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Tillman and Vasher Appear Ready, Aim To Silence Loud and Roaring Lions Aerial Attack: Good news for the Bears Friday, as both starting corner backs fully participated in the team’s practice session. The recovering Charles Tillman (shoulder) and Nathan Vasher (hand) have to embrace themselves for Sunday afternoon’s NFC North battle against the Lions [...]

10 Post-Game Thoughts After 24-20 Victory Over Philadelphia:
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1. Impressive – How Bears went 7-17 on 3rd down, while holding Eagles to 2-13 and 0-1 on 4th with the GL stand. The goal line stand on defense was a statement, whereas the Forte run during the series after on 3rd and [...]

*FRIDAY UPDATE* The electrifying, one-of-a-kind Devin Hester participated in practice for the Bears this afternoon, joining the team as they prepare for Sunday’s prime time showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. The human highlight reel (sorry Dominque) is still being bothered by a nagging rib injury, and there is no word yet if [...]

Chicago Bears 2008 Team Captains Set For Week 1 @ Indy:
Offense: 1. QB Kyle Orton 2. Center Olin Kreutz
Defense: 1. LB Brian Urlacher 2. Safety Mike Brown
Special Teams: Long Snapper Patrick Mannelly
Other News: The Windy City Flyer and Brandon Lloyd have been named starting wide receivers.
Quick Analysis: I rather have Tommie Harris or Charles Tillman [...]

 
(Revised by Site Editor Russ Loede) Windy City Flyer Signed Through 2013: The Bears and return stud/WR Devin Hester have agreed to a four-year extension. The new contract features a maximum value of $40 million to along with $15 million in guaranteed money. The deal includes escalators of $10 million in each of the final [...]

On Time with an Important Decision: Chris Williams is a man who cashes in on his vows, a man who you can take his word to the bank – count on it! In this case, he came through like he said he would this afternoon, as he agreed to a five-year deal. Williams [...]

Front Page News – Forte Set To Fuel Fresh Start At Running Back: The Chicago Bears signed RB Matt Forte to a four-year deal today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. His agent had this to say: “We’re excited about Matt and understand he has a huge opportunity to step in and start.” “We [...]

Round 2 Of A 21 Question Series From Site Editor Russ Loede To Columnists Eric Cook & Ron Norman
8. Site Editor Russ Loede: Are we going to regret passing both DeSean Jackson (Cal) and Limas Sweed (Texas) in the 2nd Round? Both were considered 1st round talents, possessing the speed to stretch the [...]

In this off season/draft edition of BEARS Blitz listen to two expert analysts, Site Editor Russ Loede and Columnist Eric Cook, as they tackle issues and discuss interesting topics ranging from the always entertaining QB Controversy to RB Musical Chairs, WR Breakdown to the team’s OL Status, along with the specatacular “Windy City Flyer” (Devin [...]