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You look at every organization, every football team, there's a face of the franchise and there can't be a better player to represent an organization than (the way) Brian Urlacher has ... Coach on the field. Great guy. So it will be different not seeing No. 54 there. But with time, things change.
You have to have that quarterback in place, and Chicago has that in Jay Cutler
It's hard to say whether he's misunderstood or not ... I think, when you're in that position, you get criticized a lot. Everything you do is watched, and that has been the case with Jay. There have been some incidents where he would probably like them not to happen that way, but that's just a part of it. I know his teammates have his back and they are expecting big things from him this year.More quotes »
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Could Notre Dame Fighting Irish Miss Bowl Season in 2013?
has been a lot of turnover within the Chicago Bears organization since the firing of long-time coach Lovie Smith and the hiring of offensive-minded coach Marc Trestman from the Canadian Football League. As such, much of the off-season focus has been on Jay from The Daily Strikes Read more »
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Chicago Bears’ Matt Forte will continue to impress in Marc Trestman’s Offense
as Atlético [...] There has been a lot of turnover within the Chicago Bears organization since the firing of long-time coach Lovie Smith and the hiring of offensive-minded coach Marc Trestman from the Canadian Football League. As such, much of the off-season from Rant Sports Read more »
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The Other 31: Bears move on without Smith, Urlacher on heels of 10-6 playoff near-miss
another for NFC playoff seeding or a wild-card spot. Conversation starter: Did the Bears do the right thing in ousting Lovie Smith and parting ways with Brian Urlacher after a 10-victory season? Background: Schedule | Depth chart | Draft results | Home page from The Washington Post Read more »
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Stock Up, Stock Down Through NFL Rookie Camps
they're likely not. The Chicago Bears have been trying to "win now" for years—one of the reasons why former head coach Lovie Smith was fired after a 10-6 season. Once again, they loaded up. Free-agent left tackle Jermon Bushrod will finally stop a revolving from Bleacher Report Read more »
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New scheme old hat for Matt Eberflus
defensive coordinator at Missouri where he developed ties with one of Kiffin’s disciples, Lovie Smith, and Tony Dungy. “I met Lovie Smith in the early 2000s when he was in St. Louis and he came over to show us some of the system, and the next year we switched from ESPN Read more »
