Chicago Bears Signings Necessary Due to Past Personnel Failures

Published on: 6th March, 2010

The Chicago Bears painted it as a red-letter day. There are two ways to look at it, of course. It was both a day to be positive about the future, and a day to remember the horrors of the past. When defensive end Julius Peppers, running back Chester Taylor, and tight end ...

Chicago Bears Hope Julius Peppers Can Spice Up Defense

Published on: 5th March, 2010

Julius Peppers' first unrestricted free agency stop will be in Lake Forest on Friday to talk to the Bears. It's up to general manager Jerry Angelo and ownership to make it his last stop. According to the Chicago Tribune, an offer has already been extended and Peppers likes the team because veterans ...

Best Rhodes to Chicago Bears Free Safety Help Come from New York

Published on: 27th February, 2010

The Bears have finally decided to get serious about replacing free safety Mike Brown. It took a year of watching Al Afalava and Kevin Payne being too slow to get to receivers on third down and Danieal Manning lining up incorrectly, before they realized what everyone else knew going into last ...

Chicago Bears: Lovie Smith Already Looks Wrong

Published on: 8th January, 2010

LAKE FOREST, IL—When some one says something stupid, it’s funny how fast these stupid things can come back to haunt someone. Take Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, for instance. When asked Tuesday, whether team president Ted Phillips had given him a win-or-else ultimatum for 2010, Smith responded by skirting the issue. However, at ...

Bears President Ted Phillips Banking on Jerry Angelo-Lovie Smith Duo

Published on: 5th January, 2010

LAKE FOREST, IL -- Not only will Bears coach Lovie Smith be back, but so too will the cover-2 defensive scheme that has been his trademark. “We haven’t played it as well as we need to,” Smith said. “But as long as I am the head football coach here, that is ...

Chicago Bears Play The Waiting Game With Lovie Smith and Staff

Published on: 4th January, 2010

LAKE FOREST — The Bears made everyone wait until the season’s final two games to see the true potential of their offense. A day after the season ended they were still making people wait — this time to learn the fate of the coaching staff. Players cleaned out their lockers Monday ...

McCashkeys Need No Urging To Keep Lovie Smith As Bears Head Coach

Published on: 31st December, 2009

LAKE FOREST— Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris expressed the viewpoint on coach Lovie Smith’s future held by every player in the team’s locker room. “I know he’ll be back,” Harris said Wednesday. “He deserves every reason to; we just went to the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. “He’s done some ...

GM Jerry Angelo Turns Up Heat on Bears Coach Lovie Smith

Published on: 21st December, 2009

About four hours after his boss failed to offer a vote of confidence Sunday, Bears coach Lovie Smith understood the reason. The scoreboard told that reason: Ravens 31, Bears 7. “We’re disappointed in our play, disappointed in our record,” Smith said. “I’m the head football coach so I’m sure a lot of ...

Q and A With Bears GM Jerry Angelo: What’s Coach Lovie Smith’s Fate?

Published on: 20th December, 2009

In a wide-ranging interview with media Sunday afternoon prior to the Bears-Baltimore Ravens game, Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo answered questions about the team's disappointing 5-8 season and some about the future. Angelo suggested that a Comcast Sportsnet report saying Smith would be retained might be premature, and that an evaluation process will ...

What a Fine Mess Lovie Smith and His Staff Have Made of the Chicago Bears

Published on: 13th December, 2009

CHICAGO— Once the thought of Bears coach Lovie Smith losing his job seemed ridiculous. After 13 games, though, and Sunday’s 21-14 defeat by the Green Bay Packers, nothing seems out of the realm of possibility: from Smith and his staff getting the ax to general manager Jerry Angelo and his staff ...

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