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Matt Barkley Has Earned Chance to Start for Chicago Bears in 2017
It's been a miserable season for the Chicago Bears in 2016. Not Cleveland miserable, mind you, but a 3-11 season makes the Chicago winter feel even darker and more brutal. However, scattered among the dark clouds have been bright spots. Rookie runnin
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Red-Hot Atlanta Offense Pushes Falcons to Legit Super Bowl Contender
Four days ago, Atlanta stopped a two-game skid with a thrilling victory over the Green Bay Packers—a victory spurred by quarterback Matt Ryan, wide receiver Julio Jones and the Falcons offense. That win established Atlanta as the clear favorite
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Bears Have Offensive Firepower to Light Up the NFL in 2016
There may not be a team in the National Football League facing more questions on offense than the Chicago Bears. Top wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is coming back from an injury-plagued disappointment of a 2015 season. Ditto for No. 2 wideout Kevin Whi
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Is Eddie Goldman the Answer to Bears’ Embarrassing Defensive Woes?
Last year, the Chicago Bears were a hot mess defensively. The team ranked 30th in total defense and 31st in scoring defense. There are big changes underway in the Windy City on that side of the ball in 2015, and on Friday, the Bears used their second
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Bears Are Best Fit for Ray McDonald to Salvage NFL Career
They call Chicago "The Windy City," and the winds of change are certainly gusting at Soldier Field in 2015. Among those changes is a complete overhaul of the Chicago defense, a change in scheme under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and the depar
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Chicago Bears Complete Coaching Overhaul with Adam Gase OC Hire
After a 2014 season in the Windy City that could be characterized as a cross between a catastrophe and a dumpster fire (perhaps a dumptastrophe?), there are big changes afoot for the Chicago Bears. Head coach Marc Trestman is gone, replaced by John F
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With Brandon Marshall Done for Year, Bears’ Focus Must Shift to Ground Game
A 2014 season that began with promise for the Chicago Bears has come completely off the rails. After falling to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, the 5-8 Bears are effectively left just playing out the string. Injury was added to insult in the ga
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Washed-Up Lance Briggs Poster Boy for Bears’ Defensive Woes
The Chicago Bears have long been known for their defense. The "Monsters of the Midway" of the 1940s. The '85 Bears, widely regarded as the best single-season defensive squad (and overall team) in NFL history. Now, however, the Bears sit at 3-5 with t
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Bears Offense Drawing Criticism, but Defense Will Ultimately Be Their Downfall
Over the past two weeks, the offense for the Chicago Bears has received its fair share of criticism. It's well-founded. An offense that was expected to be among the NFL's best has struggled in back-to-back losses, largely due to an appearance by Chic
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Banged-Up Bears Need Improvements from Ground Game to Contend in NFC North
The Chicago Bears are 2-1 and tied for first place in the division heading into their big NFC North showdown with the Green Bay Packers, in large part due to the outstanding play of star wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery. However, if
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