Frank Omiyale News

We routinely second-guess draft picks and coaching decisions. But since the Bears ' Super Bowl XLI appearance, they have signed or traded for 19 players of note, with many of those deals falling short of expectations.

Because Jay Cutler is being protected from blame in Chicago better than he is from pass rushers, we apparently need to consider other culprits for the Bears ' lousy 4-5 start.

Josh Beekman remained with the first team at left guard Monday despite being pulled from Thursday's game against San Francisco in favor of Frank Omiyale .

Catching up on Monday's news around the NFC North: Chicago Bears : Safety Al Afalava was on the field for practice Monday, according to Jeff Dickerson of ESPN Chicago .

Bears coach Lovie Smith keeps saying the Bears are not accustomed to the penalties they have been receiving, but at some point, he's going to have to admit it's an issue.

Josh Beekman remained quiet all last week about regaining the starting left guard spot he had lost to Frank Omiyale .

LAKE FOREST – Bears guard Frank Omiyale envisioned a much smoother transition after he signed a four-year, $11.5 million contract with the team in February.

Jay Cutler had every reason to be just a little sore after the Chicago Bears' last game, the way he was running for cover if not big gains.

Asked about the execution of the Bears ? offense shortly after Sunday's sloppy victory over the Browns , frustrated coordinator Ron Turner seemed on the verge of borrowing a line from former Bucs coach John McKay and saying, "I?m in favor of it." But instead Turner hinted that it might be time to focus on running fewer plays with better precision, ...

The Bears can rearrange the deck chairs all they want on their Titanic of an offensive line, but the fact remains this group lacks talent.

Lovie Smith defended the aesthetics of his team's win against the Browns the same way 31 other NFL coaches would have.

If it wasn't clear after last week's loss to the Bengals, it should be clear now: Lovie Smith has lost the benefit of the doubt - the trust, if you will - of most Bears fans and media in this town.

Will it be quarterback , who twice was flattened by the Pro Bowl behemoth during the Bears ? 30-6 victory on Sunday? Or will it be left guard Josh Beekman , who allowed Rogers to turn Cutler into detritus on the Soldier Field grass? Think of it this way: When a child gets the flu, no one feels worse than the protective parent.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Cribbs is tackled by Bears safety Danieal Manning during the first quarter of Sunday's game at Soldier Field.

Rob Ryan called. The Browns defensive coordinator revealed that his sideline exchange Sunday with Jay Cutler consisted of: "You were $#$#%$# better in Denver.

As the Browns and Bears get ready to knock helmets today and maybe get a little muddy in the trenches, this seems to be a good time to answer some questions about the Bears offensive line.

Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again.

If Bears players are half as angry as their fans Sunday, I wouldn't want to be a Cleveland Brown at Soldier Field .

I've been wondering since 4:15 Sunday afternoon how precipitously the Bears have to tumble for the right changes to be made.

With the Bears facing the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, coach Lovie Smith paid tribute to Browns coach Eric Mangini with a vow of silence about a rumored change at left guard.