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Mitch Trubisky Expected To Become Bears Starter Per Sources

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Erik Lambert
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Mike Glennon took his Green Bay Packers test on Thursday night. He failed miserably with four turnovers. It was more of the same stuff seen from Jay Cutler for years and the exact opposite of what John Fox and the Chicago Bears brass expected of him. It only further stoked the fires of people calling for the organization to start Mitch Trubisky.

Well it seem now after another calamitous loss that the organization is ready to make the switch. According to insider Benjamin Allbright, who has a solid track record for accurate breaking news, several sources believe Trubisky will be named the Bears starting quarterback for their Monday Night showdown at Soldier Field with the Minnesota Vikings.

This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Glennon has eight turnovers in four games include four against the Packers. That is often the fast track to getting benched. The Bears gave him $18 million to prove he could hold down the job while Trubisky prepared from the sideline. Instead he became a flat tire slowing their vehicle down at every turn.

He had four chances to prove his case. That’s arguably more than he deserved. There should be zero sympathy for him at this point. Now the Bears are free to move forward with the man they saw as their future from the start. Trubisky outplayed Glennon in preseason and created a buzz in the locker room. His athleticism and accuracy should be big helps to their anemic passing game.

Will he make mistakes? Of course. He’s a rookie. At the same time he can do so much more for them on the field.

Hall of Fame Coach Dumbfounded By Fox’s Refusal to Play Trubisky

By
Erik Lambert
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Former NFL player Tony Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016, speaks in the Hall of Fame press room at the the 5th annual NFL Honors at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in San Francisco. (Photo by Jack Dempsey/Invision for NFL/AP Images)

Tony Dungy shares a lot in common with John Fox. Both are former players who came up as defensive coaches. Both got their starts in the NFC South (Fox with Carolina and Dungy with Tampa Bay). Also both had their greatest career runs with Peyton Manning at quarterback. One would think they’d have common ground on what it takes to develop a young quarterback.

Turns out that’s not the case. In fact it might be the polar opposite of the case. Dungy, being the excellent football mind and Hall of Famer he is, went on PFT Live recently. He revealed that he’d been watching the development of Mitch Trubisky carefully over the summer. He also has watched each of the Bears’ first four games this season.

He wasn’t shy about admitting his complete and utter puzzlement at why Fox refuses to give the rookie an opportunity to start.

“What I saw in training camp, and what I saw in the preseason games, I don’t understand why Trubisky is not playing now,” Dungy said.

“You won three games last year,” Dungy said. “You mortgaged the future to take this guy. Put him in and let him get the experience. Now, if he struggles and you’ve got to go to Mike Glennon to bail him out, that’s fine. But he didn’t look like he was struggling, to me, in training camp.”

Again this is a man with a bust in Canton and a Super Bowl ring on his finger. He knows what he’s talking about. For him to say that, it might be time to question Fox’s sanity.

Tony Dungy further explained why the decision is so unusual

Much of the confusion centers around the entire dynamic with Trubisky. The Bears invested a #2 overall pick in him. This after trading up to do so. Clearly they saw enough to be convinced he could be great in Chicago. Yet for some reason despite him outplaying Glennon in the preseason, he was still benched. Dungy believes their biggest mistake was not fully committing to him after that.

“When you draft Mitchell Trubisky, you have to make an organizational decision,” Dungy said. “When I came to Tampa in 1996 they had drafted Trent Dilfer with the sixth pick in the draft. We sat down, Rich McKay and I and the ownership, and we said, ‘We’re going to play Trent Dilfer for two years. I don’t care if we don’t win a game, I don’t care if we go to the Super Bowl. He’s going to play, because we have to find out if he justifies this sixth pick. Is he our guy?’

And we were all on board with that. And that’s what it’s got to be. This organization made a decision, somehow, not to start Mitchell Trubisky no matter what happens in training camp or the preseason, Glennon was going to start. I think the organization has to change.”

People have tried to drag Ryan Pace into this decision. He does deserve criticism, sure. One for not investing more resources at wide receiver and paying Glennon way too much. At the same time the depth chart decision fall on Fox. That’s been made clear for the past two years. So this extended torture over the past four weeks was his call, plain and simple. If so, it’s time for a change.

NFL Insider Reveals John Fox Won’t Be In Chicago Much Longer

By
Erik Lambert
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The fire John Fox chants are only going to get louder from here. The supposed solution to the Chicago Bears’ losing woes has actually somehow made them worse. He is now 10-26 in his tenure with the team, suffering a higher percentage of blowout losses than Marc Trestman did. When a coach starts getting compared to Trestman, it’s a huge problem.

Fans are left wondering how much more of this disaster they have to stomach. Fox refuses to see common sense on the quarterback issue. He wanted Mike Glennon because he could protect the football. Glennon has eight turnovers in four games. His team looked unprepared and passive against the Packers. Inexcusable given the rivalry.

He’s beaten them exactly one time in five tries now. His team is ranked among the worst in the NFL again. Everything about the past two years indicates he needs to go but thus far the Bears have remained steadfast in their support of him. Could that last into 2018?

Buzz growing that the Bears will fire John Fox

Before people lose their minds and wonder if the Bears will fire him right away, don’t get overexcited. This organization has never fired a head coach during a season and there’s no reason to expect that changes. However, according to NFL insider Benjamin Allbright, it’s pretty much a given at this point that Fox is done by January.

Allbright has solid credibility in these sorts of situations. He’s also a reporter covering football in Colorado. That includes the Denver Broncos who employed Fox for four years. It’s safe to say he has a good feel for the situation surrounding the head coach. He seems more than confident that Fox will be gone by next year. At that point it will become about who the Bears get to replace him.

Allbright even had an idea about that too.

An interesting name to be sure. Matt Patricia comes with a lot to like. He’s got two Super Bowl rings as a defensive coordinator. He’s known for being detail-oriented and able to adjust to the players he has. Also he’s young at 43-years old. His beard fits the requirement for success in Chicago. Everything about the guy says he could be great for the Bears. Of course people will cry foul, saying he’s a defensive guy and wouldn’t be good for Mitch Trubisky.

He’d likely counter by saying Bill Belichick is a defensive guy too.

Cubs Playoff Rotation Gets Trickier After Latest Jake Arrieta Decision

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Aldo Soto
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Once the Chicago Cubs captured their second straight division title and third consecutive postseason berth all the questions turned to what the starting rotation would be for the NLDS. We know the opponent, the Washington Nationals are waiting, but we don’t know how Joe Maddon will line up his playoff rotation. That question gets a little more tricky, as Jake Arrieta will not make his scheduled start on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.

Eyebrows were raised following Arrieta’s start on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, as he only went three innings and after the defeat he admitted he wasn’t feeling 100 percent because of the hamstring injury that sidelined him earlier in September. Now, Arrieta and the Cubs have decided that instead of making Sunday’s start, he’ll pitch in a simulated game.

Arrieta was on 670 The Score Thursday and he also said then that more rest was preferable to prepare for the postseason.

“It’s actually going to be nice to take some time. I’m not exactly sure how we’re going to approach Sunday yet, if I’m maybe going to make that start. But I think the biggest thing is just to get the rest I need for the playoff start.”

(Jake Arrieta)

The 2015 Cy Young Award winner left his Sept. 4, start against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a hamstring injury and returned to the Cubs with a good outing against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 21. However, after his latest appearance, Arrieta expressed how he was changing his mechanics because of the leg injury.

So, the rest has been granted.

Now the speculation will ramp up a week leading up to the NLDS in terms of the starting rotation. Jon Lester is the veteran who was brought to Chicago to pitch in big games and Maddon seemingly has confidence in him to go in Game 1. So, does Kyle Hendricks start Game 2, followed by Jose Quintana and then Arrieta? Where does John Lackey fit into the equation if Arrieta isn’t ready?

We’ll find out in one week, as the series begins on Oct. 6, in Washington.

Angry Bears Players Warn That Mike Glennon Farce Needs To End

By
Erik Lambert
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Chicago Bears players aren’t happy. Nor should they be. Once again they went into Green Bay with some hope, once again the Packers gave them a bitter reminder of how far apart the two teams are. Green Bay was playing with half a roster healthy and still managed to crush the Bears 35-14. Why? As always it starts with the quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdowns. Mike Glennon committed four turnovers.

Packer fans have to be laughing at how woeful this franchise remains at that position. It’s comical by this point. Since 1992 they’ve had 30 different players start at least one game. Green Bay has had five. The Packers have two Super Bowls during that span and regained the all-time series lead 95-94 for the first time since 1932.

What makes it so much worse is the teams’ stubbornness on the issue. Glennon has eight turnovers in four games. For weeks the Bears insisted he was the better choice because he’s experienced and knows how to protect the football. After two ugly defeats in three weeks, even other players are getting fed up.

Chicago Bears players strongly hinted they want a change

Make no mistake, the reaction by the fans isn’t an isolated case. The Bears players themselves understand perfectly what’s going on. The only difference is they can’t give voice to their frustrations because that would be bad for team unity. However, it seems the cracks are finally starting to show. They usually do after big losses to the Packers.

Akiem Hicks, Markus Wheaton and Zach Miller all had pretty strong words after the game. While none referenced Glennon by names, it wasn’t hard to read between the lines.

Last week former Bear Corey Wootton warned that the players understand what’s going on. What sort of message does it send when the coaches see the quarterback is constantly struggling and refuse to make a change? Nobody is saying Mitch Trubisky will be 10 times better than Glennon but it’s practically impossible to be worse at this point.

Trubisky outperformed him in preseason by a wide margin. Everybody saw it. The coaches ignored it. They wanted to “stick to the plan.” Well there are plenty of quotes about what happens to a plan when it has first contact with the enemy. Something needs to change, or otherwise somebody will come in to change it for them. The last thing this team can afford is another midseason mutiny against the head coach like 2014.

Here’s What We Learned In The Bears’ 35-14 Destruction By The Packers

By
Dhruv Koul
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(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mike Glennon walks off the field after fumbling on the Bears' first offensive play in the first quarter.

After a thrilling Week 3 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chicago Bears got steamrolled by their rivals in Green Bay on Thursday night. This team continues to show up unprepared and punched in the mouth to start games way too often. They started poorly in Weeks 1, 2, and 4. And they lost all three. They started strong in Week 3, and won. There is a pattern here, and unfortunately, it’s not a very good one for the Bears.

Here are my observations from their Week 4 demolition at the hands of the Packers.

  1. Mike Glennon continues to prove he adds no value to this team. John Fox keeps stressing ball security and points out how good Glennon is at protecting the football. He had three turnovers in Week 2, a turnover in Week 3 (with several other missed opportunities by the Pittsburgh defense), and two more in the first two drives tonight. By the time of this writing, he added two pick to make it four turnovers. FOUR! He sucks! It is literally impossible for Mitch Trubisky to be worse. Put him in.

  1. Discipline is not this team’s strongest suit. And it’s not just penalties. They need to play smarter football. That’s a coaching problem. Looking at you, John Fox.
  1. Leonard Floyd finally got his first sack of the season in the second quarter. It was more of a coverage sack, but good to see him off the mark. Let’s hope it propels his season forward.
  1. I love how the Packers called all sorts of outside zone runs and bootlegs with Aaron Rodgers. The types of plays the Bears could call with a certain quarterback who currently holds a clipboard. It’s despicable.
  1. Speaking of outside zone runs, teams are going to start stopping Tarik Cohen consistently on those until Glennon starts beating teams downfield.
  1. Bears should have challenged that potential Randall Cobb fumble on Green Bay’s first drive. You’re 1-2 and are heavy underdogs on the road. Take chances. You need to do that to win. John Fox’s conservative nature continues to kill this team.
  1. Danny Trevathan’s hit on Davante Adams was absolutely brutal and unnecessary. Whether I’m a Bears fan or not, I never want to see a player get hit the way Adams did. I hope he’s OK, and Trevathan can expect to hear from the league – potentially about a suspension.

  1. Aaron Rodgers continues to destroy the Bears. The Packers were without their first five offensive tackles, and couldn’t do anything up front against Green Bay’s supposed joke of an offensive line. One reason? Rodgers makes unbelievable plays with his feet. The Bears have a quarterback that can do that too … but again, he holds a clipboard.

9. When the score was 35-7, the Bears went into handoff mode. Essentially, they resigned      to losing the game. Great. Now how about resigning to starting Trubisky next week?

  1. I love this running back tandem. They’re going to be fun to watch for years.
  1. When do the Bears get to host the Packers in prime time?
  1. Bears are now 1-3. At the beginning of the season, it was easy to see the Bears going 0-4 to start the year. So technically this is “better”. But in hindsight, the Bears should be 2-2 at least. And who knows how the other two games go with a non-Glennon QB starting? At this point, with 11 days before the next game, I fully expect (read: want) to hear Fox say that Trubisky will start Week 5 against the Vikings on MNF. But who knows with him. At this point, one thing is clear:

Early Week 5 Prediction (assuming Trubisky starts):  Bears 24, Vikings 20

Early Week 5 Prediction (assuming Glennon starts):  Vikings 33, Bears 10

VIDEO: Danny Trevathan Delivered Scary Knockout Hit on Davante Adams

By
Erik Lambert
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Danny Trevathan will likely have a hefty fine and maybe even a suspension coming his way after a brutal hit on Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams in the third quarter of Thursday Night Football. On the play Adams appeared to be stopped and Trevathan came in hard to finish up. At the same time Adam began to go to the ground at the same time the linebacker came in low. The result was an ugly blow to the head that resulted in a mouthpiece flying.

Even Butterfinger Is Calling Out the Bears For Sucking So Bad

By
Erik Lambert
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The Chicago Bears were getting thumped in the first half against Green Bay. Old news, right? A catastrophic play had just occurred where Mike Glennon had a low snap bounce off his knee and into the eager arms of the Packers defense. It was another calamitous gaffe on a night full of them. So bad in fact that Butterfinger, the candy, couldn’t help but make a comment on how bad the play was.

Unfortunately the Bears Twitter feed felt compelled to respond in defense of their team. Of course that is almost always an ill-advised move and Butterfinger proved it with an absolutely savage response.

Cubs Stomp All Over The Cardinals Hearts, Crushing Any Playoff Hopes With This Awesome Catch

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Aldo Soto
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The Chicago Cubs started their B team and really it was their C team against the St. Louis Cardinals a day after clinching the division. Yet, Kyle Hendricks was great and Thursday’s game headed to extra innings. The Cubs got ahead 2-1 with a Taylor Davis RBI-double and then Leonys Martin stomped all over the Cardinals playoff hopes.

I absolutely love Len Kasper’s call and JD’s chuckle.

Goodbye St. Louis!

Giving Abreu A Diamond Ring To Commemorate The Cycle Is Overzealous And Excessive

By
Matt Enuco
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Jose Abreu was given a diamond ring to commemorate batting for the cycle.
Ron Vesely from the Chicago White Sox Instagram account.

Some milestones deserve a ring; batting for the cycle is not one of them. Yet, that is what White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf did for Jose Abreu on Thursday – there was also a pregame ceremony and video tribute to amplify his achievement.

I’m not saying that Abreu doesn’t deserve a gesture of some sort. He has etched himself among legends with his first four seasons of 25+ home runs and 100+ runs batted in while posting the first cycle by a Cuban-born player, but a ring is an out-of-bounds gesture.

Ron Vesely for the Chicago White Sox

There have been 300 cycles in Major League Baseball since 1880 and seven this season alone. As Blake Shuster of Yahoo! Sports points out, it’s not like he pitched a perfect game, of which only 21 have been hurled in the modern era.

“It was a very special accomplishment in my career for three reasons,” Abreu wrote for MLB.com. “First, the difficulty of hitting for the cycle. Second, being able to do it despite all the adversity my family was facing. And third, I could do it with this great organization that gave me the opportunity to fulfill my dream of playing in the Major Leagues and having success. This organization has always supported me.”

Ron Vesely for the Chicago White Sox.

That Abreu legged out a cycle while his family faced death under hurricane Irma’s wrath is nothing short of remarkable. His humility, gratitude and loyalty to the White Sox franchise are noble and admirable qualities.

Does this feat deserve recognition? Of course. Does it deserve a ring? Not in my opinion. Does it deserve jewelry? Perhaps a watch would be much less conspicuous and dubiously cumbersome. Imagine what will happen once Cubs fans catch wind of this silly trophy and the deluge of diatribes they will sling about the South Siders trying to reclaim a ring after their World Series victory.

Ron Vesely for the Chicago White Sox.

Another alternative could have been mounting all four bases from that game in a frame of some sort for Abreu to take with him. And if Reinsdorf wanted to really kick it up a notch he could have bought Pito a car and joked about how he could have used it while stumbling around second on his way to third.

Either way, a ring overshoots the target by miles.

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