Danieal Manning News

Angelo talked to the Sun-Times before a recent game about short-term goals and the long-range plans for the franchise.

QB Jay Cutler vs. CB Asante Samuel Cutler's struggles at night have been well-documented, with 11 interceptions in three evening contests.

Josh Bullocks, signed to be a veteran presence and add some depth to the secondary, was called upon for the first time Thursday night as rookie strong safety Al Afalava was sidelined with a right shoulder injury.

The Bears indeed might have some safety issues in Thursday night's game against the 49ers .

Just when tonight's 49ers vs. Chicago Bears game seemed in danger of veering into a predictable theme of Mike Singletary-faces-old-team, along comes good old Vernon Davis to save the day.

In studying the Bears ' defensive performance Sunday, lack of execution did not stand out as much as lack of intensity.

Then Davis addressed where the Bears might be vulnerable. "They leave the middle of the field open," he said.

Herea s the deal: Losing to a 3-5 49ers team quarterbacked by the growing legendary failure known as Alex Smith will not just end the Bearsa season.

The Cardinals' Anthony Becht scores a touchdown past the Bears' Lance Briggs , Danieal Manning and Kevin Payne on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Three hours earlier than scheduled. The veteran defensive tackle showed some nice consistency, though, by becoming the first player to escape the locker room after the Bears ? 41-21 loss to Arizona at Soldier Field.

On the ground: Running the ball against first-year coordinator Bill Davis' defense seemed like mission impossible until the unit was steamrolled last week by Carolina as DeAngelo Williams rushed for 158 of 270 yards in an upset at Arizona.

The public "dissatisfaction" over the Bears ' win over the Browns is interesting.

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The Browns fumbled, threw an interception and committed a roughing-the-passer penalty on an incomplete on third down.

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

The progress of the Bears defense has been treacherously betrayed by the man running it.

The Bears still are a month away from playing the Minnesota Vikings for the first time this season, but they have a sense of what the NFC North leaders are all about.

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

CHICAGO – Bears safety Danieal Manning could not speak specifically for his defensive teammates, but said he sensed some frustration about producing eight turnovers in their first six games.

CHICAGO a ' Danieal Manning felt a little green before kickoff Sunday, and it had nothing to do with envy.