The Bears are hoping to rebound following Monday night’s poor performance against the Giants when they take on the Titans Saturday night in Tennessee. The quasi-important dress rehearsal for the regular season will give us our best impression of how …
Continue reading 10 things to watch in the Bears-Titans preseason game
Maybe it’s Roy Williams’ fault for having a typical receiver’s personality, which is to say brash and confident, full of swagger. Or, maybe Mike Martz is to blame for saying he could envision Williams having 70-80 receptions this season. It …
Continue reading Williams is just another player, not a savior
With the first set of roster cuts looming less than a week away (Aug. 30) and the most important preseason game — that term is used loosely — coming up on Saturday, there are a handful of Bears who must …
Continue reading 10 Bears players with something to prove as cutdowns near
Last week’s preseason opener against the Bills offered some insight into what this year’s team is going to look like, but there’s still a long way to go before the football means anything. The starters should get a little more …
Continue reading 10 things to watch in the Bears-Giants preseason game
Prior to kickoff Saturday night, I tweeted a report from Zach Zaidman that the Bears intended to kick off from the 30-yard line instead of the 35-yard line, where the new rule change mandates the ball be placed. The idea …
Continue reading Bears Notebook: Bears free of blame kicking off from 30-yard line
Preseason games are not for the casual fans, especially not the first one on the schedule. The starters play maybe a series — some not at all — and before long the announcers are reading the names of players you …
Continue reading 10 things to watch in the Bears-Bills preseason game
Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice made headlines on Sunday when he declared that the current five offensive linemen running with the first team in practice — from left to right: J’Marcus Webb, Chris Williams, Roberto Garza, Lance Louis, and …
Continue reading Bears Notebook: Mike Tice picks his starting five
I finally had the opportunity to make the trek down to Bourbonnais to get my first look at this year’s Bears squad and I was generally pleased with what I saw. Starting with the offense, I got the opportunity to …
Continue reading Observations from Bears training camp
The Bears exhausted an inordinate amount of patience with Tommie Harris over the last five years as they gave him every opportunity to prove that he could regain his Pro Bowl form after sustaining a string of injuries. It’s easy …
Continue reading Bears Notebook: Success of defense likely hinges on young defensive tackles
If you had asked almost any analyst or fan a year ago what the Bears’ two biggest needs were heading into the 2010 season, you’d most likely get the response: offensive line and safety — in either order. Fast forward …
Continue reading Angelo counting on improvement from within
