Category Archives: Green Bay Packers

Bears Defense Learns From Past Mistakes, Plays with Discipline

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Tom Shannon

The Bears defense has been much maligned of late.  But they came through yesterday with a pretty good performance.  Lance Briggs explains via the Chicago Tribune: “The last couple weeks, teams have been scoring a lot of points on us, … Continue reading →

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Game Comments: Bears Vs. Packers, January 2, 2011

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears defense came out with all of the starters and they apparently came to play.  For the most part they played fast and down hill. The defense came out mixing it up and blitzing early.  They did less … 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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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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Packers Will Avoid Hester – If Possible

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Rob Reischel, writing for the Chicago Tribune, addresses whether the Packers will kick to Devin Hester: “Packers coach Mike McCarthy called it ‘top secret.’ Several other Packers refused to show their hands. “Packers special teams standout Jarrett Bush was far … Continue reading →

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The Bears “Best Player” and Other News

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Bears Mike Mulligan at the Chicago Sun-Times makes a sensible argument against rushing to extend Lovie Smith‘s contract: “Word around the league is that the Bears aren’t in a hurry to spend more money on Smith. In fact, they may … Continue reading →

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How Will the Packers Play It Against the Bears Offense? Probably Loose.

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Sean Jensen at the Chicago Sun-Times addresses the similarity between the Jets defense and the Packers defense: “The New York Jets did Sunday what every other Bears opponent would not: They attacked the speedy receivers at the line of scrimmage, … Continue reading →

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Some Respect for the Packers

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Tom Shannon

Dan Pompei contrasts the state of the Packers with the Bears going into the game at Green Bay.  He goes through some of the reasons why the Packers have survived through an incredible number of injuries to still have a … Continue reading →

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