....where we're cautiously excited to be at the game on Sunday.

ChicagoBears.com

Israel Idonije was chosen as the Bears' winner of the Ed Block Courage Award.

The Bears' D is preparing for Brett Favre.

The Vikings present a problem. Ya think?

Chicago Sun-Times

The Vikings-Bears injury report.

Roberto Garza returned to practice yesterday.

Dan McNeil: Lovie, some time off will be good for you.

Chicago Tribune

The D wants to show Bernard Berrian wrong.

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WCG'ers,

I wanted to pen a quick thank-you for your effort, thought, and camaraderie over the past year and a half. This site has blossomed since I joined, and much of that is due to you.

Am I completely leaving WCG? No. I could never do that. I’ll be hanging around on the game threads, and I’ll continue at WCG as a contributing writer. Think of me as WCG’s version of Rick Morrissey :). For those of you who were around during the spring/early summer, I’ll be re-starting my weekly column. And, if y’all would rather talk off the blog, my email is on my profile.

Quick thank-you’s go out to:

- Adam: Thanks for letting me blog for the site – it’s been a great experience and I’ve loved my time on here. You’ve been fun as hell to work with….see ya on Gtalk.

- Wiltfongjr: Your knowledge of the game is superb, and I’m looking forward to following your columns to continue learning about the game.

- SackMan: Writer of the best damn game previews on SB Nation. Thanks for all of the intelligent conversations throughout.

- To the members: I know I was an insufferable SOB at times, but y’all really are great. Allie, chad, GallopingGhost, Ditka, smudgers, and propheteer are just a few off the top of my head, and I know I’m forgetting many, many more. Thanks for making this fun.

Thanks for everything, and Bear Down.

ChiFan13

This is something that's been on my mind for a while.

Usually, I collect Den articles throughout the day. This morning, I was checking my usual sources when I ran across this article from Rick Telander in the Chicago Sun-Times. The title? "Word of caution for Cutler: Don't make media your enemy." Essentially, Telander rips Cutler for him, Lovie, and Angelo not talking to NBC prior to their Sunday night game. Instead of finding out first-hand why they aren't talking to the media giant, Telander places all the blame on Cutler.

I don't blame Cutler for not talking to NBC. Not in the damn least. If you read Cutler's comments from yesterday, he innocuously said that he'd like to see more of Devin Aromashodu. There was nothing in his tone that made it sound like he was angry with anyone that DA hasn't been on the field. Then, the Chicago Tribune posted a story (it's in today's Den). The title? "Cutler makes a big pitch for Aromashodu." No, he didn't. He said he'd like to see more of him; he didn't make some big pitch.

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....where we damn near choked on our dinner when we heard Lovie say that the Bears are still a running team.

Jerry Angelo's weekly Q&A. 

Cutler is working to reduce interceptions in the red zone.

Chicago Sun-Times

Neil Hayes: We deserve better than this. 

Mike Mulligan: Hey Bears, running is passe.

Dan Cahill: Is there one positive thing to say about these Bears?

The Bears turned to Omiyale at a key point in the SF game.

Simms and Fencik weigh in on Cutler's struggles.

Andy Reid believes that Dave Toub is cut out to be a head coach.

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....where we can't see at night and we move too much during press conferences.

The Bears Network won four Emmy Awards. Huzzah!

Tommie Harris wants to help the Bears win for Lovie Smith. 

Chicago Sun-Times

Tommie Harris: The Bears have no room for error. 

Ten thoughts on the Bears.

A Steelers fan claims a Bears fan drugged his drank and now he's blind because of it.

Chicago Tribune

Devin Hester is focusing on getting back in the groove. 

Steve Rosenbloom: Grossman's dad was right.

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Usually, the NightLink is a pretty serious topic among us writers; we want to make sure that we have good Bears information up here. Never fear, WCG'ers, I'm here to break up the monotony.

1st order of business: New changes to WCG

As of around 4 PM today, Dane nominated me as the Official WCG Body Language Coach. If anyone has any qualms with any Bears players, coaches, or front-office managers, please let me know and I'll give 'em a call and coach em up. With fire and passion.

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....where the Chicago MSM are really starting to make my ass weary.

The Bears are still confident despite their recent losses. They shouldn't be, Larry. 

ChicagoNow

Adewale Ogunleye blogeth! He breaks down the loss last Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Offensive penalties are killing the Bears.

Cutler's nightmarish game isn't as bad as it looked - take a look at this article. 

Mark Potash: The Bears' problems are bigger than Cutler.

Brian Westbrook's status for Sunday's game is uncertain.

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....where we're still laughing about the Broncos losing to the Redskins.

The offense is focused on eliminating errors. Thanks, Larry.

The Bears are beginning to prepare for the Eagles. Thanks, Larry. 

Chicago Sun-Times

The Vikings can clinch the North in two weeks. 

Brad Biggs: Lovie needs to lose patience with the offense.

Chicago Tribune

David Haugh: Jay Cutler needs to show restraint and be less cocky. Meatball Fever is running rampant. 

Dan Pompei: Cutler is jittery, and it's easy to see why.

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....where our cleverness, like the Bears playoffs hopes, have gone far, far away

670 The Score

Jay Cutler was reckless in an ugly defeat. 

ChicagoBears.com

Interceptions mount for Cutler.

Cutler's five picks doomed the Bears. 

Chicago Sun Times

Bears can't figure out what's wrong.

Penalties starting to haunt Bears.  

Mike Mulligan: The Bears need a pyschiatrist.

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Here are my quick thoughts on the game:

1) I know Cutler threw five picks and I'm not making excuses for him. Realistically, a few of them aren't his fault.

2) The University of Northern Iowa (where I currently go) has a better OL than the Chicago Bears. Good God, I'm sick of them.

3) Tommie, kudos for showing up yesterday. Keep that effort up.

4) Our defense also showed up. Against a crappy QB. So congrats, D.

5) Only positive thing about this game: We had five turnovers and still held them to 10 points. Again, see point #4.

6) I'm really glad that I'm going to be out and about in Chicago and not on WCG today listening to everyone call for someone's head.

7) I'm also going to the Bulls game tomorrow. I'm hoping I'll be lucky enough to watch one Chicago team have a good game.

Anyways, let's go.

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