Chicago Bears

By Max Kienzler Being a Chicago Bears fan is difficult at times (actually being a Chicago sports fan this decade has been rough), but the Bears are seemingly on a never ending rollercoaster. They play the Cardinals in Chicago, which continues the OLDEST rivalry in the entire NFL.

By Richard Bridges Tonight, the Atlanta Falcons have another chance to prove they are a playoff contending team on prime time television. Their first go at it was Sunday night against the Chicago Bears. The Saints running game vs. Curtis Lofton Saints 37, Falcons 27

By Lloyd Vance New Colts’ Head Coach is the Real Deal SF 49ers QB Alex Smith Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson Dallas Cowboys WR Roy Williams   Chicago Bears DT Tommie Harris   NFL Week Seven Chargers (3-3) over Chiefs (1-6), 37-7 Colts (6-0) over Rams (0-7), 42-6 Packers (4-2) over Browns (1-6), 31-3

By Dashiell Bennett So eat your heart out, whoever has played running for the Bears since Walter Payton retired! Those nameless hordes sure look pretty stupid now, huh? Bears humiliated by Benson, Bengals [Chicago Sun-Times] Wasn't just good running [ESPN Chicago]

By Ed Yevelev Cameron Jordan has been inconsistent, while back-up Ernest Owusu has not had a single quarterback drop since getting a couple in the Maryland opener. Coming into the season, the Bears had hoped that their depth at the position (a rotation that ran six-deep) would help remedy the loss of Za...

By Ed Yevelev Quarterback Grade: B+ Grade: C As one of the keys to a functioning running game and an upright quarterback, the boys up front have major ups and downs this season after losing stellar center Alex Mack and offensive line coach Steve Marshall.

By Brad Biggs 2012: DE Gaines Adams, S Al Afalava, DL Jarron Gilbert, DT Tommie Harris, WR Juaquin Iglesias, WR Johnny Knox, G Lance Louis, DL Henry Melton, CB D.J. Moore, G Frank Omiyale, LB Brian Urlacher, CB Nathan Vasher, OT Chris Williams 2013: LB Lance Briggs, QB Jay Cutler, K Robbie Gould, WR Devin H...

By GeauxBears While undoubtedly not nearly as tenured as many Bears fans out there, I have been a fan since I was 5 years old... my earliest memories of football was sitting on my grandfather's lap, watching the late Walter Payton work his magic on the football field.  My grandfather was a Packers fan, but I lo...

By chicagosports The Bears actually have retired 13 jersey numbers, most in the NFL and third most in professional sports behind only the New York Yankees with 15 and the Boston Celtics with 21. The reason the Bears don’t retire more jersey numbers is they wouldn’t have enough numbers to assign if they retir...

By chicagosports Why did the Bears go for the two-point conversion on their last touchdown? If Seattle had scored a TD with a conversion, the Bears still would have lost by a point. --Carl Ott, Westchester, Ill. By Dan Pompei You want to talk about the Bears coaches and if they are doing a good job, why the coache...

By Keith Grieve The Chicago Bears ended 2008 on a low note. Despite playing lackluster football for most of the year, they still ended up playing for a spot in the playoffs in Week 17. All they had to do was beat the Houston Texans. Compare the stats for Cutler and new Denver quarterback Kyle Orton, and it's easy...

By Jake Karmel Packers Vikings I like the Bears defense better. The Vikings pass defense is much better but the Bears run defense is better. The Bears are better up front but the Vikings are much better in the secondary. Lions At running back, the Bears are better. Matt Forte is much better than Kevin Smith. Mat...

By harveybs@gmail.com (Teach) I hope these five Vandy guys find success at Chicago. I think I'm actually, kind of sort of a Bears fan as they are every Vandy fans' one hope at football glory, albeit by proxy. At least there is a rooting interest with a real sense that maybe, yes, maybe the Vandy-led Chicago Bears can find a way...

By Drew Magary 2003—Michael Haynes (1), Rex Grossman (1), Charles Tillman (2), Lance Briggs (3) 2004—Tommie Harris (1), Tank Johnson (2), Bernard Berrian (3) 2006—Danieal Manning (2), Devin Hester (2), Dusty Dvoracek (3) 2008—Chris Williams (1), Matt Forte (2), Earl Bennett (3), Marcus Harrison...

By Dino The coaching staff handed Griffin the starting reins and two weeks later, he set a quarterback rushing record at Baylor with 217 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in a 45-17 trouncing of Washington State. Griffin dropped track this past spring and has fully committed to football, a mo...

By David Carter Chicago Bears In 1957, the Lions won their third NFL championship in six years. In ’58, they traded legendary quarterback Bobby Layne to Pittsburgh. Since then, they have had one Pro Bowl quarterback and one playoff victory. Now here comes Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft.

By Gene Chamberlain It seems Brian Urlacher usually winds up in the midst of some controversy at Bears training camp, but recently it’s been about custody proceedings and his personal life. As players report Thursday to Bourbonnais training camp, Urlacher’s relationship with new Bears quarterback Jay Cu...

By Andrew Maisonneuve The 2009 Chicago Bears defense line will get back to form and dominate in the NFL. If the Bears defensive line unit can stay healthy, which is extremely important, I believe that they will step up greatly improve their pass rush with coach Rod Marinelli at the wheel.

By Clay Cunningham We get off the bus running the ball." -Lovie Smith, following virtually every Bears game over the past five years. If Hester jumps out of he gate with a few deep scores early in the season, it makes teams more honest, thus creating more open space for Forte and the one-two Tight End punch of Greg...

By Michael Rushton The year is 2006.  Optimism is in the air around Halas Hall as the Chicago Bears' defensive performance in 2005 had just propelled them into the playoffs for the first time since 2002.  Particularly excited is Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner. 

Chicago Bears' selections and Day 2 of NFL Draft Chicago Tribune Live from Halas Hall: Three picks remaining for Bears Chicago Sun-Times Defensive tackle Jarron Gilbert happy to be a Chicago Bear Chicago Tribune Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Sun-Times

By Max Kienzler So, reviewing the Chicago Bears selection on the first day of the draft, they selected ... oh wait, did I miss something? Who did we pick? But I refuse to give Angelo any credit because there was no way of knowing that Johnson would not be selected by a team in the 50-64 pick range. It was just luck th...

Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith said of picking late in the first round. "You can get good players." The reality that good players can be found well after the first round is one reason why the Steelers will listen to trade offers for their initial pick ... UPDATED: BEARS DRAFT NEEDS BearGoggles

By Brad Biggs When the Broncos' job became available following the surprise firing of Mike Shanahan it was instantly considered the best opening for head-coaching candidates. Why? Not only is owner Pat Bowlen considered one of the better men to work for in the league, the Broncos were one of the few tea...

By Joe Zedalis Bears general manager Jerry Angelo didn't seem to find much fault with Urlacher this season. Is he the Brian Urlacher of old? I can't say that. Could he still make a Pro Bowl? He still has enough to make a Pro Bowl. He's still a very good football player. I have to go with what I see on tape."

By Eric Cook Top 10 Reasons Bears Missed Playoffs The Bears finished with 294 total yards, Kyle Orton was 22-37 for 244 yards and two touchdowns.  Matt Forte had 13 carries for 50 yards as the Bears rushed for 69 total yards.  Devin Hester had 6 Receptions for 85 yards to lead all Bears receivers.

By Kevin Allen This week, The Review tackles Derrick Rose and Applegate, the Ron Santo/Hall of Fame issue, the Bears' quest to lose in the first round of the playoffs, the White Sox broadcasting lineup and the Cubs off-season lack of luster. This week, The Review tackles Derrick Rose and Applegate, the R...

By Brad Biggs Q: I've heard about every college quarterback available for the upcoming draft except for Graham Harrell. Why is no talking about this guy? He threw a ton of yards and touchdowns this past year, and he's a polished senior quarterback who ranked fourth in Heisman voting. I don't think Michae...

By Jonathan Maltby Texans at Packers (-6) Vikings at Lions (+10) If they are suspended, would it really matter in this game.  Adrian Peterson should break the record for most yards in a game if he plays the fourth quarter.  Vikes don’t lose the NFC North here, that comes later.  It’s more fun that way.  Vikings.

Bears 27, Rams 3: This was about as predictable a result as the NFL can ever see. The pathetic Rams offense (minus Steven Jackson) was no match for the swarming Bears defense, and Chicago did its best to simply bleed the clock so as to ...

By Rorik Strindberg With any luck, Riley improves against Stanford. Riley will be the starting quarterback next season and needs improvement to help Cal maximize their offense’s potential. Next Year Hopefully, the line will be better and the quarterback and receivers will be on the same page.

By Ryan The Lions were impressive but fell short to Chicago. Dan Orlovsky was 28/47 with 292 yards and two touchdown passes. One to Calvin Johnson the other to Shaun McDonald. However the Bears would over come the Lions offense and win. Kyle Orton got injured with a high ankle sprain and is expected to b...

By Bob Warja I mean, this current Detroit Lions team is the worst team in professional football, and might be one of the worst of all time. And while the Chicago Bears managed to beat them, 27-23 on Sunday at Soldier Field, it was downright ugly. The Lions led by 10 points at halftime, 23-13. The Bears' def...

So, why should the Huskers be concerned about Baylor? At 3-4, the Bears are a bit worse than NU. But wait a second, consider that all four of those losses game to decent opponents (at least at the time). Two were to very tough Big 12 South opponents, one came to Wake Forest, and the other was to Con...

By footballisforgirls Tampa Bay Buccaneers [1-1] vs. Chicago Bears [1-1] (Sunday 1:00 p.m., local Fox affiliates) Football is just like Pop Culture! Cute football player(s) of the week: And Brian Urlacher, a Bear. How do you feel about the end of the Rex Grossman era in Chicago?

By WCG I think Rashied Davis is the best in the slot. Yes! Do you think Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith are on the hot seat?  Would a deep run in the playoffs take them off? Speaking of the division, looking at Minnesota.  Is Tavaris Jackson just that bad? 

By ChiFan13 However, if Danieal Manning is returning for us, the Bucs go from a huge problem (Hester) to a pretty big problem (Manning). We all know (and have seen) Manning’s ability in the return game. If Hester isn’t good to go, I expect good things from Manning. W-L PF PA 44 33 46 33

The standard Super Bowl recipe -- one part chili, 99 parts testosterone -- has been spiced up this year with a pinch of "man crush." Take, for example, die-hard Chicago Bears fan Jeff Hughes, co-founder of a Web site called Da' Bears Blog. On the blog, Hughes wrote about his man crush a couple o...

By Jeffrey Boswell(jeffreyboswell@sports-central.org) Our problems go well beyond Rex Grossman," says Lovie Smith. "Rex, as well as other quarterbacks in Chicago 's history, are basically measured against Jim McMahon, who QB'ed the Bears 1985 Super Bowl-winning team. Take away that Super Bowl win, and McMahon's claim to fame would simply be m...

By Dan Lucero SEAHAWKS WATCH: 6-4 (5-2 conference, 3-1 division), 1st Place, NFC West FINAL SCORE: Seahawks 30, Bears 23 Well, folks, I missed the game this Sunday and won’t be able to review anything until Wednesday night. At which point, if I post any further thoughts, you’ll all be taking an Internet...

By chicagosports Eight months since their trip to the Super Bowl, they're 1-3, banged up in bad places, on their second quarterback, who's no better than their first quarterback, and they were just embarrassed by the Detroit Lions. Over at ESPN, it's Packers across the board, both of them.

By chicagosports He later has a telling progression of quotes on the subject, starting with Lovie saying, "Rex is our quarterback" on Monday, "Brian is our quarterback" on Wednesday and Brian Urlacher saying, "We stink right now" after the loss. Sportsline.com's Pete Prisco grades the Bears a D and his lea...

By Mick Miller With a storied history of losing in the nation’s capital, the next Lion test comes next week against the Washington Redskins. Can they win? Absolutely. Let’s have faith in the new Detroit administration. The Detroit Lions bounced back in a big way and set an NFL record with 34 points in the fou...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) NT – Jay Ratliff certainly had a battle going with Olin Kreutz, each guy giving as good as he got. They also double-teamed the Rat, so he was mixing it up in the middle. He made a couple of nice plays; on Henry’s first interception Ratliff was applying pressure up the middle and on Henry’s second...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Kick and punt coverage – Excellent. All week we worried about Devin Hester but he was a total non-factor. Guys like Pat Watkins, Sam Hurd, Keith Davis and Bobby Carpenter made sure Hester went nowhere. Davis poked the ball lose for a fumble and Watkins had a great tackle on coverage. Watkins als...

By chicagosports Forget about the dream Week 1 matchup. Forget about Ladainian Tomlinson vs. Brian Urlacher or Brian Urlacher vs. Shawn Merriman or Ron Turner vs. Norv Turner or that the man's name is Norv -- short for Norval. This game hinges on one thing and one thing only. That Nike commercial.

By chicagosports Little game Sunday. Maybe you've heard about it. Bears-Colts in Super Bowl XLI. The rest of the ESPN folks take the Colts. Carrot Top likes the Colts, Steve Kerr the Bears and Mario Batali likes Indianapolis, salami and cannolis, not in that order. 

By chicagosports Peyton Manning vs. Rex Grossman. On Jim Rome is Burning, the title character suggested that Rex Grossman is probably pumped that he's facing Manning because Manning is the only quarterback in the NFL who could enter a Super Bowl facing more pressure than Grossman.

By chicagosports Nathan Vasher can run with Terry Glenn, Brian Urlacher can handle Jason Witten and the Bears' defensive line is too fast to be susceptible to a mobile quarterback. And playoff games come down to special teams more often than not. Who would you rather have lining up for a 45-yard field goal in S...