After a season in which Jay Cutler took our limitless expectations of him and, well, threw them away to the other team, sometimes four or five at a time…it seemed hard for many people to buy into what the young quarterback could bring to the table this year. Cutler recently had a few words that he hoped his critics would intercept. (more…)
Training camp marks the unofficial beginning of the NFL season. Starting August 2nd, it also marks the beginning of our training camp link dumpish; bringing you all you need to know about the Bears pre-preseason going ons, every Monday and Thursday morning. (more…)
After this, I’ll believe whatever it is Mike Tice tells me. Unlike seemingly everyone else in the Bears organization, Tice doesn’t routinely blur the lines between falsehoods and unwarranted optimism. (more…)
The Chicago Bears are going to make Julius Peppers earn every bit of the $42 million that are guaranteed to him. Peppers is expected to not only wreak havoc at defensive end, but also to emulate the role of Dikembe Mutumbo, and use his athleticism and size on the kick-blocking unit. (more…)
Playing this game are the following people: Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo. Who will be fired if this season is a bust? (more…)
It is interesting how everyone blamed our offensive shortcomings on Jay Cutler last season. Now Kev H. of Windy City Gridiron wants to place the 2010 season solely in his hands again. (more…)
The Bears new offensive coordinator, who we haven’t heard close to enough from, used the team’s Piccolo Award presentation today to say a little somethin’ somethin’ about a little somethin’ somethin’. Topics include: his budding man-crush on Jay Cutler, Frank Omiyale’s new position, and…yep, Greg Olsen’s role. (more…)
New offensive coordinator Mike Martz’ offense has no need for dynamic, pass-catching tight ends. See production of Ernie Conwell, Daniel Campbell, Sean McHugh and Vernon Davis under his tenures. Greg Olsen is pretty much a dynamic, pass-catching tight end. Uh-oh. (more…)
Ron Turner is fleeing Stanford after less than one month and headed to Indianapolis to do … something. I hope Peyton Manning is open to throwing a preposterous amount of short-yardage passes, because they say even when Turner plays roulette, he never puts his chips on numbers higher than 10.
The last post of the week; something to ponder as you await the certain couch slouch and booze binge of the weekend.
It appears Rod Marinelli will be your defensive coordinator after all. Oh, and Eric Washington and Shane Day are your new defensive line and quarterbacks coaches, too. And just like that, the Chicago Bears have turned what was a painfully sloooow search into a quickly finalized one. I’m sure it had nothing to do with lack of another candidate or outside unrest. (more…)
Well, that didn’t take long. Siiiike! It took a very long time. But in the end, it appears the Chicago Bears are prepared to take the path oft-traveled: Hire Mike Martz to fix your fledgling offense. It’s his third O.C. role in four years. Before I tell you what I think, let us hear your thoughts.
The last post of the week; something to ponder as you await the certain couch slouch and booze binge of the weekend.
Are the Chicago Bears still searching for their offensive coordinator? Really? I would have sworn they’d do something about that by now. Eager Mike Martz interviewed for the position he made everyone aware he was very available for early in the month and reports are the Kevin Rogers interview went really well. So, there’s that. (more…)
