Monthly Archives: June 2016

Bears Have At Least One Critical Piece of the Puzzle

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “The Bears finished with a total of 35 sacks last year with Lamarr Houston, Willie Young and Pernell McPhee counting for 20 1/2 of them. Including Leonard Floyd, would you pick … Continue reading →

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No Reason to Panic Over Offensive Reports. Yet.

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune talks about the performance of the offense in OTAs and last week’s mini-camp: “Explosiveness in the running game was hard to identify throughout organized team activities and minicamp. The consistency of receivers getting open … Continue reading →

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Loss of Wilson Highlights the Bears Problem with Roster Depth

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Patrick Finley at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes head coach John Fox after the news broke that Marquess Wilson broke his foot. “‘I don’t know that you’re ever comfortable with depth,’ Fox said. ‘We’re kinda where we are right now. We’re … Continue reading →

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Reading Between the Alshon Jeffery Lines an Exercise in Frustration

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “Is Alshon Jeffrey‘s injury history being overblown in terms of contract negotiations?… — Jesse G., San Diego” “I think the troubling thing about Jeffery’s 2015 season is he missed seven games … Continue reading →

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Jeffery and the Bears Apparently Far Apart on Long-Term Contract

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Up until now, I’ve been assuming that the Alshon Jeffery contract situation was going to go according to the usual plan. Both sides stake out a position and neither moves until the last minute when a deal gets done just before the … Continue reading →

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To Maintain a Starting Job Grasu Has His Work Cut Out for Him

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “It’s likely that only one backup interior offensive lineman will dress for game day. With that in mind, might Ted Larsen, Manny Ramirez, Hroniss Grasu (probably not him) or Cody Whitehair … Continue reading →

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