Sherrick McManis

When the Lions and their fans look at how dominating the Bears defense and its scheme has been, they have to think, "That should have been us." In 2006, Matt Millen hired Rod Marinelli as head coach of the Lions. Then in 2008, the Lions became the...

The Bears were facing one of the best special teams units in the NFL on Sunday, but special teams played a significant role in the Bears' victory. On the blocked punt that Corey Wootton returned for a touchdown, the Bears surprised the Titans by sending...

You now can purchase a "Peanut Punch" T-shirt. You could have heard Charles "Peanut" Tillman talk about his penchant for forcing fumbles on his regular guest spot on WSCR-AM 670 Tuesday. Or you can hear him talk about it on ESPN (Rachel Nichols...

Sherrick McManis came off the end to block a punt and Corey Wootton came up the middle to return it for a touchdown in Tennessee, and I’m thinking, Dave Toub might be one more Devin Hester touchdown return away from getting a head coaching job. The...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Setting his clock back six years Sunday at LP Field, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher stayed stride for stride with Titans running back Chris Johnson covering a deep pass route down the sideline. Johnson, who once clocked 4.24...

The problem with the Bears offense in Thursday night's 23-10 loss to the Packers wasn't that pass rushers outnumbered pass protectors. It was that the rushers were superior to the protectors, and the extra blockers often were not where they were needed....

Pardon me if I'm a smidge disjointed with this one. I have had no experience writing about a Bears offense with players at the skilled positions who are capable of taking a team to a Super Bowl. And I have no memory of a Bears defense that appears to...

Dan, what is going on at Halas Hall? Why after years of having a stable scouting staff are there so many changes? People jumping ship? -- @chibob57, from Twitter We have to look at each situation individually to understand what happened.  Chris...

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Too hot: Brandon Marshall The term "beast mode" should be reserved for Marshall rather than Marshawn Lynch. Marshall caught 10 passes for a season-high 165 yards, including a 56-yard reception near the end of regulation that allowed Robbie Gould to...

The extra work Kellen Davis put in last week paid off. Davis was targeted for one pass Sunday during the Bears' 23-22 victory over the Panthers. The tight end made that one opportunity count as he scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler over...

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