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Alshon Jeffery: Immediacy of Signing by Chicago Bears Is Great Sign
I'm loving the Alshon Jeffery pick more and more. Cliff Stein, the Bears' superb contract negotiator, wasted no time in getting to work as the Bears have inked their second-round pick to a four-year deal. Jeffery's camp obviously wanted to
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Chicago Bears 2012 Draft: Playing Phil Emery
With the 2012 NFL Draft now in the books, draft grade articles seem to be very popular. Rather than give the popular letter grades I wanted to reflect on the players the Bears passed up and what would have been, in my opinion, better options. Based o
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Chicago Bears: Lovie’s Safety Dance
For the eighth straight year under Lovie Smith, the Chicago Bears drafted a safety. Just like clockwork. This year, the Bears spent a third-round pick, for the third consecutive year, on a safety. The inability to either identify the right talent or
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NFL Draft: Four 2nd-Round Options Chicago Bears Should Not Consider
After a first round filled with surprises and reaches, Day 2 of the 2012 NFL Draft, or "Player Selection Meeting" as the NFL likes to call it, is filled with talent that was projected to go in the first round. Players like Stephen Hill, Cordy G
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2012 NFL Draft: Chicago Bears’ Secret Seven
Phil Emery, preparing for his first NFL draft sitting in the captain's chair, stated that the Bears are "working on a core of about seven players” for the first round on Thursday night. While he obviously wouldn't divulge any further
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Chicago Bears’ Past 5 Drafts: Daydreaming with Hindsight
With draft week upon us, I thought it would be a good time to think about "what might have been." No General Manager can hit on 100-percent of his picks; in fact, the best organizations hit on barely 50-percent of their picks. Everyone knows Je
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2012 Chicago Bears Mock Draft: How Michael Floyd Could Be the Bears’ 19th Pick
Prior to the 2012 NFL combine and the Brandon Marshall trade, Bears fans were clamoring for an upgrade at WR, with many projections centered around Michael Floyd from Notre Dame. Then the combine came, and Floyd's value skyrocketed after he ran
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2012 NFL Draft: What the Chicago Bears Won’t Do
With the 2012 NFL Draft less than three weeks away, draft speculation is officially in full swing.Lots of people have an opinion on what the Chicago Bear will do with the #19 pick in the first round, but I wanted to focus on what I believe they will
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Matt Forte’s Lack of Contract Is Smart Move by Chicago Bears
Matt Forte has certainly created a lot of buzz over the last several weeks.From fans being indignant when the Bears utilized the franchise tag to Matt’s tweet about being “disrespected” (which was followed by an onslaught of “
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