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Rough past shapes Rachal's toughness on field
With a smile he rarely shows on the field, Bears left guard Chilo Rachal revealed his first name comes from French Creole origins. "It's CHI-low,'' Rachal said, accenting a hard consonant blend. Naturally. Nothing about the veteran whom the Bears made...
Tags: NFL Pro Bowl, Chris Williams, Matt Forte, National Football League, San Francisco 49ers
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Technique crucial in exhibition opener
The initial exhibition game on the NFL schedule should be viewed as an extension of training camp in the evaluation process, a "scrimmage" in which established vets run their base schemes and rookies see the majority of the reps against pro competition...
Tags: Soldier Field, Matt Forte, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Armando Allen, Denver Broncos
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Cutler usually rebounds well from poor games
The Jay Cutler-J'Marcus Webb controversy may wind up being a bigger problem for the Rams than it has been for the Bears. The key figures involved in last Thursday night's incident, celebrity quarterback Cutler and social media butterfly Webb, always...
Tags: NFL Draft, Chicago Tribune Columnists, National Football League, Frank Omiyale, Lovie Smith
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What will it take for Bears offense to take off?
It's understandable if the hype of a potential Super Bowl matchup one week, followed by a prospective NFC championship showdown the next, seems highly relevant midway through a season. But really, it's only hype. Getting to the real NFC championship...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Mike Martz, Matt Forte, National Football League, Denver Broncos
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Time of possession battle crucial
I asked Jay Cutler and Mike Tice a question regarding offensive strategy last week before the Green Bay game, and their answers surprised me. I wanted to know if they would be mindful of controlling time of possession with their play-calling to keep the...
Tags: Matt Forte, National Football League, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Bradford, Michael Bush
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Cutler leads Bears where it counts
ARLINGTON, Texas — Leadership can be complicated. So you could walk away from Cowboys Stadium on Monday night questioning Jay Cutler's leadership. But you most certainly had to walk away from Cowboys Stadium on Monday night praising Jay Cutler's...
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Marshall, Football, Danny McCray, Sports
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Bears' Webb grows up in opener
The wide receivers took the bows and the cornerbacks got the high-fives, but the Bears won their opener Sunday because they beat the Colts in the trenches. The play of the Bears offensive line was particularly eye-opening. And no one played better on...
Tags: Dwight Freeney, Matt Forte, Alshon Jeffery, LaVon Brazill, Jay Cutler
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You can fire Lovie right now
Lovie Smith has to go. Now. If I'm Phil Emery, I wouldn't have let him on the plane home after that 21-14 disaster in Minnesota. Smith’s team wasn't ready to start a must-win game. Smith's defense wasn’t ready to start a must-win game....
Tags: Chicago Bears, Brandon Marshall, Football, Adrian Peterson, Lovie Smith
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Bears season comes down surviving against Vikings
When the ribbon was cut on this NFL season in early September, nobody gave a second thought to the Bears' Week 12 assignment, Leslie Frazier's Vikings. No, you don't dismiss any divisional opponent, especially one that possesses the threat of Adrian...
Tags: Matt Forte, National Football League, Lovie Smith, Minnesota Vikings, Jay Cutler
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Utilizing tight end should expand Bears' opportunities
BOURBONNAIS — Create matchups. Work the ball inside of numbers. Target the inside vertical seams. Those are some of the opportunities you have in the passing game when the tight end plays a role in the game plan. This Bears offense has a new...
Tags: Mike Martz, National Football League, Aaron Hernandez, Alshon Jeffery, Career and Workplace
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Cutler restores calm to Bears
During the fourth quarter of Sunday's 28-10 victory over the Vikings at Soldier Field, Jay Cutler noticed left tackle J'Marcus Webb's loose shoelace. Webb must have been too busy protecting Cutler's blind side to see his cleat had become untied. There...
Tags: NFL Pro Bowl, Soldier Field, Men's Health, National Football League, Lovie Smith
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10 things to focus on during training camp
BOURBONNAIS — Watching the Bears open camp Thursday, I have some questions about player development, scheme and competition on Lovie Smith's roster. Here are 10 things to focus on through the exhibition schedule. • There is no question Devin...
Tags: Chris Williams, Matt Forte, National Football League, Alshon Jeffery, Lovie Smith
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