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Best of times: 2001. Blache, one of the most charismatic assistants in recent Bears history, was fiercely defensive of his players. Brought out the best in a talented group to post NFL’s top scoring defense, second best against run.
Worst of times: 2002. Blache angrily accused the media of leaking game-plan information to the Baltimore Ravens. His source on this transgression: psychic Miss Cleo. “That’s where I get my information,” he said. “She’s more informative than you [media], I’ll tell you that.” During a seven-game losing spiral: “We’ve been getting calls from Division II schools trying to schedule us for homecoming,” Blache deadpanned, “but I turned them down because I didn’t want to overschedule.”
