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And you speak in absolutes quite a bit. Unless you're in the room with Poles etc, you don't really have a clue what will happen. You and I can both speculate to our heart's content about what may happen until it does happen. Some sports columnists call it a 'hot take' and boy are there plenty of them. At no time did I say or indicate that I thought Flus is or will be great. The examples I gave were of two other coaches that were in very similar situations as Flus is in currently. As it stands today, arguments can be made of how great a coach Vermeil was but his record speaks for itself. He was able to turn around three different teams in three different eras with a myriad of QBs from varying backgrounds (while in Philly he had Ron Jaworski - himself a 2nd round pick, in STL he had Tony Banks to start with - who was another 2nd rounder until Kurt Warner came around - who was undrafted and bounced around a bit before landing in STL, then with KC he had Trent Green who was an 8th round draft pick). In the case of Campbell the jury is still out of how great a coach he will be but what is helping him succeed is the revitalization of Goff, himself a previously #1 overall pick. An example of your absolutism. For now all this is your opinion. There were fans in the last game that chanted "we want Fields", people on many social media platforms are still divided about 50/50 whether we should keep Fields and many former players have suggested the Bears keep Fields. If the Bears keep Fields AND he fails miserably, yes many will be mad. Just like if they draft Williams #1 overall and he fails... But for now, its still pretty clearly divided on which direction we as fans want the team to go. What will management do, we won't know until closer to April 25th.

Well said. I read not all that long ago (Nov-Dec timeframe) that Breer was also quoted as saying he thought that Flus wouldn't be retained. So his credibility does indeed come into question.

Never say never. Campbell's HC record: 2021 3-13 2022 9-8 2023 12-5 (one game from SB) Then there's the example illustrated from Kevin Warren when he worked with Dick Vermiel in LA 1997 5-11 1998 4-12 (regressed this year) 1999 13-3 (won SB) Vermiel did that two other times with two other teams With PHI: 1976 4-10 1977 5-9 1978 9-7 (would have three more winning seasons to include SB appearance) With KC: 2001 6-10 2002 8-8 2003 13-3

Valid question. Especially given teams that were just in the playoffs; Dallas, Philly and now the Bills, were or have started questioning their HC options going into the new season. I agree that getting the Bears to 7-10 this year was a marked improvement, especially if you consider how they started versus how they ended the season (winning 4 of the last 6 games).

That's how "we" found Bagent wasn't it? When Getsy was HC for one of the teams?

Or J’Marcus Russell, Ryan Leaf or another QB that won the Heisman…Matt Leinart. ??‍♂️

I think he meant players: Walker, Blasingame and Nate Davis were all last with the Titans before the Bears. And Trevis Gipson did go to Tennesse last year.

Makes the alleged ‘west coast’ tour that more intriguing. Speculation was that they were hot to get to talk with Kingsbury (which they may have) but I suspect also to work the background on Williams a little. And since we’re already on the West coast, why not offer a deal to Waldron and do a check on a few other draft candidates? (Nix and Penix)? Kingsbury is still in the running for Raiders OC who also have a need at QB and hold the #13 spot overall.

Someday, maybe Kittle will be a Bear. Link: https://x.com/49ers/status/1343008968067538944?s=46&t=KrpJmhSTc4DI1sACtjisOQ

FWIW, pulling for a Detroit v Buffalo matchup. My Detroit Lions neighbor’s wife is from Buffalo. Big day for them today.

Turns out they didn’t need Robbie Gould to beat them after all.

Oh I’m no QB whisperer. lol. I’m hoping Justin works out and just not convinced the top 2-3 picks are better. I was sure that Cutler would get us there and he flamed out. I was also totally wrong about Ryan Leaf. FWIW I think Nix could be something good (agreeing with Jason). So that probably means he’ll suck. Lol.

Not really. If you double the number of starts and extrapolate his stats, Justin isn’t that far off. Oh, and support him with the comparable coaching and team… ??‍♂️

Yeah think you’re right. was going to comment that 70% success rate of #1 overall picks at QB. Jackson (although not an overall #1 pick) still hasn’t had a 4,000 yard passing season. Today would be his second playoff win (I think?) and the course he’s made at least one Pro Bowl. Oh…and on the verge of winning his second league MVP title.

Ironic given you like a guy from NC wearing #10. ? As far as the rest, fair enough. Theres always next season. ??

Word. ??

I’d be willing to compare Justin more to Jackson. So far Jackson has 4TDS (2 rushing and 2 passing) with only ~160 yards passing. Stroud has been exposed not to function well under pressure.

Yet you still haven’t presented it. Has Bill Polian come out and said this about Williams? His observations of Ryan Leaf (at the time) are very similar to what we’ve been hearing about Williams being aloof and other relatable “rumors”.

Good share. I was curious at the time of Stein’s tactics may have played into the stalemate with Johnson and his re-signing. Will be interesting to see if he gets signed soon… Did a quick read on Warren not all that long ago as I was curious about his legal background. Turns out both he and Stein had similar educational backgrounds. Both achieved their Bachelor’s in Business Admin before getting their law degree. Warren went one more step between the two and got his MBA before getting his JD. So maybe more acumen for business management than Stein? ??‍♂️ Anyhow, after joining the Bar, Warren’s first gig was with a firm that focused on “sports law” specifically representing Universities that had been charged with sanctions and violations. After a year or so with them he formed his own sports rep agency where his first client was Chris Zorich. Some time later (after working with Dick Vermiel in St Louis) he represented the Zilf (?) family when they purchased the Vikings. Then was put into a similar role with the Vikings when they sought to build their own stadium. All this to say, Warren has ‘been there done that’ with regards to the position he currently finds himself in. And I trust he knows what he’s doing, not only with getting the Bears a new stadium (if that’s one of his missions) but also to manage the overall team to assure they are all on the same page.

So take the #1 pick and draft him to hope “he could be good” with little evidence he will. And while doing so have less stock in other potential multiple draft picks (to include maybe even another future first)? Having a trove of picks answers your second question. You have multiple ‘talented’ players on rookie contracts instead of one. I think we’d agree Poles does well at analyzing talent and getting more band for his buck with draft picks so far. You’re sure that no team will be so desperate to get Williams they wouldn’t sell the farm to include a potential future first to get him?

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And you have to ask is he a product of the system or??? His backup threw six TDs in their last bowl game.

A few days ago Colin Cowherd said ‘he was told by reliable sources’ that if Antonio Pierce is kept as HC in Vegas, Kingsbury will be “tapped as OC”. Today he seems to think otherwise… guess we’ll see.

Whoa...is Aaron Leming your ghost author name?