Category Archives: Minnesota Vikings

Being Careful with Cap Space. And Other Points of View.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas faces a misdemeanor charge after police in West Virginia said they caught him driving the wrong way down a one-way street and found marijuana in his car, according to the Associated Press. Dan Pompei at … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks for Bears Ownership. And Other Points of View.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune reviews the playing time of all of the NFL players.  Here are some of relevant points he extracts: 1)  Five of Dave Toub’s eight top special teams tacklers are free agents.  It could … Continue reading →

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Lovie Smith Apparently Thinks We’re Morons. And Other Points of View.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears The Bears hired Jeremy Bates last week as the quarterbacks coach.  Matt Bowen at the Chicago Tribune thinks that just having a guy he is comfortable with in the locker room as his position coach could make a big … Continue reading →

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The Real Fight and Other Points of View

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears It was a surprise to me when Mike Florio at profootballtalk.com included Lovie Smith in the “Possibly Fired” coaches category. Florio says he wouldn’t be but, to say the least, I’d be shocked. Dan Pompei at The National Football Post … Continue reading →

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Quick Game Comments: Bears at Vikings

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears came out and showed blitz on the first play. They continued to do it judiciously all day, including in the final series with less than two minutes left. No prevent defense there. The Bears generally kept a … Continue reading →

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A Lament for Fans Everywhere and Other Points of View

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times thinks a Bears victory against the Vikings can carry over into next season.  I’ll buy it. Although many will wonder what the Bears have to play for, ESPN‘s NFC North blogger Kevin Seifert points … Continue reading →

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The Bottom Line on the Bears Problems and Other Points of View

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Dan Pompei at the Chicago Tribune when asked if a veteran quarterback could have prevented Marion Barber‘s mistakes against the Chiefs and Broncos: “It is possible a veteran quarterback might have been able to prevent Barber from committing his … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Things You Can Do with 1000 pounds of Marijuana and Other Points of View

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Mark Potash on former Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd: “I’ve never met an athlete who was more happy to be alive. ‘There’s no way you can always be as happy as you look,’ I would tell him.   And … Continue reading →

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Blaming the Play Caller Is the Easy Way Out and Other Points of View

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune give his perspective on the state of Caleb Hanie by drawing this interesting comparison: You can count on Lovie Smith to say one thing at the start of the preseason and the regular season: A team usually … Continue reading →

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Ndamukong Suh’s Performance Doesn’t Match Big Mouth and Other Points of View

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Former NFL safety Matt Bowen makes some interesting points about the Bears-Eagles matchup on Chicago Tribune Live on CSN: John Mullin at CSN Chicago also makes the point that the key to slowing down the Eagles will be to stop the run.   I … Continue reading →

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