Category Archives: Chicago Bears

What Does It Mean to “Rest the Starters”? It All Depends.

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Tom Shannon

I’ve been saying for days that we won’t see the Bears starters the whole game today.  And certainly that will probably be true, especially for any player who is nursing an injury.  But that doesn’t mean that they’ll just roll … Continue reading →

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Slot Receiver the One to Watch in Packer Offense

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Matt Bowen, writing for the Chicago Tribune, provides his always insightful look into the Xs and Os for the average fan.  He looks at how the Packers will use Greg Jennings to target Brian Urlacher in the cover-2.  The graphic … Continue reading →

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Current Bears Linemen Long-Term Answers? And Other News

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears While answering a fan’s question, Neil Hayes at the Chicago Sun-Times surprised me with this revelation: “As for offensive line prospects, it’s too early in the process for me to give you an educated answer. I did think it … Continue reading →

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Weis Likely to Leave Chiefs, Difficult Haley

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tom Shannon

There have been persistent rumors, most often coming from ESPN’s Chris Mortenson, that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis, will be moving on to become the offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators. There’s an open question as to why … Continue reading →

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No Rush to Extend Lovie Smith’s Contract But Problems Don’t Begin With Him

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times notes that despite their success, there are no cries for a contract extention for Lovie Smith.  He thinks there shouldn’t be for a variety of reasons but the major one is that he just … Continue reading →

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Bears Will Stay Healthy Against the Packers But Fans Might Be Hurting

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Rob Reischel, writing for the Chicago Tribune, describes the mind set of the Green Bay Packers going into Sunday’s game: “The Green Bay Packers are roughly 48 hours away from their biggest game of the season when they host the … Continue reading →

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Mike Tice Makes Nice and Other News

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Bears Packers nickel back Sam Shields insists he’ll play Sunday but he currently can run on a knee which has a mystery injury (via Tom Silverstein and Gary D’Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).  Safety Atari Bigby has been ruled … Continue reading →

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Rookie Cap Proposal Needs Tweaking

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Mike Florio writes an interesting commentary on the state of the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.  He focuses upon a proposed rookie wage scale.  He runs the numbers and comes to this conclusion: “Thus, the truly big money … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Scary about the New England Patriots? They’re Actually “Rebuilding”.

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Shannon

As good as the NFC North is going to be next year, the Bears should be grateful they aren’t in a division with the New England Patriots, a team who won a tough AFC East division and are dominating the … Continue reading →

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Bears Players Talk Turf – Serenity Now!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Shannon

The Alcoholics Anonymous Serenity Prayer contains a message that can apply to anyone as they deal with problems thought life.  It goes like this: “God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the … Continue reading →

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