January 30th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Chicago Tribune reports the Bears have announced the passing of team Vice President Tim McCaskey, who had been battling cancer for the past 17 months, “Tim, first and foremost , was a fan — as passionate, loyal, critical, analytical, committed and devoted a Bears fan as there ever was,” said the McCaskey family. “The [...]
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Answers to the 7 biggest offseason questions facing Bears
Coming within a touchdown of a Super Bowl appearance and with their core players locked up for the immediate future, the Bears are in about as good of position roster-wise as any contender next year. But as the loss to the Packers proved, the team needs help to get over the hump. With a talented [...]
Bears Lament Lovie’s Reverse; Time to Lay off Cutler
By Guest Columnist Mark Kelley It’s 3rd and 2, Bears are on the Packers’ 29 yard line, down 7 with 1:15 left on the clock and two timeouts. Matt Forte is lined up in the backfield, and third string quarterback Caleb Hanie takes the snap. A big hole opens up on the left side; it [...]
How women’s tennis helped me recover from my Bears hangover
So I was watching women’s tennis the other night. Now before you label me a perv, understand this – I was actually drawn to it for something other than the sight/sound of two scantily-clad young females grunting at each other from across the net. So why the new-found appreciation for tennis? I’ll get into more specifics of [...]
Forte Could Be In Line For a Big Pay Raise for 2011
Running back Matt Forte is entering the final year of his rookie deal and could be a priority for the Bears to extend according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. They almost have to after Forte earned $470,000 in 2010 and Chester Taylor collected $7 million of the $12.5 million in his four-year contract. [...]
Cutler Seems Just Fine Walking Around Los Angeles
From: TMZ Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler mustered up enough toughness to stroll around an L.A. shopping center with his girlfriend Kristin Cavallari yesterday … TOUGH!!!!!! Even with his busted knee — Cutler managed to keep up with Kristin for the entire duration of the shopping trip … TOUGH!!!!! Of course, our guy didn’t ask [...]
Collins Suffered Shoulder Injury Sunday in NFC Title Game
Pro Football Weekly reports that Todd Collins had a shoulder injury from Sunday’s game, and will have an MRI: If the Bears had advanced to the Super Bowl, they might have been down to one healthy quarterback. An NFL.com report indicates Todd Collins, who replaced Cutler in the third quarter, suffered a shoulder injury when [...]
Which of these Bears will receive a contract extension?
With the Bears season coming to a painful, dramatic end on Sunday, Jerry Angelo, Lovie and crew must now turn their attention to the future. Those discussions will include deciding whether to extend or walk away from contracts for a large group of players. According to Michael Wright of ESPNChicago, here’s the list of players whose [...]
