The NFL owners approved a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement on Thursday and lifted the lockout against the players, based on the condition that the players recertify as a union and vote to ratify the CBA. The players balked and …
Continue reading NFL Players stalling labor vote to avoid laborious preseason work
The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that, according to two sources, the NFL had decided to cancel the Hall of Fame Game in which the Bears were scheduled to face the St. Louis Rams. That report has now been denied by …
Continue reading Hall of Fame Game still on – for now
The Hall of Fame Game — the first preseason game each year, played in Canton, Ohio, at the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame — is just one month away and it will feature the St. Louis Rams …
Continue reading First Bears preseason game one month away?
NFL teams made their final cutdowns on Saturday to trim their rosters to the 53-player limit. Among those notable Bears that were let go are former third-round picks Jarron Gilbert and Juaquin Iglesias as well as former fourth-round pick Josh …
Continue reading List of Bears, all NFL team cuts
With Lovie Smith’s future hanging in the balance, it did not surprise anyone when it was announced prior to the game that quarterback Jay Cutler would not take any snaps in the Bears’ preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns. Despite …
Continue reading Bears-Browns recap
For the majority of Lovie Smith’s tenure as Bears head coach, the team has won games based on the play of its defense and special teams. With the exception of the Super Bowl season in 2006 when the team was …
Continue reading Third phase has to pick up the slack
ESPN.com posted a poll on its NFL page early Monday asking, “Are the Bears contenders or pretenders in the NFC North this season?” As of 1 p.m. Central time, 11,184 people had voted and the results were overwhelmingly lopsided. Eighty-eight …
Continue reading No love from “sportsnation”
Chicago Tribune’s Dan Pompei reviewed the game film from Saturday’s 14-9 loss to the Cardinals and he reveals some disturbing stats and facts about how poorly the Bears played on third downs, specifically third and long. These are disheartening and …
Continue reading Bears defense disturbing on third downs
My biggest concern heading into Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals was that the Bears might be in a no-win situation and might still be criticized if they had played a perfect game. As it turned out, we never got …
Continue reading Bears-Cardinals recap
Coming off an appearance in the NFC Championship last year, and perhaps one play from reaching the Super Bowl, the Minnesota Vikings were the favorites to win the NFC North this year as well as a Super Bowl pick by …
Continue reading No sure thing for the Vikings
