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NFL teams in the West are in the middle of quarterback shuffle

Tags: John Skelton, Mike McCoy, Arizona Cardinals, Matt Flynn, Colin Kaepernick

Bears' O-line holds up against blitz

On Monday, what stood out about the Bears' performance on Sunday is the pass protection held up both in terms of recognition and execution against an aggressive, accomplished blitzing team. Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton sent more than four...

Tags: J.T. Thomas, Amobi Okoye, Arizona Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald, Nate Potter

Businesslike approach works for Bears defense

Trust what you see, read your keys and play ball. Sometimes it can be that simple when you are superior on one side of the ball, as the Bears defense was Sunday in a 28-13 win against a lifeless Cardinals offense. Sure, Larry Fitzgerald made a...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Charles Tillman, Arizona Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald, National Football League

Tim Tebow in Arizona: Could a trade be in the works?

Tim Tebow spent 2-1/2 hours training Monday at an Arizona community college, a hot scoop first reported by TMZ. Since when is a professional athlete working out considered big news? Well, pretty much everything Tebow does is big news. And he's also a...

Tags: John Skelton, San Diego Chargers, Mike McCoy, Tim Tebow, Arizona Cardinals

26 NFL facts -- For amusement purposes only

Did that look like a playoff offense to you?

What we learned in Arizona on Sunday was the Chicago Bears are back to beating stiffs and the defense is back to scoring. I don’t know what the Cardinals do for a living, but playing football isn’t it. It’s true the Bears could...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Alshon Jeffery, Charles Tillman, Arizona Cardinals, Beanie Wells

Bears alive heading into final Sunday

GLENDALE, Ariz. — They're alive. Only because they faced an offense far more disjointed than their own were the Bears able to withstand another lethargic start. Jump-started by two defensive touchdowns — their first since Week 9 —...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Charles Tillman, Phil Emery, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minnesota Vikings

Bears' victory proves nothing

GLENDALE, Ariz. — From miles away in the sprawling Arizona landscape that surrounds it, visitors can spot the massive steel marvel of technology and design that is the University of Phoenix Stadium. Around the NFL, observers consider the home of...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Kelvin Hayden, NFC North, Charles Tillman, Minnesota Vikings

Bears will try to confuse Cardinals rookie QB

The Bears defense has game-planning options Sunday at Arizona versus rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley. By showing different looks at the line of scrimmage, the Bears can roll the secondary, bring zone pressure and try to steal one in third-down passing...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Charles Tillman, D.J. Moore, Rob Housler, Arizona Cardinals

Bears need coming-together party

Inside the locker room during their last trip to the University of Phoenix Stadium one night six years ago, ecstasy made Bears players oblivious. They didn't realize somebody let reporters into their inner sanctum quicker than usual after the Bears...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Alshon Jeffery, Jerry Angelo, Arizona Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald

Bears have earned 2nd-half spiral

The big-picture stuff going on in Lake Forest is juicier than it has been in years. To my delight, that's not going to change for many weeks. Who coaches the Bears in 2013 is a much more meaningful, more layered conversation than if Lovie Smith's...

Tags: John Skelton, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Jonathan Scott, Larry Fitzgerald

When do we start blaming Cutler?

Here’s the thing about Jay Cutler’s throw that was sort of aimed at Devin Hester during yet another miserable Cutler performance in yet another aggravating loss to the Packers: It was so bad and such a turning point that even Lovie Smith,...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Kyle Orton, Devin Hester, Super Bowl, Lovie Smith