John Tait News

At some point in what is left of this Bears' season, Orlando Pace is going to be fully healed from the minor groin injury that kept him out Sunday, and that's when it finally will be known who the coaching staff believes are the players to win now.

As bad as the Bears' running game has been this season--the joke going around this week was they no longer get off the bus running, they get off a minivan running--they're going to have to be able to throw the ball this afternoon against the Vikings to have success.

CHICAGO - Balance is admirable, both in offenses and arguments. So allow me to try to add some of it to the interesting case Rex Grossman's father laid out.

I am a Rex guy. I accept that. When Rex Grossman played for the Bears , I am not sure there was a Chicago media member more supportive of Grossman.

To hear a lot of fans tell it, it is Lovie Smith who is responsible for the third-down defense, the lack of a running game, the Olympics being in Rio, the unemployment rate and global warming.

The Bears ' running game ranks 26th in the NFL . And quarterback Jay Cutler has been sacked, hurried and knocked down an inordinate number of times.

It's a complex time in the NFL when it comes to the labor issues, and Bears players held a union meeting at the end of the day on Thursday where kicker Robbie Gould and wide receiver Rashied Davis were selected as alternate representatives to the NFLPA.

To hear David Terrell echo the beliefs of his teammates on the way off the field Sunday after a rousing 28-21 victory over the New York Giants, if the Bears can make it here, they can make it anywhere.

The Bears may not wish to acknowledge their deficiencies in running the Football, but they don?t have to, the numbers say it all.

You don't have to be a Bears fan to like their win total of 8A1 2 in Vegas sportsbooks .

Giving back to the Hispanic community is a daily goal for Roberto Garza , so the Bears right guard relished his return to his hometown of Rio Hondo, Texas , this summer to host a football camp.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Bears Poised For Greatness? The Chicago Bears ended 2008 on a low note.

The Chicago Bears aren't ready to declare a winner in the race to start at left guard even though newcomer Frank Omiyale appears to have the lead on Josh Beekman.

BOURBONNAIS – It has been easy to overlook Chris Williams in training camp this year.

BOURBONNAIS – It has been easy to overlook Chris Williams in training camp this year.

Harry Hiestand remembers the first time he sat in a classroom with Orlando Pace.

Play-by-play of the Bears-49ers preseason game from a guy who is again going off the rails on a crazy train, but this time in a mellower maner Rahula Strohl 11:06 PM EDT, August 25, 2007 For me to say that this game is about anything but Rex Grossman would be insulting your intelligence.

We reached out to ESPN.com's KC Joyner to go over some of the run-blocking metrics he completed after film review of the Bears .

A lot has been made about veterans with a track record for success needing to step up this year, but what player currently flying under the radar on the Bears roster do you think will surprise us all and contribute in a big way this year? Mark L. Litchfield, New Hampshire It's difficult to say because it's hard to define "flying under the radar." ...

We have covered it here before but it's worth going over again. One of the reasons the Bears are in such a good position with the salary cap this season is because they manage to do a pretty good job of limiting their dead cap space.