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Because of the increased passing threat that Jay Cutler presents, I can see increased opportunities for Matt Forte, even though his carries will probably decrease.

The Bears reached the playoffs last season by winning games that they appeared to have lost, by making that one play or two at precisely the critical moment of those games.

I read in yesterday's "Chalk Talk" that the last touchdown the Bears scored off a fake field goal came in 2002 when Brad Maynard connected with Dustin Lyman.

With everything else the same, what do you think the Bears' record would have been in 2008 with Jay Cutler at quarterback? Would Cutler's replacement value over Kyle Orton have dramatically changed the Bears' record? Will S. Chicago It's a very interesting question, and of course one that's impossible to answer with any certainty.

What are Jay Cutler's statistics against the teams the Bears will play this season? Dave K. Streamwood, Illinois In 10 career starts against the Bears' 2009 opponents, Jay Cutler has completed 179 of 280 passes for 2,254 yards with 17 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a 97.2 passer rating.

By the time training camp comes around the Bears will have a real good idea what their emergency punter list looks like for this season.

Gloucester new boy Nicky Robinson marked his return to international rugby after a three-year absence by scoring 12 points with his boot.

Nicky Robinson returns to the Wales starting line-up on Saturday for the first time in three years and could not have chosen a better city in which to do it.

The latest addition in Jerry Angelo's busy offseason arrived Monday at Halas Hall.

Throughout this surprising 2005 season, the Bears did their talking on the field, playing the us-against-the-world theme to perfection.

Play-by-play of the Bears-Bucs game from a guy whose mama told him Rahula Strohl 4:01 PM CST, December 17, 2006 Hoilday cheer first.

The Chicago Bears special teams is... well, special. Since Dave Toub has arrived in 2004, the Chicago Bears have ranked in the top eleven every year in overall special teams.

Making it in the NFL is difficult for anyone, but getting to the highest level as a specialist like Ball State punter Chris Miller is even tougher.

The Bears wrapped up rookie minicamp this afternoon and a team spokesman said there were no immediate plans to sign any of the 25 tryout players, not today any way.

Northwestern's C.J. Bacher will join two other quarterbacks on a tryout basis at the Bears' rookie minicamp this weekend.

The Bears are bringing in a quarterback with legitimate college experience for their rookie minicamp this weekend.

Add Missouri kicker Jeff Wolfert to the list of Tigers coming in for a tryout at the rookie minicamp.

Aidan Stotz received an executive order from the most powerful man in the world, and it was: "Go play!" Stotz, 6, of Lindenhurst, a cancer survivor, met President Barack Obama a few weeks ago at the White House.

I completed an assignment for the Sporting News last week, and a portion of the file was to rank the Bears' draft needs from 1 to 19.

Let's pretend for a moment that you're Jerry Angelo. You don't have to be the uber-conservative, yawn-inducing Bears GM that we all know and love to hate.