The 2009 NFL free agency period kicks off at 11:01 p.m. Thursday night — which is Friday morning Eastern time — and it’s highly unlikely the Bears will be making immediate headlines like they did in 2005 when they signed …
Continue reading Expect Bears to be slow out of free agency gates
Contrary to the impression the headline leaves, I consider myself an optimistic, glass is half-full kind of guy. But every now and then, I like to turn up the heat and play a different role. Allow me to indulge myself …
Continue reading Angelo has given no reason for optimism
Here we go. It’s the biggest game of the year and, sadly, the last real game of significance before we become devoid of football for the next six months. I have 99 losses on the season and I’m hoping to …
Continue reading Super Bowl XLIII Prediction
Have you ever had to step into the limelight to deliver a speech or make a presentation immediately following one which was so good that you knew yours would pale in comparison? I was faced with that at least twice …
Continue reading Super Bowl XLIII has tough act to follow
If the NFL’s best offense competed against the best defense, who would win? It’s a hypothetical question commonly asked annually to seek the answer to another question, “Who is more apt to win a championship, a good offense or a …
Continue reading Shades of SB37 in this year’s championship
Twice since the end of the regular season, I’ve heard Bears general manager Jerry Angelo address the quarterback as a position the team “needs to stabilize,” and each time that comment was met by criticism from cynics who wondered about …
Continue reading Proof is in the Pudding: Bears need a QB
Fixing the problems on defense were — and remain — a priority for Jerry Angelo this off-season because the defense’s play the past two years has been inexcusable. The Bears have upgraded all three position coaches on defense, and, with …
Continue reading Angelo can’t lose focus of quarterback, offense
