Mike Tice

Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

2012-09-12 09:41:00

I know Brian Urlacher thinks he can play another two years, and given he's the oldest player on defense, do you think the Bears will look to draft a guy to replace him as early as next spring? If so, who would be the best option? Replacing a guy like...

Offensive line aims for consistency

2012-09-12 18:51:00

Life is good for Gabe Carimi. The Bears right tackle had a strong outing in the season opener against the Colts; a performance worthy of a game ball from his teammates. Any lingering concerns about his surgically repaired right knee vanished as the...

Offensive line lets Chicago Bears down

2012-09-14 00:00:00

GREEN BAY — It's one thing to block the Colts, without Dwight Freeney and with the comforts of playing at home. It's quite another to block the Packers, with Clay Matthews and the thunder that some 70,000 lathered-up Cheesies can create. The...

Biggs: 10 thoughts on the Bears' loss

2012-09-14 05:34:00

GREEN BAY -- The coaching adage is that a team is never as good as it might look in a victory and never as bad as it might appear in a defeat. Keeping that in mind, we’ll try to maintain perspective with 10 thoughts coming out of another ugly loss...

Bears trounce Colts in opener

2012-09-09 22:34:00

As an Arlington Heights native, Colts safety Tom Zbikowski remembers years of bland, rarely potent offenses from the Bears. Standing in the mostly cleared-out visiting locker room at Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon, Zbikowski shook his head after the...

A Bears offense never seen before

2012-09-08 15:35:00

If the Bears had a sense of humor they would pass out 61,500 pairs of blue-and-orange 3-D glasses Sunday at Soldier Field to symbolize the new way of watching football in Chicago. Behold, Bears fans: Your team finally caught up to the modern NFL. But I...

Tice developing new identity

2012-09-08 14:14:00

Mike Tice probably is more popular than any offensive coordinator in Bears history. Of course that could change Sunday on the Bears' first possession against the Colts, which also will be Tice's first chance in the job. Though the Bears don't have a...

Uh-oh: Cutler can't block out questions about blocking

2012-09-06 07:25:00

Jay Cutler was speaking honestly. Maybe that’s why it was so jarring. On the first “Jay Day’’ of the regular season, Cutler stepped to the podium at Halas Hall on Wednesday and said, yeah, the Bears have all kinds of shiny new...

Four downs: Bubble breakdowns

2012-08-30 19:25:00

Armando Allen vs. Lorenzo Booker 1. If one game is a good indicator, Allen provides more to the offense in the passing game and Booker is a greater asset in the running game. Allen showed his versatility as a wide receiver, catching an 11-yard...

Biggs: 10 thoughts on Bears' win over Giants

2012-08-25 17:59:00

Ten thoughts on the Chicago Bears after their 20-17 exhibition victory Friday night over the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. 1. Lovie Smith always has said that it's hard to make final roster cuts, with plenty of hard decisions in the process....

Bears' focus shifts to ground game

2012-08-26 18:35:00

Mike Tice could have used Sunday's post-practice media session as a forum to announce his starting left tackle. He didn't. Instead, the Bears offensive coordinator updated the state of the line, as a whole, coming off Friday's crucial third exhibition...

3 reasons game 3 is a must-watch

2012-08-24 00:00:00

If you're passing on Friday night's Bears-Giants game, I don't blame you. Summer is evaporating and it makes sense to enjoy these final weekends before the leaves change colors. For the Bears, however, this glorified scrimmage is the biggest day since...

Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice watches the end of the loss to the Packers.

2012-09-13 00:00:00

Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice before the game.

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Mike Tice is making the transition from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator for the Bears.

2012-07-23 16:05:00