More talk about the Bears makin a run at Kurt Warner this offseason, and today’s Chicago Tribune has another tidbit about the team possibly having to give him a three-year deal to make the move to the Windy City:
If the Bears are interested in quarterback Kurt Warner, they should be prepared to offer a three-year [...]
How serious would the Bears make a run at Cardinals free-agent to be QB Kurt Warner? Today’s Chicago Tribune hits upon that subject, saying that Warner might just be listening to what the Bears have to say. Here’s today’s tidbit from the paper:
Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and his agent plan to listen. Will [...]
Looks like Garrett Wolfe could get a bigger role in the Bears offense in 2009. The following thought comes from Brad Biggs over at the Chicago Sun-Times:
If the Bears want to bring back Kevin Jones, he’ll have to want to come back. Jones is an unrestricted free agent after signing a one-year deal [...]
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for [...]
From: Chicago Tribune
Bears GM Jerry Angelo was asked about the role Devin Hester will have in 2009: “I want to make sure we are maximizing his playmaking ability,” said Angelo. “If that means more offense, so be it. If that means less offense and more concentrating on his return ability, maybe that’s the best plan.” [...]
From: Examiner.com
Charles “Peanut” Tillman is hoping to come back next season as a new man after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his right shoulder. The shoulder was originally injured week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles but Tillman played through the pain, missing only one game after he doubled up hurting the other shoulder two weeks later [...]
After Ron Rivera left the Chicago Bears in 2006 after the Super Bowl run, the Bears defense ranked 28 in 2007 and 21st in 2008. Under Rivera, Chicago led the NFL with 44 takeaways in 2006, and finished fifth in the league in total defense and third in scoring defense. In 2005 the Bears were [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
Bears announced today that they have hired former Houston Texans assistant Jon Hoke as their new secondary coach, replacing Steve Wilks. Hoke coached the Texans’ defensive backs for the past seven seasons after a three-year stint as the University of Florida’s defensive coordinator/secondary coach. Hoke held the title of assistant head coach [...]
From:Chicago Tribune
The thought of Jake Delhomme running the Bears’ offense makes more sense than Byron Leftwich, the Steelers’ backup who told a Sun-Times reporter after Sunday’s playoff victory to have the Bears “look me up.” That’s all the Bears need — a leader so focused on his team’s postseason run that he’s trying to improve [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that former Lions coach Rod Marinelli has agreed to join Lovie Smith’s staff in Chicago.
Marinelli’s title will be assistant head coach/defensive line.
The Seahawks and the Texans also had been pursuing Marinelli, who was 10-38 in three years as the head coach in Detroit.
Possible next step? [...]
