Category Archives: Chicago Bears

Bears head coach Marc Trestman talks about the Steelers 3-4 defense, contrasting it with the type of 4-3 defense the Bengals and Vikings prefer. Via Patrick Finley at the Chicago Sun-Times: “’They’re not playing their front to rush the passer … Continue reading →

Mike Mulligan at the Chicago Tribune echoes my thoughts on this point: “[Charles] Tillman isn’t the best cornerback in the NFL, but he’s the best system fit in the league. And he’s an essential playmaker at a position where the … Continue reading →

Jay Cutler gets it. From the Chicago Tribune: “They’re going to be as calm as I am and I try to stay relatively calm out there, especially in the fourth quarter.” I wouldn’t necessarily say that “calm” is necessary in … Continue reading →

Rick Morrissey at the Chicago Sun-Times puts yesterday’s game agains the Vikings in perspective: “Football purists might have cringed at all the messiness of this game, but there was a terrible beauty to it.” Indeed there was. Both sides overcame … Continue reading →

Defense The Vikings game plan was pretty similar to the Bears – take what the defense gives you. They alternated between runs with Adrian Peterson and going to the air. They were particularly effective passing the ball in the second … Continue reading →

Dan Wierderer at the Chicago Tribune talks about the field conditions anticipated at Soldier Field on Sunday: “Sunday’s Bears-Vikings game at Soldier Field is scheduled to kickoff at noon. If you’re keeping tabs, that will come roughly 15 or so … Continue reading →

Though it wasn’t the focus of the article (which was Brian Urlacher‘s mouth), Rick Telander at the Chicago Sun-Times shared this interesting tidbit: “As [quarterback Jay] Cutler admitted, it was a surprise when the refs wouldn’t let him run the … Continue reading →

Hub Arkush at the Chicago Sun-Times addresses the differences between the current Bears offense and those in recent years: “Which brings us to another point about where the offense is at and where it’s going. It’s hard to get five … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune also addresses the situation of practice squad tight end Fendi Onobun: “There probably was a spot on the 53-man roster for Fendi Onobun if he had performed better in the preseason but that’s in … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune addresses the linebacker play in his excellent “10 Thoughts” article: “Lance Briggs made a big play when he stuffed BenJarvus Green-Ellis for a four-yard loss on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line in the third … Continue reading →