DABEARSDABOMB

It is hard to knock the pick. After his rookie year people were thinking he'd be one of the best backs in Bear history. I think he deserves another shot and believe he's been injured but there is no denying he's stunk this year. And no, taking a back in the 2nd round who was one of the best backs in football in his rookie year is hardly a wasted pick, imo. Mendenhall wasn't available, IIRC (1st round pick of the Steelers).

I would actually be okay with keeping Marinelli around. I think he's an exceptional coach.

Forte has been a bigger problem than people think. He's really been atrocious. Yes, the line is atrocious, but Forte has sucked ass too.

Most definitely not. Angelo has been very good for the most part and I think the Bears problems lie more in the lines of coaching that anything else. Sure, Jerry has had his stinker picks but he's also had plenty of good picks and shrewd cap moves. Basically put, I think Jerry is in need of a better coach, if he gets that coach, Jerry will ultimately get a contract extension in time, imo. I really think Jerry is a great talent evaluator, however, i think the Bears would be well suited if they could get a very good offensive coach as there HC who can evaluate offensive talent.

I threw down as well.

The above is the only way Jerry saves his job.

I would have to think an important McCaskey would win out over a group of less influential types.

Pathetic. Than go be a CHarger fan. I don't care what shit this franchise runs out, it is still my team and I'll always support them.

Angelo's only chance is getting behind the idea of a new coach. If he says Lovie needs to stay than I think he'll be gone. He might be gone either way, but the writing is on the wall and to me, Lovie will be gone. You don't get blown-out as much as the Bears have and keep a coach. Absolutely, no way, no how. This team has quit and I expect far more comments ripping the coaching staff to come from players in the up-coming week. The worse thing that could happen to the Bears is for them to fluke out a couple wins late in the season as those wins might save Lovie his job. I'd put Lovie's chances of staying at around 25% and Jerry's at 50%.

He also has a very good track-record of success and is a well respected assistant coach in the league. I'd think he'd be a great candidate.

RIP

Excellent news. Pace will be cut in the off-season.

Wow, way to go Devin. Speaking the obvious and it sounds like or at least I hope, that there are a lot of people that will be packing there bags over this disastrous season.

I reailze they couldn't judge talent. But Angelo/Smith had nothing to do with most of the guys you mentioned? And I'd disagree with you on Orton. He isn't any better of a QB in Denver (With more weapons) than he was last year in Chicago. He's a mediocre QB whom the Bears actually got quite a bit out of given his draft status.

I tend to agree that we shouldn't give anyone full control, but I also don't think Angelo will get fired. Jerry will get to bring in his guy and my guess is it might be Gruden who I think would accept a job without being the GM. Cowher might as well. Shanny is less likely to accept that sort of role.

Good article on DA http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...6.column?page=2

It has been terrible, but I think a problem is we have zero WR that has earned much respect so because of it, we rarely get the not as blatant PI's. But I can think of a few times where Jay's been picked or we've missed a nice play because of what I'd consider PI.

Good stats games, yes, but they both ran some poor routes that led to costly interceptions/missed opportunities. Still, I loved what I saw out of DA and we better see a lot more of him. Jays' been lobbying for him, he had a nice preseason, and it takes this long to see him. Another display of how poor our coaches judge talent.

I saw that list and got pretty disgusted. We are paying a lot of guys a lot of money to not produce. Harris, Urlacher, Vasher, Omilaye, Pace, Kreutz, and Hester are not performing up to there contracts. Urlacher was hurt so I'll give him that.

One we can only hope is true cause it means we'd have a new staff.

And he should keep starting. He was much better than any of our WR's in one game.

The way he cost us two timeouts late in the 4th quarter of a game is one of the biggest coaching blunders I've seen. It was completely inexcuseable and yet another time where he has mismanaged a game.

Cutler has done a lot, but don't let the numbers fool you. Our WR's have not played very well this year.

His mechanics are the same. He's never had precise mechanics but he's so accurate anyway. Throwing off his back foot gets him into trouble, but he's one of the few QBs in the NFL that more often than not can still make something happen when he does it. Much like Favre.

That is because Jay has and will take responsibility. The guy hasn't thrown other guys under the bus even though other guys have made mistakes. I think he realizes how little experience he has and just has to deal with it and hope that the guys turn into something a year or two from now. Knox made the wrong read and while Jay shouldn't have thrown the ball, you don't run a deep ball on a play where the corner is going to hit your QB. You adjust off the route and come back on the ball which it looks like Jay was expecting. We'll never know for sure though.