Marshall Faulk fiercely defended his former St. Louis Rams coach and ex-Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz, saying the now retired playcaller was forced to work with "lesser talent" during a two-year stint with the Bears.
Via Inside the Bears
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January 30, 2012
Phil Emery is a Lovie Smith guy. He was Monday, at least. The Bears’ new general manager not only accepted Smith as his head coach for the 2012 season — he had no choice — but he embraced him. Emery sounded more like Smith’s colleague than his boss at his introductory news conference at Halas Hall. There was no hint of a win-or-else standard for next season after the Bears...
Via Football Nation
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February 01, 2012
Rams' Top Draft Need and Free Agency Need
Draft
Fans keep asking me who the Rams should draft. Of course this assumes that I'm ignoring all the expert football analysts who say the Rams should trade thei top Draft pick. The Rams are known for not trading their first-round picks but with new staff on board there's no telling what they'll do. I do think that...
Via Pro Football Zone
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February 01, 2012
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte’s contract is set to expire on March 13th when the new league year begins.
On Tuesday, the Bears made it clear that they will either place the franchise tag on Forte or get a long term deal finalized, so he isn’t able to hit the open market.
“We’d like to (strike a long-term agreement),” Bears president and CEO Ted Phillips told ESPN...
Via Inside the Bears
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February 01, 2012
Phil and April Emery cruised along the back roads of Kansas City on Saturday afternoon, a coffee in the father’s hand and a vanilla steamer in his daughter’s. The drives are their favorite tradition; they agree on a radio station, soak in the scene and chat about whatever comes to mind. But Saturday’s drive was interrupted every five seconds by the pinging of Phil’s phone...
New Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery made his first move for the team today, firing Tim Ruskell, who has served as the team’s director of player personnel the last two years.
Via Bears Claws
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January 30, 2012
It wasn’t their fault, but hopefully the four Chicago Bears players who played in Sunday’s NFC 59-41 loss to the AFC won’t list the Pro Bowl as a crowning football achievement. The game was an eyesore for even the most rabid NFL fans, and though the game generated big ratings on television, that says more about the lack of quality [...]
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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February 01, 2012
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission unveiled a plan Wednesday that calls for 124 million in improvements to the Edward Jones Dome in hopes of making sure the city doesn't lose another NFL team.
The commission had faced a Wednesday deadline to deliver the plan to the St. Louis Rams, which leases the dome.
The lease requires the dome to be "...
The Chicago Bears have ponderously gone about their business filling vacant coaching and front office positions this offseason. As of now, the team is still without two crucial offensive coaches.
Via GridironFans.com
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February 01, 2012
The St. Louis Rams interviewed Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel Les Snead for their general manager vacancy on Wednesday, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Snead has been in the Falcons organization for the last 13 seasons, spending the last three as the team's Director of Player Personnel, where he oversees the college and pro scouting departments...
Via Yahoo! Sports
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January 31, 2012
Before Steve Spagnuolo chose New Orleans, the former Rams coach was offered an unspecified position with the Philadelphia Eagles. Spagnuolo was highly sought-after following his dismissal from St. Louis. Eagles coach Andy Reid wanted his old friend to join his staff and work with current defensive coordinator Juan Castillo.
Via Larry Meyer's Chalk Talk
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February 01, 2012
Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of email questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com.
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