January 5th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Bears have requested permission to interview Ravens Director of Player Personnel Eric DeCosta, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The Bears fired longtime general manager Jerry Angelo earlier this week. There is a bit of a bad blood between the Ravens and Bears organizations, with the Bears failing to notify the league of a trade during the [...]
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Bears Fire GM Jerry Angelo
The Chicago Bears have relieved general manager Jerry Angelo of his duties, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports. Angelo joined the Bears in 2001 after spending fourteen seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Director of Player Personnel. The Bears won a division title in Angelo’s first season at the helm and have made three trips to the playoffs [...]
Thoughts On Olin Kreutz; Day Two Training Camp Update
Middle Man No Longer In Chicago On Thursday, the Bears offered a one-year contract worth $3 million to Olin, who countered, with a one-year deal worth $5 million. In return, on Saturday, the Bears offered a final one-year, $4 million ultimatum which Olin didn’t take – causing the Bears to replace him with former Seahawks [...]
When Will Bears Address WR Position?
Are Bears Zeroing In On Baldwin? One league source proclaimed the Bears have put in major work targeting Pitt wide receiver Jon Baldwin, despite GM Jerry Angelo giving us this, ‘‘I just don’t want to overrate the position.’’ Let’s not give our franchise QB and most important player too strong of a supporting cast. ‘‘Yeah, [...]
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 4-year nosedive is tied to Angelo’s wasted draft picks
If a general manager’s performance is based on the success or failure of his drafts, Jerry Angelo might want to post his resume on CareerBuilder.com. In 2006 the Bears were coming off a Super Bowl appearance, due in large part to Jerry’s handling of drafts, inherited players and free agent pickups. But since then, with [...]
All or Nothing for Smith and Angelo in 2010
The Sun-Times says that it’s win or else time for a couple of Bears – Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo: Training camp isn’t just about optimism. Most NFL teams have a lot to prove when they report to training camp, but that’s especially true about a Bears team that likely will be dismantled if the [...]
