Category Archives: Quotes
January 10th, 2011 - 9:57 am
“If we get to play Chicago, then I think there is a chance we could still host another game here in the playoffs.” –Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck on his preference of facing the Bears in the divisional round of the …
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January 2nd, 2011 - 8:54 am
“OK, when I said that, the Packers were the defending champs. There’s a rivalry you have, I don’t care where you are, there’s a team that is your No. 1 rival, you need to beat them. For us to achieve …
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August 17th, 2010 - 3:09 pm
“I was a triple threat – stumble, fumble and fall. That summed it up. I was really a glorified lineman. I caught a couple passes.” -Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz on what kind of tight end he was in his …
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August 12th, 2010 - 8:10 am
“He says, ‘Hey, Mike, Jim Erkenbeck has throat cancer. He’s going to be out a little bit. By the way, you’ve got the offensive line.’ He walked out of my office. I checked my seat to see if there was …
Continue reading → Mike Martz on coaching the offensive line
July 30th, 2010 - 1:19 pm
“It’s on a whole different level now. I’ve got a swag now. This is going to be my breakout year. I’m going to shock a lot of people.” -Bears wide receiver Devin Hester on his confidence level at the receiver …
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May 22nd, 2010 - 7:55 am
“Brian Urlacher has the same right to question Gale Sayers’ football acumen as Sayers has to make candid comments on the Chicago Bears’ direction.” -ESPN.com writer Kevin Seifert, who writes for the NFC North Blog, on the current spat between …
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May 20th, 2010 - 8:35 am
“If somebody asks me, ‘How do you think the Bears are going to do this year?’ If I say, ‘Oh, they are going to win 14 ballgames,’ they know the Bears can’t win 14 ballgames. Why should I lie to …
Continue reading → Gale Sayers, clarifying his recent comments about 2010 Bears
May 2nd, 2010 - 4:30 pm
“I love our receivers. I think that our receiver corps will be the strength of this team. You can put that in granite. I can promise you that one. There’s not very many things I would say are unretractable, but …
Continue reading → Mike Martz on the Bears’ wide receivers
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:07 pm
“If there’s a [good] player who can’t fit a system, then something’s wrong … with the system, don’t you think? We will give everybody an opportunity to find who they are and how they’ll contribute. Everybody will get that opportunity, …
Continue reading → Mike Martz on Greg Olsen
April 14th, 2010 - 8:32 am
“It’s like Kobe [Bryant] and LeBron [James] being on the same team. You gotta pick your poison on who you’re going to stop, but somebody’s going to have a big day.” -Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris on he and new …
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