Jun

15

Maybe the Broncos and Bears will just switch rosters

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June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

Former Bears wide receiver — for one year, at least — Brandon Lloyd signed with the Denver Broncos yesterday. He joins Kyle Orton, the former Bears quarterback who was the guy responsible for throwing him passes yesterday.
Lloyd was one strange guy last year. In September, he was Orton’s go-to guy. Lloyd snagged 15 passes in [...]

Jun

12

When are you too old to wear an Urlacher jersey?

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June 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

I think anyone over the age of 25 should never be caught wearing a Brian Urlacher jersey … except for Brian Urlacher, of course.
That goes for Lance Brigg, Jay Cutler or Brad Maynard jerseys, too.
It’s time to face the facts: You look kind of like a dork when you’re of a certain age and you’re [...]

Jun

8

Why does Tony Dungy care what the Bears do?

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June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Former Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy stirred up a bit of controversey last week when he publicly questioned the Bears for trading for new quarterback Jay Cutler. It’s the kind of story that becomes news when there’s not much else going on.
Dungy, of course, is free to have his opinion. [...]

May

18

Angelo really does like these receivers?

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May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The annual Bears Expo took place last weekend at Soldier Field. Of course, most of the buzz there centered on new quarterback Jay Cutler.
But there was an interesting sidebar, of course, centering on the Bears’ weak cast of wide receivers. According to a story in the Sun-Times, several attendees at the expo questioned Bears general [...]

May

15

What happens if Cutler goes down?

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May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Bears Gab blog had a frightening post the other day: What happens to the Bears offense if Jay Cutler should suffer a serious injury?
Why, it’d leave the offense in the hands of Caleb Hanie.
Yikes.
Now, Caleb may be a perfectly fine quarterback. He may be the next Henry Burris. We don’t know because Hanie has [...]

May

14

Running game the key to this Bears season?

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May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

If you’ve never visited Da’ Bears Blog, make sure you do so. It’s a fun blog to read. Even better, it makes you think. (Not that we should ever think too much about football.)
Anyway, in this recent post, one of the blog’s writers says that though new quarterback Jay Cutler is receiving most of the [...]

May

13

The Bears a top-five team? I don’t think so

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May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I’m a sports pessimist. I always expect the worst. Of course, I’m a fan of Chicago sports teams. More often than not, that pessimism is warranted.
I was surprised, then, to read this report by Andrew Maisonneuve at the excellent sports site bleacher report. In his post, Maisonneuve says that the Bears, thanks to the signing, [...]

May

12

Just what the Bears need, another tight end

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May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Maybe Jerry Angelo doesn’t know the difference between tight ends and wide receivers. But yesterday, the Bears signed tight end Michael Gaines to a one-year deal. You can read about the move in this story by ESPN.
That makes five tight ends on the roster. And still no wide receiver who’s worth much.
According to the ESPN [...]

May

11

Toomer or Boldin? This isn’t really a debate, is it?

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May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

These Bears, most notably coach Lovie Smith, have often treated their fans like they’ve never watched an NFL game. Remember last year, when the Bears insisted that they were happy with their wide receivers? Fans certainly weren’t. And after watching a year of Rashied Davies drop passes and Marty Booker practice his disappearing act, no [...]

May

8

Angelo impressed by receivers. Really?

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May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Let’s hope Jerry Angelo was lying. But in a story on the Bears house organ, ChicagoBears.com, Angelo says that the Bears receivers have impressed him at rookie minicamp.
Really? Late-round picks at wide receiver rarely turn out well for the Bears. I have a feeling that quarterback Jay Cutler’s going to wish he had some real [...]

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