Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Offense The Bears were really dominated at the line of scrimmage as it looked to me like the Ravens generally played to stop Matt Forte on the run, especially early. Their tight man-to-man coverage in the defensive backfield stifled Bears … Continue reading →

Via Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune: “Sit down. Chill. Let it heal. Ice and stim. Take a Tylenol. Have a Coke and a smile. Just let it heal.”

Offense The Bears came out trying to run Matt Forte. To my eye they had the most success when they attacked the edges of the Lions defense with him. The failure to run on first down today hurt the Bears … Continue reading →

Almost a week after the incident and Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune is still writing about how Bear head coach Marc Trestman went for it on fourth and inches inside the Bears 35 yard line last week. I don’t … Continue reading →

Rich Campbell at the Chicago Tribune on the Bears situation at defensive end now that Shea McClellin has injured his hamstring: “With converted three-technique Corey Wootton likely to remain at tackle, rookie David Bass is a leading candidate to start … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times gets this quote that will thrill a few Bears fans: “Hall of Fame quarterback and ESPN analyst Steve Young cautioned Jay Cutler to make sure he’s ‘healthy enough to go all the way to … Continue reading →

I thought this comment from Rich Campbell at the Chicago Tribune was interesting: “During passing drills media were permitted to watch, the mechanics of [quarterback Jay] Cutler’s right (plant) leg were noticeably different from how they were before the injury. … Continue reading →

Defense The Bears came out playing two deep zone and worked off of that all night. It was reasonably clear they decided, like most teams before them, to stop Aaron Rogers first. You’d like to say that the Bears failure … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times writes this mea culpa. But it could have just as easily been me writing it: “When Jay Cutler was injured in 2011, I made a tremendous blunder in predicting that Caleb Hanie would thrive … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Bears general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman on the Bears response to the rash of injuries to veterans that is now plaguing the team: “‘It really comes down to fundamentals … Continue reading →