Jordan Howard to Philadelphia, So What’s Next?
So in case you missed it, Howie Roseman is a certifiable wizard. As the free agency flood was seemingly dying down, Roseman hits the league with a tidal wave, grabbing Jordan Howard from the Bears for a 6th round pick. Yeah, you read that...
What To Do With Jordan Howard
Two years ago, fifth-round rookie Jordan Howard rumbled his way to Bears rookie rushing record books, a Pro Bowl, and more endearingly, the hearts of fans. The trajectory seemed limitless for the Indiana product. However, fast forward to today, and Howard may have seen...
The Decision-Do the Bears Keep Callahan or Amos?
After a season of league-altering defensive dominance, the Bears will go into this offseason and every offseason until 2022 with nearly their entire youthful core intact and most prominently, under contract. Prying a championship window open under the gift of rookie deals and well-timed...
The Missing Link: What is Keeping the Bears From the Super Bowl?
While the grumbly and casual fans of football disapproved mightily, this year's Super Bowl put the unmatched defensive brilliance of Bill Belichick and Wade Phillips on full display, something more deeply enlightened football minds and high school coaches wholeheartedly enjoyed. But on the league’s...
Biggest Offseason Needs for The Bears
With the season in the rearview mirror, FPC Bears examines some needs and fixes for the Bears this offseason.
Perfectly Picked: How Chuck Pagano Fits In Chicago
It seemed pretty inevitable defensive mastermind and defensive coordinator of the Bears Vic Fangio would eventually warrant a head coaching gig sooner rather than later. A marvel he didn’t get his chance after his defenses in San Francisco fueled deep playoff runs...
Bears Season Roundtable Review
With another Bears season in the books, the Full Press Bears crew takes a look at the finest season in years while looking to the critical offseason to get the Bears over the hump.
1.Who Was the Offenisve MVP?
Playoff Power Rankings
What began with 32 teams have been whittled away to eight. Some would say they are an elite group of eight. Wild Card weekend is behind us and we head to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The top seeds from...
Ranking the Young Quarterbacks Heading Into 2019
The era of Manning, Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger, and Rivers is fading and a new group of quarterbacks is falling into place. There are currently fourteen quarterbacks under the age of 26 starting in the NFL. Half of them have their team into...
Bears Playoff Loss: Who’s to Blame?
I want to preface this by saying that Matt Nagy, in getting this Bears team to a 12-4 record this regular season, has done a really good job. I also want to note that more often than not, Vic Fangio has done...
More Positives Than Negatives for Bears Season, Even In Brutal Ending
After a brutally painful loss, Full Press tries to look on the bright side and celebrates the Bears wonderful season.
Under-The-Radar Bears Players to Watch For the Playoffs
Naturally, as the talent gaps between teams shrink between Week Seventeen and the Wild Card round, the playoffs present a radically difficult scenario for game planning, testing and strong-arming the very roster construction of a franchise. Once teams hit the postseason, suddenly,...
What To Watch For in NFC Wildcard Games
The NFC has had a wild finish over the second half of the season. At the midway point, it looked like the Eagles and Cowboys were both going to miss the playoffs while the Redskins and Panthers would get in easily. Now,...
Ranking the Playoff Defenses
While teams are looking to score in bunches, it will come down to the defense to get the big stop or force a turnover.
Student Becomes The Master: What Nagy Learned From Reid And How He Is Destined to Surpass Him
In the realm of the NFL, Kansas City head coach Andy Reid has cemented his football legacy in not only breeding some of the prolific offenses in the modern era but as a fabled teacher. Though he may never receive the credit...
Senators Hire D.J. Smith as New Head Coach
The Ottawa Senators announced they hired their new head coach on Thursday. D.J. Smith becomes the 14th head coach in franchise history.
National Stories
MLB
Exported Cargo: Cleveland Indians Designate Carlos Gonzalez
For the second time in 2019, the Cleveland Indians have said good bye to a veteran Major League Baseball player hoping to restart his...
Michael Chavis is the Hero Boston Didn’t Know it Needed
The Red Sox offense came crawling out of the gates to open the 2019 season, but they've found a gem in the rough in Michael Chavis.
2019 MLB Mock Draft
With the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft just three weeks away, it seems fitting to predict where some of the nation’s best young players could...
The Red Sox are Slowly but Surely Righting the Ship
After a troublesome start to the 2019 season, the Red Sox have started to turn things around and are finally looking like themselves again.
The American League’s Best Team?
For the past three years, the AL Central has been dominated by the Cleveland Indians. They have faced little competition and many have called...