The Bears lost 21-14 last night to the Atlanta Falcons and you would think the Falcons played great ball, but they really didn’t. The Bears had a lot of good drives in this game, but had way too many red zone mistakes. Jay Cutler was 2/9 throwing a touchdown and an interception in the red [...]
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Is The Chicago Bears Secondary Acutally Better This Season?
The Chicago Bears pass defense ranked 30th in the NFL last season and the defense as a whole gave up 21.9 points per game. In the secondary they used Mike Brown, Kevin Payne, Charles Tillman, and Corey Graham. Danieal Manning was used as a nickel back and Nathan Vasher couldn’t stay healthy. This season the [...]
Tillman: “Red Bull Was Our Secret”
Bears veteran corner back Charles Tillman spoke up about yesterdays game, here’s what he had to say: “It wasn’t really how they came out, we came out real flat on those guys, and that’s unacceptable. … That’s not our style of play. We don’t play ball like that.” Tillman pointed to the Bears’ “secret weapon” [...]
Tillman To Be Removed From The PUP
In the news today, Bears CB Charles Tillman will be taken off the physcially unable to perform list (PUP) before the final cuts on Saturday. This is what Tillman had to say about playing against Green Bay next Sunday night: “I’m ready to start playing again, I might be able to play with four practices. [...]
Bears Add Veteran Cornerback Rod Hood
The Bears added a veteran cornerback to there roster today. Inking former Eagle, Cardinal and Brown, Rod Hood to a one year deal. Hood should provide the Bears with much needed depth at the cornerback position. The Cleveland Browns added Hood this off-season, but was released on Monday. The 5’11″ Hood has played in 84 [...]
Tillman: “There’s No Need to Panic”
Charles Tillman, who will miss somewhere between 4-10 weeks due to back surgery spoke up today about when he’ll be back. This is what he had to say: “I’ll be fine for the season, there’s no need to panic. When I panic, then you can panic. But I’m not panicking, so we’re good. “[Things] happen. [...]
Charles Tillman To Miss Training Camp and Most Of The Preseason
The Bears’ top cornerback, Charles Tillman will be sidelined four-to-10 weeks as he continues to recover from back surgery. This means he’ll miss all of training camp and most of the preseason. Tillman is only 28 years old, but it seems like every season he deals with injuries. What does this mean for the secondary? [...]
The Bears Must Stay Injury Free To Have A Chance This Season
Over the past two seasons the Bears have been hit with injuries. Key players like Charles “Peanut” Tillman, Tommie Harris, Dusty Dvoracek, Nathan Vasher, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Brian Urlacher and Chris Williams have all suffered from the injury bug. This year is huge for the Bears. People have very high expectations for them. Jay Cutler is [...]
Is Nathan Vasher’s Future with the Bears Up in Smoke?
Is Nathan Vasher returning to the Bears next season? Many think he has grossly underachieved since receiving a big contract two seasons ago. It definitely appears that way. Vasher has only played in 12 games in the last two seasons, recording 29 tackles and only two interceptions. Jerry Angelo spoke about Vasher’s future at the [...]
Report: Tillman Won’t Move to Safety
Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times said this in his Wait a secondary: Tillman to stay at CB: “With all the talk of the Bears experimenting in the secondary, you can cross one possibility off the list. Left cornerback Charles Tillman won’t move to free safety in 2009. Tillman — who former Bears defensive coordinator [...]
