Armando Allen

Minutes after Brandon Marshall said everyone involved with the Bears offense should be held accountable, he darted out of the Soldier Field locker room, leaving behind his sad-looking Charlie Brown Christmas tree. There will be no NFC North crown...

Smash-mouth football, once an offensive trademark of the NFL’s charter franchise that produced the great Walter Payton, died before its time last week in Chicago after a recent bout with negligence. It was ageless. On fourth-and-1 against the...

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...

The initial exhibition game on the NFL schedule should be viewed as an extension of training camp in the evaluation process, a "scrimmage" in which established vets run their base schemes and rookies see the majority of the reps against pro competition...

The last time the Bears were without Matt Forte, as they will be Sunday against the Rams, they went 1-3. "Forte is such a dynamic and versatile player who accounted for such a significant amount of the Bears production in the past that losing him will...

"You aren't coming out tonight. Don't put a hand up and tell me you're tired — because there ain't anyone left." — Special teams coach Danny Smith addressing the rookies before the fourth exhibition when I played for the Redskins. Make a...

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...

I have seen the Bears' safety problem hang around for most of the post-Mike Brown era and now with the injuries to Brandon Hardin and Chris Conte. Could we see Peanut Tillman make the move to safety and have Kelvin Hayden slide into a starting...

CLEVELAND — Ready or not, here comes the regular season. The Bears pulled the blinds on the exhibition slate Thursday night at largely empty Cleveland Browns Stadium, doing their best to ensure they get to Week 1 as healthy as possible. Coach...

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...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Some worried the Bears were walking into a trap Sunday afternoon at EverBank Field, and the first half certainly resembled that. But a defense that has been playing as well as the Bears' was not going to be conquered by...

At one point or another, the Bears decided they preferred Rex Grossman, Chad Hutchinson, Brian Griese, Jay Cutler and Jason Campbell over Kyle Orton. Since drafting Orton in the fourth round in 2005, the Bears have had a history of trying to get a better...