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| Bears promote Marinelli to defensive coordinator |
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02/05/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have promoted Rod Marinelli to the defensive coordinator position, the team announced Friday. Marinelli will retain his title of assistant head coach, which he held this past season while serving as the team's defensive line coach. He was hired by Chicago after three years as the Detroit Lions' head coach, a stint that included an 0-16 campaign in 2008 -- the first time an NFL team went the entire season without a win since the league went to a 16-game fo |
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| Bears make Marinelli defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
02/05/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Unable to find outside help, the Chicago Bears have promoted Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator while rounding out their coaching staff. Marinelli, who retained his assistant head coach title, worked with the Bears' defensive line this season after spending three years as the Detroit Lions' head coach. He essentially replaces coach Lovie Smith, who called plays last season even though linebackers coach Bob Babich still held the defensive coordinator title. The Bears also promoted Eri |
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| An acorn that fell a long, long way from the tree |
NFL Football |
02/04/2010 |
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| ss it.'' Afraid? Irsay owns guitars that once belonged to Elvis Presley, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia and Keith Richards, the last one sharing space in his office with the Lombardi Trophy the Colts brought back to Indianapolis after beating the Chicago Bears in the 2007 Super Bowl. He counts John Mellencamp and Stephen Stills among his pals, and occasionally sits in on jam sessions. In 2001, he shelled out $2.4 million to buy the scroll on which Jack Kerouac wrote the classic beat-generation novel ``On |
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| Indy's schools want 2-hour delay after Super Bowl |
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02/03/2010 |
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| e the plan. State Superintendent Tony Bennett says Sunday night's game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints doesn't qualify as an emergency. An IPS spokeswoman said the district is reviewing its options. After the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in the 2007 Super Bowl, so many bus drivers called in sick the next morning that IPS officials canceled classes systemwide. Bus drivers report to work at 5:30 a.m., and the Super Bowl often runs until nearly 11 p.m.Copyright © 2005 The Associat |
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| Bears hire DeBord as TE coach |
NFL Football |
02/03/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Mike DeBord has been hired as the Chicago Bears' tight ends coach after spending the past two years as an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears are still looking for a quarterbacks coach and defensive coordinator after they went 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year. The addition of DeBord on Tuesday came one day after Mike Martz replaced the fired Ron Turner as offensive coordinator and just over two weeks after Mike Tice was hired as offensive line coach. DeB |
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| Judgment Day for Manning once again |
NFL Football |
02/02/2010 |
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| s at the game's premier position. In reality, Manning has nothing left to prove in a 12-year career that will one day most certainly earn him a bronze bust in Canton. He's already won a Super Bowl, having guided the Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears three years ago on the same Sun Life Stadium field in Miami that Indianapolis will oppose the Saints. He garnered an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP Award in 2009 after amassing a 10th season of over 4,000 passing yards, also more than any player in le |
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| Judgement Day for Manning once again |
NFL Football |
02/02/2010 |
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| s at the game's premier position. In reality, Manning has nothing left to prove in a 12-year career that will one day most certainly earn him a bronze bust in Canton. He's already won a Super Bowl, having guided the Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears three years ago on the same Sun Life Stadium field in Miami that Indianapolis will oppose the Saints. He garnered an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP Award in 2009 after amassing a 10th season of over 4,000 passing yards, also more than any player in le |
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| Road to Super Bowl XLIV: Saints see long-term vision pay off |
NFL Football |
02/02/2010 |
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| oves paid off instantly for the rebuilding Saints. Brees threw for 4,418 yards with 26 touchdown passes in 2006, Bush led the club with 88 receptions on top of eight total TDs, and the Saints went 10-6 en route to a NFC Championship Game loss to the Chicago Bears. Things were looking good in the Big Easy, but a 7-9 record the following year and an 8-8 finish in 2008 had the seat getting warm for Payton. However, the Saints stuck to their blueprint in 2009, resulting in a 13-3 finish. "We felt in the offseaso |
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| Bears hire Martz as offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
02/01/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have hired former Rams head coach Mike Martz as their new offensive coordinator. Martz was offensive coordinator for the Rams during the 1999 season, when they won the Super Bowl thanks to an explosive attack that featured quarterback Kurt Warner, running back Marshall Faulk and receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. Martz took over as head coach for Dick Vermeil the next season and compiled a 56-36 overall record in five-plus seasons. He hired current Bea |
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| Raiders hire Hue Jackson as offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/26/2010 |
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| am, the whole offensive unit has to perform well around the quarterback.'' Jackson spent time in California last week, meeting mostly with Davis but also with Cable. He was also mentioned as a possible candidate to be offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears but chose the Raiders instead. He told Ravens.com that the opportunity to work with Davis was part of the attraction in Oakland. ``What a man,'' Jackson said. ``He's one of the guys in this profession that you would like to have an opportunity t |
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