Danieal Manning

No game during the bye week means no "" and no comment board from which to derive an issue. But because our readers have finished their soup and salad, here's a bye-week issue to serve as a palate cleanser before the meal that is (at least) 10 more...

Coach Lovie Smith identified November as a target month. This one did not end exactly as he or the Bears would have liked. The Bears finished the month 2-2, failing to score more than 13 points in three of their four games and closing a grueling three-...

First quarter The Bears started uneasily, getting their hands on three New Orleans fumbles, recovering only two and netting just three points in the opening quarter. That was an ominous beginning in a sport that typically presents only so many golden...

Alex Brown wasn't ashamed to admit it. The Bears defensive end was too curious not to notice what was happening in Sunday's Vikings-Lions game. "We peeked up every now and then at the scoreboard," Brown said. "But we had to make sure we took care of our...

Devin Hester playfully referred to it as "Secret Weapon No. 5," but the rest of the NFL knows it as the "Wildcat" offense. The direct snap to the running back has been a staple in the Miami Dolphins' attack all season. Suddenly, it has become part of the...

Adewale Ogunleye's eyes boiled with anger as he glanced at the statistics sheet. He shook his head, then fired the booklet into a nearby trash bin. Indeed, the Bears' playoffs chances went straight into the garbage on Sunday. All postseason hope...