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So the questions about who you would draft can get a little silly. Of course each team has to take into consideration their own needs and who is available. Of course every team would like to take Calvin Johnson. He’s going to be a star in the league for years to come. In my mind [...]

So the Bears have solved their running back problems… or have they? They traded Thomas Jones to the Jets Monday for the 37th overall pick in the draft. There are a couple of takeaways from this. The Bears believe in Cedric Benson. He definitely came on strong last season as he gained more carries as [...]

Following a 2005 NFL Coach of the year award with a Super Bowl appearance, heading into this off season, Lovie Smith’s future with the Bears was in limbo. He was the lowest paid coach this past season, and was heading into the final year of his current contract. There was much speculation about whether the [...]

After not offering Ron Rivera a contract extension to stay with the Bears, they moved quickly to select Bob Babich as Rivera’s replacement. Babich was promoted from within. He’s served the last 4 years as the linebackers coach for the Bears. He also has a history with Lovie Smith. He was the linebackers coach with [...]

The Bears have “decided to go in a different direction with the defensive coordinator’s position,” says Bears head coach Lovie Smith. With Rivera not coming back, the Bears will lose the coordinator that guided them to 3 years of great defensive football. I suspect that there were philosophical differences between Smith and Rivera. They both [...]

Well, that’s not exactly what I was wanting in the Super Bowl. So, everyone knows that the Colts smoked the Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI. Now let’s look at how and why. Time of possession. The Bears defense was tired. They retreated. And the Colts dominated them. I commend the Bears defense. They weren’t [...]

Today it’s the match ups that get all the pub. This is the sexy part of the game. Can the Bears defense contain the Colts prolific offense? Let’s take a look, shall we? Chicago Bears defense Defensive Line: Legal trouble notwithstanding, the Bears D-Line showed up in the NFC Championship game against the Saints. Adewale [...]

Today we’ll look at the Bears Good Rex/Bad Rex offense and how it stacks up to the Jekyll and Hyde Indianapolis Colts defense. Indianapolis Colts defense Defensive Line: Booger McFarland and Raheem Brock are the keys here. We know that Dwight Freeney is going to spin and stunt and speed rush the Bears offensive line, [...]

I’m going to be doing a series this week that will compare the opposing sides of the ball in this weekend’s Super Bowl XLI in Miami. Let’s start with what most people would see as the unimportant or boring matchup of this Super Bowl. The special teams. Indianapolis Colts Key Players: Adam Vinatieri. He has [...]