Hoge's Training Camp Notebook: McClellin, Price Struggle While Corners Impress
After a day off, the Bears were back on the practice field at Olivet Nazarene University Tuesday and things looked, well, rusty.
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After a day off, the Bears were back on the practice field at Olivet Nazarene University Tuesday and things looked, well, rusty.
Strapped with a new, multi-million dollar contract, Bears running back Matt Forte is sporting a new comforter.
As we count down to Bourbonnais, a panel of 15 670 The Score hosts, reporters and producers ranked their top 10 most important Bears players for the 2012 season.
As we count down to Bourbonnais, a panel of 15 670 The Score hosts, reporters and producers ranked their top 10 most important Bears players for the 2012 season.
Don't think for a second that the Bears did the wrong thing by finally signing Forte to a contract extension Monday.
One former Bears quarterback thinks the team's offensive line is the best in the division.
Hours before the deadline, Forte and the Bears reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth a reported $31.5 million. Here is the breakdown of the deal
Now, the pressure rests on head coach Lovie Smith to win with what the GM has gotten him.
Just hours before the NFL deadline, the Bears and Matt Forte have reportedly agreed to terms on a long-term deal.
There has been "considerable progress" between the Bears and running back Matt Forte in working out a long-term deal, according to CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora.
This is my evaluation of how the Bears have - or haven't - improved their talent level per position group since 2011, and an overall assessment of each. First up is the offense.
Matt Forte will likely hold out training camp if he and the Bears aren't able to reach a long-term deal, but the Bears running back told 670 The Score's Zach Zaidman Friday that he won't miss any regular season games.
Which brings us to Matt Forte. The Bears' primary running back has been a good-to-excellent back through his first four years in the league. He is currently engaged in a nasty bit of gamesmanship with the team.
After watching OTAs and mini-camp over the last four weeks, we're starting to get a better look at what the Bears' depth chart might look when training camp opens in late July.
Time is running out for the Bears and Matt Forte to reach a long-term deal.
There haven't been many complaints about the moves the Bears made in the offseason and that's because it is pretty evident the roster has been upgraded.
The third and final week of OTAs will conclude Thursday at Halas Hall and when they do, it will be three complete weeks without starting running back Matt Forte.
Despite rushing for more yards per game last year than Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch and Chris Johnson, the Bears are right in their hesitance to sign Forte to a massive contract.
Matt Forte is proving his doubters wrong, one step at a time.
Since Forte has started looking for a new contract, the Bears have signed running backs Marion Barber and Michael Bush to multi-year deals - something one Bears expert thinks has started to bother Forte.
During his three seasons in Chicago, Cutler has been sacked 110 times, including an NFL-high 52 times in 2010.
The Bulls had no chance of winning the NBA Finals once Derrick Rose's ACL snapped in half, just like the Bears had no chance of winning the Super Bowl when Jay Cutler's thumb broke.
We still know little about Phil Emery, but the guy knows how to buy himself the benefit of the doubt, and quickly.
The Bears voluntary offseason workout program begins Monday, and unless there is a major shift between now and then, Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte will not participate.
The Bears may have gotten more than just a backup running back when the team signed Michael Bush last week.
