Why do I get the feeling that, as we speak, someone in the Bears organization has barricaded themselves inside the team’s PR room and taken control of the “wire”. Whatever that means. How else do you explain the Bears’ inexplicable interest in all these high-profiled free agents? (more…)
In dumb coaching moves NOT related to the Bears, the Philly Eagles have done Angelo & Co. one better and hired Dick Jauron to be their defensive backs coach for the upcoming season. Well, I guess it makes sense ’cause Jauron was a DB back in his playing days in the 70’s. But really???? How can an organization hire this man, with his 60-82 coaching record, to try and tell Asante Samuel to go out and light up Miles Austin next season? He looks like a paper tiger to the umpth degree.
Also, he looks like Al Davis nephew…..son……..whatever works better.
No, seriously: I should move and start a new career as a bookie, at least as far as the Bears are concerned. I have been, some would argue, unfortunately accurate in my predictions and statements about this years Bears team. I don’t even do this full-time! I can predict Cutler interceptions, foresee the Bears getting torched by Kurt Warner & Co. and now (as if it was a surprise) correctly identify the most glaring weakness of the 2009 Chicago Bears…. (more…)
There are instances when poisoning a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t funny; this is one of those instances. By his account, Zack Heddinger visited Chicago bar, Kitty O’ Shea’s, shortly after the Steelers 17-14 loss to the Bears in September. Naturally, his buddies got into it with some home team fans, but as usually happens, all was forgiven when the Bears fans offered peace by passing Heddinger a free drink. Except that drink was probably spiked with something, explaining why Heddinger is now blind and partially brain damaged. (more…)
Whhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttt??????????
More on this later in the day? Not surprised this is happening, more surprised that the Bears are mentioned.
In today’s Tribune, injured linebacker Pino Tinoisamoa is ready to play again and expects to start next Sunday in Atlanta. He says that because he was given the starting role at the beginning of the season, he should be back in the lineup for the next game because he’s healthy. “It’s wasn’t like I lost my job because I didn’t play well.” True. Matter of fact, you didn’t play much at all. Watching the game against the Packers you pretty much blinked twice and Pino and Urlacher were out of the game. (more…)
Could a new catchphrase be forthcoming from Lovie this season?? As Bears fans are well aware, over the past few seasons we have heard Lovie say “Rex is our quarterback” or “Kyle is our resident drunk quarterback” so many times that we could almost count on hearing it on Sunday nights and Monday mornings (then have it repeated 2000 times on ESPN). It appears that he might have another for us this season; well, provided Cutler has more games like he had in Green Bay this season (please GOD, no!). (more…)
Obviously, the plethora of existing injured Chicago Bears cornerbacks may not be the fault of the Chicago Bears (debatable: Zack Bowman). Luckily, they can control what players they add to the M.A.S.H. unit secondary, so inquiring about a 32-year old with major injury concerns like Chris McAlister is probably counterproductive to the cause.
In December of 2007, comedian Lisa Lampanelli told unsullied listeners of Howard Stern’s Sirius radio show that she had sex with a player from the Chicago Bears.
Lampanelli went into morbid detail about the encounter and even more-than-hinted at who the player was, but to this day his identity has never been substantiated. And while I deserve hell for making us all relive this horrid event, I feel compelled to close the book on this train wreck of a chapter. (more…)
The last post of the week: something to ponder as you await the certain couch slouch and booze binge of this weekend.
BREAKING: The Lions have made good on their efforts to reach a deal with someone, anyone, before the draft. It’s Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford for six years, $78 million. Ouch.
I assure you, the Lions will regret that.
The most captivating story tomorrow is Mark Sanchez. Which team makes the big trade up, if any, to nab the USC quarterback? I’m calling the Jets. For whatever reason, I see “Sanchez” emblazoned on the back of a Jets jersey. And still, I hear Jets fans booing.
Remember, the Bears pick 49th overall which shouldn’t be until late, late tomorrow night, but we’ll be LiveTwittering the whole shebang. That’s right. In case you forgot, we’re LIVE. TWITTERING.
To the left, an intriguing look into how Bears GM Jerry Angelo is spending his offseason. Bigger picture here.
Watching the Cleveland Browns sign John St. Clair for twice as much money as was being offered by the Bears to retain him — St. Clair gets 3yr/9 mil, the Bears offered 3 yr/4.5 mil — reemphasizes what we already knew: Jerry Angelo is out of touch with the NFL.
For all his spiel about marketplace, and value, and sobriety, Angelo is unconsciously admitting that he knows jack about relative worth. Last year, he misplayed the Bernard Berrian situation as well, thinking Berrian was worth 5-years, $25 million, when, in fact, he was worth 6-years, $42 million. You know how I know? Because that’s what he got from the Vikings. (more…)
Two days after we dared to wonder why Brandon Lloyd was still inactive, and would be ballsy (or unballsy) enough to say he’s waiting to be 100 percent, the Sun-Times is putting it out there: the Bears coaching staff is displeased with Lloyd’s lengthy recovery.
Depending on how much stock you put into the word on the street, Lloyd was ready to play last Sunday versus Tennessee, but instead, was sat by the team as punishment for possessing the pain tolerance of a Laguna Beach actor cast member. (more…)
