http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:06:29 -0700 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:04:29 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d29-How-the-Bears-can-beat-the-Minnesota-Vikings?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner The Minnesota Vikings are one hard fought loss to the defending Super Bowl Champions away from being the NFL's third undefeated team. The Chicago Bears are already one loss away from being on the outside looking in on the NFC playoff chase... NFL Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:04:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d29-How-the-Bears-can-beat-the-Minnesota-Vikings?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Bears-opponent-QA-San-Francisco-49ers-Examiner-Samuel-Lam?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner As the Bears prepare to face of with Mike Singletary’s 49ers I exchanged five questions and answers with fellow examiner Samuel Lam. You can find my answer to his inquires here,  and here’s what he shared with me: As a f... NFL Chicago Bears San Francisco 49ers Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:12:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Bears-opponent-QA-San-Francisco-49ers-Examiner-Samuel-Lam?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Bears-in-Five-Week-9-vs-Cardinals?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner It's hard to express honest thoughts and emotions about the Bears 41-21 loss to the Cardinals that are acceptable in print so here goes nothing. Heading into the Cardinals game this was still a season filled with opportunity. A victory pu... NFL Bears in Five Chicago Bears Coaching Tommie Harris Jay Cutler Lovie Smith Arizona Cardinals Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:55:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Bears-in-Five-Week-9-vs-Cardinals?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Bears-in-Fiver-week-6--Atlanta-Falcons?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner It's hard to imagine a loss being more painful than the one the Bears experienced last year in Atlanta. What could be worse than a last second field goal set up on a fluke-ish series of plays that nullifies an outstanding and unexpected potent... NFL Bears in Five Matt Forte Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons Brian Urlacher Special Teams Jay Cutler Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:19:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Bears-in-Fiver-week-6--Atlanta-Falcons?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Three-things-about-the-Bears?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner If Matt Forte is ever going to break out it needs to be this week against the Seahawks I am trying a new way of breaking down the week that’s passed and the week ahead.In every NFL game and with every team there are certain moments and things ... NFL Chicago Bears Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:50:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Three-things-about-the-Bears?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Bearscast-OverUnder-Week-2-Bears-vs-Steelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner  Every week on my podcast - Bearscast - my co-host Mr. Payne and I set five Over/Under lines that we think will have an impact on Sunday's game and then make our prediction. Mr. Payne and I are going to keep a running tally this year so we'll fi... NFL Defense Over/Under Charles Tillman Matt Forte Chicago Bears Adewale Ogunleye Greg Olsen Jay Cutler Pittsburgh Steelers Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:26:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Bearscast-OverUnder-Week-2-Bears-vs-Steelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d17-How-can-the-Bears-regain-momentum-againt-the-Steelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Even with Troy Polamalu out the Steelers D presentsa daunting challenge.Sunday night was more than just a loss to the Packers. With the season ending injury to Brian Urlacher, Patrick Mannelly's direct snap gaff, Lovie Smith's poor challenges and tim... NFL Offense Defense Matt Forte Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Coaching Special Teams Jay Cutler Lovie Smith Pittsburgh Steelers Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:23:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d17-How-can-the-Bears-regain-momentum-againt-the-Steelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Bears-in-Five-week-1--Green-Bay-Packers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Urlacher gave the Bears one good half in 2009 andthat will be all. Every week after the Bears game I will pick five topics to break the game down. They might be players, plays, stats or anything in between, but they will be the difference makers in... NFL Bears in Five Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Nathan Vasher Adewale Ogunleye Green Bay Packers Special Teams Jay Cutler Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:36:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Bears-in-Five-week-1--Green-Bay-Packers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Offense-and-Hester-ready-Defense-almost-set-but-who-has-to-go?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Hunter Hillenmeyer is probably the biggest name indanger of being cut. The Bears performance Sunday night in Denver is about the most encouraging preseason this side of the Saints marching up and down the field on the Oakland Raiders.Between Jay Cut... Pre-Season Roster Chicago Bears Draft Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:00:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Offense-and-Hester-ready-Defense-almost-set-but-who-has-to-go?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Taking-stock-half-way-through-preseason--The-defense?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner This is all Harris has done most of the preseason. He'llneed to do a lot more once the games begin to count.  Earlier in the week I broke down the Bears offense position by position as part of assessing the team’s progress towards their ... Pre-Season Defense Charles Tillman Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Nathan Vasher Adewale Ogunleye Lance Briggs Tommie Harris Defensive End Safety Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:52:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Taking-stock-half-way-through-preseason--The-defense?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Taking-stock-half-way-through-preseason--The-offense?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner The Cutler-Hester connection is still the linchpin in the Chicago Bears offense. The Bears annual trip to Bourbonnais was, on the whole, a successful one. Fans got their first glimpse at Jay Cutler, there were overall positive reviews on a lot of y... Pre-Season Offense Roster Matt Forte Chicago Bears Devin Hester Chris Williams Caleb Hanie Greg Olsen Wide Receiver Jay Cutler Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:39:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Taking-stock-half-way-through-preseason--The-offense?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Ten-players-who-Bears-watching-vs-Giants?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Tommie Harris will make his 2009 debut tonight.  As the Bears take the field tonight against the New York Giants the hope is that the entire team will build off last week’s game in Buffalo and perform better. But as is often the case the ... Pre-Season Devin Hester Chris Williams Brian Urlacher Nathan Vasher New York Giants Tommie Harris Jay Cutler Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:01:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Ten-players-who-Bears-watching-vs-Giants?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Lackluster-debut-shows-Cutler-could-learn-from-Rexs-mistakes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Should Jay Cutler really be taking notes and learningfrom this guy? Maybe. It would probably be considered putting it lightly to say that was not what Bears fans expected from the first appearance of their new franchise quarterback. In fact, if not ... Pre-Season Chicago Bears Devin Hester Rex Grossman Jay Cutler Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:29:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Lackluster-debut-shows-Cutler-could-learn-from-Rexs-mistakes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Bears-at-Buffal-Bills--preseason-game-notes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Here are my notes and thoughts while watching the Bears preseason 27-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills.Pre Game:-Not surprising to see the Bears holding Forte back, every hit he doesn't take now is one more he can during the regular season and more rest f... Pre-Season Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills Game Notes Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:41:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Bears-at-Buffal-Bills--preseason-game-notes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Early-camp-reports-on-veterans-put-bounce-back-year-for-defense-in-doubt?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Nathan Vasher is one of many defensive veterans whowill need to recapture his old form this season. Through two weeks of training camp the buzz surrounding the Bears first franchise quarterback in nearly 25 years isn’t even close to wearing of... Defense Injury Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Nathan Vasher Tommie Harris Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:22:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Early-camp-reports-on-veterans-put-bounce-back-year-for-defense-in-doubt?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Chicago-Bears-do-the-secondary-shuffle?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Tillman's surprising back surgery has put yet anotherdefensive backfield position in question. Last season the Bears finished with the 30th ranked pass defense in the league. At the time fans were told it was due to injuries – Charles Tillman... Defense Charles Tillman Chicago Bears Coaching Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Chicago-Bears-do-the-secondary-shuffle?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Bears-biggest-questions-heading-into-Bourbonnais-Overcoming-a-slow-start?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner  Perhaps it could be considered getting ahead of ourselves to be worried about the start of the regular season when players haven’t even reported to camp, but make no mistake how the Bears fair the first two weeks of the season will have a... Chicago Bears Jay Cutler Schedule Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:51:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Bears-biggest-questions-heading-into-Bourbonnais-Overcoming-a-slow-start?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d16-So-much-for-tempered-expectations-Football-Outsiders-predicts-Bears-win-NFC?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Since the end of the 2008 season expectations for the 2009 Chicago Bears have gone nowhere but up. From the hiring of Rod Marinelli to the acquisition of Jay Cutler this year’s team has been expected to compete for the NFC North title and at th... NFL Offense Defense Chicago Bears Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:09:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d16-So-much-for-tempered-expectations-Football-Outsiders-predicts-Bears-win-NFC?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Chicago-Bears-biggest-questions-heading-into-Bourbonnais-Jay-Cutlers-interceptions?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner A Chicago Bear uniform alone isn't going to changeCutler's interception throwing ways. For all intents and purposes the Bears roster is set. While fans and even players might dream of the addition of Plaxico Burress or another veteran wide receiver,... Offense Chicago Bears Jay Cutler Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:15:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Chicago-Bears-biggest-questions-heading-into-Bourbonnais-Jay-Cutlers-interceptions?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Is-Ron-Rivera-your-2010-Chicago-Bears-Head-Coach?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner Could Rivera end up back in Orang e Define irony: a guy you fired three years ago because you thought you could do a better job without him coming back to take your job because you couldn’t do it without him.Maybe not poetic enough for Alanis ... Chicago Bears Coaching Lovie Smith Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-512-Chicago-Bears-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Is-Ron-Rivera-your-2010-Chicago-Bears-Head-Coach?cid=exrss-Chicago-Bears-Examiner