Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ron Turner Contract Length?

According to this link Ron Turner signed a three year deal in March, 2007. By my simple math, that means that the 2009 season is the last one for Mr. Turner under the current deal. I am hopeful that either … Continue reading

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Bears Preseason Opener

The Bears offense finally came to life at the home opener against the Giants. The first team looked great and there were three scoring drives run by Cutler. The addition of Forte made a tremendous difference. The running attack obviously … Continue reading

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Sun Times “Article” Featuring Ron Turner

The Chicago Sun Times wrote an article on the Bears game tonight (Saturday) against the Giants. This article was a prime example of letting Mr. Turner “off the hook” and just shoddy journalism, to boot. It pains me to quote … Continue reading

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An Excellent Question – Why Isn’t Turner Being Hounded Out of Town?

Dan recently posed an excellent question: Why isn’t Ron Turner getting run out of town by Bears fans and the media like John Shoop? When John Shoop was the offensive coordinator I remember Bears fans being in open revolt. Back … Continue reading

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No Ron Turner Defenders

Whenever I am at a sporting event and I start talking to a Bears fan sooner or later the topic of Mr. Ron Turner comes up. I don’t usually try to hit people over the head that I run this … Continue reading

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On Brett Favre

I was standing at the CTA station at 35th street after the Sox game tonight and I saw this headline from a UPI article Like a vampire in a B-grade horror movie, quarterback Brett Favre’s career refuses to die — … Continue reading

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Why Pull Cutler After the First Quarter?

I know that NFL preseason games are almost intentionally meaningless. I also know that Ron Turner doesn’t call all the shots for the Bears offense. But I can’t figure out why they would pull Cutler after the first quarter. Cutler … Continue reading

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Is Ron Turner “Under the Gun”? We Can Only Dream…

I was reading this article by David Haugh in the Chicago Tribune about our miserable offensive start and saw the following phrase: If under-the-gun offensive coordinator Ron Turner calls a game that furls Cutler’s brow, how will Cutler react to … Continue reading

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Ron Turner and “Air Coryell” offense

From time to time I check in on Ron Turner’s bio over at wikipedia, just for grins. I think at one point they referenced some of the sites that call for him to be fired, but I may be mistaken. … Continue reading

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First Preseason Game a Bust For Ron Turner

Now before we start on 2009 I want to re-iterate what this site is about – it is for BEARS FANS and we WANT the offense to be successful. Nothing would make me happier as a Bears fan than to … Continue reading

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Bears Route

Growing up if we went to the Bears stadium (or Sox park for that matter) the area nearby was dicey, at best.  Over the years they have really cleaned the area up, by tearing down warehouses and building new restaurants … Continue reading

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