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Phil Emery making a good first impression

We won’t know the outcome of Bears’ new General Manager Phil Emery’s roster decisions until the season is over, but as a Bears fan, you have to be impressed with Emery’s approach toward improving the overall talent on the roster. Emery has stood by his introductory press conference when he said he would do just... Read more »

By Dominique Blanton,
May 13, 2012 at 2:23 pm

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Phil Emery is DAAA man!

Phil “DA GM” Emery is quickly earning his way into the roll of Chicago’s favorite general manager. After years of lack luster moves in free agency by Jerry Angelo, the Bears bring in big names and continue to add smart, key players. His very first move, being the Brandon Marshall trade, raised everyone’s eyebrows. Then... Read more »

By Darren Doxey,
March 22, 2012 at 6:07 pm

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Can the Bears control Brandon Marshall?

Well . . . it was a great nine hours or so, wasn’t it? I swear, the Bears just aren’t allowed to have anything nice. News broke late Tuesday night about an incident involving the team’s new Pro Bowl wide receiver, Brandon Marshall, in which he reportedly “slugged” a woman in the face early Sunday... Read more »

By Darren Doxey,
March 15, 2012 at 8:27 am

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Whether the Bears sign or draft a wide receiver, they better get it right

Recently, there has been some debate about what the Bears ought to do with the wide receiver position. Some say, “Sign a big free agent wide-out,” while others suggest using their first-round draft pick on a top prospect—Michael Floyd perhaps. No matter the approach, the Bears have an unprecedented opportunity to finally land the playmaker... Read more »

By Darren Doxey,
February 28, 2012 at 1:11 pm

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Lovie Smith addresses the media from the NFL Combine

Chicago Bears’ head coach Lovie Smith took to the podium today and addressed the media from the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine. While most of it was much of the same, I thought I’d transcribe a few of the more interesting points here . . . On the Bears’ 2012 offseason program (voluntary work outs, mini-camps... Read more »

By Adam Oestmann,
February 23, 2012 at 2:33 pm

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Bears not likely to go on a free agency spending spree

The Chicago Bears have cap space to spare in 2012—potentially more than $20 million bucks. But the NFL’s salary floor (the minimum amount teams must spend under the new CBA) does not go into effect until 2013. Meaning, if the Bears chose to do so, they can stay as far below the 2012 salary cap... Read more »

By Adam Oestmann,
February 20, 2012 at 8:53 am

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Bears got the right guy in Bates

After what seemed like months of searching for a passing game coordinator, the Bears finally got their . . . Oh wait . . . sorry, he’s just a QB coach. Alrighty then. Carry on. In all seriousness, the Bears made a really good move. It might be safe to say that Jay Cutler feels... Read more »

By Darren Doxey,
February 16, 2012 at 2:11 pm

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Bears hire Tim Holt as offensive line coach

The Chicago Bears announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement with Tim Holt to become their offensive line coach, after promoting Mike Tice to offensive coordinator. Holt spent three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offensive assistant, his last season (2011) as the assistant offensive line coach. Holt spent 14 seasons... Read more »

By Adam Oestmann,
February 8, 2012 at 6:26 pm

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Bears hire Jeremy Bates as quarterbacks coach

Despite reports (rumors) that Jeremy Bates was not on the Bears’ short list of candidates for their vacant quarterbacks coach position—all thanks to a seemingly make believe childish grudge—the team announced on Tuesday morning that they had hired Jay Cutler’s former mentor and friend. “I’m very excited to be working with Jeremy Bates again,” Cutler... Read more »

By Adam Oestmann,
February 7, 2012 at 11:51 am

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Da Bears' general manager is a dud . . . for now

Phil Emery walked up to the lectern and essentially said nothing . . . for close to an hour. It was like a bad movie you pay for that starts out poorly but you keep hoping it’ll get better. Then, before you know it, you’re halfway through and you’re thinking “Okay, this movie has to... Read more »