Tracing the Bears' defensive decline

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Midseason grade: Needs improvement

The Bears' midseason grades are in. There's a lot of work to do.

Page 2 Power Rankings: College edition

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Bears trim roster to 75

...afternoon with four moves. The highlight (or lowlight, depending how you look at it): Defensive lineman Dusty Dvoracek was waived/injured. That means he'll no longer be the Bears' property once the waiver...

Training Camp Roundup: Aug. 31

News from around NFL training camps.

LB Urlacher to feel brunt of fading D

Continuing their 2009 team previews, the Football Outsiders move on to Chicago, where the Bears' defensive captain may lose a step, and a young wideout may rekindle collegiate chemistry with new QB Jay Cutler.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Streaking/Slumping for Aug. 30

ESPNChicago.com's Ben Finfer looks at who was streaking and slumping in the Chicago Bears preseason game against the Denver Broncos.

Carry on

...This should also be a good chance for Harrison to get a lot of snaps, since Dusty Dvoracek is done for the year, so keep an eye on how Harrison and Anthony Adams split...

Black and Blue all over: Midday edition

...of the Free Press. Jeff Dickerson of ESPN Chicago analyzes recent Bears drafts after defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, a third-round pick in 2006, was lost for the season with a knee injury. Bears...

Top three rounds a problem

Dusty Dvoracek's torn ACL likely closes the book on another recent high draft pick by the Bears...

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 21: Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek #98 of the Chicago Bears walks off the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier...

Dvoracek out for season -- again

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek is out for the season with torn right ACL, his fourth season-ending injury in as many years.

Black and Blue all over: Equal time for QBs

...the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Chicago defensive tackle Matt Toeaina could win a roster spot if Dusty Dvoracek is lost for the season, writes Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times. Bears safety Danieal...

A dubious possibility for Dvoracek

...put together an interesting study with a very Black and Blue conclusion: If Chicago defensive lineman Dusty Dvoracek misses this season because of a knee injury, he'll qualify as the NFL's most...

Dvoracek to have surgery Friday

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Here's the latest in the saga of Dusty Dvoracek: The Chicago defensive lineman will undergo knee surgery Friday to determine the extent of the damage...