The Bears Den: July 09, 2015 - Offseason Chicago Bears news & notes

Roster analysis: ILB - Dan Durkin: Mason Foster, Jon Bostic, Shea McClellin and Christian Jones are all promising young athletes, but can they become three-down, playmaking generals on the field that Fangio’s scheme requires?

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Roster analysis - Son of Hub: Coming off his only season without an interception after combining for 16 from 2010-13, Tim Jennings eyes another revival similar to the one that saw him transforming from Colts castoff to one of the league’s premier playmaking corners.

Goldman a key cog in Bears new 3-4 defense - Not-Hub Bartelson: Preparing for his inaugural season in the NFL, Eddie Goldman has his sights set on making an immediate impact on a defense that ranked 30th overall last season.

Grasu hopes to be the center of a rebuild - Fruit of Hub's Loins: It always was going to require someone special to replace Roberto Garza, and Hroniss Grasu had a checked Bears box next to his name on Ryan Pace's draft board.

NFL's top 10 running backs - Sid Saraf: Matt Forte is approaching the age where backs' productivity begins to tail off, but the eight-year veteran appears to be the exception.

Breakout players for 2015 - Alex Marvez: The Bears believe Pernell McPhee has plenty of upside; he wasn't signed to his current contract for past performance.

Greatest one-team offensive players - Alex Marvez includes Walter Payton and Gayle Sayers in his slideshow, of course.

Best players of the Super Bowl era by uniform number - Chris Burke and Doug Farrar run down the list and you have the ones you'd expect: Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus, Richard Dent, Sweetness... and Jay Cutler?

Coaches Corner: Meet Stan Drayton - Larry Mayer: New Bears running backs coach Stan Drayton knows a thing or two about winning national championships, having accomplished the feat as a college player and coach.

TMZ. Literally - Dan Cahill: Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson and Steve McMichael have put the band back together. Literally.

BDZ TMZ - Blair Sheade: Kyle Long Posted Some Dave Matthews Band Lyrics To His Twitter On Tuesday OMG You Have To See This Tweet! Click Now And Find Out How You Can Make $80,000 A Week Working From Home.

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Know thy enemy: Vikings - Tom Pelissero: Matt Kalil undergoes procedures beyond surgery to fix knees.

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