Unable to find outside help, the Chicago Bears have promoted Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator while rounding out their coaching staff. Coach Lovie Smith announced the move Friday and called Marinelli "among the best defensive coaches in the NFL." "From the first day I became head coach of the Chicago ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Strong-armed quarterback Jay Cutler will get to work with pass-happy Mike Martz, after the Chicago Bears announced they had hired the former NFL head coach as offensive coordinator on Monday. Martz, who had hired current Bears head coach Lovie Smith as defensive coordinator when he was running the St Louis Rams, was credited with helping develop quarterback Kurt ...

Just for the record, Jay Cutler didn't like it either. On the run and out of sync, he looked like anything but a franchise savior when he threw a career-high four interceptions in a 21-15 loss at Green Bay in the season opener. But he vowed to ...