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The Rating Game: Lack of Respect for Lovie
Lovie Smith may not be all that lovable, but is he the 20th best coach in the NFL? This was the very rank given to him in a poll of “former NFL scouts” done by the Sporting News. They must have been former scouts from Detroit, Green
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Chicago Bears Switch Up Lineup in Second Week of OTAs
By Gene Chamberlain LAKE FOREST, IL -- The second week of Bears organized team activities saw several lineup changes as coaches looked at the hand they’ve been dealt. Guard Frank Omiyale practiced with the first team at left guard Wednesday wh
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’85 Bears: The Perfect Storm
It was more than a football team. It was a movement. The 1985 Chicago Bears should easily rate the favorite team of any Bears fan old enough to have seen them play. The fact they are the franchise’s only NFL champion since 1963 makes them an ea
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Chicago Bears Coaching Staff Profile: Experience Now Required
By Gene Chamberlain Earlier in his career, Bears coach Lovie Smith drew criticism for hiring too many inexperienced assistant coaches. The inexperience label no longer applies to the 2009 Bears coaching staff, starting with two additions designed to
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Cutler’s Arm Stands Out in First Bears Practice
By Gene Chamberlain It was obvious Wednesday from the velocity the football was being thrown at Halas Hall that it's not Kyle Orton’s Chicago Bears offense anymore. The Bears held their first organized team activity workout and the sp
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Some Questions for Brian Urlacher: Inquiring Minds Want to Know
By Gene Chamberlain Brian Urlacher hasn't talked much with the media the past two years, unless it's through a blog written by a friend or with some benign network television mouthpiece. There are plenty of things that need to be asked
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Chicago Bears’ New Weapon Instantly Expands Playbook
Quarterback Jay Cutler’s arrival in Chicago will not cause Bears' Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner to toss his playbook into Lake Michigan and draw up a new one. However, it will lead him to make additions, subtractions, and tinker with existin
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Anquan Boldin Would Quickly Solve Chicago Bears’ Biggest Position Battle
By Gene Chamberlain It’s too early to classify those draft day trade talks by the Chicago Bears with the Arizona Cardinals for wide receiver Anquan Boldin as dead even after Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo said he assumed this to be true.
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Bears Still a Cut Below with Jay Cutler
When Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo traded for quarterback Jay Cutler, it merely created the basis for a different type of mediocre season than the one the team just experienced. Windows Vista has fewer flaws than the Bears' current roste
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