It’s "sack a Viking" week here in the Den!

Purple hasn’t done much to improve their OL Mike Singletary Jerseys Stitched , sacking them is still a thing" The Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansThe Bear’s Den, April 8, 2019New,19commentsIt’s “sack a Viking” week here in the Den! Purple hasn’t done much to improve their OL, sacking them is still a thingCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The Bear’s Den, April 8, 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmail Eddie Goldman #91 of the Chicago Bears sacks Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Minneapolis.Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesBEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!BEARRRSSSS / FREE AGENCY / DRAFTFinley: Jarrett Payton on his father Walter and raising his own kids in the spotlight - Sun-Times - The WGN-TV and CLTV sportscaster opens up about the long shadow of his famous father Youth Brian Urlacher Jerseys , former Bears star Walter Payton:Finley: Will Bears pick a kicker to fix their specialist slide? - Sun-Times - Fixing the team’s field goal woes is about more than excising one player from the team and believing they’ve exorcised their demons.George Taliaferro, a Gary native, Bears draft pick and the first black player drafted by an NFL team, dies at 91 - Post-Tribune - Roosevelt graduate and Indiana University legend George Taliaferro, the first black player drafted by an NFL team, has died at age 91.Making The Case: Running Backs The Bears Should Draft (Ryquell Armstead) - Club Dub Bears Blog - Ryquell Armstead has incredible speed for guy his size. Standing at 5′-11″ and weighing 215 lbs, he ran a blistering 4.45 40-yard dash at the Combine last month. His 40-yard dash time was second to Oklahoma State’s Justice Hill (4.40). The Temple Owls’ offense featured 9 guys who carried the ball at least 10 times in 2018, so it’s amazing that Armstead still was able to get 210 touches for 1,100 yards (5.2 ypc) and 13 TD’s. He also caught 8 passes out of the backfield for 52 yards.Making The Case: Running Backs The Bears Should Draft (Alexander Mattison) - Club Dub Bears Blog - Alexander Mattison came from San Bernardino High School, where he excelled in football Brian Urlacher Jerseys Stitched , wrestling, and track. Scouts have compared him to Mike Gillislee. During his three years at Boise State, he collected over 2,800 rushing yards on 581 carries for 33 TD’s. Mattison is arguably the best pass catching running back in this draft. In his sophomore and junior years, he caught 28 balls for 284 yards and 27 balls for 173 yards, respectively.Making The Case: Running Backs The Bears Should Draft (Bruce Anderson) - Club Dub Bears Blog - Bruce Anderson is one more of the more underrated running backs in this draft. He didn’t get as much national media coverage because he played at an FCS school. That being said, the dude is a beast. He regularly split carries with fellow all-conference teammate, Lance Dunn. In 2017, Dunn was lost for the season to injury after the 8th game and Anderson got the carry the load.NFL Network analysts have Bears drafting a running back in 3rd round - Bears Wire - Maurice Jones-Drew and Curtis Conway are in agreement that the Chicago Bears will draft a running back int he third round of the NFL draft.POLISH SAUSAGEJamaal Charles: My numbers should put me in the Hall of Fame – ProFootballTalk - Jamaal Charles hasn't officially retired from the NFL, but at age 32 Youth Gale Sayers Jerseys , and after playing just two games in 2018, it seems unlikely he'll play again. If he's done, he'll be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024. He thinks he should get in.Chiefs sign cornerback Keith Reaser of AAF's Apollos - NFL.com - Veterans of the recently deceased Alliance of American Football are starting to trickle back onto NFL rosters. 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Unless otherwise stated, the Den is not an open thread, and profanity (including profanity only stated in pictures) is prohibited.Click on our names to follow us on Twitter:WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter;Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Whiskey Ranger; Robert Schmitz; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook. Alshon Jeffery faced the Bears during his first season with the Eagles, but the game took place in Philadelphia so Sunday afternoon’s game will be the wide receiver’s first back in Chicago since leaving the Bears as a free agent in 2017.He called Chicago “just where I was for work,” although he also said “it definitely was a lot of fun” in his first few seasons with the Bears before injuries, a suspension and coaching changes made for a less enjoyable atmosphere. Whatever his feelings about playing for the Bears, Jeffery’s strongest feelings about returning had to do with the playing surface at Soldier Field.“The field is terrible Youth Leonard Floyd Jerseys ,” Jeffery said, via NJ.com. “I definitely remember that. But at the same time, it’s football, man … when I was there we always used to tell the equipment manager that you gotta change the field, get the field better. I’m not disrespecting them. I’m just saying: It’s terrible.”Jeffery certainly isn’t the first player to criticize or raise concerns about the surface at Soldier Field and the Bears have changed the sod they use as a result.