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    My players are too funny...

    So tonight was the Fall sports awards for the HS that I coach football at. My players went and got all of us coaches gift bags to show their appreciation and in my bag was a Chicago Bears cap... I...

    Warlock 11-05-2012 09:07 PM

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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part Four - The 1986-88 Seasons 

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    Published on 06-07-2011 07:54 PM
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part Four - The 1986-88 Seasons
    by Jonathan Henderson, aka. "Dagan81"

    30 May 2011


    (The above title heading says it all. During the 1986 season, Jim McMahon was viciously taken down to the turf on his throwing shoulder by the Packers' Charles Martin, thus sustaining a season-ending shoulder separation. As a result of this blatant act of violence and hostility, Martin would be ejected from the contest and suspended for the next two games. The injury perhaps cost the Bears a chance at winning a second consecutive Super Bowl, as the defense in 1986 actually put up better numbers than did the one in ...
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part 3 - The 1956 Season 

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    Published on 05-17-2011 03:07 PM
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Pt. 3 - The 1956 Season

    by Jonathan Henderson aka Dagan81
    5/13/2011

    Ten years after winning the franchise's last NFL World Championship, the Chicago Bears returned to the pinnacle of the sport primed for the franchise's eighth title. Finishing with a league-best 9-2-1 record, the Bears needed only to defeat the New York Giants, owners of an 8-3-1 mark and champions of the Eastern Division. Chicago sported five All-Pro selections (FB Rick Casares, MLB Bill George, WR Harlon Hill,, C Larry Strickland, and RG Stan Jones) as well
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part 2 - The 1942 Season 

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    Published on 05-06-2011 10:49 AM
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part 2 - The 1942 Season

    by Jonathan Henderson
    05/06/2011




    (Picture from the 1942 NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. The Redskins would win by a score of 14-6 in what was, for the most part, a defensive donnybrook. Picture courtesy of The Bleacher Report)

    By 1942, NFL league co-founder and Chicago Bears team owner, general manager, former player, and head coach George S. Halas had built the NFL's most successful franchise. He won championships in 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, and 1941, ...
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    Halas helped save Packers 

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    Published on 01-20-2011 10:46 AM
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    Respect — and animosity — define this storied rivalry

    Chicago Bears coach George Halas and Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi at Lambeau Field in 1964. These two legendary coaches are icons for their respective organizations. (Chicago Tribune file)

    By David Haugh

    More than animosity, respect defines the NFL's oldest and best rivalry.

    To grasp this fully, you have to go back to one day in 1956 when it wasn't Bears legend George Halas coaching against the Packers. It was Halas coaxing the people of Green Bay on behalf of the home team considered his nemesis.

    With the Packers facing the threat of NFL relocation unless city residents approved a new football stadium, Halas boldly sought to keep his field enemies closer to Chicago. Everybody in Wisconsin knew Halas despised the Packers ...
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    Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Pt.1 

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    Published on 01-12-2011 11:07 AM
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    By Dagan81




    (Picture from the 1934 NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants.)


    "Championships Missed: The Lost Years, Part One: The 1934 Season"

    by Jonathan Henderson, edited 10 January 2011
    Throughout the long and storied history of the Chicago Bears, one thing has been certain, and that has been the goal of winning championships. Over time, the franchise has gone through periods that were hit-or-miss and epic failures, but also times where Chicago fans across the amber waves of Illinois grain and the rest of the country were blessed with good fortune. Since
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    Sit or Start 

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    Published on 12-30-2010 04:11 PM
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    By BigClaws



    It’s the topic of much debate around the league this week; sit the starters or let the kids play.

    The Bears have earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs and have locked up a second seed. There is still a slight chance the Bears could land the number one seed. To do this, they would have to win at Green Bay and teach pigs how to fly.

    So which is it? Lovie has proclaimed that his goal is to always beat the Packers due to growing up despising the Packers and everything they represent. OK, I made that last part up. But this is a heated rivalry ...
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    Packers-Bears II: Getting downfield (or not) 

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    Published on 12-30-2010 03:31 PM
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    By Kevin Seifert







    Just four days ago, the Green Bay Packers rode their downfield passing game to the doorstep of the playoffs. Given their recent history against the Chicago Bears, however, it's fair to ask if the Packers will need to find another avenue to take that final step.


    Aaron Rodgers by Throw Distance
    vs. Bears (Past 3 Seasons)



    Like many quarterbacks, the Packers' Aaron Rodgers hasn't had much success with deep throws over the past three seasons against the Bears' Tampa 2 defense. As the chart illustrates, Rodgers ...
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    Sweep talk spices up duel with Packers 

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    Published on 12-30-2010 11:33 AM
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    By Neil Hayes and Sean Jensen nhayes@suntimes.com sjensen@suntimes.com Dec 30, 2010 02:35AM








    As if having a chance to prevent the rival Green Bay Packers from reaching the playoffs weren’t incentive enough, the Bears have another goal heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at Lambeau Field.
    With a win, the Bears would finish 6-0 against NFC North opponents. No team has been perfect in the Central/North division since the Bears last were in 1987.
    “It would be awesome,” linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa said. “Green Bay has always been a rival and our goal is to sweep the division, ...
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    Bears Send Four to Pro Bowl; Should There Be More? 

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    Published on 12-30-2010 11:28 AM

    NFC North Usually Not Pro Bowl Fodder, Recently

    By Gary Davis






    Usually when a team wins its division, it sends a few players to the Pro Bowl. And so it is with the Chicago Bears. Four Bears have been elected to go to the annual Pro Football showcase.

    Brian Urlacher has returned to the Pro Bowl after an absence of three years. Urlacher burst onto the scene as a star middle-linebacker and, as Mayer says "...made the Pro Bowl his first four seasons and six of his first seven..." Urlacher was lightening fast and tall. He is still plenty fast. Last year he was out with injuries, but ...
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    Bears: No letting up vs. Packers 

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    Published on 12-30-2010 11:11 AM
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    By Michael C. Wright


    LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The sign on the doors in the locker room at Halas Hall pointed to the Chicago Bears' intentions for Sunday's regular-season finale at Green Bay.

    "Walkthrough inside. Practice outside," read a dry erase board, beneath a message indicating, "shoulder pads and shorts," as the dress for the day.
    [+] Enlarge Dennis Wierzbicki/US PresswireJay Cutler expects to play the whole game against the Packers on Sunday.


    So it's safe to say the Bears don't plan on taking a breather Sunday by resting their starters against the Packers, despite the club clinching the No. 2 seed for the NFC playoffs and a first-round bye. Quarterback Jay Cutler needs to continue developing chemistry with the receivers. The offensive line needs more work in pass ...
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    Chicago Bears Vs. Green Bay Packers: 

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    Published on 12-29-2010 02:39 PM
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    Eagles Loss Secures Bye For Chicago

    by Don Hamel






    Fox chose to 'flex' the Bears - Packers game Sunday to 3:15 CST. They did that so they could showcase two classic rivals in a game that matters a great deal to both teams. The Green Bay Packers need to win this game to make the playoffs. Otherwise they have to hope the Washington Redskins can beat the New York Giants. The Bears are still in contention for the number one seed that would insure them home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
    But they probably won't be ...
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    Chicago Bears offensive line clicking at right time 

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    Published on 12-29-2010 11:08 AM
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    By Jay Taft

    CHICAGO — Just about every team in the NFL talks about improving from week to week, and doing everything to avoid that proverbial “giant step back.”

    That has been one of the most talked-about goals for the Chicago Bears since training camp as well. For the most part over the past two months, they have done that.

    Running back Matt Forte has an explanation for the improvement.

    “Each week that offensive line keeps getting better and better and better.”

    Veteran guard Roberto Garza, the 10th-year pro who started in all 16 games of each season from 2004 to 2009, has been a big part of that evolution.

    “Roberto has been great in there. He’s ...
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    Some things you might not know about Bears 

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    Published on 12-29-2010 11:04 AM
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    By Neil Hayes on December 28, 2010 1:51 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks

    Jay Cutler has a 94.4 quarterback rating over his past 16 games, which is seventh best in the league over that span behind Tom Brady (110.8), Philip Rivers (105.3), Michael Vick (103.6), Aaron Rodgers (102.9), Tony Romo (95.1) and Ben Roethlisberger (95-0).
    Under Lovie Smith, the Bears, who can sweep the NFC North with a win over the Packers on Sunday, have a winning record against all three division foes. They are 10-4 against the Lions, 8-5 vs. Packers and 8-6 when playing the Vikings. ...
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    The Bears must determine how to approach Sunday's game 

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    Published on 12-29-2010 10:56 AM
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    They secured 1st round bye with Eagles' loss Brad Biggs

    The Chicago Bears have been aiming for a first-round bye in the playoffs and figured they would have to take care of business themselves with a victory on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
    It won’t be an issue now after the Minnesota Vikings, a two-touchdown underdog, upset the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The loss by the Eagles ensured the Bears a first-round bye and likely the No. 2 seed in the NFC, although they are still alive for the top spot.
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    Jets-Bears game helps generate record TV rating 

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    Published on 12-28-2010 02:39 PM
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    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — The Chicago Bears' win over the New York Jets led the way to the highest preliminary television rating for the single-game window in the 13 seasons of the current AFC package.
    The CBS games Sunday averaged a 15.4 overnight rating and 30 share, the best since the network took over AFC coverage in 1998. The other matchups seen in parts of the country were Baltimore-Cleveland, Tennessee-Kansas City, New England-Buffalo, Indianapolis-Oakland, San Diego-Cincinnati and Houston-Denver.
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