Preseason games are snoozers.  But much more so when the starters don’t play, which seemingly will be the case tonight in Cleveland.
On the one hand I would hate to see any injuries.  On the other hand, this will do nothing to quiet the worry the both the Bears offense and defense is in complete disarray.
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Yesterday, in a Chicago Tribune article I saw in the paper but can’t find online to link, several sources said they’re confident the Bears offense will get it in gear for the regular season opener.
Contrast that with Mike Mulligan’s article in the Sun Times today, in which he says that “stuck in neutral might be […]

For all NFL teams, the third preseason game is the dress rehearsal for the season, the most important event until real play begins.
And the Chicago Bears looked atrocious.  I can’t remember the Bears looking worse in the third preseason game in all my years watching them.  Worse than Wanny bad, worse than Jauron/Shoop bad.  Bad.
What […]

In 2005 it became a Lovie Smith tradition to start a rookie safety.  That year, Chris Harris broke into the starting lineup.  In 2006, it was Danieal Manning, then Kevin Payne the next year (the plan anyway, until his injury), and Al Afalava in 2009.  It’s looking like sooner rather than later, Major Wright will […]

Ah, Rashied Davis.  I was so happy for this guy in 2006.  A former arena football player that took his game to the next level and apparently succeeded, making several CLUTCH receptions in the Super Bowl year to win games.
Then in 2007/2008, the memories that stick in my brain are “it’s third-and-eight, there’s Rashied Davis […]

Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune writes today that after three down seasons, defensive tackle Tommie Harris is returning to form.
I sure hope so.  In my opinion, we can trace Harris’ ascension and descent and draw and exact parallel with the rest of the defense.  When Harris played at a high level-up to the point […]

Last year the Bears ranked 27th in the NFL in stopping the opposing team on third down.  “No excuse,” says linebacker Lance Briggs in an article by Neil Hayes of the Sun Times.
I’ll say it again, in my opinion it doesn’t matter how awful the offensive line continues to play (although that will get Jay […]

The Chicago Bears today signed quarterback Todd Collins to compete for the backup role.  It will be interesting to see how the 82-year old Collins (kidding, I’m the same age as him) does.  Let’s just hope and pray we never see him in the regular season.
I remember when Collins was drafted in 1995, and when […]

I can’t believe that, today is the eve of the start of the 2010 Chicago Bears training camp.  I love the start of football, but hate to know that summer will soon be coming to a close.
Over the past two days I’ve read two very good articles worth noting.  Yesterday was Sean Jensen’s piece on […]

Kicks off one week from today.  Hard to believe, isn’t it?  Are you ready for some football?