Chicago Bears 2012 Season in Review: What Went Right, What Went Wrong
The 2012-13 season was yet another disappointing season, to say the least, for Chicago Bears fans.
Bears fans saw their team become the first since 1996 to miss the playoffs after starting the season 7-1.
I, along with many other fans, was very optimistic about the Bears’ playoff chances at the beginning of the season. Jay Cutler was healthy, we finally had a true number one receiver...
Bears shelve Bush; bring Bell back
Dealing with a rash of late-season injuries, the Chicago Bears lost running back Michael Bush for the season due to his lingering rib injury. The Bears placed Bush on injured reserve today, two days after he dressed but did not play in the team’s 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Bush was hurt during the December 2 contest with [...]
Bears Place Bush On Season-Ending IR And Welcome Back Bell To The Roster
Running back Michael Bush was placed on season ending injured reserve on Tuesday with a ribs injury. He becomes the eighth Bear to be placed on injured reserve this season.
The injury is being referred to as cartilage damage in his ribs rather then broken ribs.
The Bears announced the signing of running back Kahlil Bell as well on Tuesday.
Bush hurt his ribs in the Bears’ 23-17...
Bears Place Bush On Season-Ending IR And Welcome Back Bell To The Roster
Running back Michael Bush was placed on season ending injured reserve on Tuesday with a ribs injury. He becomes the eighth Bear to be placed on injured reserve this season.
The injury is being referred to as cartilage damage in his ribs rather then broken ribs.
The Bears announced the signing of running back Kahlil Bell as well on Tuesday.
Bush hurt his ribs in the Bears'...
Bears place Bush on IR with rib injury
The Chicago Bears have placed running back Michael Bush on season-ending injured reserve because of a rib injury and signed Kahlil Bell to take his place.
Losing Bush is another blow for the struggling Bears. They've dropped five of six after a 7-1 start and are coming off a loss to Green Bay that clinched the NFC North for the Packers.
Chicago needs help to make the playoffs...
Bears re-sign Khalil Bell, place Michael Bush on IR
The Chicago Bears have officially placed running back Michael Bush on injured reserve with a rib injury and have re-sign running back Khalil Bell.
Bears signed RB Kahlil Bell and placed RB Michael Bush (ribs) on the reserve/injured list.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 18, 2012
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Bears place RB Bush on IR, re-sign Bell
The Chicago Bears placed running back Michael Bush on season-ending injured reserve with injured ribs and re-signed Kahlil Bell. Bush finishes his first season in Chicago with 411 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 114 carries. Bell has spent parts of four seasons with the Bears from 2009-12, starting three of 25 games and rushing for 589 yards on 131 career carries.
Bears Place RB Michael Bush On IR, Re-Sign Kahlil Bell
The Bears placed running back Michael Bush on injured reserve, ending his season, and signed Kahlil Bell, the team announced.
The Sun-Times reported earlier today the moves were expected.
Bush injured his ribs Dec. 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, and he was in uniform Sunday against the Green Bay Packers but didnt play.
We were only going to use him if we had to,...
Bears put Bush on IR; sign Bell
The Chicago Bears have placed RB Michael Bush on injured reserve with a rib injury. To take his roster spot, the team signed RB Kahlil Bell.
Michael Bush Likely Done For Season
Bears running back Michael Bush is likely done for the season due to a rib injury, according to beat writer Sean Jensen.Fantasy Spin:With Bush injured, starter Matt Forte saw 25 touches last Sunday and combined for 133 yards rushing and receiving. Move Forte a little higher up the charts for Week 16.
Report: Bears expected to place Michael Bush on IR
According to Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bears will likely place running back Michael Bush on season ending injured reserve with a rib injury. #Bears are indeed expected to place RB Michael Bush on injured reserve, ending his season. He dressed but didn’t play Sunday against G.B. — Sean Jensen (@seankjensen) December 18, 2012 It looks like everything is falling...
Bears Considering Whether Or Not To Place RB Michael Bush On IR
According to Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun Times, the Bears are weighing whether or not to place RB Michael Bush on season-ending IR because of a rib injury.
Jensen reports that the Bears have already re-signed RB Kahlil Bell, so it seems as though they are prepared to do so.
Bush has been relegated to a limited role in the team’s offense over the last few weeks due to...
Bears RB Michael Bush Re-Injures His Ribs Vs Vikings
Bears running back Michael Bush was on the field Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings for only 13 snaps and had only one carry for six yards.
Why the decreased workload?
Bush re-injured his ribs, coach Lovie Smith said Monday at Halas Hall. Bush missed practice Wednesday and Thursday last week with his bruised ribs. He was limited in practice Friday before being deemed questionable...
Bears RB Michael Bush Seeing Diminished Role
Bears running back Michael Bush hasn't faced the Vikings many times in his career, but when he has, the fifth-year veteran has produced. Bush totaled 129 yards (109 rushing) and one touchdown at Minnesota last season when he was with the Raiders. In Week 12 vs. Minnesota, Bush totaled 60 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Bush now gets another chance to take on the Vikings in...
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Week 13
NFL Picks Week 13
Last week this article went 1-2 for the first time this year to bring my “Money Where Your Mouth Is” record to 18-4. Our entire staff is still making great picks on our NFL picks section (which you can find here). Jonathan is still leading our straight up picks and has increased his correct pick percentage to 72.47% with a 12-4 record last week. My against the...
Fantasy Football News – Matt Forte Practices Wednesday
Fantasy Football News – After getting taken out of the game Sunday with what appeared to be an ankle injury, Michael Bush became a hot commodity as he scored twice. Well apparently Forte is feeling ok and practiced on a limited basis Wednesday. Not only did he practice but Mike Tice said he looked, “fine.”
FFLockerRoom Take – Forte owners are happy to see him back on the...
Briggs, Forte suffer ankle injuries
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte left Sunday’s game against the Vikings early with an ankle injury. Michael Bush finished the game as the Bears’ lead back.
Matt Forte has left the game with an ankle injury. His return is questionable. #Bears #MINvsCHI
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 25, 2012
After the game Bears linebacker Lance Briggs was seen walking around...
Michael Bush Collects Two TDs vs. Vikings
Bears running back Michael Bush scored two touchdowns Sunday against the Vikings and might find himself with a larger role going forward if Matt Forte (ankle) has to miss time with his latest injury.Fantasy Spin:Forte left Sunday's game versus Minnesota after injuring the same ankle he sprained earlier this season. Prior to Sunday, Bush hadn't crossed the goal line since Week 3.
Game Recap: Bears Bounce Back With 28-10 Win Over Vikings
Running back Michael Bush celebrates his touchdown during the first half. — Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 25, 2012
The Chicago Bears picked up their eighth win of the season as they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 28-10 at Soldier Field.
The Bears created three turnovers on defense turning them into 14 points. They had an effective running game led by Michael Bush’s two...
Knowshon Moreno, Michael Bush are the new hot fantasy additions
Apologies to anyone who listened to our advice to pick up running back Ronnie Hillman during the week with the expectation that he would start for the Denver Broncos. John Fox pulled a fast one on all of us.
Knowshon Moreno, who is a former first-round pick but has been a bust for Denver, surprisingly got the start on Sunday for the Broncos against the Kansas City Chiefs. He actually...
Michael Bush Helps Bears Topple Vikings 28-10
Michael Bush had two touchdowns on the ground and the Chicago Bears took a 28-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North battle from Soldier Field.
Jay Cutler, who returned to play after sitting out last week's loss to San Francisco with a concussion, was 23-for-31 with 188 yards, one touchdowns and one interception for the Bears (8-3), who snapped a two-game skid to...
Bears lose Hester, Forte and Louis in win over Vikings
The Chicago Bears 28-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings came with a price as running back Matt Forte left the field with an ankle injury, receiver Devin Hester suffered a concussion and right guard Lance Louis was sidelined with a knee injury. Forte limped off the field in the third quarter with an ankle injury after his leg appeared to get caught under a pile of Vikings defenders...
Week 10 Rush Defense: Raiders of the Lost RBs
As someone who lives in Tennessee, I am forced into watching a lot of Titans games. On the plus side, I get to see a lot of touchdowns, but they typically aren’t the kind everyone else in Nashville keeps hoping for. While I wouldn’t say The Titans are the worst team in football, they definitely have one of the worst defenses and that means you should be starting Reggie Bush...
Week 9 Rush Defense: Week 9′s Two-faced Matchups
The 49ers are on bye this week so that means you don’t have to worry about what running back has to face them, but you do have to worry about who will be sitting in for Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter on your fantasy teams. Two names that should be on that list are Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas. With a relatively short TD carry in the 2nd quarter of last weekend’s game against...
Chicago Bears week 8 fantasy football review
If there is one thing Week 8 proved to fantasy owners, it's that you really can't trust Jay Cutler.
Even when he's put in a position to exceed — with a true No. 1 wide receiver and two capable running backs — Cutler will always find a way to not live up to the hype.
Matt Forte came around for his fantasy owners, and the defense continued to do their thing, despite...
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