Catching up on a plethora of Bears news.
On Monday the Bears released veteran OT Orlando Pace.  Nice knowing you Orlando, but I kind of which this move came in the middle of the 2009 season instead of now.
Neal Hayes writes that there is buzz around the NFL that Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall will be in […]

Today Sean Jensen of the Sun-Times writes a very thorough piece, quoting a league source that says the McCaskey family has given Jerry Angelo the OK to spend up to $25 million on free agents.  If this happens, so much for Ted Phillips’ statement that the Bears would not go “hog wild”.
Jensen also says that […]

Not long after Bears CEO Ted Phillips announced the Bears would not go “hog wild” in the free agency period that opens Thursday at 11:01 p.m., Brad Biggs writes that the Bears actually may pursue upgrades at several positions, including free safety and defensive end.
At least it’s refreshing to not hear Lovie Smith and Jerry […]

When I wrote the Richard Dent post yesterday prior to 4 a.m. and stated that there was no other Bears news, how wrong I was.  My early schedule just kept me in the dark from the night before through to when I wrote the update before work.
On Monday afternoon, (now former) Bears director of Pro […]

It’s just a very small blurb from a website known to stir the rumor pot.  And most of the rumors stirred in their pot never happen.  And this isn’t even a rumor….
But Profootballtalk.com today makes mention of Reggie Bush’s looming contract situation, and suggests how intriguing Bush might be to Mike Martz to fill the […]

I almost fell off my seat laughing.  Perusing the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, there is a small blurb listing the player that led each significant statistical category in the decade 2000-2009.  While reading the first few names, I said to myself “well I know there are no Bears on this list.”
I was […]

So it’s official, Rod Marinelli is indeed the Chicago Bears’ new defensive coordinator.  The announcement came today, several weeks after Lovie Smith said it wouldn’t happen.
Something is getting lost here in the reporting of this.  We all know that Smith called the plays for the Bears’ atrocious defense in 2009.  But his buddy Bob Babich […]

I found it interesting that at least in the first day or two after Mike Martz’ hiring as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator, I didn’t see any of the local writers remember that Dave McGinnis intended to hire Martz as his OC at that time.
But we all remember what happened with the 1999 Chicago Bears, […]

Well, I guess it was for real, as the Bears have hired Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator.  And as Pro Football Talk writes, if it doesn’t work out Martz, Smith, Tice, Marinelli (and Jerry Angelo hopefully) can all look for work together in 2010.

I couldn’t say it any better than www.profootballtalk.com does.
And I quote:
“Now this is getting ridiculous.   The Bears have lowered their standards, and they’re still striking out [finding offensive coordinator candidates].”
This is in reference to the face that Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti has declined to interview for the job.
Do you think Pitt coach Dave […]