Mike Tice

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One winter night three years ago inside the Kohl Center on the Wisconsin campus, the Badgers football team gathered for a bonding exercise that included a basketball shooting contest. Former backup quarterback Nate Tice, son of the Bears offensive...

I'm relieved the Bears have concluded the junior varsity portion of their schedule and finally have a worthy opponent Sunday night at Soldier Field. The comedy of errors in Nashville was entertaining, but it's time for a 15-round bout between two...

If Mike Tice went home last Sunday night looking for consolation after a game-winning two-minute drive saved the day for his sleep-inducing offense in a victory over the Panthers, he didn't find it from his wife. "Like Diane said, 'What did you do in...

Though nobody requested one, coach Lovie Smith said he wasn't about to offer an apology after his Bears rallied to stave off the Panthers for their fifth straight victory. I'm wondering if the coach is listening to his team's critics more than he ever...

Jay Cutler was asked to explain his NFL-best fourth-quarter ability. “I don’t know.’’ Cutler said Wednesday. “I’m getting lucky, I guess.’’ No, you’re getting behind, and that has to stop right now....

Maybe the bond between Jay Cutler and Greg Olsen isn't as strong as when the two frequented Chicago hotspots a few years back, but the Bears quarterback obviously still has a great appreciation for his former tight end. "He'd be great in this offense,''...

The standard job description for an NFL offensive coordinator does not include: "Must possess self-deprecating humor, unfailing flexibility and honest self-assessment." Yet those qualities seem evident in the Bears workplace for Mike Tice as he modulates...

Devin Hester sometimes takes criticism to heart. This time, he took it in stride. The kick returner understood what Dave Toub meant when special teams coordinator pointed out Hester's lack of aggressiveness during the Bears' 13-7 victory against the...

If Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice truly wants to stick with the running game against the Lions Monday night, he has the full personnel to do so. Fullback Evan Rodriguez, who missed the last two games with a sprained MCL in his left knee, is active...

The release of former first-round draft pick Chris Williams earlier this week did not signal the Bears have solved their issues on the offensive line. Left tackle still remains an issue for the organization even if J'Marcus Webb now stands alone after...

The template for dirty play between the Bears and Lions was set more than a half-century ago. So anticipation of over-the-top aggression in Monday night's prime-time game is warranted. My father took me to my first Bears game at Wrigley Field when I...