Ready to rumble? Bears 'D' doesn't seem close
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 8/29/2008 — Ready or not, that season starts in nine days against the Indianapolis Colts. And the Bears defense appears anything but ready after getting rocked in Cleveland.

First-team defense takes the night off
suntimes.com 8/29/2008 — It either means everything, or it means nothing. All the Bears can do now is hope the preseason performance of their starting defense has no bearing on what is to come Sept. 7, when the 2008 season officially begins in Indianapolis.

The Blog Down Breakdown: CHI 16, CLE 10
blogdownchicagobears.com 8/29/2008 — Sure, it’s only the preseason, but you have a feeling if the play of the Bears defense doesn’t improve within the next ten days, the team could be looking at one long night in Indianapolis, and quite possibly, staring Tim Tebow in the face come next April.

Handing Out The Grades- Browns vs Bears
waitingfornextyear.com 8/29/2008 — The Browns ended the preseason 0-4, but the starting unit left 2 of those games with a lead. You have to take your victories where you can get them I guess… So did you see what I saw? Many of you gave your grades already in the comments of the What to Watch For post. First...

Cleveland Browns' starters play well in loss to Chicago Bears, but injuries persist
cleveland.com 8/29/2008 — Cleveland Browns' starters play well in loss to Chicago Bears, but injuries persist Decent play is what coach Romeo Crennel wanted to see in the Browns' final exhibition game, and that's what he got. But he didn't get a win. The Browns' No. 1 units ...

Don't Push The Panic Button Just Yet...But Keep Your Finger On It — Bleacher Report - NFL 8/29/2008
Well the preseason is over for the Chicago Bears, and it's now time to get down to evaluating the players to make final roster decisions by this weekend. After last night's game against the Cleveland Browns, Lovie Smith, Bob Babich, and company are ...

Colts Certain They'll Have Manning For Opener — Mark Maske's NFL Insider 8/29/2008
It has taken only a few days of practices for the Indianapolis Colts to become more convinced than ever that they'll have Peyton Manning in their opening day lineup. Coach Tony Dungy told reporters after Thursday's preseason finale he'd be "shocked" ...

Bears-Browns: Breaking Down Chicago's Final Preseason Game — Bleacher Report - NFL 8/29/2008
At the end of the Bears' final preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, the Bears came out the winners. The won 16-10 and held the Browns to zero points in the second half. But, Head Coach Lovie Smith had this to say about his defense: "I'm ...

Huddle Up: Bears cut Okwo, Bazuin — chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/29/2008

Bears CB Tillman reveals child's illness (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 8/29/2008
Bears cornerback Charles "Peanut" Tillman recalled handing coach Lovie Smith a slip of paper with a doctor's excuse for missing offseason workouts. "It said, 'To whom it may concern, Charles couldn't be at work because his daughter had to have a heart ...