THE If Chicago wants to look for evidence that there are indeed building blocks in place and the future may be bright, they'll look no further than last night. The Bears went to Foxborough and imposed their will on the , dominating in all facets in .The Bears racked up 243 rushing yards, their second straight 200-yard ground game. The last time they had two straight was 1985... when they won the . was terrific with 179 pa sing yards, 82 rushing yards and two touchdowns (one pa sing, one rushing).The Bears forced four turnovers: Rookies and had interceptions -- as did star linebacker -- and recovered a fumble
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Darwin Thompson Jersey Patriots' quarterback "controversy" entering Monday was whether both Jones and Zappe could capably lead the team. Now, Belichick and company must figure if either can. Another year, another half-hearted attempt at a quarterback solution gone awry. Monday, head coach Frank Reich announced Sam Ehlinger overMatt Ryan, who suffered shoulder injury in Sunday's 19-10 lo s to the . You can learn more about Ehlinger.This is a nice promotion for Ehlinger, whose strong preseason earned him a roster spot. But he's extremely unlikely to be the long-term answer or, really, the short-term answer, and it's time to declare the Ryan trade -- and Indianapolis' approach to the quarterback position -- a failure.Ryan, 37, leads the league in interceptions (nine) and turnovers
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