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Football Outsiders, a statistics-based analysis service, has been producing division-by-division Insider files on remaining team needs. You'll need a subscription to read the entire NFC North post , but below I've taken a few excerpts and written a f...

ESPN analyst Herm Edwards raised an important and relevant point in this discussion about how the Chicago Bears hope to elevate quarterback Jay Cutler this season. "Sometimes he hangs on to the big play too much," Edwards said. "[He] wants to make...

We're still hashing through the results of the 2013 NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr.? He's already produced his first Big Board for the 2014 affair. You'll need an Insider subscription to see the entire post, which lists Kiper's 25 best college prospects ...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what is the most pressing issue on each NFC North team's agenda? Chicago Bears: The top priority at Halas Hall, from now until the start of the season, is getting the offense organized in Marc Trestman's new ...

NFC North teams added dozens of intriguing young players over the weekend. They filled glaring holes and added to already-established strengths. Some areas remain weak, of course, while other selections created new storylines we hadn't anticipated. ...

Jason La Canfora's report for CBSSports.com is a reminder that the Chicago Bears should not be ruled out as a candidate to draft a quarterback, despite their relatively limited number of draft picks. According to La Canfora, the Bears were schedul...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler began on-field work Tuesday with his fourth offensive coordinator in five years. The timing of this transition, however, is a bit more dramatic than the rest. As Michael C. Wri...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC North team in 2013? Chicago Bears: Receiver Alshon Jeffery missed six games last season and played only 41.2 percent of the team's offensive snaps, but he was the team's second-best receiver by the...

Will the Chicago Bears draft a quarterback later this month? Should they? That question was among the most interesting I got in Tuesday's SportsNation chat. It has multiple angles, and one in particular interests me. Here is the relevant exchange: J...

So on the occasion of April Fools Day, the Twitter accounts of two NFC North teams engaged in a friendly exchange of images. The Minnesota Vikings started it with this suggestion and photograph of a gang-sack of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutle...

We're Black and Blue All Over: So we've been sidetracked a bit with two intra-division stories: The Minnesota Vikings' cursory talks with Chicago Bears free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher, and the Vikings' decision to host Green Bay Packers recei...

Jay Cutler has been sacked at a higher per-game rate than any NFL quarterback over the past three years, so naturally he expressed relief Wednesday that the Chicago Bears had finally found him a legitimate left tackle. In an appearance on ESPN 1000 ,...

Three years of horrendous pass protection have finally compelled the Chicago Bears to address their offensive line. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter and others, the Bears have agreed to terms with free agent Jermon Bushrod, who spent his first six s...

In the two months since the Chicago Bears overhauled their coaching staff, we've seen and heard almost nothing specific about the style of offense new coach Marc Trestman will run. That's not a coincidence, given NFL teams' protection of schematic cl...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: How each NFC North team needs to address the quarterback position. Chicago Bears: First, the new coach Marc Trestman must deci...

Thanks to those of you who joined in on a pretty lively SportsNation chat, especially one that fell after the scouting combine but with a full two weeks remaining before free agency. More than a few of you wanted to follow up on Tuesday morning's pos...