John Dietz
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No easy answers for Bears' defense: DC Williams admits he needs to get more creativeNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Eddie Jackson's been part of some nasty, shutdown defenses during his six years with the Bears. The most impressive were probably in 2018 and 2019 when Matt Nagy's squad...
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From the Commodores to captain: Charting Bears FB Blasingame's journeyNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Of all the positions on an NFL offense, fullback might be the most overlooked. Most fans have their eyes on the quarterback, running back, wide receivers and maybe the o...
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5 Things on the Bears: More historic numbers in reach; impressive debut by ClaypoolNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - Normally in Five Things on the Bears, our "by the numbers" section is somewhere in the middle of the article. But this week we've got to lead with it because Justin Fiel...
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Grading Bears performance vs. DolphinsNov 06, 2022 12:00 am - Quarterback: A+Let's start with the obvious: Justin Fields set the NFL record for rushing yards with a quarterback with 178. It doesn't get much better than that. Th...
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Fields has historic day, but Bears lose 35-32 to DolphinsNov 06, 2022 12:00 am - Some of us doubted Justin Fields from the moment the Bears drafted him. Those doubts continued during a herky-jerky rookie season and intensified as this campaign began ...
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Y2K: Dolphins' dynamic duo could dominate Bears' decimated defenseNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - In the 102-year history of the NFL, no player has ever amassed 2,000 receiving yards in one season. Not Calvin Johnson. Not Julio Jones. Not Cooper Kupp. Not even the gr...
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With Smith gone, Bears likely to give Lake Zurich native Sanborn an extended lookNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - When Jack Sanborn was a senior at Lake Zurich High School, the Bears drafted a linebacker out of Georgia by the name of Roquan Smith. A Bears fan all his life, Sanborn k...
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Why despite trading away top defenders, Bears aren't waving white flagNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - In what might come as a shock to some, there were no white flags flapping in the wind while the Bears practiced at Halas Hall on Wednesday. Yes, defensive end Robert Qui...
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5 Things on the Bears: Poles must be happy with haul for Roquan SmithOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Not a bad haul. That was my knee-jerk reaction Monday after hearing the Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith to the Ravens in exchange for second- and fifth-round draft ...
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Bears lose to Cowboys, but they fought hard the whole gameOct 30, 2022 1:00 am - No matter how dire the circumstances, no matter how deep the hole, no matter how horrendously they are playing, there is one undeniable fact about Matt Eberflus' Chicago...