Bears Sign Josh McCown as Backup QB

Or was it Luke McCown?  It couldn't have been Cade McNown, could it?  No, it actually was Josh McCown.  Too bad it wasn't Neckbeard the Pirate, but apparently the Chiefs got to him first. Oh, well - I guess that just means (1) we'll have to settle for Josh McCown as Caleb Hanie's backup until Jay Cutler gets back into the lineup, and (2) we'll get to see Kyle Orton soon enough, when the Chiefs visit Chicago a week from Sunday.  OK, Josh - here's hoping you're ready to stand on the sidelines holding a clipboard.

Bears Sign Veteran Backup QB; Earth Continues Spinning on its Axis

At least one of the five sacks Jay Cutler absorbed during Saturday's Bears pre-season game was such a hard hit, it even knocked some sense into the Bears' front office. Faced with the prospect of a Cutler injury leaving the offense in the hands of Caleb "Mister" Hanie, Dan "Pac-Man" LeFevour, or the recently signed "With this offensive line, defenders will be stepping all over me like I'm a welcome" Matt Gutierrez (combined total - 9 NFL passes), the Bears relented from their hard-line stance last week by signing Todd Collins as a backup. Collins isn't an all-pro, but at least he has experience running an NFL offense, along with a career passer rating of 76.0 (for comparison's sake, Kyle Orton's career rating is 76.9).

Kudos to the front office for waking up and prying open their wallet to address one of the team's many glaring weaknesses.