Category Archives: Chicago Bears

Bears Will Have to dig Deep to Solve Their Wide Receiver Problem in 2018

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: Will Kevin White and Cam Meredith be the third and fourth receivers or even make the team? This, assuming the Bears draft a wide receiver in the first or second round … Continue reading →

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Why Does Everyone Love the Bears Hiring Harry Hiestand?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Tom Shannon

Everybody loves Harry Hiestand. The Bears have drawn rave reviews for hiring Hiestand from fans, former players and media. From Kevin Fishbain at The Athletic: NFL insiders declared it a coup for new head coach Matt Nagy to bring in … Continue reading →

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Playoff Quarterbacks and Other Points of View

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions:”What do Ryan Pace and the coaching staff do during these playoff weeks? Are they still hiring coaches or staff? — @wiesnoski Matt Nagy is working to complete his staff, and the … Continue reading →

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I’m Baaack – Thoughts on the Matt Nagy Hire

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Tom Shannon

So first of all, I’m back. My course at the school where I work is wrapping up and I’ve got a bit more time to write than I have had for most of this season. I will probably have to … Continue reading →

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Down and Out in Missouri

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Tom Shannon

Dear all, I’m sorry to say it but you may have seen my last post of the year.  A previous commitment kept me from posting game comments last week and now for two weeks running I will be out of … Continue reading →

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Quick Game Comments: Bears at Bengals 12/10/17

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears came out covering the Bengals tighter than they did the 49ers last week. They also seemed to be playing closer to the line of scrimmage than usual to stop the run. It was an interesting decision considering … Continue reading →

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Quick Comments: 49ers at Bears 2017-12-03

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears went from playing the best team in the NFC to the worst but it looked the same at the line of scrimmage early. The Bears were dominated. They struggled to stop the run and they couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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Quick Comments: Bears at Eagles 11/26/17

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Eagles come out mixing it up. They executed pretty well all game, to say the least. The Bears pass rush was anemic all game unless they were blitzing. Speaking of the blitz, Wentz is pretty elusive in the … Continue reading →

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Vic Fangio May Not Be With the Bears Much Longer and Other Points of View

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Tom Shannon

Pete Dougherty at packersnews.com thinks Jason Spriggs might be near the end of his tenure in Wisconsin. At this point, Spriggs might have to move to guard to try to salvage his career. Regardless of where he plays, you have … Continue reading →

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John Fox and Ryan Pace Should Share Responsibility for the Bears State and Other Points of View

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Tom Shannon

It must have been a pretty good question and answer column from Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune because I’ve got a lot of comments to make in my free time this Thanksgiving day: Here’s question number one: Can you explain … Continue reading →

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