The Extra Point 3.23.22

Are The Chicago Bulls Fugazi? The Chicago Bulls entered the All-Star break near the top of the Eastern Conference with a 38-21 record despite the mounting injuries and teams no longer looking at the Bulls as that surprise team. Since the break the Bulls have had their struggles losing 9 of the last 13 games….

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That’s So Bears

The Bears’ season finale vs the Minnesota Vikings perfectly summed up what the Chicago Bears were this season. The first half of the game saw the Bears jump out to a 14-0 lead with stifling defense and a Bears offense that was just good enough to get into good field position for scoring opportunities. We…

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My MVPs of 2021

2021 was another year in which the world was held hostage once again by COVID-19. The year started with another surge and vaccines just under way. By the end of spring it looked as though we were turning the corner but the Delta variant of COVID wreaked havoc over the summer and then the year…

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The Extra Point 9.26.21

Browns Bury Bears, Fields My expectations for rookie QB Justin Fields wasn’t very high given the Bears were up against stiff competition in the Browns but my low expectations quickly turned to utter frustration. The Bears were trounced 26-6 in Cleveland and HC Matt Nagy did Justin Fields zero favors with his lack of imagination…

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Bottom of the BEARrel

The Chicago Bears entered this critical offseason still reeling from an embarrassing Wild Card playoff loss at the hands of the New Orleans Saints and boat loads of questions. Would this be the end of the Ryan Pace/Matt Nagy era? Would this be the end of the Mitchell Trubisky experiment? Would the Bears re-sign their…

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The Extra Point 3.14.21

RIP to The Marvelous One… The boxing world lost an icon and arguably the greatest middleweight boxer of all-time on Saturday as Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away at 66. During his illustrious career Hagler amassed a 62-3-2 record while holding the WBA, WBC, Ring & IBF Middleweight titles. For me personally Hagler was my favorite…

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The Extra Point 1.17.21

The Bears’ Circus Show The Bears season ended last Sunday with an embarrassing 21-9 loss to the Saints during Wild Card Weekend. The Bears could only muster 11 first downs on 239 yards of offense. It was easily the least interesting game of the weekend. Bears DC Chuck Pagano announced his retirement and officially became…

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The Extra Point 1.5.21

The NFL Playoffs Are Here The NFL season concluded on Sunday and the playoffs are now set. The Packers earned the #1 seed in the NFC while the defending champion Chiefs got one step closer to defending their crown by claiming the #1 seed in the AFC. Here is the bracket: The Packers clinched the…

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