Category Archives: Denver Broncos

Garza Replacement the First Step to Improving the Run Game?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Like many Bears fans, I was saddened to see center Roberto Garza released (via Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune). I can still remember meeting WSCR‘s Mike Mulligan briefly at the Chicago Bears convention downtown in 2005 when he asked … Continue reading →

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Time Is a Quarterback’s Best Friend. And Other Points of View.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Bears Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune interviews new Bears cornerback Alan Ball. Ball is a big defensive back at 6-2, 197 lb. You can’t have too many of them. Bears general manager Ryan Pace would seem to agree. Patrick … Continue reading →

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Winning and Losing on Your Own Terms

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Jeff Legwold at espn.com thinks the transition from former Broncos and current Bears head coach John Fox will be made easier for new Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak (above) by the retention of six of Fox’s assistant coaches – five on … Continue reading →

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The Rich Get Richer. The Bears Don’t. Yet.

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune reports that the Bears once again received no compensatory draft picks. These can be as high as third round picks depending upon the nature of the lost free agents the year before. For instance, … Continue reading →

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Head-Scratcher? And Other Points of View.

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Bears According the Rich Campbell at the Chicago Tribune the Bears signed free agent guard Vlad Ducasse. Ducasse was drafted in the second round in 2010 by the Jets and played well but has struggled ever since. He shows flashes … Continue reading →

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Fox Clashing Too Much with Management-Types? Well, You Can Hardly Blame Him for This One…

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Neil Hayes at the Chicago Sun-Times recalls covering the Raiders in 1996. New Bears head coach John Fox quit as the defensive coordinator late in the exhibition season after an apparent dispute with owner Al Davis. This one should make … Continue reading →

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Reeling in the “Big Fish”? And Other Points of View

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Bears Steve Rosenbloom at the Chicago Tribune has started calling new general manager Ryan Pace “Harry Potter”. Very amusing. Hub Arkush, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, uses flawed logic to discourage too much consideration of John Fox as the Bears … Continue reading →

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Inside The Mind of Ryan Pace and Other Points of View

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Tom Shannon

Bears New Bears general manager Ryan Pace takes his first step on to the slippery slope that is quarterback Jay Cutler. Via the Chicago Tribune: “The quarterback obviously is a critical, critical position to achieve sustained success. But it’s not … Continue reading →

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Star Quarterbacks Are People, Too. And Other Points of View

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Rich Campbell at the Chicago Tribune notes, as I did earlier, that perhaps the most interesting roster decision the Bears are going to have to make is at linebacker. He’s the first person I’ve read who has suggested this, … Continue reading →

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Mike Singletary Gets HIs Due and Other Points of View

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Tom Shannon

Bears NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock tells Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune some truth: “‘Football players win football games,’ Mayock said. ‘If you’re in the first round … and you’ve got a guard that is rated as the 11th-best … Continue reading →

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