Yes, this post screams 'Off season fluff!', and so what... It is what it is! With the Bears filling their QB coach position, they only have one more assistant position available. WCG will be all over that when a new OL coach is hired. The NFL is in a bit of a dead period, so be sure to check out T.J.'s Offseason Dates to Remember to see when things will heat up again. On to the Fluff! When the quarterback of the Chicago Bears receives any positive news, it deserves some front page attention. Members of the Chicago Dental Society were surveyed about which Chicago sports captain had the best smile and after the jump we have the result...

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Yesterday at the Commissioner's annual press conference, Roger Goodell was asked about the prospects of Chicago as a Super Bowl host city, given how New Jersey is set to host the game in 2014.

"Chicago is a great community... I hear it from my wife every day, by the way, but as far as football fans are concerned, there is no greater passion in Chicago. There are a number of issues that go into playing a Super Bowl. It's not just the stadium. It's clearly the number of hotel rooms, the other infrastructure, all of which I presume that Chicago would meet.... If they're interested, we certainly will meet with them and discuss the ability to do that."

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ESPN is counting down a list of 20 current players that their expert panel believes could play in any era of football. The panels of experts is comprised of 20 Hall Of Famers and ESPN's John Clayton. The list is up to #5 and Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher makes an appearance. After the jump we'll take a look at what Mike Ditka had to say.

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It's almost a shame that Chad Ochocinco and Chris Harris won't be playing in the Pro Bowl this year.

All season long it's been the NFL's policy to not allow players to tweet during games. Darren Rovell reported earlier today that for the Pro Bowl, this policy will not stand - players will be allowed to tweet during the Pro Bowl.

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Leave it to the Bears, that's for sure. If there's a way for the hiring of a position to become as messy and convoluted as possible, by goodness, they're going to do their best to find a way to make that happen.

After an...interesting afternoon of news, rumor, and hearsay, the Bears have officially announced that they're bringing back two individuals for secondary interviews for the position, and by this notion, have seemingly eliminated three of their first round interviews.

ChicagoBears.com has this tidbit:

LM: Bears bringing GM candidates Phil Emery and Jason Licht back to Halas Hall for second interviews this week.

Emery and Licht are coming back--Raye, Ross and Ruskell are seemingly all out. This is some good news for a lot of folks.

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Giants	February 5th, 2012, 6:25pm ET, NBC	Patriots

The match-up for Super Bowl XLVI is set, and it will be a re-match of a game we just saw a few years ago.

The Giants were the beneficiary of an untimely special teams drop, and the Patriots were the beneficiary of a missed field goal.

Can we now say that special teams wins (or loses) championships? Stick with WCG this week and we'll break this game down like no other can.

Earlier today, Sean Jensen reported that according to the "hunches of three league sources," Phil Emery is the leading candidate to replace Jerry Angelo.

I kid you not, those were the exact words he used.

Among the reasons cited are his similar profile to Ted Thompson, his work ethic, his familiarity with the current existing scouting staff, and his tendency to not reveal much to the media.

It's important to note that two of the Bears' interviewees this week - the Patriots' Jason Licht and the Giants' Marc Ross - are still in the playoffs. Without the team's permission they couldn't be named as GM until their teams are eliminated, and both are apparently still in the running.

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Last week Greg Olson was a hot candidate for the quarterback coach / passing game coordinator position the Chicago Bears are looking to fill, but yesterday he took a job coaching in Jacksonville. He was hired as their assistant head coach / QB coach. It seems like slow business as usual at Halas Hall.

They could be waiting on coaching candidates that are still coaching playoff teams or they could be waiting to see how the Mike Tice interview in Oakland goes, but it sure seems like deja vu all over again with this coaching search.