Category Archives: Chicago Bears

Game Comments: Buffalo at Chicago 9/7/14

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Defense The Bills came out running which is the natural thing to do when facing what was one of the worst run defenses in the NFL. They didn’t hide it with some straight out power run formations and the Bears … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned and Other Points of View

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “Why was Kelvin Hayden re-signed and not offensive line depth given the current situation? Did Phil Emery explain the thought process behind this? — @BDGDEB from Twitter “Good question. One … Continue reading →

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Leadership? I Don’t See It. And Other Points of View.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Patrick Finley at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Jay Cutler when asked about his 86 rating on Madden 15: “You guys are bored.” Amen. Hub Arkush at chicagofootball.com asks some timely and relevant special teams questions: “The Bears are clearly … Continue reading →

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A Guess at the Final Cuts

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Tom Shannon

With the final preseason game upon us, I thought it might be interesting to take a look and see if I could come up with a list of 22 final cuts to get the roster down to 53. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Cutting the Defense Some Slack and Other Points of View

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Defensive end Willie Young explains the catch 22 when it comes to generating a disciplined pass rush to keep a quarterback like Russell Wilson in the pocket while generating sufficient pressure. Via Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune: “‘It’s … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Injuries Is a Major Factor and Other Points of View

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Probably a lot of people were surprised at some of the cuts from Saturday thinking that players like Adrian Wilson and Nate Collins would stick until the final round. But the Bears were doing these guys a favor by … Continue reading →

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Some Teams Are Just Better and Other Points of View

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune nails perhaps the biggest problem with the defense Friday night right on the head: “On the Seahawks’ final touchdown of the first half Friday night, quarterback Russell Wilson might as well have been … Continue reading →

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Quick Comments: Bears at Seahawks 8/22/14

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Tom Shannon

I thought I saw some good penetration from the defensive line. They just weren’t getting the results they needed from it. Russell Wilson had a lot to do with that. The key is a disciplined pass rush that traps him … Continue reading →

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We’ll Forget It If You Let Us and Other Points of View

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Tom Shannon

Bears I wasn’t the only one who raised his eyebrows when the Bears cut wide receiver Eric Weems on Saturday. Rich Campbell at the Chicago Tribune reports: “His release comes as a bit of a surprise because he played on … Continue reading →

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Who Will Be the Core?

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Tom Shannon

The Tribune writers put their heads together to assess the state of the Bears roster and review the state of each position. Since the eight core special teamers who are going to play on each unit are going to be … Continue reading →

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