Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Hester Effect Another Example of Why Numbers Don’t Tell the Story

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Dan Pompei at the Chicago Tribune highlights the role that Devin Hester played in the Bears victory over the Jets: “Jay Cutler threw three touchdown passes. “Johnny Knox caught two of them. “Chris Harris had two takeaways. “Matt Forte averaged … Continue reading →

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Easy to Criticize Jets Fake Punt in Hindsight

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Tom Shannon

David Haugh‘s attitude in his column for the Tribune toward Rex Ryan‘s decision to fake punt in the second quarter seems to be typical.  He thinks it was a bad decision and it certainly was in that it didn’t work. … Continue reading →

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Singletary Firing an Indication that Offseason Could Be Interesting After All

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Tom Shannon

San Francisco 49ers head coach and former Bear great Mike Singletary has been fired last night as head coach after a disappointing loss to the St. Louis Rams.  The game cost the 49ers a spot in the playoffs.  Singletary took … Continue reading →

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Game Comments: Bears Vs. Jets, December 26, 2010

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Offense The Bears came out running and the Jets came out playing aggressive man-to-man defense, crowding the line and blitzing a lot.  The Bears struggled and their wide receivers just weren’t getting open in the short passing game.  The Jets … Continue reading →

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Peyton Manning Is Getting Some Help and Other News

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Bears Rick Morrissey at the Chicago Sun-Times provides us with more good fetish one-liners. Dan Pompei at the Chicago Tribune gives us some insight into the way to beat quarterback Mark Sanchez and the Jets offense: “The best game plan … Continue reading →

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A Committee of One Gets Things Done

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Tom Shannon

After quarterback Eli Manning called a players-only team meeting following the Giants collapse against the Eagles, Sam Farmer wrote a column appearing in the Chicago Tribune on the effectiveness of such meetings.  The conclusion was pretty much “not very”.  The … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Miracle and Other News

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Bears Matt Bowen provides some nice insight into the overload blitz that the Jets will use this week for the Chicago Tribune. Neil Hayes at the Chicago Sun-Times thinks that young players are emerging to take some heat off of … Continue reading →

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Football Still King of Television

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Bill Carter at The New York Times highlights the NFL’s performance for the on television networks: “Of the 20 highest-rated telecasts of any kind so far this television season, 18 have been N.F.L. games on CBS, NBC or Fox. In … Continue reading →

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“Race”-ial Profiling: Under the Radar Phiosophy Minimizes Distractions, Provides a Path to Success

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Dan Pompei answers your questions: “Does it seem to you that national media often undercovers the Bears? “Mark Early, Arlington, Va” “The Bears aren’t national media darlings, in part because they aren’t as media friendly as some teams. They like … Continue reading →

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The Bears Are a Good Team But Not a Super Bowl Contender. Yet.

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times thinks that there are ten indispensable players the Bears can’t afford to lose: “The Bears are a legitimate Super Bowl contender — more legit than the 2006 team that actually made it to the … Continue reading →

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