Category Archives: Chicago Bears

Angelo’s Relationship with Ownership May Have Led to His Demise and Other Points of View

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears John Mullin at CSNChicago.com suggests that there may be an in-house candidate for that passing game coordinator job: “An intriguing figure here is Bears receivers coach Darryl Drake.” “[Drake] has a good relationship with [Mike] Tice, shares a smash-mouth philosophy that … Continue reading →

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Mike Tice Will Be Challenged to Adapt to His Situation

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Tom Shannon

It was 1990 and I was attending a luncheon with football head  coach Bob Stull at the University of Missouri when he was asked by someone in the audience about Colorado coach Bill McCartney.  Stull thought for a moment before … Continue reading →

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The Real Fight and Other Points of View

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Bears It was a surprise to me when Mike Florio at profootballtalk.com included Lovie Smith in the “Possibly Fired” coaches category. Florio says he wouldn’t be but, to say the least, I’d be shocked. Dan Pompei at The National Football Post … Continue reading →

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Quick Game Comments: Bears at Vikings

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bears came out and showed blitz on the first play. They continued to do it judiciously all day, including in the final series with less than two minutes left. No prevent defense there. The Bears generally kept a … Continue reading →

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A Lament for Fans Everywhere and Other Points of View

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times thinks a Bears victory against the Vikings can carry over into next season.  I’ll buy it. Although many will wonder what the Bears have to play for, ESPN‘s NFC North blogger Kevin Seifert points … Continue reading →

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Game Comments: Bears at Packers 12/25/11

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Packers started with seven in the box  against the run.  I think a lot of these teams want to just try to stop the Bears without bringing that extra guy down.  They don’t want to just give up … Continue reading →

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The Bottom Line on the Bears Problems and Other Points of View

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Dan Pompei at the Chicago Tribune when asked if a veteran quarterback could have prevented Marion Barber‘s mistakes against the Chiefs and Broncos: “It is possible a veteran quarterback might have been able to prevent Barber from committing his … Continue reading →

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Quick Game Comments: Seahawks at Bears

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Offense The Seahawks opened with seven in the box against run personnel. They did that a lot for most of the game. The Bears came out running Marion Barber into the line. Kahlil Bell followed on about the third series … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Things You Can Do with 1000 pounds of Marijuana and Other Points of View

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Bears Mark Potash on former Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd: “I’ve never met an athlete who was more happy to be alive. ‘There’s no way you can always be as happy as you look,’ I would tell him.   And … Continue reading →

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Game Comments: Bears at Broncos

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tom Shannon

Defense Daryl Johnston made the excellent point that the Bears needed to keep Tim Tebow from rolling to his left. They had only limited success. It was very evident that the Bears were determined to limit the run. Lots of … Continue reading →

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