Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | yesterday
... a bust driver. After Philly game, Bears defense was good enough, but offense not . Sound familiar? Brad Biggs: Small things turning into big problems + 10 Observations. Rick Morrissey talks about broken promises. Chalk Talk: What was McNabb saying to Cutler? wiltfongjr: Bears Obvious, or Oblivious ?
Bears Gab (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Chicago Bears will be with one less running back for the short-term as Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that running back Garrett Wolfe will miss the remainder of the regular season with a lacerated kidney; Wolfe was hospitalized for three nights following the Bears-Cardinals game on November 8 and while the team [...]
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... him soon, so as not to have to reduce the number of players on the practice squad. Helmet-tip to Brad Biggs! UPDATE #2 : Kahlil Bell upgraded from practice squad to 53 man roster.
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
....where we're still laughing about the Broncos losing to the Redskins. ChicagoBears.com The offense is focused on eliminating errors. Thanks, Larry. The Bears are beginning to prepare for the Eagles. Thanks, Larry. Chicago Sun-Times The Vikings can clinch the North in two weeks. Brad Biggs: Lovie needs to lose patience with the offense. Chicago Tribune David Haugh: Jay Cutler needs...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
As we get closer to kickoff, let's take a look at some stories from around the web. Bob LeGere tells us that Tommie Harris ranks 533rd in league in tackles this season . What is his 2009 salary again? Brad Biggs tells us that the Bears are only one of 10 teams who have not drafted a Pro Bowler since 2005. And from the team's official site, we get some good quotes from some of our players....
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Just some quick notes to throw out your way this evening... all (except one) centered around the game Thursday. Mike Singletary says that the Bears will always be a team he loves, and talks about the emotions of playing us. TE Vernon Davis says that the SF offense will destroy the Bears defense up front . And Brad Biggs tweets that former Bear WR Mike Hass was cut from the Seahawks. And...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
....WHERE WE NEED LARRY JOHNSON OMG! 670 The Score The post-game writeup from Laurence Holmes. The saga of Tommie Harris. ChicagoBears.com The post-game writeup from Larry. The lopsided loss spoiled Olsen's career game. Alex Brown only blames the players for the lo ss. Tommie Harris is sorry for throwing a punch. Jump.... Chicago Sun-Times Brad Biggs: 10 thoughts and then some. Neil Hayes:...
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... " He looked like the Mike Brown of old , I mean a long ways back," a NFC head coach told Brad Biggs of the National Football Post after the Chiefs week one game against Baltimore. "I’m sitting there watching it and I’m saying to my assistant, ‘What a steal.’ He made some big hits and he was just all over the field. They used him at strong and...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... for the Bears. Neil Hayes: Ron Turner's job is on the line if the Bears can't figure it out. Brad Biggs: Pare down isn't the Bears' fight song. Ha, ha. Chicago Tribune For a running team, the Bears sure are passing a lot. Jay Cutler discusses his diabetes in webisode form. The Bears' receivers are coming into their own. John Tait: Give the OL some more time. Nathan Vasher has been...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
....where we're not going to simplify our stories. ChicagoBears.com Jerry Angelo has his weekly Q&A with Larry Mayer. Cutler is pleased with the performance of his WR's. The Bears aren't going to scale back their offense. Chicago Sun-Times Four Down Territory: Will Anquan Boldin play? Mike Mulligan: Will the real Bears' D stand up? Brad Biggs dips into his mailbag: Where's D.A.? Devin...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Brad Biggs is hammering out some updates from the Bears practice today... apparently, Tommie Harris is taking the field for the second straight Wednesday (a day he usually takes off), Craig Steltz is back from an arm injury sustained last week, and Devin Hester is sitting out with a possible ankle sprain. Also, Cutler told reporters earlier today that Ron Turner isn't sure if he's going...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Ed Reinke - AP Browse more photos » In the NightLink last night I looked at a Brad Biggs article that touched on, among other things, blitz pick ups. More often that not when you see a QB get sacked fans quickly jump to the conclusion that one of the offensive lineman blew an assignment. While that may be true, it's not always the fault of the specific lineman...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Browse more photos » Brad Biggs of the Sun-Times has a nice piece today about the problems with the Bears offense, more particularly the Red Zone offense. He starts off by talking about Ron Turner wanting to scale back the Bears offense. Seriously. Offensive coordinator Ron Turner said he's ready to start paring back the playbook...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Browse more photos » I found a story by Brad Biggs that I thought showed some interesting numbers . Sacks allowed thus fa r: Orlando Pace: 2 1/2 Greg Olsen: 2 Garrett Wolfe: 2 Chris Williams: 1 Roberto Garza: 1/2 Olin Kreutz: 1/2 Frank Omiyale: 1/2 We will be seeing Josh Beekman in action Sunday, and Beekman only allowed 1.5 sacks all...
Bear Goggles (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
It would be crazy if the Bears didn’t make some changes after the Benson Bowl-over last Sunday. As the Bears start to prepare for the Browns, there’s all kinds of news coming in from Halas Hall today.Let’s be FrankIt looks like Frank Omiyale. Regardless of what Ron Turner says, it’s about freakin’ time! Brad Biggs . It goes to show that figures lie and liars figure. Now what do we do...
