Keith McKenzie

Q Why does the Bears' coaching staff continue to be so conservative offensively at the end of close games? Defensively, the prevent (defense) also stinks. I am a huge fan, but the Bears were incredibly lucky to get away with a win with the questionable...

If only the Bears played the Saints with the same ferocity as they defended Reggie Austin afterward, maybe they don't lose Sunday. You suspect they doth protest too much when the very mention of Austin, who gave up the game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass...

I wonder if the Bears feel differently now on passing up the opportunity to obtain Bledsoe? --Bill Thieben, Kewanee, Ill. That's an easy told-you-so, but it's oversimplistic. Bears fans would be shrieking if he was getting sacked behind a line that...

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Usually it is the losing team that is fuming about officiating. Not Sunday. The steam was coming from the Bears, who felt like they needed to overcome more than just the Atlanta Falcons for their 14-13 victory. The Bears were flagged five times for...

The 2002 injury nightmare worsened for the Bears on Sunday. Already without their best pass-rushing defensive lineman, they lost their best run-stopper when Pro Bowl tackle Ted Washington went out after turning his left ankle early in the second quarter....

It was a miserable Sunday at Soldier Field. Penetrating cold, gusting winds, pelting rain turning to sleet. The kind of day that makes football teams look bad. Only in this case, while the Bears were huddled against the elements, slipping, bobbling and...

"OK guys, here's the plan: "R-Dub, you flagrantly lie to reporters that team doctors have said you won't be ready to play until after the off week. Throw in how you can run all right but not really cut that well. "Phillip, you look like you're near...

Marc, you've played both right guard and left tackle so far this season. Which position do you enjoy more, and where do you see yourself playing in the future? --David R. Gonzalez, El Paso, Texas I've played both of them and I'm just as comfortable...

Flailing against a backdrop of green and gold, floundering in a sea of uncertainty, the Bears dropped their heads in unison Sunday at Soldier Field, humbled once again by the Green Bay Packers and by circumstances they can no longer control. It was their...

The Bears coming off their first win in two months face an angry Packers team. Green Bay has lost two straight and last week's little post-game brouhaha between Warren Sapp and Packers coach Mike Sherman surely has fired them up even more. Brett Favre...

Defensive end Phillip Daniels and cornerback R.W. McQuarters were injured in Sunday's season opener. Their status for Game 2 against the Atlanta Falcons is uncertain. Daniels sprained his left ankle in the first quarter. He was on crutches with his ankle...