We got a couple of things to bring your way this afternoon...

Center Olin Kreutz returned to work this afternoon, after missing the first two days of practice this week, but Desmond Clark remains sidelined.  And not only is he still sidelined, he may miss Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Also, from the Bears vs NBC silliness that has been a focus of interest, the team issued a statement this afternoon.

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Taking a stroll around the interwebs this afternoon...

The Detroit Lions signed DeAngelo Smith (DB) off the Bears practice squad.  He was then replaced by DE Joe Clermond, who is seeing his second or third stint on the practice squad with the Bears.

Andy Reid thinks that Bears ST coach Dave Toub would make a good NFL HC.

Olin Kreutz sidelined for the second straight practice.

And Brad Biggs tweets that Jay Cutler would like to see more of Devin Aromashodu during games.

Cutler's weekly press conference... good seeing him able to laugh a bit. (Helmet-tip to pierzynskirules)

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I came across this article, which is another Jay Cutler/ Diabetes piece, and there are some interesting tidbits of info:

Jay has had to drastically change his diet and takes insulin shots daily, but he said the hardest part is monitoring his blood sugar levels during games. He pricks his fingers 10 to 15 times to make sure his levels are ok.  

"Immediately after I come off from the first series of a game we check it (blood sugar levels) because that is when I am the most anxious and the most stressed. I usually drop 50 points in five minutes," Jay said. 

Cutler's parents also provide some insight, so make sure you check out the original story.

Adding insult to injury, the NFL has levied a $20k fine against QB Jay Cutler for his decision to air out frustrations towards referee Ed Hochuli last week.

Brad Biggs is hammering out some updates from the Bears practice today... apparently, Tommie Harris is taking the field for the second straight Wednesday (a day he usually takes off), Craig Steltz is back from an arm injury sustained last week, and Devin Hester is sitting out with a possible ankle sprain.

Also, Cutler told reporters earlier today that Ron Turner isn't sure if he's going to scale back the offense this week.

"We're kind of in the middle of the season. We've got our base plays, we've got our concepts that we like,'' Cutler said. "It's just a matter of us running those. Each week we're going to have some different wrinkles and stuff. But the offense is what the offense is."

We'll see what Turner says the offense is going to be after practice. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Although he did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Hester says he will be ready to go for Sunday.

UPDATE #2: Despite what we heard after the game last week, Ron Turner is now saying that we won't scale back the offense.  Thanks for the updates Brad!

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Not that we should expect anything different, but when Ron Turner was asked today about Josh Beekman possibly replacing Frank Omiyale at left guard, Turner responded "Ask Lovie."

When Lovie was asked about it, of course he wouldn't say.  Rumors are floating around that Beekman was going to get some work in with the first team this week. Not that it matters who our left guard is...

Also, Johnny "Roy" Knox walked away with the NFC's special team player of the month award.  Glad to see something positive going on with our team.  Could he be in the running for ROY?

Per the Trib, Tommie Harris is expected to miss the game Sunday against the Bengals.

Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris is expected to be sidelined for Sunday's gameagainst the Bengals with a knee injury after missing his third consecutive practice Friday.

His left knee has given him problems since the 2007 season, when he first injured it against the Cowboys.

Marcus Harrison has gotten first-team reps at defensive tackle with Harris sidelined and should step in next to nose tackle Anthony Adams.

UPDATE-  3:11pm ET: Harris will be officially listed as Doubtful for the game Sunday, meaning there is a 25% or less chance that he will play.  Said Lovie Smith:

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We all remember the confusion and mayhem during the Roddy White touchdown play, in which Chicago linebacker Nick Roach seemed to not know up from down.  Today, Jeff Dickerson lets us in on a little more detail from that play.

The confusion on the field -- especially on the Roddy White touchdown -- was because of a delay in receiving the call from the sidelines, not an error by the middle linebacker. If the situation arises again in the future, Roach may opt simply to make a call on his own. But he is still learning the position, and people shouldn't expect Roach to turn into Brian Urlacher overnight. Urlacher had carte blanche to change on the fly, but Roach has played only two-plus games in the middle.

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