The Chicago Bears finally decided to bench quarterback Caleb Hanie in favor of Josh McCown. Five weeks ago, McCown was a high school gym teacher who had not started in the NFL since 2007. Despite his gap in playing, he looked sharp; in comparison to Hanie that is. McCown finished the game 19-28 for 242 [...]
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December 25, 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Josh McCown said he didn't want to get too excited when asked about starting his first game Sunday for the Chicago Bears. Given the Bears' four-game losing streak and slim NFC playoff chances, it was hard to get excited about their chances of upsetting the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
Josh McCown has a been-there-done-that attitude that is serving him well as QB for the Bears. In his debut for the team, he thoroughly outdid the performances of Caleb Hanie before him.
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December 26, 2011
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: The Bears were in a no-win situation with Josh McCown, but it was their own fault. Whether he was as bad as Caleb Hanie or played like Jay Cutler, anything McCown did against the Packers on Sunday night was an indictment of the Bears’ ability to evaluate quarterbacks.
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December 26, 2011
Five straight defeats have put the Chicago Bears (7-8) out of the playoffs. The Bears lost to Green Bay 35-21 with a makeshift offense that gained 441 yards, and an improved passing game due to Josh McCown, the backup QB, who played well in defeat. McCown, showed poise, and a pretty good arm, as he battled with the Bears to a 14-10 half-time score. Then in the 3rd quarter, Green...
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December 26, 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. – If quarterback Josh McCown and running back Kahlil Bell were auditioning for backup roles with the Bears next season, both made strong cases in Sunday night's 35-21 loss to the Packers.
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December 26, 2011
The Chicago Bears placed their slim playoff hopes in the hands of quarterback Josh McCown and running back Kahlil Bell in a prime-time road game against the defending Super Bowl champions.
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December 28, 2011
General manager Jerry Angelo announced Wednesday on the Bears' team-controlled website that Josh McCown merits consideration to be the Bears' No. 2 quarterback next season based on his performance last Sunday against the Packers.
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December 28, 2011
The Tribune's Bears columnist fields questions on free agency, Kahlil Bell, Josh McCown, Henry Melton and more in his weekly mailbag.The Tribune's Bears columnist fields questions on free agency, running back Kahlil Bell, quarterback Josh McCown, defensive tackle Henry Melton and more in his weekly mailbag.
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December 27, 2011
During the Christmas edition of Sunday Night Football, the Green Bay Packers methodically dusted off the Chicago Bears 35-21. That shouldn’t have really been that difficult a job to start; as Ian Darke might say on Premier League Soccer, the Bears roster is currently loaded with a collection of ‘Poets, Passers, and Dreamers…’
That line would make absolutely no sense to this...
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December 26, 2011
It was closer than it should have been for longer than it should have been, but it ended just as it should have as the Bears lost in Green Bay and ended their hopes for a playoff berth in fitting fashion. Josh McCown mounted a valiant effort, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Aaron Rodgers’ five touchdowns. (14-1) Green Bay Packers 35(7-8) Chicago Bears 21 On the very...
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December 27, 2011
Pickups of the Week
Josh McCown, QB, Bears (0.2 percent in ESPN standard 10-man leagues)
Week 16 stats: 19-28, 242 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 8 Carries, 38 yards
"You gotta have heart. Miles and miles of heart."- Gene Hackman. It may not show up in the stat sheets, but in Sunday's loss, drubbing against the Packers, the Bears found their interim quarterback. When his wide...
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December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas! Did you get everything you wanted this morning? Was Santa kind to you? Well you better hold onto that feeling, because it’s about to get ripped away from you on Sunday Night Football as the “somehow still in the playoff hunt” Chicago Bears head to Green Bay to take on the rival Packers. Yikes. Break out the eggnog as you read this preview&hellip...
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