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Charles Tillman is likely to have at least one encounter Sunday with Bernard Berrian.

Defense used to be a word synonymous with the Chicago Bears . But the Bears ' D has fallen on hard times, and its intimidating reputation isn't what it once was.

Random thoughts while wondering if Charlie Weis might be interested in returning to the NFL as an offensive coordinator : * It's too early for the Bears to write off this season.

Apparently, Bears fans can quit trying to appreciate their team now. The Bears lost 24-20 to Philadelphia on Sunday night.

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.

Come with me on a stroll down memory lane, fellow Bears fans... Flashback to February 2007.... Your Bears were fresh off a Super Bowl season.

Play-by-play of the Bears-Texans preseason game from a guy who supports both Hank Aaron and Brian Urlacher Rahula Strohl 8:19 PM PDT, August 11, 2007 I'm more or less ambivalent on the whole Barry Bonds issue, but when I realized that my Homestead Grays cap was getting a little rank, and my Brooklyn Dodgers hat had long since reached that point, I ...

Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher and former Bear Terry "Tank" Johnson wrote letters to a federal judge last year that praised a disgraced Chicago politician.

Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler's inconsistent play is the least of the Bears' problems this season.

A pair of Chicago Bears defensive players came to the defense of embattled Alderman Edward Vrdolyak last year before he was sentenced to five years of probation for corruption.

Share + Nov 12, 2009 1:39 pm US/Pacific 1 of 1 Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers tries to break free from the grasp of Danieal Manning of the Chicago Bears on October 29, 2006 - the last time these two teams faced each other.

With half the season in the books, the NFL's series of Thursday night games begins with two struggling teams trying to stay in the playoff race.The 49ers, who are 3-point favorites over the Bears, have lost four in a row.

After solid victories for both the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears in Week 4, both teams were looking poised for a run at the playoffs.

The Chicago Bears are a bit of a joke. The Bears may still be alive in the NFC with a record of 4-4, but this team was expected to do a lot more than just be "average." My Super Bowl prediction may have been a stretch, but the playoffs were not out of the question.

It was a victory for a division championship that was anything but cause for celebration.

Dennis Green's postgame rant, memorialized in a beer commercial, is what everyone remembers from the Bears' 24-23 comeback victory at Arizona three seasons ago.

After each victory, Minnesota coach Tim Brewster announces a series of team award winners.

Jay Cutler could have been a Brown in the offseason, but I didn't lose any sleep in not acquiring him.

Cutler trying to do too much? [10/29/09] While coach Lovie Smith admitted nothing Wednesday in the way of potential personnel changes for Sunday, general manager Jerry Angelo all but confirmed a shake-up on the team's Web site earlier in the day.

Maybe the communication problems in Cincinnati wouldn't have occurred last Sunday if the six-time Pro Bowler had been there to relay the play calls.