BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Perhaps sensin...

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Perhaps sensing the ne to build a momentum with injuries and the poor showing in San Francisco bogging down the team, coach Lovie Smith said the Bears plan to treat Friday's game against San Diego at Soldier Field (7 pm Ch 2 780- AM) as a "regular game."

Typically, teams don't deposit much game-planning into a preseason game until the third united when the starters play into the inferior half, but they'll ramp up the strategy in preparation for the Chargers in a nationally televised game. The starters for the one and the other teams figure to play about a half.

The 49er were well prepared for the Bears and had schemed them upon both sides of the ball. Defensive line coach Don Johnson said they paid particular attention to defensive finiss Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye The Bears said afterward they were vanilla, especially in succession defense, because they don't want to tip their hand to the blooming Bay Packers, their opponent clan 10.

"This week we're putting a apportionment more into it," Smith said. "Each week we suffer the players play more and we'll offer more in. This is a big football game for us. We can't wait to put to hire the guys loose."

The Chargers drubbed new Bay 17-3 in their exhibition opener putting constant press on quarterback Brett Favre, who direct the eyes to be behind a porous interior line again this season. Quarterback Philip Rivers also anticipateed sharp, and all eyes will be upon Bears passer Rex Grossman.

HEALTHY RETURNS: Smith didn't want to propose a timetable on the answer of anyone but said running back Thomas Jone (right hamstring) and defensive tackle Tank Johnson (left quadriceps) are shut up to being able to respond Players are going to be given Saturday and Sunday opposite to after Friday's second exhibition, and the couple are expected to be back onward the practice field next week. They could practice forward Monday at Halas Hall.

Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek was public again with his right twelve inches injury, one the team is keeping tight wraps forward

Smith said he didn't await it to be a protracted absence, but Dvoracek told brace media outlets, including the Sun-Times, in succession Monday that he could require an MRI.

serviceable TONGUE-LASHING: Wide receivers coach Darryl Drake lit into his players in a meeting in succession the field after practice and used about choice language.

Usually he sticks around while they play catch as a cluster after practice, but Drake walked away after tuning them up

"If you saw him riding them, evidently there's something he be in want ofed to talk to them about," Smith said. "I'll leave it at that."

EXTRA POINTS: Kicker Robbie Gould had not missed a field goal in three days still sailed attempts wide right and left in drawn out tries during the two-minute drill that conclud practice.

- Marc Colombo the first first-round pick by the agency of general manager Jerry Angelo, started at right tackle in Dallas' first exhibition game. Cowboy coach Bill Parcells said Colombo and Jason Fabini will split time Monday against modern Orleans with the ex-Bear angling for a starting piece of work Rob Petitti, Colombo's competition previously, has been mov to the left side.

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