I hate giving up on my guy.
Apparently, Jeremy Bates might not be such a lock to come to Chicago. A few other journalists penned pieces just reporting the information, but Jeff Dickerson from ESPN gives the best and most thorough account (link here).
At the same time, Pete Carroll’s name is always thrown out there for NFL jobs at the end of the year. Jumping off the USC ship might make sense this year, especially considering both the football (Reggie Bush/Joe McKnight) and basketball (O.J. Mayo) are either under investigation or have just recently completed investigations on those programs.
Enjoy your Saturday and make sure to keep it here for some analysis of the games!
ChicagoBears.com
Hunter Hillenmeyer feels the fan’s pain….or something.
Richard Dent is among the 17 finalists for the 2010 Hall class.
ChicagoNow
Jeff Hughes discusses some of the coordinator openings.
Chicago Sun-Times
Sean Jensen has another OC name for us: Craig Johnson.
Sean Jensen also makes an AWFUL pun for this title. Yikes.
Neil Hayes completely jumps the gun and believes he’ll go to Seattle.
The Chicago Slaughter just signed Jarrett Payton.
Mark Potash details the playoff picks for this weekend.
Chicago Tribune
Lance Briggs pulled out from the Pro Bowl; many believe that it’s due to his nagging injuries throughout the year.
Who are the best bets to make it through this weekend’s games?
The Bears have reached out to Mike Martz. Oh dear Lord, here we go….
Dan Pompei dips into his mailbag – don’t miss it.
CSN Chicago
John Mullin also takes a look at the playoff picture.
Daily Herald
Bob LeGere rants about the Bears’ top management.
ESPN Chicago
Do you know who Tom Clements is? You better find out….