Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Bears in a Bind if Titans Try to Take Mike Tice

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Both Sean Jensen at the Chicago Sun-Times and Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune are reporting that the Tennessee Titans might have an interest in hiring Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice as their offensive coordinator. Some interesting aspects to … Continue reading →

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Mock Drafts: February 12, 2011

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Yeah, I couldn’t think of a better title than that.  Sue me. With the NFL Combine and the draft approaching, I thought it might be interesting to see who the experts around the country see the Bears taking with the … Continue reading →

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Ron Rivera Welcomed as a Bear, Will Always be a Bear and Other Points of View

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Sean Jensen at the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Bears won’t use the franchise tag.  Not a big surprise, first because Angelo is known not to like ot use it and second because none of the Bears free agents … Continue reading →

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Wide Receiver Seems to Be the Bears Issue of the Day and Other Points of View

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Chicago Bears David Kaplan and Fred Mitchell at the Chicago Tribune talk to former Bears and Colts general manager Bill Tobin about how he went about drafting two members of this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class: Richard Dent … Continue reading →

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Marshall Faulk Doesn’t Think Much of the Bears Receivers and Other Points of View

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Neil Hayes at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes the Bears’ latest Hall of Fame inductee, Richard Dent, on why his sack numbers weren’t even better: “On spending the bulk of his career in the NFC Central: ‘Playing in the NFC … Continue reading →

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Bookies Take a Bath on the Super Bowl and Other Points of View

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Sean  Jensen at the Chicago Sun-Times reviews the problem of stadium revenue for the Bears. Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune continues his analysis of the Bears position by position.  Here he writes about the tight ends.  As most … Continue reading →

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Cutler Needs Time with Martz to Succeed. And Much, Much More.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Sean Jensen at the Chicago Sun-Times writes about the fact that quarterback Jay Cutler needs an off season with offensive coordinator Mike Martz to correct his problems.  That means Bear fans should be praying there’s no lockout.  This is a very, … Continue reading →

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Bears at a Crossroads at Cornerback

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Sun-Times continues his positional analysis with the cornerbacks.  He describes the Bears fundamental problem: “The thing to keep in mind is Cover-2 based defenses don’t put a high premium on the position. That’s not to say cornerbacks … Continue reading →

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Time to Acknowledge the One Basic Fact about the Packers

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times explains why the Packers winning the Super Bowl is really bad news for the Bears: “Why are the Packers able to plug in rookie Bryan Bulaga — the 24th pick of the 2010 draft … Continue reading →

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The Sad Story of William “The Refrigerator” Perry and Other Points of View

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears In what has to be the saddest story I’ve read all year, Tom Friend at ESPN details the struggles of William Perry against his both his physical and mental disabilities.  Here is the accompanying video: Brad Biggs at the … Continue reading →

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