Noots’ Notes: 2010 Preseason By Michael Nudo The Bears head into preseason with some perplexing positional battles to consider. Instead of focusing on the battles themselves, I’m a bit curious as to the reasoning behind the current depth chart. What? Yeah, let’s dig in and see who is crazy from the summer heat. Is it [...]

There’s a smell on the air That returns me to my chair A sound of helmets crunching Has me reaching the nachos for munching The summer’s heat is now broiling The mouthpieces fitted by boiling Scent in the locker room is clean So just what do I mean? Should we be concerned if we would [...]

Noots’ Notes (free agent edition) By Michael Nudo The Bears just locked up free agents Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor and Brandon Manumaleuna during a fast opening weekend of NFL Free agency. Let’s look at these players and what their signings mean to the team. TE Brandon Manumaleuna: This was the first signing of the day, [...]

Noots’ Notes-Game 16: 37-23 Win at Detroit (holiday edition) By Michael Nudo The Bears (7-9) flexed their offensive muscles en route to a second consecutive win to end the season. The Lions stayed close throughout the game, led by Daunte Culpepper’s passing and some shoddy defense. OFFENSE QB: Jay Cutler (22-36-276, 4 TD) was brilliant. [...]