Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears defense was excellent, as usual. They stopped the run and got pressure on Joe Flacco. The Broncos were trying to get the ball out fast to prevent the Bears pass rush from getting to them. They had … Continue reading →

Defense I was looking forward to seeing Lamar Jackson have to pass the ball this game. Unfortunately there was little reason for him to have to do it early. The Dolphins run defense was extrememly poor to start the game. … Continue reading →

Offense The Packers tried to make Trubisky uncomfortable by crowding the line and disguising the blitz. And it worked. Trubisky never looked comfortable with what the Packers were doing all night. Trubisky didn’t have a good game. His mechanics were … Continue reading →

As some of you have noted, this blog has gone noticeably quiet over the last few weeks. Things have gotten busy for me and I have a lot of irons in the fire right now. Frankly, they will only get … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “How many tight ends do you see the Bears carrying to the 53-man roster? Is Bradley Sowell a roster lock since the Bears have pretty much asked him to alter his … Continue reading →

Mike Florio at profootballtalk.com on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rogers characterizing critical comments that he’s creating “outside noise” as “click bait”: “If Rodgers doesn’t want to be ’put in that news cycle,’ he should quit saying things that naturally flow … Continue reading →

Adan Jahns at The Athletic comments upon risers and fallers on the Bears roster after the first preseason game. In particular, he highlighted the situation of running back David Montgomery: The Bears’ exhibition loss against the Panthers Thursday night produced … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune on the performance of Bears rookie running back David Montgomery last night: “Six touches for rookie running back David Montgomery was all that was needed to feel really good about him — and the … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “Is there any benefit, cap-wise or other, to the Bears keeping one kicker or another? — @steveoatms “There is no way the Bears will base the decision on the kicker for … Continue reading →

Kevin Fishbain at The Athletic says that Bears guard Kyle Long is ready for 2019: “Last January, the seventh-year Bear was looking forward to a surgery-free offseason after everything he went through from 2016 to 2018. He’s been available throughout … Continue reading →