego Chargers in November, the Bear
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Chicago Bears: Predicting Which Players on Roster Won’t Be Back Next Season
The Chicago Bears have a pretty extensive shopping list this winter, with free agency and the draft right around the corner. This means that space will need to be cleared off the shelves to make room for the new stock. For one thing, the Bears w
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