Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Due to the lack of minority hires around the league this offseason, the NFL is reportedly considering making changes to the "Rooney Rule" which states that teams must interview at least one minority candidate for front-office and head coaching jobs.
Eight teams have hired new coaches, while seven have filled general ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2012
On Sunday, I threatened to burn every piece of Bears paraphernalia in my wardrobe if they brought Lovie Smith back next year after becoming just the second NFL team in history — and the first not coached by Norv Turner — to miss the playoffs after a 7-1 start.
A day ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
For the Chicago Bears, the NFL Draft started midnight EST Thursday. Yesterday, I called my friends who are Bears fans - like myself - to remind them of that fact.
Without a first or second round pick because of the Jay Cutler and Gaines Adams (RIP) trades, the Bears really only ...
Posted in Chester Taylor, Chicago Bears, Free Agency, Greg Olsen, Jay Cutler, Jerry Angelo, Julius Peppers, Lovie Smith, Mike Martz, NFL, Virginia McCaskey | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Since the conclusion of the regular season, the Chicago Bears have been in search of new offensive and defensive coordinators.
Chicago’s D has been a mess since Ron Rivera was allowed to walk following the Super Bowl run three years ago. While Lovie Smith decided to keep the other Ron (Turner) instead ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Jeremy Bates, Ken Zampese, Lovie Smith, Mike Martz, NFL, Ron Turner, Tom Clements | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The Bears fired essentially their entire offensive staff. Now we know how Lovie kept his job - Chicago Breaking Sports
About that blind Boise State fan...Yeah, you guys are dicks - SB Nation
The five most memorable American sports stories of the decade - Bleacher Report
Kent State alums are going big in ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Now that the 2009-10 regular season is in the books it's time for us to reflect on just what the heck happened over the past few months in the NFL. This fall and winter had some great stories and some major controversies. But frankly, none of that interests us here ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
This week, we've learned that the biggest imbecile pacing the sidelines in Chicago is not Lovie Smith.
Though Lovie sets an incredible standard for all others to be matched by, he pales in comparison to Bulls head dunce Vinny Del Negro. Please note that I did not call Vinny the biggest ...
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