Olin Kreutz News

Losses are mounting and so is the criticism, yet coach Lovie Smith insists he's not thinking about his future with the Chicago Bears .

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler scrambles away from Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson on Nov.

With the Bears about to play the Vikings in the Metrodome, I was wondering if Robbie Gould has a better field-goal percentage when kicking indoors.

They'll be glad if he turns into Jay Cutler 's preferred target, like he was becoming during the preseason.

Veteran center Olin Kreutz returned to practice Thursday and participated fully after missing two days, making it likely he will run his streak of consecutive games started to 112 on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

CHICAGO - Days before the Bears' 24-20 loss to the Eagles, Olin Kreutz challenged his teammates, saying stars need to play like stars in games this big.

The Chicago Bears have had some extra time to prepare for the Philadelphia Eagles and lets hope it pays off in a prime time win.

Taking a stroll around the interwebs this afternoon... The Detroit Lions signed DeAngelo Smith off the Bears practice squad.

Sunday night's Bears - Eagles game will be broadcast by NBC, but the network is upset with the Bears ? refusal to tape on-camera interviews for the broadcast.

Instead of continuing to beat their helmets against eight-man fronts, the Bears are coming to a realization: they don't have to run the ball.

Olin Kreutz hasn't been immune to the criticism targeted at the Bears ' offensive line.

Early returns on Pro Bowl fan balloting don't support the Bears. Not surprisingly, there are Minnesota Vikings leading or among the leaders at many positions.

Vernon Davis' assessment of the Bears' defensive line evidently reached Chicago.

No less a superstar than Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning once was asked to explain a six-interception performance against the San Diego Chargers.

If you should happen upon Jay Cutler on the street and wave to him, don't be surprised if he flinches.

Lovie Smith might have accepted Sunday's 31-14 season-ending rout by the Green Bay Packers more easily if he had reduced the mismatch to a disparity in skill level.

Lovie Smith plugged up the hole that was leaking points, but he didn't have enough fingers to plug the hole that starting leaking interceptions.

NFL Network just showed a clip of Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye approaching tight end Vernon Davis during pre-game warm-ups. The two exchange a few heated words before Bears center Olin Kreutz comes and restrains Ogunleye and brings him back to the Chicago side of the field.

If only the Bears had finished Saturday night's 31-28 exhibition victory over the 49ers with the biggest concerns about Rex Grossman being his ability to handle the quarterback-center exchange.

Bears coach Lovie Smith didn't like last week's victory over disgraceful Cleveland described as an "ugly win." OK, pal, so how will you fix Sunday's "unmitigated disaster"? Or maybe you prefer "unconscionable performance" attached to that 41-21 loss at home.