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Chicago Bears
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08.02.10Middle Linebacker: Is this the best the Bears could do?Bears Brain Trust will go over each position and see how the Bears did. We’ll look at how the Bears finished in 2009, what they tried to do during the offseason, and how well they executed -- and if they should have done anything differently. __________ Still here: Brian Urlacher, injured in the first half of week one; missed the rest of the season Tim Shaw, special teams player who has found himself a place in Bears lore because of one excellent game Kevin Malast, finished last season on the Bears practice squad In: Matt Mayberry, undrafted free agent It's ...
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07.20.10Defensive Tackle: Is this the best the Bears could do?Bears Brain Trust will go over each position and see how the Bears did. We’ll look at how the Bears finished in 2009, what they tried to do during the offseason, and how well they executed -- and if they should have done anything differently. __________ The top free agent tackles were quickly franchised by their own teams; the Bears didn't have a draft pick until the third round; plus, they had more than a few holes outside of DT to fill. On top of limited chances to get better on the inside of the defensive line, the Bears have already invested ...
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07.14.10Defensive End: Is this the best the Bears could do?There are a thousand different books, magazines, websites and TV shows trying to predict what’s going to happen this season. Some use formulas that project how many games a team is going to win; some say a team is looking confident and the writer just thinks they’re going to win. Whether they use objective statistics or old-timey anecdotes, it’s still only a prediction. With training camp around the corner, there are issues that aren’t predictions any more. For the most part, rosters are set. So, is this the best the Bears could? Not, “Do the Bears have the best defensive ends in ...
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07.14.10What about the rest of the NFC North?Yesterday, I noted that the Football Outsiders Almanac 2010 doesn’t have as many pessimistic feelings about the Bears as I do. In 60% of my Bears thoughts, I have the offense struggling to pick up Mike Martz ’s system; Tommie Harris unhealthy and Julius Peppers unable to pick up enough of the slack to make a difference; and people criticizing Jay Cutler because they don’t like his body language after he throws interceptions. Football Outsiders’ formulas expect more, though. The formulas and objective projections have the Bears with about 9 wins and contending for the playoffs and/or the Super Bowl ...
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07.12.10Football Outsiders: So you’re saying there’s a chanceI don't think anything compares to when Baseball Prospectus' yearly book comes out. Nothing compares to the way stats can project baseball, but this is as close as it gets for football. Last week, Football Outsiders Almanac 2010 was released. If you've never read it before, every year is a great year to check out the almanac. And for $12, the PDF version of it is a great deal. The 2010 edition, like most everyone else, has a lot of questions about the Bears; still, 60% of FO's formulas project a favorable outcome -- much better than the pessimistic ideas I have ...
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05.10.10Cutler plans to talk to Warner; people hate himAny time people mention Jay Cutler, eventually the discourse turns into a "debate" about Cutler and a lot of name calling. And if this debate occurs on the Internet, there will be a lot of misspellings ... I mean, a lot of misspellings. Even when Cutler says he plans to do something small, something that can't hurt his chances of helping the Bears, people just can't get over his "jerk face." Read more at Bears Brain Trust.
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04.28.10Bears shuffling safetiesI feel better about the Bears today, Wednesday, than I did this time on Tuesday. Chris Harris isn't perfect (far from it), but at least I know what he does. Is Major Wright and Al Afalava half the secondary you want next season? How much would you expect from those two, if they started on Week 1? My answers: No and no idea. Wright was the 75th overall pick in the draft; expectations have to be adjusted accordingly. And since Afalava (a sixth-round pick) played better than a sixth-rounder, some Bears fans got excited about his potential. However, starting the season ...
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04.27.10YouTubing Bears draft picksUsually, I'm pretty well read on each year's class, but when the Bears don't have a pick until No. 75 overall, it's hard to get into the draft. Now I'm playing catch-up with the five players the Bears selected on Friday and Saturday. And really, there's no better place to start catching up than YouTube. (Warning: Shameless plug) More Bears coverage can be found at BearsBrainTrust.com. Major Wright, third round, safety, Florida Wright was a three-year starter at a prominent football school in the SEC, so there are a ton of fan-created highlight tapes of the Bears' newest safety. But let's just ...
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