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Chicago Bears: Will WR Devin Hester Become a Hall of Famer When He Retires?

Devin Hester is without question the best return man this sport has ever seen. And every time I see him return a kick or a punt for a touchdown, I ask myself, "can this guy really make the Hall of Fame?" The Hall of Fame is, of course, every sports highest plateau, and voting players in it can become very tricky. Often the first things we look at are numbers. We compare numbers to other players at the position that are in the Hall of Fame and see if they stack up. Another thing we look at is the individual ...

Devin Hester: Should the Chicago Bears Trade Their Elite Return Man?

Drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, Devin Hester quickly became one of the league’s biggest weapons. The Bears were going to use Hester, who came out of college as a cornerback, as their return specialist to replace Jerry Azumah and Bobby Wade. Many fans initially criticized the decision to draft Hester because they wanted the Bears to draft offensive prospects high in the draft. I guess they didn’t know that Hester was going to help the Bears' offense exponentially without even playing snaps there. In his first game in the NFL, Hester returned a punt for ...

Phil Emery: Chicago Bears Make Bad Move by Naming Emery New GM

Now that Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith has picked Phil Emery to be the team's new general manager, the Bears' dysfunctional organization is complete.OK, technically, team president Ted Phillips picked Emery, but Phillips also said during the search process that the new GM candidate would be required to retain Smith and would have to work well with him.In other words, Lovie gets to pick the new GM.Hiring a new GM who is impotent regarding hiring/firing the head coach upon joining the organization is not a true GM. Rather, he is a pseudo-GM—at least until he acquires that authority over ...

Chicago Bears: 5 Mid- to Late-Round Draft Prospects
Year after year, players come out of the late rounds of the NFL draft to become household names such as Tom Brady, Jason Taylor and Donald Driver.Teams are often criticized for poor decision making at the top of drafts so often times teams look to ta
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Chicago Bears: Leading Receiver for Each of the Last 25 Years
Every Bears fan knows the team needs a No. 1 WR. But what everyone may not know is just how long and how bad the Bears have needed a No. 1 WR. If the Bears are serious about getting to the Super Bowl, then they need to get Jay Cutler a legit No. 1 WR
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2012 NFL Draft: 5 Areas of Immediate Need for the Chicago Bears
Bears general manager Phil Emery is in a position that many rookie GMs would envy.The Bears have a solid core of players to build around, but they also have enough question marks that Emery can put his stamp on the team’s direction from day one
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2012 NFL Combine: 20 Prospects Chicago Bears Coaches Will Be Tracking Closely
This February, over 300 of the best college football players will be invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. For the Bears, this is a critical opportunity.Not every college player will attend, but this is where the Be
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A New Regime in Chicago: 10 Moves Phil Emery Could Make This Offseason
Phil Emery was just named the new general manager for the Chicago Bears yesterday, and many fans are happy about the move. Emery was brought in to improve the Bears' scouting and drafting ability, and he seems to be a great candidate for just that.Em
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Grading Da Bears 2011-2012: Running Backs
Another key injury this season came at the running back position for the Chicago Bears. Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte sprained his MCL in a Week 13 loss against the Chiefs.He never returned this season and that all but ended the Chicago Bears' sea
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Chicago Is Not a Bears Town, It’s a Cubs Town, and I’ll Tell You Why
All you ever hear in Chicago is how it is a Bears town. You hear it on the radio, and you read it in the newspapers and hear fans say it.So, let me be the one to tell you that they're all wrong.The argument is that you have two baseball teams in Chic
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GM Phil Emery’s To-Do List: Moves the Chicago Bears Need to Make This Offseason
While the Bears finished 8-8 last season and disappointed many fans across Chicago, I would say the fans have many things to be thankful for so far this offseason.First, Mike Martz has been fired. Fans have been clamoring for that ever since Caleb Ha
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Chicago Bears: Media Overreacting to LB Brian Urlacher’s Toradol Usage
The news media is overreacting to Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher's admission that he used the painkiller Toradol throughout his career.Urlacher, a 12-year NFL veteran, told the Chicago Tribune that he used the controversial drug "about 40-50
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2012 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears Take Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd
Believe it or not, but the Chicago Bears have not had a true No. 1 receiver on their roster since the days of Marty Booker and Marcus Robinson.By my count, that's a span of nearly 10 years.While they've tried getting by with the likes of Roy Williams
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