Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Love the timing, like Nagy's pedigree, and really like that it appears the Bears are trying to keep Fangio.
Man am I unimpressed. Is this really the best guy out there, or are the Bears trying to get a good coach on the cheap again?
Man am I unimpressed. Is this really the best guy out there, or are the Bears trying to get a good coach on the cheap again?
He was O.C. for a team with the leading rusher in the league and the QB with the league's best passer rating. He took over play calling duties from Andy Reid and the Chiefs' offense improved. And, he's a big fan of Trubisky. What more do you really want?
He was O.C. for a team with the leading rusher in the league and the QB with the league's best passer rating. He took over play calling duties from Andy Reid and the Chiefs' offense improved. And, he's a big fan of Trubisky. What more do you really want?
Experience.
He was O.C. for a team with the leading rusher in the league and the QB with the league's best passer rating. He took over play calling duties from Andy Reid and the Chiefs' offense improved. And, he's a big fan of Trubisky. What more do you really want?
Experience.
You wanted to fire up the NFL Retread Machine again? Hardest possible pass.
I wonder if Jim Tomsula was interested. Maybe Jim Schwartz. Greg Schiano?
Seriously though, I probably would have rolled my eyes at it, but Jim Caldwell would have been an interesting hire. I have to imagine some team is going to bring him in as a HC.
No, you didn't write Jim Tomsula did you?
You wanted to fire up the NFL Retread Machine again? Hardest possible pass.
There are sooooo many other good coordinators out there with good systems that have had the job (solo) for more than a season. Frank Reich, Steve Wilks, Shurmer, hell, even Vrabel excite me more than a guy who has been in coaching a whopping 4 years at a level above "Quality Control." To me this looks like another McCaskey/Pace eff-up that we'll be lamenting in 3 seasons, just like Fox and Trestman.
Sorry to be a downer. For every McVay there's a bunch of Mornhinwegs. The odds are we got a Marty, not a Sean.
I haven't read 1 negative thing about the guy, other than he doesn't have much experience. But most people were saying if he was an OC for 1 or 2 more years, he would be the top candidate on everyone's list.
He came here because he believes in Trubisky. That's awesome. He mixes in some spread offense. That's awesome. He's the only OC that Andy Reid allowed to call plays. Great. Andy Reid's coaching tree has more hits than misses. Great.
Is it risky? Yeah. Do we need a lot more talent no matter who the coach is? Yeah. But I don't know how you can't help but be excited about the potential power couple that could be forming between Trubisky and Nagy. Potentially for the next 15+ years.
I like the perspective and hope you are right. However, I am imagining more Trestman/Cutler than anything else at the moment. With nowhere to go but up, why not. The upside is Nagy is a star and start moving us in the right direction. The downside, in 3-4 years Nagy and Pace are looking for new employers.
Agreed, and I will add this. This is the right time to make a high risk high reward hire. We are not ready to contend for a Super Bowl right now. We need more talent and Trubisky is still young and learning. Keep stockpiling talent, let Trubisky grow, grab a couple free agents, and 3 years from now we could be ready to contend. At that point, if Nagy is the perfect coach then we're rolling. If not, then you have the talented squad that can attract a big name guy and Trubisky is in his prime.