Yardbarker: Charles Tillman

Charles Tillman Insults Our Intelligence

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:08 -0500

See why here. Seriously though Charles, we aren’t that stupid. We may be demanding and incredibly fickle (as my girlfriend so nicely pointed out on Sunday) but, sir, we are not dimwitted. At least not dumb enough to believe we can still make the playoffs this season. Can someone be that delusional?? Well Charles Tillman [...]

Notes, Scribbles, and Things Jotted Down: Eagles Edition

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:32:44 -0500

More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Seeing talented players stuck on an untalented football team can be disheartening, and I'm starting to feel sorry for some of ours. For every playmaker the Chicago Bears have, there seem to be three bozos who can't do their job. And even when we see some things go right for our football team, at the end of the day, we are who we found out we w...

The World Is Abuzz Over Devin Hester’s Backside

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:30:08 -0500

There was the good: Kahlil Bell’s first NFL run netted 72 yards and Charles Tillman jab-crossed three balls loose; the pretty damn bad: Jay Cutler’s one interception couldn’t have been more untimely and now the Bears playoff aspirations are dead; and then — there is this: Devin Hester’s ass. Sadly, my only regret about everything [...]

Eagles Finally Steal One in Fourth Quarter

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:57:06 -0500

The only thing better than winning convincingly was winning a tight one. After falling behind 20-17, LeSean McCoy fumbled the football after a great strip by CB Charles Tillman, and the game immediately took on that unmistakable feeling. Seven minutes later, McCoy scampered into the end zone to retake the lead for the Birds. They never looked back.Much has been made over this team's inability to win a tight ball game. They had gone just 1-8-1 in their last 10 games decided by a touchdown ...

Bright spots in Bears' loss: turnovers, forced fumbles, Kahlil Bell

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:45:56 -0500

CHICAGO -- Although the Bears surrendered way too many yards on the ground to Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, the defense did force three turnovers and played a respectable second half. "We had some little mistakes on those first two drives, but after that we settled down," Zack Bowman said. "We went out and got it corrected, and just went out and did our jobs." Bowman, who picked off Donovan McNabb in the second quarter, has intercepted a pass in three consecutive gam...

The Bears Den: 11/20/09

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:28 -0500

Ready for SNF? I am...Prime Rib and Prime Time! The Bears will be preparing for the "Blitzing Birds" of Philadelphia. Think we can handle it? 6 reasons why the Bears' franchise is inept. What would your top-6 be? Yesterday's injury reports. SBN's week 11 Power Rankings. Adam, how high did you put the Bears on your ballot? Bob LeGere says to throw it to Forte. LeBron James to the Browns. Any Chicago athletes...

Tillman: Keep it simple vs. McNabb

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:17 -0500

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Maybe the Bears have stumbled upon the key to playing sound defense on Sunday night. "Keep it simple," Charles Tillman said Thursday. "That's the new formula. Keep it simple, stupid. That's what someone told me, 'Keep it simple, stupid'. Sounds like good advice. Maybe the key is for the defense to avoid over thinking things against Donovan McNabb. After all, despite the accolades thrown at the Eagles star this week, the Bears have beaten ...

Not quite an isolated incident

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:27 -0500

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- One comment made by Bears head coach Lovie Smith on Monday struck me as odd."We haven't had problems like that [the Tommie Harris situation] in past," Smith said. "We haven't had to deal with things like this in the past. We know you play the game between the whistles."Excuse me? Charles Tillman essentially cost the Bears a game versus Tampa in 2008 for taking a swing at Bucs receiver Michael Clayton in overtime. Remember that? The Bears were a...

Tillman out with injury to shoulder

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500

None of the Bears' defensive players looked particularly indispensable Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, but if the team can ill afford to lose one, it might be cornerback Charles Tillman.

Bears' Afalava to have MRI on shoulder

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:53:27 -0500

CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears strong safety Al Afalava is scheduled to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging Monday after injuring his right shoulder in Sunday's loss to Arizona. "I already injured (the shoulder) in preseason, but I just hurt it more," Afalava said. "I missed a tackle on a long run and the running back ran through my arm." Charles Tillman (shoulder) and Garrett Wolfe (back) also left the game and did not return. Tillman experienced problems with both shoulde...

Bears' Afalava to have MRI on shoulder

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:53:27 -0500

Bears' Afalava to have MRI on shoulder

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:53:27 -0500

Go with Tillman, Bowman at CB

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:31:39 -0500

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the three-man rotation at cornerback come to a screeching halt. It wasn’t a bad idea to use Nate Vasher in the opener to ease Zack Bowman and, especially Charles Tillman, back into the lineup. Bowman missed three weeks with a hamstring injury and played in only the last preseason game. Tillman didn’t play in any preseason games and didn’t participate in training camp. He practiced for just a week before the Packers game, so it was wise not to ask him to play eve...

Tillman 50-50 for Week 1

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:57:04 -0500

Roughly five minutes into Charles Tillman's predictably vague health update, a reporter wondered aloud if the cornerback was officially announcing his return Sunday night in Green Bay. "Did you hear me say that?" Tillman barked. "No, I did not say that. I didn't say that." So what are the odds? "I don't know, a flip of the coin," Tillman said. 50-50? "Yeah, that's what a coin flip is right," Tillman responded. OK. That was a good l...

BREAKING: Peanut Tillman has back surgery; likely to miss most of training camp

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:06:28 -0500

Peanut Tillman and Lance Briggs team up to take down MJD We’re still three days until the start of what is being called “Camp Cutler”, but some attention is shifting from prized acquisition Jay Cutler and turning toward the Bears defense. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman underwent arthroscopic surgery on his back and is expected to miss most of training camp. From David Haugh’s article this evening: The Be...