Bears Article Archive

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    • Between November 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009

  1. Come To Think Of It: Jay Cutler is the Football Equivalent of Fool's Gold

    Look, I'm sick and tired of defending this guy. When the trade happened, I was ecstatic. Denver fans warned us that Jay Cutler couldn't get it done in the red zone. He was reckless in key situations...

    Bob Warja Written by Bob Warja about 18 days ago 1,040 reads 128 comments

  2. What the Chicago Bears' Offense Needs Is (an) Execution

    The Bears thought they had their bye week prior to facing Atlanta. Instead, like anyone else who plays the Cleveland Browns this year, the Bears have two byes. And AFC North teams have three byes...

    Gene Chamberlain Written by Gene Chamberlain about 29 days ago 736 reads 72 comments

  3. Dear Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler Is Overrated

    Jay Cutler has all of the tools to be a great NFL quarterback. He has one of the strongest arms in the league, great size, and excellent form and footwork. Unfortunately, contrary to most people's beliefs, these qualities do not make a great quarterback

    Kevin Hatfield Written by Kevin Hatfield about 7 days ago 808 reads 57 comments

  4. Fire Chicago Bear Head Coach Lovie Smith...Now!

      Watching the Chicago Bear debacle against Arizona today, despite the late comeback attempt against a team that already put this one in the victory column brings me to one conclusion—Lovie Smith should be fired right now...

    Darrell Horwitz Written by Darrell Horwitz about 22 days ago 648 reads 35 comments

  5. Whatever Happened to the 46 Defense?

    One of my readers wrote to me the other day, and wanted to know why we don’t see the old Bears “46” defense anymore. As I started to reply to him, I thought that this would make for an interesting article for everyone to read...

    Justin Javan Written by Justin Javan about 25 days ago 390 reads 34 comments

  6. BEARS VS. CARDINALS RECAP 11/08/2009: THE "LOVIE 2" IS D.O.A.

    After the second humiliating defensive performance by the Bears in three weeks, the "Lovie 2" defense has officially been pronounced dead on arrival. 31-7 at halftime; 41-21 final...

    Richard Flood Written by Richard Flood about 22 days ago 189 reads 31 comments

  7. Chicago Quits in Loss To Minnesota, Throws in Season's Towel As Well

    I am writing this article in the fourth quarter with eight minutes left. I do not need to see the rest of the game. Everything I need to know the Bears showed me in the first three quarters. And that is quite obvious...

    Max Kienzler Written by Max Kienzler about 1 day ago 755 reads 26 comments

  8. Dodge Ball: Chicago Bears, Lovie Smith Like Skipping the Tough Questions

    One of the inexorable underlying qualities about coach Lovie Smith’s Chicago Bears has been a complete insistence that outsiders really do not know their game well enough to accurately point out their failings...

    Gene Chamberlain Written by Gene Chamberlain about 22 days ago 567 reads 26 comments

  9. Tommie Harris: What Should the Chicago Bears Do?

    At what point does a team cut its losses? On Sunday, Tommie Harris was ejected 54 seconds into the Bears' loss to the Cardinals for punching a lineman in the facemask...

    TAB BAMFORD Written by TAB BAMFORD about 22 days ago 766 reads 25 comments

  10. It's Officially Time To End the Lovie Smith Era In Chicago

    A year ago, after the Bears suffered a frustrating divisional loss at Minnesota, I suggested the Bears should possibly consider making a coaching change at the end of the season due to a string of uninspired efforts...

    Clay Cunningham Written by Clay Cunningham about 22 days ago 529 reads 25 comments

  11. Chicago Bears Unwilling To Look at New Talent With Season Lost

    When a football team is 4-6 and looking forward to a January of watching the playoffs on television, playing for the future only makes sense. The Chicago Bears will never do this under coach Lovie Smith...

    Gene Chamberlain Written by Gene Chamberlain about 7 days ago 822 reads 24 comments

  12. Rex Grossman's Dad Defends Jay Cutler

    Former Bears quarterback Rex Grossman is currently the backup to Matt Schaub in Houston, but that doesn’t mean his father doesn’t still watch the Chicago Bears...

    Jake Perper Written by Jake Perper about 13 days ago 292 reads 24 comments

  13. CHICAGO BEARS PATRONAGE WOES: BEARS COULD LEARN FROM THE DALEY'S

    The Chicago Democratic Party has been built on patronage, and this is common knowledge. Both Daley mayors built political armies from their own backyards that have dominated Chicago politics for decades...

    Richard Flood Written by Richard Flood about 27 days ago 77 reads 22 comments

  14. Come To Think of It: Jay Cutler and the Bears' Red Zone Efficiency a Red Flag

    The inept Bears finally met an offense worse than theirs in the Cleveland Browns, who literally turned the game over to the Chicago on Sunday...

    Bob Warja Written by Bob Warja about 29 days ago 421 reads 22 comments

  15. Come to Think of it: NFL To Put Jay Cutler on Payroll of Every Team (Satire)

    In a move sure to spark significant controversy around the league, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that Bears QB Jay Cutler's salary will be equally distributed to all of its teams, effective immediately...

    Bob Warja Written by Bob Warja about 1 day ago 442 reads 20 comments

  16. Mike Shanahan Should Have a Future in Chicago

    Bears fans worldwide know that something's wrong with their team.After taking a chance on a disgruntled quarterback and basically trading away the team's future (no draft picks in the first two ...

    Josh Herman Written by Josh Herman about 15 days ago 1,718 reads 19 comments

  17. Bill Cowher To the Chicago Bears?

    The NFL Network is reporting that an unnamed source claims that former Steelers head coach and Super Bowl winner Bill Cowher would be interested in coaching either the Chicago Bears or Houston Texans next season...

    Max Kienzler Written by Max Kienzler about 6 days ago 1,457 reads 18 comments

  18. Chicago Bears: First Half Grades

    At 4-4, the Chicago Bears are not living up to their lofty expectations so far in 2009-10.  After an impressive 3-1 start, the Bears have struggled on both sides of the ball over the last month, ...

    Ed Leiser Written by Ed Leiser about 21 days ago 274 reads 18 comments

  19. BEARS VS. BROWNS RECAP 11/01/2009

    In the NFL, a win is a win...however, this wasn't a very impressive win on the 10th anniversary of Walter Payton's passing, over a hapless Browns team that turned the ball over five times...

    Richard Flood Written by Richard Flood about 29 days ago 217 reads 18 comments

  20. Come To Think of It: Bears' Offensive Line Is Going To Get Jay Cutler Killed

    Watching Jay Cutler get sacked four times and hit hard at least seven times last Sunday has got me thinking that they may be taking Cutler out on a stretcher one of these Sundays if that O-line doesn't start to block...

    Bob Warja Written by Bob Warja about 27 days ago 480 reads 17 comments

  21. Where Did the Chicago Bears Go Wrong?

    The team who "comes off the bus running" has a really big problem: the driver is crashing, getting into accidents, and leaving the scene of a crime. That driver, of course, is Jerry Angelo...

    Adam Radochonski Written by Adam Radochonski about 5 days ago 589 reads 15 comments

  22. Come to Think of It: For Bears' Lovie Smith The Difference Is Accountability

    "We were 9-7 last year and weren't able to get into the playoffs ... 10-6 normally gets you there. So it's only fitting to look ahead to see what's still left in front of us, if we take care of business this week...

    Bob Warja Written by Bob Warja about 5 days ago 284 reads 15 comments

  23. Chicago Bears Stuck in Long, Vicious Downward Spiral

    Quarterback Jay Cutler hadn't even thrown the third of five interceptions Thursday night in one of the worst Bears offensive displays since the one-year era of former offensive coordinator Terry Shea...

    Gene Chamberlain Written by Gene Chamberlain about 17 days ago 505 reads 15 comments

  24. Jay Cutler vs. Rex Grossman: You Be The Judge, Bear Fans

    On a night where the Chicago Bears defense actually kind of, sorta, in a small way showed up, it was the Chicago Bears offense that dropped the ball ... no pun intended...

    Max Kienzler Written by Max Kienzler about 17 days ago 570 reads 15 comments

  25. Sadly For Bear Fans, "This Is Our Season"

    There's no other way to put it, the Chicago Bears are a joke. A joke so pathetic that we as fans can't even help but laugh; even though we know what we're cackling at isn't funny...

    Clay Cunningham Written by Clay Cunningham about about 16 hours ago 356 reads 14 comments

 
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