In a widely expected move, Lovie Smith announced today that Kyle Orton will start the season opener Sept. 7 in Indianapolis. The move comes as a relief to a lot of Grossman-bashers, one of whom I work with who just told me seconds ag...

What can you say about the Bears’ loss to the Eagles but… at least I nailed my prediction to the exact score. Seriously speaking, though, the game didn’t play out exactly as I expected, but the core principles for why I thought the Bears would lose...

Bears offense vs. Eagles defense The Bears are tenth in the league in passing offense, but the Eagles are tenth in the league at stopping it. Philadelphia’s secondary is banged up and if given time, Jay Cutler could pick it apart. But that’s been...

A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent. 1. Win the turnover battle By now, we’re all well aware of Jay Cutler’s struggles in prime time games. He’s thrown 11 of his league-high 17 interceptions in evening games this year. ...

Ouch. Last week was my first below .500 week of predictions of the season and the worst since Week 2. I don’t have a good answer for why they went awry. I didn’t expect the Redskins to upset the Broncos or the Packers to upset the Cowboys. I also...

“He has a bunch of Smurfs at wide receiver.” -Former Bear Gary Fencik, on 670 The Score, on the weapons with which current quarterback Jay Cutler has to work.