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Chicago Bears’ Offensive Line Troubles Are No Secret
With the Bears, the quest for truth frequently gets delayed or completely hidden. Coach Lovie Smith deals mostly in vagaries, oversimplification and false positives. Out of fear of losing jobs, players are in lock step. Coordinators, at one time ava
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Chicago Bears-Carolina Panthers: Panthers Must Rely on a Todd Collins Meltdown
LAKE FOREST, IL—If there is one game the Bears can play on their schedule without Jay Cutler, it's this week's contest against the Carolina Panthers. These aren't the 2005 Panthers, or even the 2008 version. The 0-4 record is no fluke. "They're
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Chicago Bears’ Experienced Staff Making Decisions Easier for Lovie Smith
Who is this guy coaching the Bears? Surely this can't be Lovie Smith, who would almost rather take a defeat than to say something bad about one of his players to the media. Yet, here is wide receiver Devin Aromashodu quickly in the doghouse. There's
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Chicago Bears: Some Numbers Put the Team on the Playoff Path
LAKE FOREST, IL —Now that the gushing and praise have died down after the Bears' unexpected 2-0 start, it's best to realize they've only done one game better than anyone could have realistically anticipated. An 0-2 start would have been a disas
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Chicago Bears: Technicality Keeps Bears From Squandering an Easy Win
CHICAGO—This was about as satisfying as alcohol-free beer, a bottle of warm water on a 95-degree day, or a Twinkie that Hostess forgot to fill with whipped cream. The Bears' season-opening 19-14 victory Sunday over the Detroit Lions counts
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Chicago Bears: Martz’s Offense Provides One Number Necessary for Future Success
With all the negativity surrounding the Bears, and the 19 sacks they allowed in four games, one small ray of hope shines through a mucky preseason. It’s a number and it could wind up being huge. The point of the Mike Martz offense is to get the
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Chicago Bears Put It All On The Line(s) for 2010 Season
The old football adage bears repeating, even if the Bears do a good enough job of repeating it often themselves. It all starts up front. With the regular season starting Sunday against Detroit, the entire Bears season rides on this trite old cliche.
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Chicago Bears Countdown to Armageddon Reaches Two Weeks
Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith came about as close to hitting the panic button as he'll show following Saturday night's dismal 14-9 preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals. "We're not where we want to be right now," said Smith. "The plan was
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Chicago Bears Tackle Needs Crash Course or Jay Cutler Needs Crash Helmet
LAKE FOREST, Ill | The Bears are trying to teach Chris Williams to play left tackle without the training wheels, but he's still falling. Coaches had to answer for Williams' abilities Tuesday after he allowed three of the four sacks given up to Oakl
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Chicago Bears Still Looking For a Few Good (Rush) Men
The Bears came out of their Bourbonnais portion of training camp knowing that at the very least, they have defensive line depth. It all starts with defensive end Julius Peppers, of course. His freakish quickness and athleticism for someone 6'7," 30
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