I’ll admit it: it’s way too early to predict who will make the final roster and who will be on the outside looking in come September. It’s only the middle of week 2 in Bourbonnais. But a few players have been making headlines at Bears camp for different reasons. Let’s take a look at who’s getting camp off on the right foot and who might be on the bubble after a poor … [Read more...] about Stock Watch: Chicago Bears Training Camp
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2011 NFL Free Agent Signings, Trade Rumors News: Umenyiora, Edwards, Floyd, Packers and more.
With many big names off the NFL free agent block, teams are still putting pieces in place. The New York Giants tell Osi Umenyiora he’s off the trading block. Will Barack Obama become a Green Bay Packers Fan? What is next for former Chicago Bears C Olin Kreutz and Braylon Edwards? What NFL Free Agent signings remain? Trade Rumors? NFL News? The sportsbank’s … [Read more...] about 2011 NFL Free Agent Signings, Trade Rumors News: Umenyiora, Edwards, Floyd, Packers and more.
Green Bay Packers Narrowly Defeat Bears to Make the Playoffs
The Green Bay Packers ended up on the right side of a defensive struggle Sunday afternoon when they edged out the Chicago Bears 10-3. The game was a must-win as it propelled the team to the NFC's second and final wild-card berth. The Packers will meet the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 9th at 3:30 PM CT. By: Nick Grays … [Read more...] about Green Bay Packers Narrowly Defeat Bears to Make the Playoffs
Lovie Smith’s Non-Challenge Decision Grounds for Dismissal
Temporarily forget the fact that Jay Cutler has been sacked 19 times in three games. For a moment, overlook how Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Smith brought in a new offensive coordinator to build a pass-happy offense around linemen that are allergic to pass protection and wide receivers that are too mentally challenged to execute their routes efficiently. Or that the front office … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith’s Non-Challenge Decision Grounds for Dismissal
Redskins Start Off Black Monday With Jim Zorn Firing
By Alex Simon After an eventful two seasons (unfortunately, not many eventful things happened on the field) the Redskins started off Black Monday early today by announcing the sacking of Jim Zorn. Zorn met with the GM Bruce Allen at approximately 4am, when Zorn learned of his firing. This news does not come to much surprise considering the past speculations and the … [Read more...] about Redskins Start Off Black Monday With Jim Zorn Firing
Who Had The Worse Weekend, the Chicago Bears or the Illinois Fighting Illini?
By Paul Schmidt For most Chicago area football fans, the weekend wasn't a complete loss. For anyone who is a University of Illinois graduate and a Chicago Bears fan...let's say you've had better weekends, and leave it at that. During the awfulness that was the Bears' game on Sunday, it spawned somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 tweets on Twitter about just how bad the … [Read more...] about Who Had The Worse Weekend, the Chicago Bears or the Illinois Fighting Illini?
Chicago Bears Preseason Locale Shifts
By Paul M. Banks When the Bears shift location of their preseason practices and scrimmages, you truly know that autumn is near. On Thursday, the Bears broke Training Camp in Bourbonnais, and packed their bags for heading north to Halas Hall. It’s there, in the posh suburb of Lake Forest where the Bears will finish up the second half of their 2009 NFL preseason. The immediate … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears Preseason Locale Shifts
Why Must You Steal Our Thunder?
By: Lovie ‘Faux’ Smith Damn you Vikings. For once, we was generating some serious quarterback buzz in the Midwest. Jay Cutler donned more headlines than Fred Smoot on a boat in Lake Minnetonka. Now Green Bay fans are following Mike Florio on Twitter with bated breath while Brad Childress pulls Favre’s chicken-scratch Herbie Hancock out of his back pocket every 20 minutes to … [Read more...] about Why Must You Steal Our Thunder?