December 17th, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Bears face two questions as they get ready for tonight’s game against the Vikings in Minnesota. The first is how quarterback Kyle Orton will perform. It will be the backup’s first regular season playing time since 2005, when he guided Chicago to 10 wins after Rex Grossman was injured in the preseason. Second, the [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Bears Sign DT Toeaina
The Bears yesterday signed defensive tackle Matt Toeaina to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Toeaina was a sixth-round selection in this year’s NFL draft by the Bengals. He spent the first fourteen weeks of the season on the Cincinnati practice squad. The University of Oregon product joins the Bears after defensive [...]
Grossman Should Move On In 2008
Rex Grossman is already playing the card of wanting to come back to the Bears in 2008, something the team had better think long and hard about before letting it happen. Grossman gave the “woe is me” act on Tuesday when asked about if he’d like to return despite not having a contract for next [...]
Bears Turn to Orton to Start at QB Monday Night
The Bears will have their third starting QB of the season Monday when they travel to the Metrodome to take on the Vikings, as the team announced Monday that Kyle Orton will get the nod under center for the 5-8 defending NFC Champs. Orton moves ahead of Brian Griese on the depth chart, and will [...]
Bears Running Out Of DT Options
The Chicago Bears, lost four things in their loss to the Washington Redskins Thursday: quarterback Rex Grossman to a knee injury, the game, all hopes for a wild-card berth and defensive tackle Antonio Garay. Garay suffered the injury to his ankle when he was cut down by the side by Redskins offensive tackle Chris Samuels. Bears [...]
Postseason Hopes All But Gone After 24-16 Loss to Skins
The Bears’ dim postseason hopes essentially were extinguished with last night’s 24-16 loss to the Redskins at FedEx Field. Brian Griese was pressed into service after quarterback Rex Grossman suffered a knee injury in the first quarter. He had completed just 2-of-6 passes for 14 yards before having to leave the game. Griese finished 27-of-45 for [...]
Bears Play In Washington Tonight
If the Bears want to keep their dim playoff hopes alive, they’ll need a victory tonight when they take on the Redskins in Washington. The Bears and Redksins are two of five teams in the NFC with a 5-and-7 record. Whichever team wins this evening would still need some help to make the playoffs, as [...]
Bears Playoff Hopes Dim After 21-16 Loss to Giants
The Bears’ already dim playoff hopes took a serious hit yesterday as the New York Giants rallied for a 21-16 victory at windy Soldier Field. Rex Grossman connected with Desmond Clark on a one-yard touchdown pass on the Bears’ first possession of the game to give the Bears a lead they would not relinquish until [...]
