Bears DE Adams had alcohol, marijuana in his system at time of death

The sad circumstances of Gaines Adams’ sudden death have been released, and there are more disturbing trends around it. A toxicology report shows that the defensive end had marijuana and alcohol in his system when he died. But Greenwood County Coroner Jim Coursey says nothing found in the report contributed to Adams’ death. The report showed Adams had a blood-alcohol level [read more...]

A Somewhat Quiet Week in Bear Country

There is not a lot of activity going on in Bears Nation this week.  Aside from the devastating news of the passing of Gaines Adams, and the Bears interviewing Mike DeBord for the Tight Ends coaching position, not much else is happening. That is what is disturbing.  There is no long line of candidates for either of the coordinator positions that [read more...]

Bears Adams Dies at age 26

  Gaines Adams the Chicago Bears defensive end passed away this morning around 9:00 am. This report according to the coroner in Greenwood County South Carolina. Adams apparently was rushed to the hospitals emergency room where he was pronounced dead. Early indications are that gaines died of  cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [read more...]

What Bears Fans Hope They Don’t see During the Bears-Packers game #178

As tempting as it would be to add more fuel to the Cowher for coach or Weis/Martz for OC next season, it is after all Packers week…not to mention stop 1 of 4 on the Ron Turner Farewell Tour. So in honor of our friend, Ron, here are some mostly offensive related things I hope I don’t see on Sunday, [read more...]

Thoughts From the Bears Beating in Minnesota 36-10

With the taste of today’s Purple Pounding still fresh in my mouth, I had to share my growing list of frustrations with the rest of Bears Nation. Okay people, let the healing begin… When your pass rush can’t rush the passer and your O-line can’t open a running lane or protect your franchise QB, you’re in trouble. Good teams are built [read more...]

5 “What-the-Heck” Lineup Changes I’d Make if I Were Bears Coach Lovie Smith

Let’s face it fellow Bears fans – there will be no coaching changes, firings or trades between now and the end of the season. But that doesn’t mean the team that’s (a) struggled to run the ball against the league’s worst run defense (Cleveland) and (b) been run over by the team with the worst run offense (Cardinals) the last [read more...]

Bears Trade for Adams Addresses Big Offseason Priority

So the wheelin’-and-dealin’ Jerry Angelo strikes again. On Friday, the Bears acquired Tampa defensive end Gaines Adams for a 2010 2nd round pick. While I was initially surprised we parted with our first pick in next year’s draft (the 1st rounder is headed to Denver), the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. I mentioned in an [read more...]

Buccaneers Move DE Adams to Chicago

The NFL trade deadline is closing in, and a move has already been made, as Friday the Bears acquired defensive end Gaines Adams from the Buccaneers in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft choice. The fourth pick in the 2007 draft, Adams appeared in 37 games with 29 starts in three seasons, recording 124 tackles, 13½ sacks, 13 passes defensed, two [read more...]

Gridiron Gab Breakdown: NFC South

Atlanta Falcons Offense: Matt Ryan was exceptional in his rookie season, taking home R.O.Y. honors, as well as leading the Falcons to the playoffs. Expectations are high for this year, and the Falcons added future hall of fame tight end Tony Gonzalez to make the offense even more explosive. Lost in all of the hoopla surrounding Ryan was how well the [read more...]

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