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October 23, 2011; London, ENGLAND; Chicago bears running back Matt Forte (22) carries the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a catch during the fourth quarter in the NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. The Bears defeated the Buccaneers 24-18. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE

Matt Forte is making the rounds on Radio Row at the Super Bowl this week and he found his way to the Waddle and Silvy Show on Thursday.  He talked about his contract status and the new Bears GM.

“It depends on the motive of (the franchise tag),” Forte said Thursday on “The Waddle & Silvy Show” on WMVP-AM 1000. “If they are doing the franchise tag just to get more time in order to negotiate a long-term deal, then I would be OK with it. But, if it’s just to hold me another year and just, ‘Let’s throw some money at him right now to keep him quiet,’ that’s not going to solve anything.”

Sounds to me like Forte is reversing field and starting to accept the inevitable – he is going to get tagged.  It’s in contrast to his previous stance about kinda, sorta threatening to hold out or “being hard to find” if he were to get tagged.  … [visit site to read more]

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Welcome to Bear Goggles On 3.0!  The FanSided mother ship has been working on this for some time and we’re really excited to finally be able to share our new look with the world.  What’s new, you ask?

Besides the new look graphics, the biggest difference you’ll find is a new section called THE HUB.  THE HUB is an area where we get to share links, tweets, videos and quotes with you.  It’s a place for quick hits and snippets – maybe Bears related and maybe just something fun or off the wall -  that we want to share with you without going through the formality of a full post.  Those precious little nuggets will get nestled into the timeline between the usual posts.

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You have to consider the source, but according to this exclusive Deadspin post a new football league called the SPFL – Spring Professional Football League – is coming in the Spring of 2013.  Chicago is among the eight cities they’re targeting for a franchise:

According to its own forecasts, the SPFL, whose management includes a number of former XFL and NFL Europe executives, will debut in 2013 with eight teams playing a 14- to 16-week season. The summary lists the cities under consideration as New York, Washington, Memphis, Orlando, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Teams would be centrally owned by the league, a la Major League Soccer.

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There was a little spark in the preseason and a slowly but quietly burning fire throughout the season.  Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun Times is adding fuel to that fire that is Lance Briggs’ status with the Bears.  Briggs came into camp unhappy about the $36 million contract that he had signed back in 2008 and there have been little jabs here and there from Briggs to remind everyone that nothing lasts forever.

With Phil Emery in place as the new Bears GM, this will be one of the top things he gets to tackle this offseason.  Do you pay Briggs or let him play out the last two years of his deal?  If you don’t pay him, does he hold out?

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Phil Emery speaks at his introductory presser (Chicago Tribune)

The Bears officially announced Phil Emery as their new GM. Ever since they announced him as a candidate, it’s been gnawing at me – “Who does this guy look like?” Here are my candidates for the Phil Emery Look-Alike contest, after the jump.

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A few of my quick thoughts after the jump.

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The Phil Emery Era is off and running.  In a move made hours before Emery is paraded in front of the Chicago media to be officially announced as the 5th General Manager in Chicago Bears history, the Bears announced that they had “mutually agreed to part ways”  with Ruskell.  … [visit site to read more]

Tim Ruskell Out as Bears Director of Player Personnel - Bear Goggles On - Bear Goggles On - A Chicago Bears Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

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