2016 NFL free agency has been going strong now for close to two weeks, meaning a lot of teams have filled some of their needs. Obviously, there are some losers too in this free agent market but we'll save that discussion for another time. This is a list of the winners. There are still plenty of NFL free agency moves to come and we'll be keeping tabs on that and updating. We've … [Read more...] about NFL Free Agency Winners: Bears, Lions, Chargers, Texans
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White Sox Top Chicago Sports Uniform Power Rankings
"To the side of this White Sox hat,” Dr. Dre rapped in his signature song “Dre Day.” With celebrity cred like the doctor, and the leader of the free world Barack Obama, the White Sox win the Chicago sports fashion contest. They helped outfit the music of the counter-culture, and their stable of celebrity fans blows every other Chicago team away. … [Read more...] about White Sox Top Chicago Sports Uniform Power Rankings
Lovie Smith Already Inspiring Anxiety from Fans of Illini Rivals
Lovie Smith is officially the new Illinois Fighting Illini Head Football Coach. (Here is a collection of some of the better Tweets that went up once the University made the announcement) However, there was a lot more out there than just Illini fans celebrating. Fans of Rival Big Ten schools wasted no time poo-poohing this move, and with that showcased their anxiety. What a … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith Already Inspiring Anxiety from Fans of Illini Rivals
Lovie Smith New Illini Football Coach; Best Twitter Reactions
Former Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Lovie Smith is the next University of Illinois Head Football Coach. Monday morning the school made it official, and CBS Chicago called it first on Saturday. It's a vacancy that opened up early that morning when Bill Cubit was dismissed (details on that here). All morning, Bill Cubit was a top five trending term on … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith New Illini Football Coach; Best Twitter Reactions
Jaylon Smith to the Chicago Bears at #11; Not a Crazy Idea
Like Curtis Conway told me at the NFL Network Draft Media luncheon in Chicago, Foxy will go heavy defense, let him go heavy defense. Let John Fox this team. Hence they should draft Defensive Best Player Available at the #11 pick next month. Given that the Chicago Bears desperately need to rebuild their linebacking corps, why not go Jaylon Smith, the early entry from Notre … [Read more...] about Jaylon Smith to the Chicago Bears at #11; Not a Crazy Idea
NFL Scouting Combine Begins Tomorrow; Yawn
You're willingly tuning in to watch very large men run around cones and jump on mats? You're seriously excited about viewing men in shorts running around cones? Quoting Sideshow Mel "this endeavor, is the height of tedium!" The Scouting Combine is the most boring banal crap imaginable, and this coming from someone who updates their NFL mock draft weekly. I can't believe how … [Read more...] about NFL Scouting Combine Begins Tomorrow; Yawn
The Sports Bank: Five Greatest Hits Collection
The Sports Bank turns eight years old today. Time to look back on our eight "greatest hits." These aren't the most viewed articles of all time. For that list, with links to all those stories, go here. That list is an exact science of boolean values, while this one is more subjective. Of all the stories that I broke first during the course of my career, these eight had the … [Read more...] about The Sports Bank: Five Greatest Hits Collection
Dowell Loggains officially named Bears next Offensive Coordinator
(UPDATE: Monday January 11th, it's official now) Chicago Bears Quarterbacks Coach Dowell Loggains is the heir apparent to Adam Gase at the position of offensive coordinator. We all knew Adam Gase was leaving to take a Head Coaching gig since, approximately, November. Today, the Miami Dolphins made it official. However, the Bears have been planning for this day for a very long … [Read more...] about Dowell Loggains officially named Bears next Offensive Coordinator
Jay Cutler finally had his breakthrough year in 2015
Jay Cutler has an infamous and well deserved reputation as a coach killer. Whether it's head coaches or offensive coordinators, "Cutty Does it," and by "it" we mean "gets them fired." Adam Gase is the man who finally reversed this trend; accomplishing something no one else really seemed to be able to do- get the most out of Jay Cutler. Gase inspired Cutler, who had his finest … [Read more...] about Jay Cutler finally had his breakthrough year in 2015
Dolphins hire Bears OC Adam Gase as new head coach
Update- it's official, the Miami Dolphins have hired Adam Gase as their new Head Coach. Jay Cutler has an infamous and well deserved reputation as a coach killer. Whether it's head coaches or offensive coordinators, "Cutty Does it," and by "it" we mean "gets them fired." Adam Gase is the man who finally reversed this trend; accomplishing something no one else really seemed to … [Read more...] about Dolphins hire Bears OC Adam Gase as new head coach