ParkerBear7
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On 2/7/2022 at 8:08 PM, Alaskan Grizzly said:
Being a fan of Lovie’s I can’t help but wish him the best of luck.
I like and respect Lovie but it was time for a change but the timing was certainly suspect when the Bears fired him. Hopefully Smith has learned to be more adaptable going forward. Lovie has a really cool beard!
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On 12/14/2021 at 2:23 PM, DABEARSDABOMB said:
Thought it might be good to start putting a thread together on our general thoughts on who might be a good candidate. Below article from NBC sports seemed like a good starting point. I think the big thing to me is - I think I've gained an appreciation for experience, finding a coaching candidate who has seen the rodeo and understands and has showed a skillset to consistently evolve in the league.
When the Bears went with Nagy - I really couldn't argue the hire. Pace went the way the league was going and found a young, innovative, up and coming mind who had the personality to succeed as a head coach. I think Pace got MANY of those traits right - however, what we didn't yet know was how said individual would handle adversity and be able to adapt. The biggest issue with Nagy has been his inability to make adjustments and continue to meld his offense so that it stays ahead of the league.
Once the league got the book on what Nagy did - he basically just kept doing the same (but slightly different). He struggled to create a vision / style that went with the team because quite frankly, in his early coaching tenor he hadn't had to go through those challenges. Where he missed was he didn't have the right coaches around him (or trust in those coaches) nor did he have the right skillets (at least not yet) to lean in and pivot and make appropriate adjustments.
With that in mind - I think of Joe Brady & Daboll as two people who have yet to show any ability to make real adjustments. Brady is so raw that we really don't know what he is at the NFL level and Daboll, as awesome as his work was with Josh Allen - we have seen the league make adjustments this year and have not YET seen him adjust back. I think it will be interesting to see how he finishes the season - if he can work with the offense to make the necessary adjustments - HE IMMEDIATELY jumps to the top of my list.
Other people who fit on my list are Greg Roman - who clearly has demonstrated an innovative way to consistently stay ahead of the league in his ability to optimize the run game, which I think is a really good asset when it comes to developing a young QB. He also has twice shown an ability to adapt offenses around raw, athletic QB's (Kap & Jackson). I don't know whether he has the other traits - but he has also had a chance to work with two elite head coaches (Harbaugh's) which at the very least is a plus.
I also am good looking at Dave Toub as well as other defensive coordinators that we think are seasoned and have right fit/personality (Leslie Frazier getting a 2nd chance wouldn't be terrible). The other spot I have no interest in is going to the college ranks. From Ryan Day to Fitzpatrick (Northwestern) - I just see the risk as too great.
A few other names that I don't know what to think of, but I could get on board with:
Byron Leftwich - Seemed to do a lot to blend the Arians style with Brady. Liked what he did there - but its still Brady so I don't know what to really think of Leftwich.
Eric Bienemy (Chiefs OC) - Like that he has more experience than Nagy and I still believe heavily in the Andy Reid tree/system. The plus is there is consistency/similarities that come with Eric, but that is also a potential downside element.
Todd Bowles (Bucs DC) - Not much I don't like with Bowles. He may be my favorite candidate. He has had innovative, aggressive defenses everywhere he has been and in hindsight, his tenure with the Jets (given their personal & fact they are the Jets) was a lot better than he initially got credit for. I think he's learned a lot in his subsequent ventures as well and has clearly shown an ability to adapt and evolve in the league and has gotten to spend the past few years working with an offensive guru in Arians, so I think he's positioned to understand what it takes to find the right OC.
Josh McDaniels - So this is hard for me to write. The way he did the Colts rubs me the wrong way and I can't forgive it and there is the Cutler fiasco. But this is a guy who has shown an innate ability to adjust his offense to reflect various personell and is doing an amazing job positioning a young QB to exceed. His resume is fantastic - but the intangibles get in the way and as much as I love his performance and how good he can be, its the personality that is making me have an ugly face as I type this.
Sean Payton - Obvious answer - but if he is interested - I'd give him a blank check to drive change
What are your thoughts about Kellen Moore?
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The blue pill option but at what cost? If the cost is “, Justin continues to get sacked and pounded so much that we begin adapting the old phrase “Good Rex / Bad Rex” before this kid ever gets a chance to be “Good Justin?”
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14 hours ago, madlithuanian said:
Sure!
Thanks for sharing! I bet this is George’s standard reply. Sadly, the concerns you brought up then are still relevant now.
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MadLith,
Would you be willing to post the letter George sent you in response to your first letter and if he replies to the latest one? Would be interesting to know what George had to say!
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Biggest problem with Nagy is, well Nagy! Wish his personal mantra wasn't “be you.” Not only does it rhyme with poo, just wish it was more on the “be like”; “Sean Payton” or “Sean MacVay” or really anybody but “be you.”
Matt Nagy’s offense play calling make former Bears OC’s Gary Crowton and John Schoop offense look like the greatest show on turf!
Good grief Charlie Brown, how long do Bears fans have to put up with total incompetence from top to bottom with this storied franchise?
Nagy needs to go now before his rookie QB gets sacked 9 more times in his second start and he turns into “Bad Rex” before ever having a chance to be the “Good Rex!”
Former Bears WR Muhsin Muhammad was wrong, Chicago, is where QB's go to die; not WRs!
I had to turn off the game last weekend as it was just un-bearable to watch Fields get wrecked.
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Why is everyone wanting to cut Jimmy Graham? Didn't he have 8 TD’s last year? He is still very productive and a great redzone threat! Find another way to free up cap space like cutting Danny Trevethan.
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I agree! Between Angelo and Pace the Bears have made so many bad first round draft choices. Brian Urlacher has been one of the best first round picks in decades prior to Fields this year but there have been several very good defensive players chosen in the first round. TheBears have been very bad at picking offensive players in the first round. Here are the first round picks going back to 1990.
Just look as some of these guys picked in round 1 who were total busts!
Cade McNown
David Terrell
Kevin White
Share McClellin
and certainly don’t forget about the Rick Mirer trade with Seattle back in 1997!
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I have immense respect for Rodgers as a player but don’t like him. Probably because he destroys the Bears all the time. He maybe the greatest QB ever with only 1 SB win.
Rodgers has put his body on the line year in and year out and he obviously feels the Packers management has not done enough to surround him with a chance to get back to the SB; Or maybe they do not value his opinion on personnel matters.
Either way I respect his play and that he is standing up for what he believes is best for the teams’ chance at winning. I hope he ends up in the AFC and out of the NFC North!
What if Jay Cutler would have stood up to Jerry Angelo and said get me some offensive lineman and some weapons? Yet, we seen year after year the Bears focus almost entirely on defense.
I have to give Pace credit here for Drafting one of the top QB available and then adding another top tier OT.
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I would have been happier with a WR like Seth Williams over the VT running back. Did not feel RB was a need.
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Let's not forget that last year the Bears drafted some developmental OL in the 7th round. Lachavious "Pig" Simmons and Arlington Hambright have very cool names for O-lineman. Hopefully they will be able to contribute sooner than later.
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Is Stephen A. Smith a secret Bears Fan? Well he certainly does a superb job projecting the inner thoughts of all Bears super fans!
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=31362276
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Absolutely agree! I want another promising OT! Then draft a couple WRs in the 6th round!
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So Pace makes another deal to move up and get a first round rated OT who potential can play LT and got an early 5th rounder in return! Pace is having a great draft! Can anyone explain why so many draft sites have the Bears needing an OG? I think S, LB or Edge would be more of a need!2020 Record: 8-8, 2nd in NFC NorthNeeds:
QB,OT, *OG, WR, CBRD (PK) PLAYER SCHOOL POS1 (11) Justin Fields Ohio State QB
2 (7) Teven Jenkins Oklahoma State OT
5 (7)
6 (24)
6 (37)
6 (44)
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Additionally, Justin Fields was not a QB that shot up the draft boards overnight and has been highly touted the past few seasons. Personally, I was wanting Mac Jones. Nothing wrong with Fields; It’s a solid pick and hard to be down on.
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Rounds 2 & 3 OT must be addressed!
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I knew Pace would move up for a QB but at least the Bears got a really good QB prospect and didn’t entirely mortgage the future to do so.
The Bears acquired the No. 11 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft from the New York Giants in exchange for the No. 20 pick, a fifth-round pick (No. 164) and 2022 first-round and fourth-round selections. Chicagoused the 11th pick to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields
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I knew Pace would move up for a QB but at least the Bears got a really good QB prospect and didn’t entirely mortgage the future to do so.
The Bears acquired the No. 11 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft from the New York Giants in exchange for the No. 20 pick, a fifth-round pick (No. 164) and 2022 first-round and fourth-round selections. Chicagoused the 11th pick to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields
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Which QB will it be?
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Wow - Falcons just picked TE Kyle Pitts??? Lol
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Apparently your nightmare is SF’s reality! Trey Lance is only 20 years old and is the 3rd overall pick? Wow!
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7 hours ago, jason said:
I’m actually intrigued by the double WB approach. Kind of genius to be honest. Protect Dalton for a year with two monsters, and then roll the dice twice on rookie QBs. Put pressure on them to prove their worth.
Precisely! Washington did this a few years ago when they drafted RG3 and Cousins! It ultimately was Cousins who became the dependable starter. In my opinion, GM’s are putting too much weight on getting that 5th year option and more often then not they are reaching for QB’s in round 1. I certainly understand why they do this but if they could just do the opposite and only select first rounders based on merit; then players who need to be developed can do so under the tutelage of NFL coaches.
What’s the worst thing that can happen? You either draft a player in his accurate slot / round commensurate with his current skill level to be developed as a bargain or GM’s can continue to chase and overpay when the player is clearly not ready to start while paying the first round price tag. I’ll call this the Mitch Trubisky effect! What good is the fifth year option if a player is not a star? Proven talent especially at QB will always be paid and there is no way getting around this; but why put all the house money and future at risk on one round?
That is why in my mock I chose to move down to solidly the offensive line (OT’s) and then chose to draft back to back QB’s to carry a clipboard and be developed! Hopefully, one QB be will emerge and overtake the veteran as the future starting QB! If somehow both QBs develop as hoped then this strategy will pay dividends 10 fold and set the franchise up for sustainable success.
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With this deep draft Poles should trade down ; probably more than once. There are a lot of fast productive WR’s that will be available later.
here is my latest mock:
My Selections
Round 1