Defensive Line: I understand the recent injuries of the defensive tackles, the inability to stop the run up the middle, and the lack of a second force inside next to Tommie Harris, but why keep a total of nine linemen on D – 2 more than on the offensive side of the ball? Overall, I [...]
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53-Shuffle: Bears Defensive Evaluation
August 31st, 2008 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Bear Insight, Features, Inside The Bears, Main, News, Opinions, Rookies, Roster 
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53-Shuffle: Bears Offensive Evaluation
August 30th, 2008 Russ Loede Posted in Bear Insight, Features, Inside The Bears, Main, News, Opinions, Rookies, Roster Quarterbacks: Caleb Hanie is a welcomed addition to the 53-man club because he possesses an “NFL arm (zips deep passes with ease)” and superb mobility, something you need when taking snaps with an incredibly shaky offensive line (total understatement). Hanie’s confidence was apparent in the preseason, while displaying keen awareness to go along good decision-making [...]
Bears Make Roster Cuts to Get to 53
The Bears made their cuts today, among them included tight end Marcus Stone, cornerback Trey Brown, receiver Brandon Rideau, defensive ends Ervin Baldwin and Joe Clermond, offensive lineman Anthony Oakley, tight end Fontel Mines and linebacker Joey LaRocque. Here is the official 53-man roster for now: QUARTERBACK (3)–Orton, Grossman, Hanie. RUNNING BACK (4)–Forte, Jones, Wolfe, [...]
Bears Overcome Browns 16-10 to Wrap Up Preseason
Someone had to win! Last night I made the trip to Cleveland to watch the 0-3 Cleveland Browns host the 0-3 Chicago Bears. The game was rather uneventful an lacked much excitement. Never the less I came out of the stadium knowing a few things I didn’t know when I went in. The days of [...]
Bears Release CB Ricky Manning Jr.
The Bears today released cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. In two seasons with the team, he appeared in 31 games with 11 starts. With the Bears, Manning had 106 tackles, three sacks and five interceptions. He signed with the team as a restricted free agent in 2006. Manning entered the league in 2003 as a third-round [...]
Defense-less Bears defeated 37-30
Quick Thoughts – The Good: 1. Kyle Orton looked very confident in the pocket tonight. Showed poise, seemed comfortable and made smart decisions. Jump ball to Greg Olsen in the end zone was poorly thrown. Still want to see how his deep ball looks. I like how he is developing good rapport/connection with Rashied Davis. [...]
Bears Outlasted In OT 29-26
Bears Preseason Football – Nothing to get excited about or too overly upset with, no matter what the circumstances may reveal. You can associate and separate this team by The Good (Defense, Special Teams), The Bad (Coaching, Missed Tackles) and The Ugly (Offensive Line, QB Controversy, Red Zone Offense). Game 2 @ Seattle Notes, Grades, [...]
