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Emery's bold choice could be inspired -- or disastrous
For a guy who comes across as a button-down football conservative, Bears general manager Phil Emery continues to take bold risks that defined his first year on the job. For such a humble man, Emery sure seems intent on proving he is the smartest guy in...
Tags: Brian Kelly, Phil Emery, Dallas Cowboys, Jon Gruden, Buffalo Bills
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Bears face big decisions on several key players
Most of the players on the Bears roster were acquired by Jerry Angelo to be coached by Lovie Smith. Now that neither is part of the organization anymore, many of those players might not be feeling quite as secure. The fates of many familiar faces in the...
Tags: Bruce Irvin, Rod Marinelli, Phil Emery, Free Agency, Green Bay Packers
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New coach will have to right ship as GM changes course
Around 10 a.m. on the first day of 2013, Bears general manager Phil Emery will appear at Halas Hall and declare the organization's New Year's resolution to change the way they chase Super Bowls. Well, Emery likely won't use those exact words. But his...
Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Phil Emery, New Year's Day
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Trestman gets high marks from 49ers boss
If you believe former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., going from the Canadian Football League to the Bears for a head coach as smart as Marc Trestman requires no more adjustment than, say, switching from Molson to Goose Island for a beer connoisseur....
Tags: New England Patriots, Phil Emery, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Jay Cutler
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Packers 3-4 defense difficult for Bears to digest
The Bears offense has been having a difficult enough time hitting a fastball. And along come the Packers with a nasty curve. Three-four defenses like the Packers use have been a problem for the Bears this year, in part because they are different....
Tags: Dezman Moses, Geno Hayes, Matt Toeaina, Green Bay Packers, Mike Tice
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He's not the real McCoy, he's the real deal
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Phil Emery said the next coach of the Bears needs to be adaptable to win with the personnel available and Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy has done that with disparate parts such as Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow. A year...
Tags: Jake Delhomme, Tim Tebow, Jay Cutler, John Fox, Zane Beadles
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Bears wish to copy Packers' blueprint for success
You never heard anybody at Halas Hall call Packers general manager Ted Thompson an idiot. Nor will you, no matter how voluble or volatile the Bears-Packers rivalry became this week. That would be disparaging the man whose plan the Bears want to copy....
Tags: Sean Payton, Aaron Rodgers, Phil Emery, Jon Gruden, Green Bay Packers
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New defensive coordinator surprisingly selling continuity
New coaches sell change the way politicians sell hope. It is their snake oil, and they often find desperate customers in their teams' executive offices as well as in the stands of the stadiums they call home. It is what new coaches do because that's...
Tags: Lance Briggs, Phil Emery, Sports, Charles Tillman, Mike Martz
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Lack of diversity still big problem in NFL
One longtime acquaintance on an NFL coaching staff called with a rhetorical question that pops into my head whenever somebody mentions the league's problem hiring African-American head coaches. "Do you know how hard it is to win 10 games in the NFL?''...
Tags: Jim Caldwell, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Football
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Kaepernick, 49ers maul Bears
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2009, the Cubs selected a strong, 6-foot-4-inch power pitcher named Colin Kaepernick in the 43rd round of the amateur baseball draft. So in some ways Kaepernick's right arm always seemed destined to disappoint Chicago one day....
Tags: Major Wright, Jay Cutler, Alex Smith, Football, Brandon Marshall
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Jeffery still learning the tricks of the trade
When the Packers effectively took away Brandon Marshall last week, Plan B was big rookie Alshon Jeffery. Jay Cutler threw to Jeffery nine times, including in the end zone from the 1-yard line on fourth down. The Bears didn't have a single completion...
Tags: Kahlil Bell, Arizona Cardinals, Patrick Peterson, Green Bay Packers, Brandon Marshall
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Ravens' savviest signings this offseason came at a small cost
The Baltimore SunNFL general managers aren't unlike most discerning shoppers, scouring the marketplace for bargains and trying to avoid wasting precious dollars. While those intentions aren't always realized for even the smartest talent evaluators, sometimes they strike...Tags: Wes Welker, Ozzie Newsome, Baltimore Ravens, NFL Draft, Houston Texans
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