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…)
Here is the deal: We don’t have time, nor always the will, to make a post out of every semi-significant Bears-related tidbit that hits the InterWeb. But, to satisfy you readers and make sure that we keep on top of everything, we’re bringing you short and precise annotated Bears highlights every Tuesday and Thursday, now, Wednesday. This is our link-dumpish effort. (more…)
The last post of the week: Really, no longer just something to ponder as you await the certain couch slouch and booze binge of the weekend, but, instead, bar conversation, only not in a bar. Let these discussions hold you over until we resurface on Monday.
It’s a road bump for the resurgence of Nathan Vasher, but in a telling sign of the confidence Zack Bowman has earned from coaches, he will start at right cornerback upon his return from a pulled hamstring. (more…)
Corey Graham recently moved from cornerback to free safety, and it bear outs what I’ve thought all along: The Bears are content to go all “makeshift” when it comes to assembling their secondary. (more…)
Like the night Vikings punter Chris Kluwe inevitably had after miffing a punt, then a would-be illegal kick on Sunday; these breakdowns are too long. Forget that I am disgustingly lazy. Expect shorter versions in the future. Like. Now.
Moving the ball through the air, putting up nearly 50 points, and displaying prowess at the quarterback position are bonifide signs that it isn’t 1993. Yep. These certainly aren’t your dad’s big brother’s Chicago Bears.
Kyle Orton looked sharp once again, treating the ball like he does his sperm: evenly distributing it to everyone within a thirty foot radius.
Receiver Marty Booker and tight ends Greg Olsen and Desmond Clark were the targets of 12 Orton squirts passes, combining for 212 yards between the three of them. (more…)
It’s official: the word bolstered is thrown around way too much. So much so that it is used by the Bears’ official Web site to describe the impact the team’s acquisition of guard Dan Buenning from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will make to their offensive line.
Buenning’s career started out successfully enough. A 2005 fourth-round draft pick, he started every game at left guard as a rookie and helped enable fellow rookie Cadillac Williams’ 1,100-yard season.
But in 2006, Buenning injured his right ACL in the ninth game of the year and was placed on injured reserve. He hasn’t played since.
So, to enter back into reality: A trade for a Steve Hutchinson or an Alan Faneca can be described as bolstering. A trade for Dan Buenning can not. However, what it can do is give the team much needed insurance in case any other O-lineman decides being injured is fun, or if and when, starting left guard Josh Beekman fails epically. (more…)
