Briggs signs...

Lance Briggs signs a one-year deal. Charles "Peanut" Tillman and Nathan Vasher have signed multi-year extensions. Defense upgraded with Archuleta. Offense adds Devin Hester and Greg Olsen among its playmakers.

This is gonna be fun to watch.

Ugh...

Not much to say about the Super Bowl. The real cause for the loss was a passive game plan on the defensive side of the ball and bad luck. The passive game plan let Peyton Manning pick apart the Bears defense.

The bad luck was just that.

The Bears got So-So Rex. The good part was the 20-for-28 day he had, which included a touchdown. The bad part was two picks, one for a score.

Grossman will be on the hot seat for all of 2007.

I'll be hitting the dolphin-safe veal tonight.

On the NFC championship...

The following lyrics say it best:

We are the Bears Shufflin' Crew
Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you.
We're so bad we know we're good.
Blowin' your mind like we knew we would.
You know we're just struttin' for fun
Struttin' our stuff for everyone.
We're not here to start no trouble.
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle.

Source:
http://www.webwaymonsters.com/85bears/shuffle.html

Playoffs...

The Seahawks face the Bears Sunday.

Here is how the last matchup went.

The Bears aren't there to start some trouble... they just wanna do the Super Bowl Shuffle. :)

The Windy City Flyer...

Devin Hester raced into the record books. Again.

This time it is for most kick returns in a season. Three punts, two kickoff returns, and that 108-yard missed field goal return that tied Nathan Vasher's record.

And to think that all the Bears have left to face are Tampa Bay, Detroit, and Green Bay.

This record could be out of reach by the end of the regular season.

Now this is class...

In the 2005 season, Nathan Vasher set an NFL record with a 108-yard returned of a 52-yard field goal that was short. The video is available on Google somewhere - at least for now.

Well, this Sunday night, Devin Hester tied the record. Vasher's response exudes class.

“We’re going to have to just make it bigger,” said Vasher, whose TD return came exactly one year ago today at Soldier Field. “Scoot over a couple things and add his in there because he definitely deserves it.”

Well done, Nathan. Both on that return, and on handling your teammate's feat.

I hate the Dolphins...

Bad enough that they derail another run for an undefeated season. But this Dolphins team?

And Rex Grossman? I'm not sure he's able to handle the starting job. Better to put Kyle Orton back as starting QB.

The Bears were coasting for a half...

That's the only real downside to the latest Bears game.

And how about Mark Anderson, who seems to be the steal of the NFL draft? 7.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 1 pass deflected - in seven games. Houston fans must be in agony knowing that the Texans passed on Reggie Bush to get Mario Williams (3.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery). The Texans could have taken Bush first overall, and grabbed Anderson before the Bears, and they would be in much better shape as a team.

Expect GM/coaching changes for the Texans soon if this keeps up.