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This might be a good time to see if Campbell's an answer
There is nothing wrong with hoping Jay Cutler is held out of Monday night's game against the 49ers in San Francisco. Concussions are serious business and Cutler has a life to live beyond football. But what's wrong with hoping Cutler doesn't play...
Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, New York Giants, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Cutler usually rebounds well from poor games
The Jay Cutler-J'Marcus Webb controversy may wind up being a bigger problem for the Rams than it has been for the Bears. The key figures involved in last Thursday night's incident, celebrity quarterback Cutler and social media butterfly Webb, always...
Tags: J'Marcus Webb, St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Frank Omiyale
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Bears season comes down surviving against Vikings
When the ribbon was cut on this NFL season in early September, nobody gave a second thought to the Bears' Week 12 assignment, Leslie Frazier's Vikings. No, you don't dismiss any divisional opponent, especially one that possesses the threat of Adrian...
Tags: National Football Conference, San Francisco 49ers, Ray Lewis, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans
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Utilizing tight end should expand Bears' opportunities
BOURBONNAIS — Create matchups. Work the ball inside of numbers. Target the inside vertical seams. Those are some of the opportunities you have in the passing game when the tight end plays a role in the game plan. This Bears offense has a new...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Aaron Hernandez, Evan Rodriguez, Chicago Bears, National Football League
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Covert offers suggestions to improve Bears' pass blocking
Jay Cutler caused a stir last month when he publicly questioned the development of the Bears' offensive line. Jim Covert, considered the best left tackle in Bears history, has a different slant on the situation — especially with regard to oft-...
Tags: Super Bowl, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, Chicago Bears
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10 things to focus on during training camp
BOURBONNAIS — Watching the Bears open camp Thursday, I have some questions about player development, scheme and competition on Lovie Smith's roster. Here are 10 things to focus on through the exhibition schedule. • There is no question Devin...
Tags: J'Marcus Webb, Shea McClellin, Evan Rodriguez, Chicago Bears, Matt Forte
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Even in victory, no easy answers for Bears
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Bears came to MetLife Stadium on Friday night looking for a couple of answers. Maybe some solutions emerged, but there are still more questions remaining for this team with time for evaluations and Plan B discoveries...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Chilo Rachal, National Football League, Osi Umenyiora, Chris Spencer
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Bears offense suffering identity crisis
In retrospect the question was more rhetorical than anything, a reaction that popped into my head late Monday night as Lovie Smith tried processing the punishment the 49ers had just inflicted on the Bears. What makes you think the offensive line will...
Tags: J'Marcus Webb, Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Candlestick Park, Houston Texans
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The 10 most important Bears for 2012
As we continue to peel away the calendar pages — only 12 days left — until the Bears arrive in Bourbonnais, the assignment is determining the 10 most important players in 2012. Let's first establish the criteria for "important." To me, it...
Tags: Brandon Marshall (football, linebacker), J'Marcus Webb, Henry Melton, National Football Conference, Jonathan Wilhite
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Family business a natural for Bates, Bears
BOURBONNAIS — Jeremy Bates is new to the Bears, but he's totally at home in training camp. The team's new quarterbacks coach can measure his life in yard markers, tackling dummies and two-a-day practices. "When I was 5 years old at Texas Tech I was...
Tags: St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers
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Bears offense as advertised, defense opening eyes
The Bears are a 4-1 team, a good one that has produced expected results over the first five weeks of the season. Outside of the loss in Green Bay when the Bears suffered a complete offensive meltdown, Lovie Smith's team beat the Colts in Andrew Luck's...
Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears
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Carimi key to keeping Cutler upright
Contrary to prevailing thought, the Bears offensive tackle who represents the key to protecting Jay Cutler this season does not write poetry. He tells story problems. "We had an all-out blitz,'' Gabe Carimi recalled Monday of a play against the...
Tags: Super Bowl, New York Giants, Chicago Bears, National Football League, Washington Redskins
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