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The Bear’s Den: August 6, 2017, Glennon & Trubisky Impress

Family Fest turned into a show by Chicago’s new quarterbacking duo of Glennon & Trubisky

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Chicago Bears quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone looks on during Training Camp at Olivet Nazarene University.
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BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!

BEARRRSSSS

Emma: John Fox Sees ‘A Better Football Team’ Building - CBS Chicago - On the Bears position battles, the growing comfort of Mike Glennon and how Adam Shaheen and Tarik Cohen have stood out.

Boden: Glennon perfect, Trubisky solid - Six takeaways from Bears scrimmage - CSN Chicago - Chris Boden shares six takeaways from the Bears' scrimmage on Saturday at Soldier Field for Family Fest.

Stankevitz: Family Fest a glimpse of the best-case outlook for Mike Glennon, Bears' offense - CSN Chicago - Mike Glennon was efficient and productive during the scrimmage portion of Family Fest on Saturday at Soldier Field.

Jahns: Five things we gleaned from Bears coordinators - Chicago Sun-Times - The Bears’ coordinators — Dowell Loggains (offense), Vic Fangio (defense) and Jeff Rodgers (special teams) — have plenty on their respective plates.

Finley: Bears QBs Mike Glennon, Mitch Trubisky sharp during Family Fest - Chicago Sun-Times - The Bears were encouraged by each quarterback’s first performance on the Soldier Field turf during Family Fest on Saturday afternoon.

Perez: Mark Sanchez says Mitchell Trubisky should get a 2-bedroom apartment and a dog - Bears Wire - Chicago Bears backup QB Mark Sanchez offered some sage advice to rookie passer Mitchell Trubisky based on his experience in the NFL

Perez: Vic Fangio says he doesn’t know what future holds for Pernell McPhee - Bears Wire - Bears DC Vic Fangio hinted at an unclear future for outside linebacker Pernell McPhee

Cox: These 4 former Bears have strong Hall of Fame resumes - Bears Wire - The Chicago Bears have a handful of recent players who all have strong cases to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Hub Arkush: Can Dowell Loggains maximize Chicago Bears' improved offensive talent? - Pro Football Weekly - Loggains must push right buttons to coax most from slew of new Bears

Hub Arkush: Chicago Bears stay healthy, score big for huge Soldier Field crowd at 'Family Fest' - Pro Football Weekly - Cruz, Cohen starred in front of large contingent of Bears fans

Wiederer: Zach Miller inspires 9-year-old cancer survivor: 'Ryan wasn't afraid anymore' - Chicago Tribune - Bears tight end Zach Miller was on Interstate 80, headed from Chicago to Nebraska, when he learned of Ryan Creemens' diagnosis. He had rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancer.

POLISH SAUSAGE

Smith: Agent says Jay Cutler has made no decisions – ProFootballTalk - Jay Cutler hasn't said publicly whether he'll come out of retirement to play for the Dolphins, and his agent says that's because he hasn't decided. Mark Block, a longtime friend and business partner of Cutler's who served as his agent as he negotiated his new deal to work for FOX, wrote on Twitte...

Florio: Jimmy Garoppolo stinks it up in first 2017 scrimmage – ProFootballTalk - It's not quite yet time to send #Tommy floating on a sheet of ice. Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, heralded as the real deal and suspected by some to be the potential choice to succeed Brady as soon as 2018, had a rough time at a scrimmage on Friday.

Florio: Adam Gase says Jay Cutler is “interested” – ProFootballTalk - With each passing news cycle, it's feeling more and more likely that Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill won't play this year. Although the Dolphins have been very tight lipped about Tannehill's status, the Dolphins are now openly speaking about potential replacements who surely wouldn't be added to...

KNOW THY ENEMY

Gates: Minnesota Vikings Agree To Extension With Linval Joseph - Daily Norseman - Another member of the Minnesota defense locked up for the long term

Reno: Detroit Lions training camp winners/losers from Saturday’s mock game - Pride Of Detroit - Which players benefited the most from Saturday’s mock game and which had the toughest time?

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

Link: Bears roster breakdown, 90-in-90 - Quintin Demps - Windy City Gridiron - The next part of this Bears roster series has us taking a look at safety Quintin Demps.

Wiltfong: Chicago Bears Fan Fest - Live streaming updates (open thread) - Windy City Gridiron - The Chicago Bears are taking a little road-trip as they leave cozy Bourbonnais and Olivet Nazarene University, where they’ve been at training camp for over week now, and head up to Chicago for Fan...

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