Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times has ten things he’d like to say about the Bears: 8. Malik Willis Watch: The former Auburn backup quarterback (a nephew of former Bears linebacker James Anderson) completed 13 of 32 passes for 172 … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look at key questions as the Bearws enter the last 6 weeks of the season: Under what circumstance would general manager Ryan Pace and [head coach Matt] Nagy keep their jobs in … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: If the Bears finish below .500, will both Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy lose their jobs? While Nagy’s play calling has been consistently questionable this season and last, it was Pace … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: Regarding Ted Ginn’s release from the Bears, it seems like Matt Nagy was looking for someone (anyone) to blame for the loss to the Rams, and, yes, Ginn didn’t have a … Continue reading →

The blog hasn’t been as active as I’d like lately. Part of it is that I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I don’t put up comments on night games. Instead, I just go to bed and watch … Continue reading →

Defense Of course, the ultimate question here was going to be whether the Bears could stop the Titans run game without allowing the play action pass to burn them. The Bears did do a good job of stopping the run … Continue reading →

Adam Jahns at The Athletic addresses the Bears quarterback situation: On fourth-and-5 from the Saints’ 36 early in the fourth quarter, Bears quarterback Nick Foles received the snap at the 41 and backpedaled to the 48, where he threw a … Continue reading →

Defense The Saints came out running. They obviously knew that the Bears have given up a lot of big ones. They’ve got one of the best running backs in the league. With the Bears offense being what it is, they … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times addresses the advantages and disadvantages of running an no-huddle offense: “The success of the hurry-up offense often is born of desperation. At the end of a half or the end of a game, with … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune supplies us with his always insightful ten thoughts after the Bears victory Sunday. I had a couple of thoughts on his “The Questions We Didn’t Get to” section: “What was the real reason or … Continue reading →