Archive for June, 2013
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Tale of the Tape for the Chicago Bears’ Biggest Question Mark Heading into Camp
Late next month, the Chicago Bears will kick off their training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. While many of the starting positions are set in stone heading into the 2013 season (i.e. QB, RB, CB) this camp will hav
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Chicago Bears: 10 Players Firmly on the Roster Bubble
The Chicago Bears roster appears to be set heading into training camp, so it's time to look at some players who may not make the final cut. As of now, it looks like the Bears will enter camp with big numbers at a few positions. They have 12 wide rece
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Grading Every Chicago Bears Major Offseason Move to Date
The offseason was not without its excitement, surprise, success and drama for the Bears. In just a short time, a shift in philosophy happened as the team prepares to catch up on offense and get younger and more athletic on defense. There's no do
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Power Ranking Every Bears Player Under Contract Prior to Training Camp
With the Chicago Bears' offseason practices in the books and the roster mostly set heading into training camp, it's time to see how it stacks up. For the past decade, the Bears have been a defensive team. The names and faces may change, but their def
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10 Early Winners and Losers of the Chicago Bears Offseason
It almost seemed like the Chicago Bears made it a point to have a different story every day during the offseason. The team made up for their lack of postseason story lines by having an active and somewhat strange offseason. New coaches, a retire
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Rounding Up the Latest Offseason Buzz Surrounding the Chicago Bears
Last Thursday marked the end of the Bears' offseason workouts as they finished their mandatory veteran minicamp and now get a few weeks of downtime before the start of training camp.Training camp will begin for the Bears on July 25 on the campus of O
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The Eight Games That Will Determine the Bears’ Fate in 2013
The standard line in the NFL—and sports in general—is that every game counts, but some are certainly more crucial than others. The two most important areas to focus on for teams in the NFL are within their division and within their confer
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Predicting the Chicago Bears’ Depth Chart, Post OTAs
Last Friday the Chicago Bears had the last of their voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) and are set to begin their first mandatory minicamp June 11-13.While OTAs are "voluntary" the majority of the team, excluding Gabe Carimi (worked out in Ar
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Chicago Bears Get Creative To Replace Evan Rodriguez
The Bears had enough when it came to Evan Rodriguez—releasing him on Monday, first reported by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune—and they gave themselves options in replacing him. Last week, I wrote about the Bears' lack of options in rep
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What Is the Bears’ Plan for Protecting Jay Cutler Post-Gabe Carimi Trade?
The Chicago Bears have allowed 93 sacks over the last two seasons, and they just traded away Gabe Carimi, who started 14 combined games at right tackle and right guard a season ago. Poor Jay Cutler, right?Actually, after two years of significant
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