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<title><![CDATA[The NFL's Craziest Draft-Trade What-Ifs of the Past 15 Years]]></title>
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Every now and then, our boss, Bill Simmons, will forward some of his reader mail to me and fellow Triangle editor Chris Ryan. Most of the time, it's t...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 08, 2013 07:45:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brian Urlacher and the Complicated Good-byes to Franchise Icons]]></title>
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To those looking for the signs, Brian Urlacher's time in Chicago ended about two months ago. Lovie Smith's departure certainly didn't help, but it was...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 25, 2013 11:57:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The NFL Fan Bases That Deserve Our Free-Agency Envy]]></title>
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Anyone in my life can tell you that I have a serious problem when it comes to Fear of Missing Out. I could be off having a good time &#x26;#8212; a great t...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 15, 2013 13:30:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hey, Don't F*$% This Up: The Chicago Bears' Offensive Tackle Problem]]></title>
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With free agency and the draft process revving up, there are plenty of questions for every NFL team. But for most, there's one issue that trumps the r...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 28, 2013 08:40:04 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll Says Jay Cutler Is Somehow More Hateable Than Ever]]></title>
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Every year, Forbes puts out a list of the 10 most disliked athletes in sports. Usually, that list is pretty much what you'd guess. A year ago, Michael...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 06, 2013 12:37:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oh, Canada: Assessing the Marc Trestman Hire]]></title>
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I'll admit that I, too, went right to the South Park jokes, but alas, it looks like Marc Trestman is now my buddy, guy. The Chicago Bears hired their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 16, 2013 09:34:10 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Trenches NFL Podcast: Robert Mays and Ephraim Salaam]]></title>
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This week's podcast started with mixed emotions. For as much joy as I had for Ephraim attending his good friend Chester Pitts's wedding, it just wasn'...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 13, 2012 14:33:24 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Huddle: MJD's Flip-Flopping, the Bullish Falcons, and Brian Urlacher's European Vacation]]></title>
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The Jags train is leaving the station. Or not. Whatever.  In the past 12 hours, yet-to-report Maurice Jones-Drew has gone from very upset about some...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 22, 2012 12:01:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Huddle: Andrew Luck's Debut and Other News From Around the NFL]]></title>
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The NFL's real preseason started in earnest this past weekend (I refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the Hall of Fame Game), and with the first set ...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 13, 2012 14:12:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[50-Day Warning: Let Us Rejoice in Matt Forte's Payday]]></title>
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As the long, hot summer drags on, we here at the Triangle figured we'd provide a steady stream of NFL goodness as a reminder of the light at the end o...]]></description>
<pubDate>July 16, 2012 13:15:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[57-Day NFL Warning: Celebrating the Coming Jay Cutler&#x26;#8211;Brandon Marshall Revolution]]></title>
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As the long, hot summer drags on, we here at the Triangle figured we'd provide a steady stream of NFL goodness as a reminder of the light at the end o...]]></description>
<pubDate>July 09, 2012 13:00:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Not-So-Crazy NFL Draft Day Observations]]></title>
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My favorite NFL draft memory is from my freshman year of college. It has nothing to do with who my Chicago Bears took that year (Greg Olsen, 31st over...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 26, 2012 09:02:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[F@*! Off: In Defense of Cocky Prick Jay Cutler]]></title>
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I was watching football at a bar near San Francisco last weekend when the man on the adjacent stool noticed my Bears hat.  "You from Chicago?" he as...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 21, 2011 15:10:51 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the Case for Matt Forte, MVP]]></title>
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Yesterday on Grantland, my esteemed colleague Bill Barnwell handicapped the race for the 2011 NFL MVP award. Because the list was designed to predict ...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 28, 2011 12:47:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweet, Home: A Chicagoan Stands Up For Walter Payton]]></title>
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I grew up in a house that is about three miles from football's most famous hill. I was maybe 5 or 6 years old the first time my dad took me there. The...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 30, 2011 11:23:45 PDT</pubDate>
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