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Report of potential coaching change increases pressure to perform
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The Bears have a lot more riding on Sunday afternoon’s game against the division rival Minnesota Vikings than pride, and I’m not talking about the playoffs.
Tuesday evening, Pro Football Weekly publisher and editor Hub Arkush reported on WSCR 670 The Score that he had received...
Brett Favre on how Jay Cutler compares to Favre’s younger self
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“I think he’s better.”
-Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, when asked to compare Bears quarterback Jay Cutler to himself when he was a younger quarterback.
Bears ownership exploring front office and coaching change?
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Pro Football Weekly publisher and editor Hub Arkush has reported that certain individuals within the Bears organization are inquiring about possible changes at head coach and general manager.
Arkush appeared on the Boers and Bernstein show on WSCR 670 The Score on Tuesday and revealed...
Lovie Smith on his team’s 2009 playoff chances
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“I still feel like we’re in the mix… if we can correct a lot of things.”
-Bears coach Lovie Smith on his team’s chances of making the playoffs after the Bears dropped to 4-6 following a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Monday Morning Quarterback: Bears-Eagles (11.22.09)
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What was already abundantly clear to most of Bear Nation for the 2009 season up to this point was hopefully brought to the attention of the coaching staff and the front office. The Bears’ 24-20 loss to the Eagles signified a team bereft of talent, not one that failed to exert...
Postgame Thoughts: Bears vs. Eagles (11.22.09)
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What can you say about the Bears’ loss to the Eagles but… at least I nailed my prediction to the exact score.
Seriously speaking, though, the game didn’t play out exactly as I expected, but the core principles for why I thought the Bears would lose wound up taking...
Game Breakdown: Eagles at Bears (11.22.09)
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Bears offense vs. Eagles defense
The Bears are tenth in the league in passing offense, but the Eagles are tenth in the league at stopping it. Philadelphia’s secondary is banged up and if given time, Jay Cutler could pick it apart. But that’s been the problem all season...
2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 11
3 days ago by
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Ouch. Last week was my first below .500 week of predictions of the season and the worst since Week 2. I don’t have a good answer for why they went awry. I didn’t expect the Redskins to upset the Broncos or the Packers to upset the Cowboys. I also didn’t expect [...]
Four Downs: Keys to beating the Eagles
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A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent.
1. Win the turnover battle
By now, we’re all well aware of Jay Cutler’s struggles in prime time games. He’s thrown 11 of his league-high 17 interceptions in evening games this year. I would suggest...
2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 11
6 days ago by
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Ouch. Last week was my first below .500 week of predictions of the season and the worst since Week 2. I don’t have a good answer for why they went awry. I didn’t expect the Redskins to upset the Broncos or the Packers to upset the Cowboys. I also didn’t expect...
Former Bear Gary Fencik on current wide receivers
7 days ago by
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“He has a bunch of Smurfs at wide receiver.”
-Former Bear Gary Fencik, on 670 The Score, on the weapons with which current quarterback Jay Cutler has to work.
Offense’s problems stem from the front office
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The Chicago Tribune’s Fred Mitchell wrote an article Tuesday that featured scathing comments made by Dan Grossman, Rex Grossman’s father, about how the Bears organization has handled fielding a competent offense over the years.
My initial thoughts were that Dan Grossman...
Monday Morning Quarterback: Bears-49ers (11.16.09)
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The term Monday Morning Quarterback was derived from criticizing and second-guessing performances the day after a game, typically Monday. Hence, I could have written this article on Friday, but I figured my postgame thoughts would suffice.
Waiting a few days to publish this while...
2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 10
10 days ago by
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After missing just two games in Week 8, I went 8-5 last week. Tampa Bay’s victory over Green Bay, the Giants’ fourth-straight loss against the Chargers, Cincinnati’s win over Baltimore, Tennessee’s victory over San Francisco, and Dallas’ win over the Eagles...
Postgame Thoughts: Bears vs. 49ers (11.12.09)
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Defense. Offense. Defense. Offense. The Bears aren’t a good football team because they lack consistency from one week to the next. The only thing consistent is that one of the units plays badly.
Jay Cutler continued his abysmal performances in prime time with a five-interception...
2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 10
12 days ago by
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After missing just two games in Week 8, I went 8-5 last week. Tampa Bay’s victory over Green Bay, the Giants’ fourth-straight loss against the Chargers, Cincinnati’s win over Baltimore, Tennessee’s victory over San Francisco, and Dallas’ win over the...
Game Breakdown: Bears at 49ers (11.12.09)
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Bears offense vs. 49ers defense
The Bears, but specifically Jay Cutler, have not performed well in prime time games this season. I think that has more to do with the caliber of opponents they’ve faced and less to do with the time of the game and the national television audience...
Four Downs: Keys to beating the 49ers
13 days ago by
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A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent.
1. Stack the box to contain Frank Gore
San Francisco’s Frank Gore is one of the toughest between-the-tackles running backs in the NFL. He has one of the highest yards-per-carry average (5.6) in the league, too...
The Depth Chart: 2009 Week 10 Power Rankings
14 days ago by
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(Previous Rank; Previous Result; Rank Change)
1. Indianapolis Colts
(No. 1; W, 20-17 vs. Hou; No Change)
They were down late in the game but managed to come back to beat their division rival. They now have a showdown with the Patriots on Sunday night.
2. New Orleans Saints
(No. 2...
Vernon Davis on the Bears’ front seven
15 days ago by
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“I think we can destroy their guys up front. I don’t see anything spectacular about their front line. Their LB’s, I think we can handle them pretty well. I like Adewale Ogunleye, I think he’s performing well for them, but he’s the only guy I like in...
Monday Morning Quarterback: Bears-Cardinals (11.08.09)
16 days ago by
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They say that repetition breeds familiarity and there is nowhere where that is more true than with the current state of the Bears.
Nearly two months ago, following the Bears’ 17-14 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers, I wrote that this Bears defense “...
Ugly Bears loss means no schadenfreude in Packers loss
17 days ago by
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How disappointing is it that after witnessing our Bears get their butts kicked again, we can’t enjoy the Packers’ 38-28 loss to the previously winless Buccaneers? It’s not as if we can laugh at the Packers because they can laugh just as hard at the Bears’ pathetic...
Postgame Thoughts: Bears vs. Cardinals (11.08.09)
17 days ago by
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Well, it happened again. For the second time in three weeks, the Bears went out and laid an egg. The score may have been closer against the Cardinals than it was against the Bengals, but don’t let it deceive you. The Bears got blown out.
I’m only briefly going to...
Game Breakdown: Cardinals at Bears (11.08.09)
17 days ago by
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Bears offense vs. Cardinals defense
For much of the first half of the season, the Bears’ offense was holding its own in games and was actually carrying the defense. The last few games, however, the offense has looked out of sync and the offensive line — which hasn’...
2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 9
18 days ago by
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I had a great Week 8 of predictions, missing on just two games. Carolina’s upset victory over the Cardinals and the Rams’ first victory of the season on the road against Detroit were the two games that tripped me up.
Here’s a look at this week’s matchups and...
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