What 3 teams have been essentially the most ineffective teams in the NFL the last few years?  If you guessed Lions, Rams, and Panthers, you would be correct.  I’m not sure why that fact is appealing to the Bears front office, but they have essentially signed 19 players since 2004 that played for one of [...]

The greatest show on grass?  I highly doubt it.  But apparently that’s what the Bears think Mike Martz can bring to the table.  And when I say that the Bears think he brings that to the table, what I really mean is that the other 17 crappy candidates they interviewed turned them down.  What is [...]

There is one thing that the Tennessee football program and Lovie Smith have in common right now: they are both under fire.  With Lane Kiffin jumping ship to head to USC and all the insanity that has swirled around him and the Vols program over the last 14 months, it should come as no surprise [...]

This is an interesting interview with Tommie Harris that took place in the last few days since the season ended: He seems like a good guy and has an understanding of how this game works: If you don’t perform, it doesn’t matter what kind of person you are, the fans will get frustrated with you. [...]

The Cover 2, also known as the Tampa 2, was all the rage in the NFL for most of this past decade. It is a simple defensive scheme masterminded by Tony Dungy and his friend Lovie Smith. The Tampa Bay Bucs employed it from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s with great success. It is [...]

It seems almost certain that Lovie will be fired at the end of this season, barring some sort of miraculous win streak or something equally unlikely.  Whoever the Bears bring in to be head coach after him will probably get to hire his own staff, which includes offensive coordinators.  That being said, Charlie Weis was [...]

Well, so much for discretion and class.  As I discussed last week when management went behind Angelo and Lovie’s back to test the waters on Mike Shanahan to coach the Bears, this is a backhanded way of getting a new coach.  As much as we all think and know that Lovie’s day is done, you [...]

To all those screaming for Lovie Smith’s head (I’m one of them), there is some good news out of Halas Hall.  Or at least good rumors.  According to Hub Arkush at 670 The Score, the Bears are putting out feelers for a new head coach: Someone in the Bears’ organization at a level above general [...]

The Bears stand at 4-5 and without a winning streak of some kind, they will likely be out of the playoffs.  Hell, Lovie and Jerry Angelo will probably be out of a job.  That being said, the media, fans, and pretty much everyone connected to the league in any way is down on the Bears.  [...]

I have one simple request.  Can everyone stop emailing, instant messaging, texting, and calling me to talk about or ask what I thought about last night’s Bears game please?  I don’t feel like talking about it.  You can all expect one or both of these 2 posts next week: Does Cutler Suck? And should the [...]

Yesterday I posted a series of questions about the Bears game after I was unable to watch it on Sunday.  While we can all agree I was spared from a horrifying afternoon, I was left wondering what the hell happened.  I asked all of you to send in your comments and observations and I am [...]

Some Musings on the Bears from NQTC Reader/Contributor Gavin: In honor of the much anticipated opening of the latest in the summer blockbuster franchise, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (due out on Wednesday night, June 24th) the Bears have been attempting to perform their own Revenge of the Fallen at Halas Hall this summer. Unfortunately, [...]

The Cubs Spring Training opener is today at 2:05 pm!  Samardzija is getting the start. [ChicagoCubs.com] The Bulls murdered the Magic last night 120-102.  The new guys look great. [Tribune] Is there some subterfuge up at Halas Hall?  It looks like Angelo is hanging Lovie out to dry. [Windy City Gridiron] Zambrano is now signed [...]