Brad Biggs: The Bears' 2011 season was torpedoed when Jay Cutler went down. Finding a suitable backup will be a big offseason priority. Will the Bears draft a quarterback for the third straight season, and will Josh McCown return? First in a 10-part position breakdown.
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January 10, 2012
The Bears’ 2011 NFL Draft was an utter disaster, plain and simple. Here is a look at what the Bears’ rookie draft class did in 2011:
23-year old OT Gabe Carimi came to the Bears in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He filled a huge need for the Bears until his season ended very early due to knee surgery. Carimi played in 2 games (both starts) for the Bears...
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January 09, 2012
I’m a huge Nick Saban fan and would love to see him as the Chicago Bears General Manager. The guy is a great football mind and understands how to build successful programs. I know what you’re going to say, he was a disaster with the Miami Dolphins; but the guy wins everywhere he goes. And just like Bill Belicheck was a disaster with the Cleveland Browns, a second time...
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January 09, 2012
Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, citing nagging injuries, has decided to skip the annual Pro Bowl game later this month. The seven-time consecutive all-star was slowed late in the season by a lingering ankle issue. He will be replaced by the Minnesota Vikings Chad Greenway. Briggs is the second Bears representative who will miss the game. His sidekick, linebacker Brian...
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January 09, 2012
1. I was 3-1 on playoff games this weekend only being wrong about the Texans. I’m more and more impressed by the Giants every week. They’ve hit their stride at the right time. I’ve picked them to win the NFC. Normally, the Giants are overrated, but not this season. The way the Giants control the line of scrimmage, run the football and can throw the rock makes them...
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January 10, 2012
As Bears president Ted Phillips consults trusted advisers throughout the league, player personnel director Tim Ruskell quietly serves as the interim general manager. He’d like to remove the interim tag and replace Jerry Angelo on a permanent basis. The thought might not sit well with some in the Bears’ fan base given Ruskell’s friendship and history with Angelo, who hired him...
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January 10, 2012
Watching the playoffs this past weekend was not easy for Bears fans. Earlier in the season, we assumed we would be watching our team play. It would be Jay Cutler and Matt Forte and Julius Peppers on the field. It wouldn't be the Lions and Falcons, both teams that the Bears had beat during the regular season.
The worst part is that it was so close to being different. How...
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January 09, 2012
As Bears president Ted Phillips consults trusted advisers throughout the league, player personnel director Tim Ruskell quietly serves as the interim general manager. He’d like to remove the interim tag and replace Jerry Angelo on a permanent basis. The thought might not sit well with some in the Bears’ fan base given Ruskell’s friendship and history with Angelo, who hired him...
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January 09, 2012
Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman says he isn't surprised that former Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz was the target of criticism in Chicago, but he does wonder about speculation that quarterback Jay Cutler pushed for Martz's departure.
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January 08, 2012
After firing Jerry Angelo on Thursday, the Bears have seemingly moved with little urgency as other competitors for hot candidates make their moves - the Raiders with Reggie McKenzie and the Colts who plan on interviewing seven candidates by the end of Monday. Meanwhile, multiple sources said there is an internal movement to influence team president Ted Phillips and team ownership...
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January 09, 2012
When the Bears announced that they had fired General Manager Jerry Angelo, they said director of player personnel Tim Ruskell would oversee the front office until a replacement for Angelo could be found. Now there’s talk in Chicago that the replacement for Angelo will be Ruskell. John Mullin of CSNChicago.com writes that the sentiment in…
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January 08, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As his players cele- brated their 24-2 victory Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium, New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese reflected on the job security of men in his position. Asked whether he could recall four GM positions being open at the same time, Reese told the Sun-Times: ‘‘Not off the top of my head, but that’s the...
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January 09, 2012
During the weekend's playoff games, Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall got a little sentimental. He saw the connection between playoff quarterbacks and their receivers, and remembered the good old days when he was in Denver with Chicago's very own Jay Cutler.
"I miss @jaycutler6 believing in me like that," Marshall tweeted. Cutler quickly responded. ...
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