Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Jason Lieser at the Chicago Sun-Times reports some comments by Bears defensive players about the officiating in yesterday’s victory over the Carolina Panthers: “The highlight of [safety Eddie Jackson‘s] day would’ve been a pass break-up by cornerback Kyle Fuller that … Continue reading →

Defense The Bears played a lot of man-to-man coverage. The Panthers receivers were tough to handle. They’re quick and they play fast. The Bears were very physical on defense today. They were fast to the ball. The pass rush was … Continue reading →

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times says that the problem that the Bears have on the offensive line has no easy solutions. He’s got a good point: “When the Bears had a quarterback issue, they turned to Nick Foles. “When … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune speculates about the future of running back Le’Veon Bell, who is being released by the New York Jets after an unproductive year and a half with the team: “With Bell now a free agent, … Continue reading →

Offense Nick Foles certainly does have his fair share of weaknesses. His release isn’t especially quick and he wasn’t especially accurate. Passes outside the numbers hung in the air like balloons due to his limited arm strength. Having said that, … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out with 3 TEs and you thought that they might try to establish the run in the first half. Indeed, they were running the ball well. But they failed to take advantage as they repeatedly missed … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out with one TE. The Giants snuck an extra guy sup in the box at the last minute. The Giants were obviously focused on stopping the run and making Mitch Trubisky beat them. That’s the way … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out running with 3 straight runs for a three and out. They got zero push on a quarterback sneak on the third play. It wasn’t a great start and it was pretty representative of how the … Continue reading →

Kevin Fishbain at The Athletic provides us with a viewer’s guide to Sunday’s matchup. “In Nagy’s season openers with the Bears, the first drive has turned out to be prescient. “Let’s go back to September 2018 at Lambeau Field. Curiosity … Continue reading →

Like many writers this morning, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on the 53 man roster. I’ll concentrate upon the position groups where I think I can offer a unique thought rather than going through them all one-by-one. Offensive … Continue reading →