When Jay Cutler went down with a thumb injury earlier this season, Bears brass hoped Caleb Hanie could play well enough to keep the team in the playoff hunt. He didn’t and they aren’t. Hanie will be a free agent at the end of the year and blew a golden opportunity to positively shape his [...]
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Hanie Playing Himself Out of the NFL
Posted: December 20, 2011 in BearsTags: Caleb Hanie, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Mike Martz, NFL
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Bears Draft Strategy: Safeties in Numbers
Posted: November 13, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Danieal Manning, Football, Jerry Angelo, Major Wright, NFL
Jerry Angelo has run eleven drafts as general manager of the Chicago Bears. He has spent almost every draft trying to fix the safety position. And a quick glance at the list of his drafted safeties show the task is far from complete. Bobby Gray (5) Todd Johnson (4) Chris Harris (6) Danieal Manning (2) [...]
Taxpayers to Ricketts: Don’t Follow Reinsdorf’s Extortion Tactics
Posted: October 30, 2011 in Cubs, White SoxTags: Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jim Thompson, Tom Ricketts, White Sox, Wrigley Field
Jerry Reinsdorf, chairman and primary owner of the Bulls and White Sox franchises has brought trophies to Chicago. To be specific, six basketball championships (1991–1993 and 1996–1998) and one World Series title (2005). As the owner of those teams, he paid a lot for those championships. A recent Tribune/WGN-TV joint investigation revealed Illinois taxpayers did too. About [...]
Up, Down and Sideways (Bears Week 7)
Posted: October 21, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Chicago Sports, Football, NFL
The Bears (3-3) travel to London this Sunday, 10/23 to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) in Wembley Stadium. After a week 6 thrashing of the Vikings, Lovie Smith’s team needs another win to stay relevant in a tough NFC North. Up LeGarrette Blount, the Bucs starting running back, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game. At 6-0, [...]
Up, Down and Sideways (Bears Week 4)
Posted: October 2, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Carolina Panther, Chicago, Chicago Sports, Football, Jay Cutler, NFL
The 1-2 Bears invite the Carolina Panthers into Soldier Field this Sunday (10/2 at 12:00 on Fox). The match up this week is much better than the previous two weeks but the 1-2 Panthers will present challenges on several fronts for the struggling Bears. Up The Bears are not the only team struggling with the [...]
Up, Down and Sideways (Bears Week 3)
Posted: September 24, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Football, NFL
The Bears play the Packers this week (9/25 at 3:15ct on Fox) in Chicago. Here is a quick look at the positives and negatives going into the game. Up The Green Bay Packers defense is allowing an average of 425 yards passing through 2 games. The quarterbacks involved were Drew Brees and Cam Newton (who [...]
NFC North Preview: A Crowded Pack at the Top
Posted: September 3, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Chicago Sports, Football, NFC North, NFC North Preview, NFL
The final week of the NFL preseason is professional football at its worst. Teams play half-a-dozen starters and the players who finish the game will be happy to make a practice squad. It looks more like the XFL than the NFL. At last it’s over and we can get ready for another exciting season in [...]
Who Cares About the Back Up Quarterback?!
Posted: August 20, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Cutler, Football, NFL
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz had third string, rookie quarterback Nathan Enderle practice with the second unit this past Monday. This came as a surprise to most everyone, especially backup quarterback Caleb Hanie. Since that time, there has been non-stop discussion in the Chicago newspapers and on sports radio and television about the backup quarterback controversy. [...]
Where Did They Go? The 2003 Cubs…
Posted: August 13, 2011 in CubsTags: Baseball, Chicago, Chicago Sports, Cubs, MLB, White Sox
Watching Cubs baseball this year has been tough. They’re competing with Houston for the worst record in baseball. Tough seasons like this force me to remember better days. In the not so recent past the 2003 Cubs captured our attention and consumed our summer. Where have those stars gone and when will the team return to [...]
Bears Comfortable Shopping at Used Car Lot
Posted: July 31, 2011 in BearsTags: Bears, Chicago, Chicago Sports, Football, free agency, NFL
Last year the Bears went free agent shopping at the Lamborghini dealership and quickly signed Julius Peppers. Don’s Used Autos has been the shopping destination of choice for Jerry Angelo this year. The Bears opted to avoid big money spending on high-end free agents like Sidney Rice, Santonio Holmes, Johnathan Jospeh and Cullen Jenkins. Well [...]
