Phillip Daniels

Well, not only are we stuck here doing this for this meaningless game, Ch. 2 barely comes in on this TV and we have to listen to Randy Cross' "insight" all game. OK, enough complaining. The only thing going for the Bears today is that they can keep the...

They were numb afterward, and the windchill had nothing to do with it. This was a dead group of players, anesthetized, undeniably finished with four games left to go and having a hard time convincing even themselves anymore that threatening to win...

In a season defined by collapses great and small, the Bears suffered perhaps their worst of all Sunday in a 33-30 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Their seventh straight loss came as a result of blowing a 27-6 lead that...

The debris, including at least one bottle aimed at an official, had barely settled on the field when John Shoop jogged into the dressing room under his own assault from above. "Shoop, you [stink]," his detractors yelled as the Bears' offensive...

The Monday following their sixth straight loss, Bears players were hardly in a talking mood. The few that were at Halas Hall to explain why everything could go so wrong in the second half of a the 19-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles repeated familiar...

Marcus Robinson was the core of the Bears' offense in 1999 when his leaping catches helped produce nine touchdowns and a franchise-record 1,400 receiving yards. But Robinson's two chances for similar catches went for naught Sunday, a sign of something...

Q Is there dissension in the Bears locker room yet? Are the Bears defensive players starting to get ticked off at their inept offensive teammates? A Most of the Bears defensive players will not comment on that question, which may speak volumes about...

R.W. McQuarters said he was searching around on the ground as he headed for the locker room at the end of Sunday's loss to the Eagles. "I think the officials threw a flag on me on the way to the tunnel," the Bears veteran cornerback said sardonically. "I...

The Bears' five-game losing streak has elevated Ted Washington from Pro-Bowl run stuffing tackle to mythic figure. Kind of like Buddha, but 6-5, 365 pounds with a heck of a bull rush. Since Washington went down with a foot injury in Week 2, the Bears...

The Bears' foundation—running the ball—cracked severely in their 25-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, one of the NFL's poorest run-stopping teams. The Bears' top rusher was backup quarterback Henry Burris, who scrambled for 19 yards in two series of...

Last year, this particular tactic worked. It was even sort of charming. But then again, a lot of tactics worked last year for the Bears, including playing worse than their opponents and still coming out with the victory. Now when the Bears' defensive...

D'OH I: Paul Edinger's overtime kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Lions the ball on their 40, where even a rookie quarterback on perhaps the worst team outside of Cincinnati could move an offense into position so one of the best field-goal kickers in...