Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Quick Game Comments: Lions at Bears 12/6/20

Offense The Bears open no huddle to try to get some momentum going. It kind of worked. They got a field goal. The Bears were mixing the run and pass pretty well. Lions were not apparently stacking the box against … Continue reading

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A Loss to the Lions Would Spell Doom for the Bears. But Not for the Reason That You Think.

Colleen Kane at the Chicago Tribune thinks the Bears will win Sunday in their match up against the Detroit Lions after the Lions fired GM Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia: The Lions might be fired up by the … Continue reading

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What Should the Bears Do? “Run, Run, Run the Ball.”

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: I keep hearing guys say “run, run, run the ball.” Didn’t they try that during the early Mitch Trubisky development stage and teams just packed the box and dared Mitch to … Continue reading

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Trubisky’s Path To Improved Play Lays Less with Personal Growth and More with Growth of the Offense Around Him.

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Matt Nagy on why he thinks quarterback Mitch Trubisky may be improved as he takes back the starting job for at least one more week against the Packers: Don’t be surprised if Trubisky … Continue reading

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Quinn Contract Is Not Proving to Be Money Well Spent. Again.

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Robert Quinn on the substandard year he’s having sacking the quarterback: “My season? I’ll be honest, it’s been very average. Not up to my standards,” Quinn said. “We’ve got six more games left … Continue reading

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As Our Nation Suffers, NBC Refuses to Remove the Bears from Before Its Eyes

Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Tribune quotes NBC announcer Mike Tirico, who will be calling the game on Sunday night, on televising the Bears-Packers rivalry in prime time: “It’s the Bears and the Packers. I know I’m going to get … Continue reading

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So Who the Heck Is Malik Willis?

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times has ten things he’d like to say about the Bears: 8. Malik Willis Watch: The former Auburn backup quarterback (a nephew of former Bears linebacker James Anderson) completed 13 of 32 passes for 172 … Continue reading

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Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy Will Not Be Fired. But Should They Be?

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look at key questions as the Bearws enter the last 6 weeks of the season: Under what circumstance would general manager Ryan Pace and [head coach Matt] Nagy keep their jobs in … Continue reading

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There’s Plenty Enough Blame to Go Around for the Bears Subpar Offensive Roster

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: If the Bears finish below .500, will both Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy lose their jobs? While Nagy’s play calling has been consistently questionable this season and last, it was Pace … Continue reading

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Bears Problems with Ted Ginn Represent a Change in Team Direction that Isn’t Working.

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: Regarding Ted Ginn’s release from the Bears, it seems like Matt Nagy was looking for someone (anyone) to blame for the loss to the Rams, and, yes, Ginn didn’t have a … Continue reading

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