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I would love to see the Bears make the move. He is the type of player who would automatically elevate the play of our DL. I was watching ESPN earlier and they were mentioning they thought he would be an UFA this offseason. I am sure the bidding war will be intense. Let's hope he fits within our cap space and we go after him.

I knew he was fast, but did not realize he was able to run that fast!

First we are complaining we are scrapping the bottom of the barrel interviewing OCs that have limited experience or credentials then we are complaining about interviewing an OC that certainly has a good resume just because, I assume, he has ties to Lovie. Does having an association with Lovie automatically disqualify you for a position with the Bears? If he tries to run the greatest show on earth here he will fail. We all know that. However, I would like to think he is smart enough to adapt his offense to what talent he has around him. I would like to think that if the Bears brought in Tice for the OL it means we still want to play smash mouth football on offense. I do not know if we will hire this guy or not. I would like to wait until after the SB and try and interview some candidates from those two teams. However, if we wait, then the Bears (according to many) are inept because they have taken too long. Guess there is not a damn thing the Bears management can do at this point to satisfy anyone, short of a total house cleaning, which will not happen, so we might as well stop thinking about that until we see what happens in the 2010 season.

Is it as much JA not providing the Bears with the proper talent or the coaching staff being unable to develop that talent and utilize the skills of the players being drafted? Drafting is certainly not an exact science and all GMs screw the pooch on their selections more often than they would like to admit. In the case of the 2 guys you mention, Rex and Cedric. We may never know if Rex was that bad or if he was just screwed up with the way he was worked with over the course of his stay in Chicago. I thought the way they tried to develop him his rookie year was totally stupid, allowing him to start one or two series a game. Then look at the Offensive offensive coordinators and coaching he had that were used to develop him, Ughhh. Cedric never ran with the passion and skills we envisioned when we drafted him. We wound up letting him go. Now look what he is doing in CIN with different position coaching & OC. Harris was an outstanding selection by JA, then he became injured and seemed to lose his passion for the game. Is that JA's fault? Colombo was an outstanding selection. He had a serious injury and it seemed as if he would never recover from the injury so an injury settlement was made. Since then he has worked out pretty good in Dallas. Some of his selections in later rounds have been outstanding. If you want to knock JA for his selection of LS as HC, fine. However, I believe any HC is only as good as his Coordinators and position coaches. Lovie's main problem is he has done a lousy job of evaluating those he has brought in to fill those positions. In the past those choices have been left up totally for Lovie to make. It seems like JA has decided it is time for him to help in that process. Hopefully we get it right this time around.

There are some interesting details on the Tribune site in this article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,3129808.story I like the list of OCs he has been tutored by. I have to believe this means he will utilize G Olsen and will help him develop. That would be refreshing as I never felt Turner was able to do this.

WoW, after reading what Marty had to say about Chud, how could you not like him as our OC? Not to show my stupidity, what type of offense do you think he would run here? Hopefully West Coast as this is what Cutler is experienced in and the transition of OCers would be smoother.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2010/01/ga...should_hir.html

Does not matter to me.

.... Or all given extensions after we win the Super Bowl, LOL.

But now I am worried, OMG, does it matter if we hire the OC first or do we need to hire the DC first or do we need to hire all the position coaches first or or or????

I can't believe we are still dissing Lovie over his hiring of some position coaches before his coordinators. It is not unprecedented. It is not that big a deal, IMO. Fun to diss Lovie I guess? Gee, did everyone know Lovie is right handed but when he dresses he ties his left shoe first and and and it is reported by some of the "Beat=off" writers who dig deep for info to smear Lovie with that he he he wipes his ass with his left hand? Guess this proves Lovie is a schizo and can not be trusted.

Heck, in Dallas they hired the OC before they hired the HC, ;-) They at least made it to the playoffs and won their first game against PHI before losing to MIN

Nothing has yet to be finalized, I guess. I think I have made my decision, I am going to withdraw from the league and will not participate in it next year. Payouts, keeper rules, draft order for subsequent years, etc... all of this should have been decided before the leagues first draft. Payouts should have already been made. Do not get me wrong. DrunkBomber is a stand up guy and I am sure that he will get it all worked out eventually. I am just a guy that likes a bit more of an organized adventure, LOL. Best of luck to all of you who continue the league. I am sure you will have no trouble in replacing me in the league. It was fun and I appreciate DrunkBomber's time in running the contest.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...-bear17.article

Jeff is one great guy. He and I have not exchanged emails for quite some time. I last heard from him just before the move to TalkBears. I was trying to encourage him to come back and reassume his rightful role as DaWebmaster. He told me personal family issues, work, & Church were all he could handle at that time. I agree, I miss him as well as many of the old posters that failed to migrate to the new forum.

Yes, Turner did indeed recommend Heisted and Lovie took his advice and we got a terrible OL coach as a result. Maybe that is why he decided to make some of the position coach decisions on his own this time?

Yep, for every Virginia M there is always an Al Davis.... Yep, for every Jerry Angelo there is always a Matt Millen.... etc... etc... etc...

I never remember Coordinators hiring the position coaches under them. I guess some might make recommendations or voice opinions, however, I think every HC of the Bears dating back for longer than I would like to admit (I am old enough to be the Grandpa of some of you) have made those hires with or withot the coordinator being yet determined.

Another loser in my book is Steve Rosenbloom of the Tribune. In an article speculating on Lovie going to UT (never happen IMO) he ends his article with these words of wisdom??? which I also read in several previous articles he has written, so this is not the first time he has offered this opinion:

I think it is a smart idea myself. It is scary IMHO for us to be changing OC position with a QB which is arguably the future of this franchise. I think it is imperative he is comfortable with the system the new OC brings in. I do not want to see a radical change in systems. I want to see something in the West Coast variety, a system Cutler is accustomed to. The problem was not in the system that we were using but the way it was being implemented by Turner. I am sure he is being asked for his opinions but I am also sure he does not have the final say by any means. I do not think there is anything this Bears organization can do that will not be criticized and ridiculed. There are beat reporters and web sites that are flat out saying they hope the Bears do not win one single game next year to force a complete reorganization. That makes me sick and totally pissed off. Instead of hoping the Bears go winless next year, I hope with the changes being made the bears go 19-0, all the way to the Super Bowl, and prove that this organization made the right choices. It will spoil all the fun for those wanting to say "I told you so" but I would certainly enjoy it a lot better than the alternative.

I have no doubt it was a decision based on job security. The good thing is there are few DC & OC open this year and as a result we will basically have the pick of the crop. Oakland may fire Cable, but I honestly feel the Bears can offer better job security than the Raiders and senile Al Davis' revolving merry-go-round.

I do not want the Bears to rush to hire an OC or DC just to appease fans and media. There are many good candidates on the eight remaining teams in the playoffs the Bears are unable to interview. There are other candidates that will surface as well. I hope they take their time and make wise decisions. I see no reason to rush to a decision at this point in the off season.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2010/01/gi...ell_headed.html http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=4825410 http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...rry-fewell.html

Not the first time Schefter screwed up reporting false info.

Sooner or later we have to get back to a "normal" draft where we have picks in all rounds. If we keep mortgaging future drafts to replace picks sacrificed to obtain Cutler, we will always be in a deficit situation. I would prefer us not to trade up this year. I am hoping we show vast improvement with the change of coordinators. If we do not, then we will need those draft selections in 2011 for the new powers-to-be to build the team.