indeed , nothing will change with the McCaskeys in charge
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I stopped watching the Bears a few years ago because of ownership. They’ve abused us for too long. I didn’t switch to another team…I just no longer watch the NFL.
“I'm very loyal, but loyalty one way is stupidity and I expect the same thing in return.” -Derek Jeter
“I'm very loyal, but loyalty one way is stupidity and I expect the same thing in return.” -Derek Jeter
Carroll and Belichick are like 72-73 years old. They shouldn’t be thinking about running a football team. You need to be spry, adaptable, and relatable for that.
They should focus on doing something more appropriate for guys their age… like running for President of the United States.
They should focus on doing something more appropriate for guys their age… like running for President of the United States.
Yeah, that was vintage Bears. What team interviews HCs while also looking for a GM. I’m not gonna put that on Poles. Then again I’m not overly confident Poles will get it right. But I am more optimistic with him running the search from the beginning than I was the last HC search.
Or dating much younger girlfriends (at least in Bill’s case).
people have mentioned Kingsbury & also Joe Brady , the Burrows whisperer who is now the Bills OC .
both for their skill in dealing with qb’s.
getting Williams on track is essential to getting the team on track . full stop .
just 5 weeks ago no one thought Brown was good enough to be the equipment manager .
Kerby Joseph had a strong game, seemed to be everywhere. Good to see his success.
Mr. Tibbs mentioned Joe Brady already. Other names that have been mentioned include (all of which are OCs) Liam Coen in Tampa, Zac Robinson in Atlanta, and Drew Petzing in Arizona.
Kingsbury is a non-starter for me. His teams have a history of starting out fast and then struggling later in the season. Look at how Jayden Daniels has looked the last few weeks.
Bears fans shouldn't want names like Ron Rivera or Jon Gruden. Rivera has shown to have a short shelf life as a head coach. And we shouldn't want Bears players anywhere near someone like Gruden.
Too winny for the Bears?
Look at his 2nd tenure in charge of the Raiders. Not exactly that great.
not winny enough
Let's just bring back Ditka
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
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Packers fan, so I'm looking at this from the outside. Objectively speaking, I think they have to run their search in two channels.
1) Find the best offensive coach/QB developer you can.
2) Find the best CEO-type coach you can find.
3) Get to the final two, and then see who the better fit is.
All else equal, I'd want to get to Mike Vrabel and Ben Johnson and then do the full interview process with both of them. For Vrabel, I'd want to know who his offensive coordinator candidates would be. For Johnson, I'd want to learn more about how he would manage a game in addition to calling plays and working with Williams.
1) Find the best offensive coach/QB developer you can.
2) Find the best CEO-type coach you can find.
3) Get to the final two, and then see who the better fit is.
All else equal, I'd want to get to Mike Vrabel and Ben Johnson and then do the full interview process with both of them. For Vrabel, I'd want to know who his offensive coordinator candidates would be. For Johnson, I'd want to learn more about how he would manage a game in addition to calling plays and working with Williams.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Gruden is a relic of the Bush Administration era. Not in his political attitudes, that's who was President the last time he had a winning season.
It would make a perfect storm of internet hot takery if Gruden were a great coach undone by a cancel culture mob. Alas that simply is not the truth. The ACTUAL truth is that we never would have seen those emails if their publication weren't able to bail one of Roger Goodell's owners out of a franchise-crippling mistake of a 10-year $100 million contract for a coach that wasn't good anymore.
So your argument FOR hiring him is that if not for the e-mail scandal, we wouldn't have known how much of a POS he was. By that same logic, the new Bears coach should hire Jack Del Rio as the defensive coordinator.
I'm hopeful that the Bears hire someone who has previous head coaching experience either in the NFL or in college so you know that things like game management, leadership, and command of the locker room are things you know the coach can do already. If you promote the hot OC or DC that is all a question mark. It would also be nice if they had a strong rolodex of contacts throughout the NFL so they could hire assistants they already know are good instead of hiring who is recommended to them, poaching from the prior team since you know no one else, or interviews well. And also not a dinosaur like Carroll or Belichick.
Whether that is Vrabel or Flores, or a team like the 49ers or Browns are dumb enough to fire their HC's, or some other coach I haven't thought of, whoever would have the best QB development plan of that group gets the nod from me.
Whether that is Vrabel or Flores, or a team like the 49ers or Browns are dumb enough to fire their HC's, or some other coach I haven't thought of, whoever would have the best QB development plan of that group gets the nod from me.
I wonder about this guy who just coached Indiana.
Crazy idea, yeah I know.
Crazy idea, yeah I know.
I have been screaming that at the top of my lungs for ages! In fact, tonight I drew this as it sums up my current state as a Bears fan cause of it.... perpetual existential crisis.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Bears have plan for next head coach: Chicago pinpoints this criteria and one surprising name could be in mix
Some big names could be in the mix in Chicago
www.cbssports.com
Disaster incoming.
mattcoldagelli
- Script Illinois Enthusiast
I honestly thought it was a parody at first.Bears have plan for next head coach: Chicago pinpoints this criteria and one surprising name could be in mix
Some big names could be in the mix in Chicago
Disaster incoming.
Get ready for John Fox II: New Stadium Boogaloo
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Dan Campbell being the NFL's new coaching archetype is a bad and dangerous mix with Da Bears Brain.
What could go wrong....Bears have plan for next head coach: Chicago pinpoints this criteria and one surprising name could be in mix
Some big names could be in the mix in Chicago
Disaster incoming.
Bears have plan for next head coach: Chicago pinpoints this criteria and one surprising name could be in mix
Some big names could be in the mix in Chicago
Disaster incoming.
Is it even a real Bears coaching search if the owner or president isn’t undercutting his GM by imposing a shotgun marriage with the new coach? It’s a tradition as old as time. Or at least as old as the mid-70s.
Next we’ll need to hamstring the new coach by forcing him to take a legacy coordinator on his staff as a condition of taking the job.
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