Pisa Tinoisamoa News

In their first 89 seasons of pro Football, the Chicago Bears ' defense gave up 31 or more points in the first half five times.

One of the biggest question marks for the Bears on Thursday night against the 49ers might be how they line up at safety.

Had some questions pile up in the mailbox the last few days, so let's bat out a couple questions before getting the day started.

Devin Hester #23 of the Chicago Bears runs against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field on November 1, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

"You can?t even be happy with statistics coming off a loss like this," Hester said.

Why haven't the Bears placed linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa on injured reserve yet? Is there a chance that he can possibly return late in the season? Will P. Rockford, Illinois There's no chance that Pisa Tinoisamoa will be able to play this season.

For many years, defense was the signature of the Bears. But after surrendering 45 points in a loss to the Bengals Sunday, it was a defense looking for answers.

What's wrong with the Bears running game? Roger P. Columbus, Ohio I'm glad you asked that question.

Not with the way the three-year veteran from Northwestern has played. The 24-year-old Roach has a team-best 20 tackles in the past two games according to Bears statistics.

Let's dip into the mailbag for a question that I have received from a number of readers: Q: Why haven't the Bears placed Pisa Tinoisamoa on injured reserve yet? What are the Bears doing? Why wait? Patrick F., Miami A: That's a good question, and I think there are probably a couple explanations to it.

Chicago Bears linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa is out for the remainder of the NFL's 2009 season with cartilage damage in his right knee.

Chicago Bears strongside linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, a former Ram, needs season-ending surgery to repair ligament damage in his right knee, coach Lovie Smith said.

Cedric Benson believes the Chicago Bears did all they could to prevent him from signing with another team.

Lovie Smith said linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa will go ahead with season-ending knee surgery.

The Bears may discover later today the fate of Pisa Tinoisamoa, who re-injured his right knee in Sunday's loss at Atlanta.

Pisa Tinoisamoa suffered cartilage damage. It is not known how bad the injury is yet, but some are calling it a significant MCL injury and he may be gone for the year .

In this Sept. 13, 2009, file photo Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gaines Adams pressured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo during an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla.

Lovie Smith isn't one to discuss personnel moves on Mondays, but you can say this about today's media session for the head coach--he didn't rule out a possible change on the offensive line before the Bears play at Cincinnati on Sunday.

Orlando Pace , Frank Omiyale and Earl Bennett all expressed remorse for the penalties they picked up on the Bears ' final drive, a drive that ended with Jay Cutler 's pass to Desmond Clark falling incomplete.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Getting inside the Friday injury report: Chicago Bears: To little surprise, tailback Adrian Peterson and linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer are doubtful and won't play Sunday night at Atlanta.