10 Observations vs. Packers: Bears bringing ‘sense of urgency’
Updated: November 3, 2014 9:43PM After a one-week respite where Joe Maddon and Nik Wallenda provided a nice diversion, the reality of the Bears disappointing season resumes center stage this week. It’s...
View ArticleBears QB Cutler is finally 'comfortable'
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler might be showing signs he's a different player this season. What is certain is that he's a less frustrated, healthier and better-protected...
View ArticleBears top objective: Keep quarterback upright
Lovie Smith talked at length when he was hired in 2004 about beating the Packers. Marc Trestman kept hammering a different talking point when he was introduced as the Bears coach on Thursday: He wants...
View ArticleCutler injured in loss to Redskins
The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears - INSIDE SLANT Professional Basketball Brandon Marshall (football, linebacker) Brandon Marshall Baseball Jay Cutler Chicago Bears Matthew Stafford New...
View ArticleRookie Brock Vereen knows Dolphins will keep him moving in first start
Updated: October 18, 2014 12:18AM A fantasy owner’s dream game by New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen on Thursday night — 114 total yards and two touchdown receptions, including a diving...
View Article2013 NFL training camp preview: Chicago Bears
New head coach Marc Trestman will attempt to guide the Bears to the top of the NFC North. We can argue about whether Lovie Smith deserved to be fired after putting together an 81-63 record during the...
View Article10 questions facing the Bears entering training camp
First in a 13-part series previewing Bears training camp. The Bears head to training camp July 24 and for the fifth consecutive summer the focus will be on how much better the offense can be with a...
View ArticleChicago Bears training camp preview
Editor's note: With offseason work across the league coming to an end, the focus shifts to the steamy summer workouts ahead. To get you fully primed for the preseason and beyond, Sporting News provides...
View ArticleBears question marks: Table appears to be set for Jay Cutler
The Bears’ long-standing rivalry with the Green Bay Packers needs no introductions, so here’s this week’s “Question Marks” for Week 4: 1. Is Jay Cutler poised for a big game against the Packers?...
View ArticleFirst-and-10: Expect the worst from Bears
Updated: September 8, 2014 12:09PM The Bears lost not only a football game, but the benefit of the doubt Sunday. After a 23-20 overtime loss at home to a Buffalo Bills team that will be fortunate to...
View ArticleCutting down to 53: Bears on the bubble
Updated: August 28, 2014 11:43PM CLEVELAND — Don’t suggest to coach Marc Trestman that the Bears’ last exhibition game Thursday against the Browns was a perfunctory show that should be shrugged off. He...
View ArticleChopping down to 53: Bears on the bubble
CLEVELAND — Don’t suggest to coach Marc Trestman that the Bears’ last exhibition game Thursday against the Browns was a perfunctory show that should be shrugged off. He won’t buy it. “I don’t think...
View ArticleWith Bushrod, Bears seem better-equipped to keep Jared Allen away from Jay...
Updated: September 13, 2013 7:40PM For as much trouble as Jared Allen has caused the Bears since joining the Vikings, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end was relatively quiet against them last season....
View ArticleWith Bushrod, Bears seem better-equipped to keep Jared Allen from Jay Cutler
For as much trouble as Jared Allen has caused the Bears since joining the Vikings, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end was relatively quiet against them last season. In two games against the Bears...
View ArticleJared Allen, Brandon Marshall questionable vs. Packers
Updated: September 26, 2014 8:22PM It’s hard to believe defensive end Jared Allen would miss a chance to play against Aaron Rodgers — whom he sacked 151/2 times in 10 games with the Vikings. But Allen...
View ArticleRate your confidence level for Bears’ prospects in ’13
No matter how you feel about the Bears — whether you think they’re going to win the Super Bowl or plummet to a new low — you could be right. Few NFL teams have had the range of success and failure as...
View ArticleBears’ rookie offensive linemen haven’t let mistakes disrupt progress
Updated: October 25, 2013 7:25PM Offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer wants his line, especially rookies Kyle Long and Jordan Mills, to accept that failure happens. Sacks, such as Redskins defensive...
View ArticleBears’ rookie linemen haven’t let mistakes disrupt progress
Offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer wants his line, especially rookies Kyle Long and Jordan Mills, to accept that failure happens. Sacks, such as Redskins defensive tackle Chris Baker’s injury-causing...
View ArticleLack of pre-snap penalties, Cutler's increasing confidence good signs for...
The last time the Bears went to Ford Field when the Lions were good, two years ago, Kellen Davis committed a false start on the first offensive snap. It was the first of an NFL-record six false starts...
View ArticleNothing false about Bears offensive line's improvement
The last time the Bears went to Ford Field when the Lions were good, two years ago, Kellen Davis committed a false start on the first offensive snap. It was the first of an NFL-record six false starts...
View ArticleWeek 5 question marks for Bears: Jared Allen should help MIA pass rush step up
Updated: October 3, 2014 8:22PM The Bears are 2-0 on the road and 0-2 at home, but why? “I don’t know that,” coach Marc Trestman said this week. “We go out and prepare the same way every week. We try...
View ArticleWeek 5 question marks for Bears: MIA pass rush should step up
The Bears are 2-0 on the road and 0-2 at home, but why? “I don’t know that,” coach Marc Trestman said this week. “We go out and prepare the same way every week. We try to pay most attention to us, not...
View Article10 observations on Bears’ win over Steelers
Updated: September 23, 2013 12:21PM The upgrades of the Bears’ first season under Marc Trestman are developing so thoroughly and so quickly, it’s hard to identify the most significant one. But they all...
View ArticleJay Cutler can share blame for loss to Packers
Updated: September 29, 2014 12:03PM FIRST-AND-10: We’re past the point of blaming Jay Cutler for every Bears offensive flaw. As he proved again against the Packers, Cutler is what he is — a skilled...
View ArticleTraining camp preview: Bears start over; Cutler's last stand?
0 Bears forecast: It's now or never for Cutler 0 / 6 Jay Cutler (AP) Editor's note: With offseason work across the league coming to an end, the focus shifts to the steamy summer workouts ahead. To get...
View ArticleFIRST-AND-10: 10 thoughts on the Bears
Updated: September 30, 2014 10:06AM This one’s on Marc Trestman. We’re past the point of blaming Jay Cutler for every Bears offensive flaw. As he proved again against the Packers, Cutler is what he is...
View ArticleBears’ offensive minds have been no match for Packers’ D-coordinator Capers
Marc Trestman and Aaron Kromer vs. Dom Capers — a fairer fight? We’ll see about that. Capers was hired as the Packers’ defensive coordinator in 2009, the same year the Bears acquired Jay Cutler — and...
View ArticleBears-Panthers breakdown: Bears have to fix what’s ailing Jared Allen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bears defensive coordinator Mel Tucker hinted at some regret about the way he attacked — or didn’t attack — Aaron Rodgers last week after the Bears almost literally failed to lay a...
View ArticleDavid Haugh: Bears have middling feel to them
CHICAGO - It bears repeating on the first Monday of September that one Friday nightin August hardly suggests an NFL team will play on a super Sunday in February. The Bears generally looked good in...
View ArticleChicago Bears 2014 Season Preview
It worked like a charm or was a disaster depending on what brand of Kool- Aid you enjoy. Trestman did indeed build a tremendous offense which succeeded whether Cutler or veteran backup Josh McCown, who...
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