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Rest of offense so useless, Forte doesn’t realize he is practicing by himself
Bears running back Matt Forte spent three hours alone on a practice field Friday, imagining he was taking hand-offs and reading blocks from teammates who weren't really there.
Bears vow to get off the bus false starting
“When we get off the bus, we’re going to do so before the bus driver is even ready to let us off the bus,” said Lovie Smith. “If JaMarcus moves too early and gets jammed in the doorway and cripples our ability to function, so be it."
Martz’s headset radio actually playing nothing but Air Supply
“We’ve tried to get him to only listen to music when we’re on defense,” said diminutive quarterbacks coach Shane Day. “But he doesn’t listen, he just pumps up 'All Out of Love' and won’t give us a play till the song is over.
Word cloud made from Mike Martz halftime speeches reveals disturbing trend
It's no secret Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz doesn't like to run the ball, but this word cloud based on his last five halftime speeches reveals a disturbing obsession with passing plays.
OMIYALE! replaces OMG! in downer text messages
A University of Chicago study of text messages sent out since Frank Omiyale replaced Gabe Carimi at offensive tackle for the Bears shows that people are texting OMIYALE! instead of OMG! to emphasize bummer situations.
Mike Tice incorporates musical chairs in practice to hash out offensive line woes
Although he wouldn't divulge how the first round of musical chairs went, he did say the top two performers will not only automatically keep their job on the line this week but can choose where they'd like to play and even have input on the blocking schemes.
