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The Bears Need A Safety, Myron Rolle Is A Safety

by Shea Johnson on Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 7:15 pm

Before the NFL Draft, every prospect is a stud. Am I right, every fan of every team? So once a week, until the Draft, we will highlight one prospect we think could really be a stud in navy blue and burnt orange. This week: Myron Rolle, S, Florida St. (more…)

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Your Chicago Bears Every-Open-Coaching-Position Open Thread (Update)

by Shea Johnson on Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 10:20 pm

Somebody needs to take these jobs before the new candidate list gets out of hand. By jobs, I’m talking about Bears offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, quarterbacks, tight ends and offensive line coach. And by out of hand, I’m talking about having no choice but to bring Scott Linehan in for a little chat. This has gotta be resolved soon, right? Candidates after the jump, talk amongst yourselves. (more…)

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Naturally, Everything Is Jay Cutler’s Fault

by Shea Johnson on Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 8:45 am

“Rumblings at the Senior Bowl are that some [coaching] candidates could be turned off by quarterback Jay Cutler and don’t want to hitch their wagon to him.” Dammit Jay, well what did you do that for?!

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Really, Nobody Knows What The Hell The Bears Are Doing (Update)

by Shea Johnson on Monday 25 January 2010 at 8:30 pm

Basically, any coach that was considered to be qualified — minus Tice — for any of the vacant Bears coaching positions, has been turned away. The Bears weren’t “blown away” by Chargers tight end coach Rod Chudzinski and now Marvin Lewis isn’t allowing quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese to be considered at OC any longer because, in his words, that opportunity has “kind of closed up, and I don’t think Lovie (Smith) has made a decision on what he wants to do yet.” (more…)

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Rex Grossman Intercepted By Dismal Housing Market

by Shea Johnson on Thursday 21 January 2010 at 7:00 pm

Rex Grossman deserves a break. He was lambasted in Chicago and basically run out of town in such a flurry, he forgot to not sell his Trump Tower condo for $700,000 less than it was worth. Worse yet, Focket Imuhgodeep Real Estate just took a huge hit. (more…)

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Bears In Talks With USC OC Jeremy Bates

by Matt Phillip on Thursday 7 January 2010 at 8:55 am

Via the Worldwide Leader, the Bears are going to talk with USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates as correctly pointed out a few days ago by one of our astute commenters. Normally, I would love this idea, sort of. USC has consistently put out above average-to-killer offenses over the last ten years. However, you only need to look at Norm Chow’s lukewarm history in the NFL to know that success is tough to come by (DUH!). (more…)

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Let Us Try To Be Less Horrible Next Year

by Sean Sullivan on Tuesday 24 November 2009 at 5:40 pm

As the figurative end to the Bears season is sure to come far before the literal end this year — like now! — the Bears had better figure out what exactly is on the roster. Looking forward to an offseason with a cheap general manager and a lack of high draft picks, there are going to be limited avenues to really land quality projected starters for 2010. (more…)

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Unfounded Rumor Of The Day: Marvin Harrison To Bears

by Shea Johnson on Tuesday 25 August 2009 at 6:45 pm

Who is Marco Scola and what is bleacherreport.com? Why this matters is because of this, an article claiming that a source of Scola’s has inside information on an existing Bears offer to 37-year old receiver Marvin Harrison. (more…)

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The Rise And Fall Of Nathan Vasher

by Shea Johnson on Friday 21 August 2009 at 8:00 pm

Five years ago, Nathan Vasher’s career with the Chicago Bears seemed bright and unbounded. He was a recent fourth-round draft pick, many considered him a steal, and even more were infatuated with the video making rounds on YouTube featuring him blowing up an oblivious Carlos Francis. So, how does it get to the point where a mere five years later, anticipation is no longer forming in regard to his star potential, but instead, for his final days with the club in which it all started? (more…)

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Bump It: There’s A Contest A-Brewin’!

by Shea Johnson on Friday 14 August 2009 at 2:45 pm

Halfway through the month of August means halfway through our first ever contest. Make sure you’re participating, or a certain Bears linebacker will impregnate YOUR girlfriend…

Every now and then, the fine people who make up this here blog–uh, just myself and Matty–like to show you people just how big our our gratitude for your continued, and growing support. (more…)

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This One Time, At Training Camp…

by Shea Johnson on Monday 10 August 2009 at 7:15 pm

Last Tuesday, I took the hour drive south to Bourbonnais, Illinois–home of, from what I could tell, nothing other than the Bears training camp. Armed with a camera, 50 self-made and mightily impressive business cards, and my surprisingly eager girlfriend, I sought to spread the word about this here blog and see Jay Cutler (ZOMG!) the team’s offseason progress firsthand. The latter intention was much more successful. (more…)

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Your Proverbial 2009 Season Preview Is Here… (crickets)

by Shea Johnson on Wednesday 5 August 2009 at 7:15 am

Part of a series in which 32 blogs preview their respective teams.

Ugh. I hate these. I. absolutely. hate. these. It’s always one guy tiresomely breaking down how a team became Super Bowl contenders, or–my personal favorite–doomed their awful organization to the pits of hell, based solely on the events of a single offseason. Okay, so now that we’ve got that out of the way, I’m hopeful you’re enticed enough to read on! (more…)

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