http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/50 Recent articles about the Chicago Bears en-us Jay Cutler said he'll look into wearing an insulin pump during the offseason to manage his type 1 diabetes, but when he tried outfitting himself with one in Denver, he had difficulty keeping it on. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BEARS_IN_BRIEF_Cutler_may_give_insulin_pump_another_chance_in_offseason/1638288 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BEARS_IN_BRIEF_Cutler_may_give_insulin_pump_another_chance_in_offseason/1638288 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BEARS_IN_BRIEF_Cutler_may_give_insulin_pump_another_chance_in_offseason/1638288 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7b51096c2fee7ffd5939917626d4fd7f747cfc36/small/Chicago_Bears_v_7d6a.jpg ....where we're cautiously excited to be at the game on Sunday. ChicagoBears.com Israel Idonije was chosen as the Bears' winner of the Ed Block Courage Award. The Bears' D is preparing for Brett Favre. The Vikings present a problem. Ya think? Chicago Sun-Times The Vikings-Bears injury report. Roberto Garza returned to practice yesterday. Dan McNeil: Lovie, some time off will be good for you. Chicago Tribune The D wants to show Bernard Berrian wrong. Jared A... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_11272009/1638308 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_11272009/1638308 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_11272009/1638308 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/1/011ef011ca145572f1b1a5ef9acea9e3c1aa3393/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92904058.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0FB2F4F57114903CA587D54F1611A6B2139717F241685D351.jpg Where Turkey and Football is a way of life. In the Den Another piling on Jay Cutler Bears/Vikings injury report Not that we need his approval, but Favre thinks Cutler will do fine.  Some random ESPN Chicago columnist talking about  what Cutler is and isn't. In the Vicinity of the Den This year the NFLN will be running an hour long special to announce the 25 finalists for the 2009 Hall of  Fame class.  Get a look at the no... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_Turkey_Edition/1635106 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_Turkey_Edition/1635106 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_Turkey_Edition/1635106 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/2/c2a629f13923e9172a6ae73caf1520821bc9dcf8/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93311820.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D02AAB38E6B4220F39483806575A34DEB7DF4C914F9862B707.jpg Former Colts head coach Tony Dungy is one of several people who have said Jay Cutler needs to relax and not worry about the flurry of interceptions he’s thrown in recent weeks. But Cutler said on a conference call with Vikings reporters that it’s not as easy to do as it sounds. “That's easy to say,” Cutler said, regarding the advice, “but it's definitely something, with the number of interceptions that I have this year, that are definitely in the back of my mind. I know that we’ve g... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:46:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Good_advice_for_Cutler/1633591 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Good_advice_for_Cutler/1633591 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Good_advice_for_Cutler/1633591 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/9/990098247a5e59ed259012b9395ea3297169ee0b/small/IL_Arizona_Cardinals_4efe.jpg Another name (supposedly?) popped up today in connection to the Bears offensive coordinator position that may or may not actually be open once the season ends: Mike Martz. Seemingly moments afterward, Martz said it was all “crap”. But, the best part about the idea of replacing your management and coaching staff is the Bleacher Report-style [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:00:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/And_One_More_Thing_For_Now_About_The_Chicago_Bears_Coaching_Gossip/1633412 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/And_One_More_Thing_For_Now_About_The_Chicago_Bears_Coaching_Gossip/1633412 By JEFF DICKERSON LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- "Twice a year, I'm going to peel the back of his head off the turf. I love the guy, but business is business." -- Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen upon learning that Jay Cutler was traded to the Bears during an appearance on Westwood One radio. Allen has made a habit of peeling quarterback's heads off the turf, recording 10.5 sacks this season. But those numbers are routine for the Pro Bowl defender, who registered 14.5 sacks ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:42:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Allen_Cutler_to_renew_acquaintances/1632380 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Allen_Cutler_to_renew_acquaintances/1632380 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Allen_Cutler_to_renew_acquaintances/1632380 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/6/d65f6ddbb3c8b4cb11aae085b04ef6f8056683b1/small/Chicago_Bears_v_6526.jpg To all those screaming for Lovie Smith’s head (I’m one of them), there is some good news out of Halas Hall. Or at least good rumors. According to Hub Arkush at 670 The Score, the Bears are putting out feelers for a new head coach: Someone in the Bears’ organization at a level above general manager [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:20:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_are_Finally_Looking_for_a_New_Coach/1630235 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_are_Finally_Looking_for_a_New_Coach/1630235 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_are_Finally_Looking_for_a_New_Coach/1630235 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/0/a0f6e96a2e102075e4e2d982612ffdbe686c74ed/small/91421705.jpg Hey, if the Bears don’t end up canning Lovie Smith, what about starting over on offense with a new coordinator? It’s a possibility; just about any scenario of change could happen after this disappointing season. Well, according to a Brad Biggs source, Mike Martz, he of St.-Louis-Rams-let’s-air-it-out-for-a-million-yards fame “would love to work with Jay Cutler.” And [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:38:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Source_Mike_Martz_Wants_To_Work_With_Jay_Cutler/1629938 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Source_Mike_Martz_Wants_To_Work_With_Jay_Cutler/1629938 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Source_Mike_Martz_Wants_To_Work_With_Jay_Cutler/1629938 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/3/331e632a6b70062621eecee72286f9947e82d649/small/Picture_1.png LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- I'm trying to pinpoint the exact moment this Bears season totally jumped the shark. Was it when Dr. Dan Grossman ripped the Bears for being unable to develop a quarterback. What exactly makes him an authority on the subject? Or maybe it was when the Bears blew off a few NBC interview requests. That was funny to those in the media, but why do Bears fans care? Hang on, it must be somebody above Jerry Angelo reportedly wanting to axe the general manager and Lovie Smit... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:21:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bears_rumor_mill_fact_and_fiction/1630950 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bears_rumor_mill_fact_and_fiction/1630950 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bears_rumor_mill_fact_and_fiction/1630950 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eacb00c407c449f76dcac8ac81ab819a54fb93f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93313330.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D088BE7ED1BDA3CF912941630307F514449DC9AF5C3915447A.jpg Yesterday, wiltfongjr brought up a name of someone who could replace Ron Turner should the Bears choose to not re-up his contract: Mike Martz.  Well, apparently, this could be more of a realistic chance than originally thought. A source close to former St.Louis Rams coach Mike Martz, most recently the San Francisco 49ers' offensive coordinator last season, said the architect of The Greatest Show on Turf might finally be headed to Chicago. Martz -- infamously s... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Could_Mike_Martz_Really_Come_to_Chicago/1629947 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Could_Mike_Martz_Really_Come_to_Chicago/1629947 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Could_Mike_Martz_Really_Come_to_Chicago/1629947 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/a/fa36bc4833b36843286e3c7eacf1e21093d44290/small/New_York_Giants_e5dd.jpg Well I have to say I like the rumors, but unfortunately I still think it’s fantasyland.  No way does the Chicago Bears organization that we all know and love (eye roll) pay Lovie Smith over $10 million to not coach in 2010 and 2011.  And if they were to do so, which they won’t, and [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:05:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chicago_Bears_Rumor_Mill_Churning/1629233 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chicago_Bears_Rumor_Mill_Churning/1629233 Thanks to Shady for linking the podcast in the comments of the last post.  The podcast itself can be heard here.Today on The Score, Hub Arkush has made sure-to-be ballyhooed comments regarding Bears ownership "considering the possibilities" of making changes in both the front office and on the sideline of the Chicago Bears.  Arkush makes one point that I would consider most valid.  Of all the teams that are are going to be possibly looking for head coaches (Pan... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:11:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hub_Bears_Ownership_Considering_Changes/1627585 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hub_Bears_Ownership_Considering_Changes/1627585 Usually around this time for year, we're all yelling for change... "Fire the Offensive Coordinator. Fire the Defensive Coordinator. Fire the Head Coach. Fire the GM." Well, Bear Nation... your dreams may have just taken a first bite to fruition. According to Hub Arkush on 670 WSCR this afternoon, the Bears are dipping their toes into the coaching talent pool. "Inquiries have been made, feelers have been put out," Arkush said on the radio station today reg... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:38:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hot_off_the_press_Bears_looking_at_new_coach_GM/1627121 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hot_off_the_press_Bears_looking_at_new_coach_GM/1627121 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hot_off_the_press_Bears_looking_at_new_coach_GM/1627121 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/6/56f492ba1f2e5c4eb5b9e7a35727f59678324bc1/small/Chicago_Bears_v_905b.jpg Honestly, all Bears fans would probably prefer the Super Bowl-winning, square-jawed head coach to the frustratingly stoic Lovie Smith. To watch the franchise painfully stagnate in mediocrity isn’t fun, but swapping head coaches isn’t the most important coaching change to make. Besides, Bill Cowher to the Bears isn’t likely to go down anyway. Matt Phillip already [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Reality_In_This_Bill_Cowher_To_Chicago_Bears_Talk/1626608 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Reality_In_This_Bill_Cowher_To_Chicago_Bears_Talk/1626608 When a season opens up with as many high expectations as the Bears did, it's not hard to start the finger-pointing game when things go wrong.  We have all taken the time to try and pin-point things, but that task can be a bit overwhelming.   Enter Bears writer Jeff Dickerson: (an excerpt): Football is the ultimate team game. You win as an organization, you lose as an organization. Instead of simply blaming one person (Ron Turner) for the Bears being 20-22 since the Sup... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:09:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Laundry_List_of_Mediocracy_Stuff_Since_the_Bears_Super_Bowl/1626343 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Laundry_List_of_Mediocracy_Stuff_Since_the_Bears_Super_Bowl/1626343 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Laundry_List_of_Mediocracy_Stuff_Since_the_Bears_Super_Bowl/1626343 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e9bef01357a683d4d91696132d741624ce782ba8/small/NFC_Championship_New_7c30.jpg CHICAGO -- Football is the ultimate team game. You win as an organization, you lose as an organization. Instead of simply blaming one person (Ron Turner) for the Bears being 20-22 since the Super Bowl, take a step back and look at the big picture: It's been a collective effort, from the front office down to the players. Nobody should be immune from criticism, because everybody played a part in this mess. Here's a list of why the Bears have been a mediocre team going on three se... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reasons_why_the_Bears_are_mediocre/1625022 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reasons_why_the_Bears_are_mediocre/1625022 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reasons_why_the_Bears_are_mediocre/1625022 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/4/7427a25fa8fe0e439de68d752c02b63f6af143eb/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_5810.jpg Where the idea of Bill Cowher coaching the Bears excites us too!   Josh Beekman talks about protecting Jay Cutler.  Video. Mike Mulligan: Stuck in the middle of nowhere. RosenBlog: Defense and STs looked good.  Cutler, no chance. Mike Holmgren to the Brownies?   Bears fans can quit trying to appreciate their team. Telander: Jay Cutler is a bust driver. After Philly game, Bears defense was good enough, but offense not.  So... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_112409/1622824 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_112409/1622824 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Bears_Den_112409/1622824 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/8/680a1b4317f31c200532f72cac1c46af712ae03a/small/PicImg_Denver_Broncos_v_1ead.jpg Eat the eleven million dollars.   Show the millions of a great city and hordes of us elsewhere that you understand the value of this prized possession, the Chicago Bears.  Today Lovie Smith said this:"We were 9-7 last year and weren't able to get into the playoffs ... 10-6 normally gets you there. So it's only fitting to look ahead to see what's still left in front of us, if we take care of business this week."   Playoffs?  He&#39... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bears_Must_Fire_Lovie_Smith/1622645 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bears_Must_Fire_Lovie_Smith/1622645 Not that I'm keeping track or anything, but Sunday night's loss to the Eagles was the second game in a row that "franchise quarterback" Jay Cutler had a chance to lead a fourth-quarter comeback and came up short. That makes four times this season that Cutler has had an opportunity to lead the Bears to a game-winning or game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter but didn’t get it done. You would expect a little more than 0-for-4 from a Pro Bowl player. After the Eagles wen... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:13:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cutler_039s_no_Comeback_Kid/1622502 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cutler_039s_no_Comeback_Kid/1622502 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cutler_039s_no_Comeback_Kid/1622502 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/1971b6de414ada8598ed97afbf53a8789c18243c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92954108.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0B75B847BEC8C9BAF42C54CF65F37133F5D3FA2F26AE3C0F3.jpg