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The Good, The Bad, The Forgettable: Matt’s NFL Week 4 Awards

Week four had it all. Upsets, goal line stands, emotional moments, another direct snap for a rushing touchdown, an unsuccessful 76-yard field goal attempt, head coach firings, and a sighting of a nostalgic T.O. Some of this week’s upsets had a common theme, exposing shaky defenses. The Washington Redskins went into Dallas and upset the undefeated, [...]

2008 NFC North Preview: Is this Minnesota’s year?

2007 was the year of surprises in the NFC North. The Green Bay Packers surprised many by going 13-3 and advancing to the NFC Championship Game, as Brett Favre broke out of his “old man” funk and became the Brett Favre of old thanks to an MVP-caliber campaign. The Chicago Bears, on the other hand, went [...]

Bears choose lesser of two evils in Kyle Orton

In one of the least interesting quarterback battles in recent NFL memory, the Chicago Bears have announced that Kyle Orton will be the team’s starter over Rex Grossman for the Sept. 7 season opener against the Colts.   This is one of those times where a player didn’t so much win a job as he did less [...]

Bears rookie LT Chris Williams has surgery; questions abound

Bears rookie left tackle and 14th overall pick Chris Williams had surgery on a herniated disk. The surgery will keep Williams out for an unspecified amount of time. However, according to Bears GM Jerry Angelo, it shouldn’t keep him out the entire season. “We have to wait and see…how the rehab is,” Angelo told reporters, “but [...]

Favre could be dealt within NFC North after all

The Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre have been hogging the spotlight these days. In fact, if you’ve been watching ESPN lately, Favre even has his own thing on the bottom ticker. That’s when you know you’ve made it. The Packers are sold on having Aaron Rodgers play behind center in 2008, and Packers management would [...]

Bears RS/WR Devin Hester gets 4-year extension

What do Lance Briggs, Alex Brown, Desmond Clark, Robbie Gould, Tommie Harris, and Brian Urlacher all have in common? That’s right! The Chicago Bears have showed them all the money this offseason. Well, now they are showing it to Devin Hester too. ESPN reports that Hester agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $30 million. His [...]