NFL: Chicago Bears Stories by Roy Talyor, OurHometown.ca http://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/taylor Roy Taylor is the Chicago Bears' correspondent for OurHometown.ca. Roy has been a Chicago Bears fan all his life, and it's his goal to help visitors recall those obscure moments about Bears history that he remember from his childhood. He is the author of BearsHistory.com Friday Five: Chicago Bears at Washington Redskinshttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0013.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0013.phpRemember the days when the Chicago Bears were one ongoing controversy (Tank Johnson, Cedric Benson)? Thankfully the Washington Redskins and their team name are currently in the driver’s seat on that subject. I posted the photo to the right because I loved those Redskin throwback uniforms from 2003. Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:02:54 +0000Jordan Palmer is the new Ken Mastrolehttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0007.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0007.phpWatched the final 2013 Chicago Bears preseason game at a GREAT friend’s house tonight. On the short drive back to my pad, I heard a couple callers lauding how great Jordan Palmer looked. “What has Josh McCown done better than Palmer did tonight,” one caller said. Carrying on the tradition of Bears fans pining for the third-string quarterback that won’t make the roster based on his performance in the final BS preseason game. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:48:55 +0000Chicago Bears Shoe Colorhttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0005.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0005.phpIn 1990, Mike Ditka‘s Chicago Bears made a throwback change to their uniform. “Back in the day,” before shoe company endorsements became a multi-million dollar industry, football shoes were black. When Dave Wannstedt took over, one of the first announcements to come from his new regime in February 1993 was that the Bears would again wear white shoes. Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:37:09 +0000PRESEASON - San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bearshttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0004.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0004.phpI saw a lot of positives in Thursday night’s preseason game against San Diego, which the Chicago Bears won 33-28. I also saw a lot of negatives. So to me, it seemed as if there was a negative for every positive. It is preseason, but we’ll have to hope things will get cleaned up with just two more rehearsals to go before real games start. Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:58:00 +0000Chicago Bears Training Camp - Renewed pre-season excitementhttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/Sports/SC0003.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/Sports/SC0003.phpToo bad that former defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis‘ career with the Chicago Bears didn’t even start, as he retired before even reporting. Ellis was a top-10 pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2008 that didn’t pan out, but this exact situation worked out pretty good for the Bears in 2011 when they signed another DT failure in Amobi Okoye. Sun, 04 Aug 2013 12:46:34 +0000PFT - No Respect for the Chicago Bearshttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0002.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0002.phpDuring this slow time of the year for football (I am desperately working on a Lovie Smith article myself while it’s “slow”-stay tuned), www.ProfootBallTalk.com is ranking all the teams in the NFL. Today, they ranked the Bears in the bottom half of the league-not a playoff team-at number 18. Talk about no respect; the St. Louis Rams just placed ahead of them. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:14:23 +0000Chicago Bears to retire the number 89 for Mike Ditkahttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0001.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/SC0001.phpThankfully the Chicago Bears organization clarified this issue when they announced that after Mike Ditka’s, they will no longer retire uniform numbers for players. I say this because I was getting confused. Unfortunately from a football operations perspective, the Bears went down a slippery slope of retiring numbers years and years ago. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:14:03 +0000Chicago Bears to retire Mike Ditka's numberhttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0032.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0032.phpThankfully the Chicago Bears organization clarified this issue when they announced that after Mike Ditka’s, they will no longer retire uniform numbers for players. I say this because I was getting confused. Unfortunately from a football operations perspective, the Bears went down a slippery slope of retiring numbers years and years ago. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:35:05 +0000Expect a resurgence from Devin Hesterhttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0031.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0031.phpProFootballTalk seems to be beating a drum for the Bears to dump Devin Hester. First they jumped on the fact that a local publication noted that Hester is “competing” to be the Bears’ primary kick returner. Then they opined that it wouldn’t cost much for the Bears to cut or trade him. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:52:22 +0000Sad End to Urlacher Erahttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0030.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/windsor/sports/RT0030.phpOn Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Bears issued a press release stating that legendary Middle Linebacker Brian Urlacher will not be returning to the team in 2013. The only team he has known and for which he played for 13 seasons. The first legitimate, lasting superstar player the Bears had drafted in probably 17 years. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:21:54 +0000