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The Bears were the only team to get 4 hours with McCoy. Everybody else was 3.

He is our best defensive player by far. Julius Peppers doesn't ever get enough credit for what he allows the defense to do.

I don't remember anybody saying that 12 was the max he would go. I could be wrong, but I can't recall Emery saying that he wouldn't interview more than 12 candidates. I still think there is going to be at least 1 or two more coaches that get interviews that we haven't heard from yet. He wanted to interview Doug Marrone of Syracuse but Marrone is going to Buffalo. That's at least one college coach he had an eye on. This tweet from Adam Schefter has me worried a bit. Unless I'm reading too much into it, it seems as if that tweet was true, then the Mike McCoy, Bruce Arians, Rick Dennison, and Tom Clements interviews would be pointless. If they're going to bring in finalists THIS week, that means only teams that aren't currently in the playoffs will be able to do so. If I connect the dots a little more, Mike Sullivan's 6 hour interview could mean that he's going to get the job. Maybe Emery already knows this. I hope I'm wrong. I've wanted McCoy since the beginning of this process. I'll be damned if Emery panics and takes a guy before waiting for one of these teams to get knocked out of the playoffs. He's going to get the guy he wants. Nobody is going to go pick the San Diego Chargers, or the Eagles, or some other crap team over the Bears. If Emery wants McCoy, or one of these other guys, he's going to get them. There's no need to take a guy now because you're worried one of those other candidates will get hired elsewhere.

There isn't a player out there that could replace the impact Julius Peppers brings to the defense on each and every play, so why get rid of him? Maybe you can restructure his contract but releasing him would not be smart in my opinion.

I like the HC and the Free Agency signings but the Bears aren't going to cut Peppers. His cap hit is like 16 million, so it would cost more to cut him than it would to keep him for a year I believe.

How could Jonathon Scott not be a positive? He gave up zero sacks in 6 starts this year, and I can hardly recall very many pressures. That doesn't look right.

Out of all the candidates that have been reported to the Bears, the ones that would upset me the most would be both of the special teams guys. I understand the theory behind why ST coaches should get more looks at head jobs, because they're the only coaches who work with everyone on the field, but seriously.. come on. Don't piddle fart around with this job and hand it to the guy who's never orchestrated an offense before. I don't want the Marrone guy, or Trestman. Arians and Carmichael would receive a "meh" reaction from me, but wouldn't be as upset as I would be with Armstrong and Decamillas or whatever his name is. McCoy, Shanahan are still at the top of my list, followed by Brian Kelly.

Yeah. Mike Florio is a POS. Not sure how he can possibly know this, given that Bruce Arians hasn't even interviewed for the job yet.

Me thinks Emery could also be interviewing some of these guys for potential assistant jobs as well. Trestman would be a crazy HC hire, but it sounds like he would be a player's coach, and is someone who has worked with Cutler before. He also looks like a serial killer.

Some news about Mike Sullivan. Sounds like he might be in serious contention for the job.

Chip Kelly to Cleveland..

I've been hearing people (not on here) mention the name Mike Wallace as a dark horse FA target because of what Emery has mentioned about a guy with some speed. Not sure I buy into that, although that would be a pretty scary wide receiving lineup to pair him next to Jeffery and Marshall. There will be another receiver added to the roster before the end of the offseason. A cheaper option in free agency could be someone like Darius Heyward Bey, who might become a cap causality in Oakland.

I think he may be one of the 3 finalists for the job if he doesn't automatically get hired in San Diego.

I can definitely see McCoy. Arians maybe to a lesser extent. McCoy seems like he fits the criteria of someone with an upbeat, energetic personality, who can command a press conference. I watched a couple of videos of him talking to the media yesterday, and he came off like someone who was already a head coach. McCoy Press Vid That's a press conference from today. I think Brad Biggs must have been in Denver because It sounded like his voice on a couple of questions. Kyle Shanahan is one guy I really want to find out if he's going to get an interview. Supposedly, his dad won't let him until the season is over, which means we wouldn't be able to ask next week after the game unless they lose.

Everything depends upon what the new system is. If we get a head coach who uses a lot of zone blocking like Shanahan or McCoy, you're going to want to get some smaller, more athletic offensive lineman, as opposed to the bruising maulers. Ryan Clady is about as realistic as Sean Payton being our next head coach before he re-signed with the Saints. I don't have a particular preference for a certain guy after him. Just get somebody good. Get a couple of guys that can start right away. In a perfect world, I would sign 2 and draft one within the first 2 rounds.

That mock would be about the best thing possible. Ogletree is a stud, and MLB is a huge need with a declining Urlacher who probably won't even be back next year. Any of the Alabama offensive lineman are also fine with me.

You can cross Bill Obrien off the list. He's staying at Penn State.

It was very brief. I believe Cutler was only there with him for a couple of weeks/months before he got traded.

Will Muschamp's offense sucks. If you're going after college coaches, the top 3 should be both of the Kelly's and Bill Obrien. 3 guys that know offense.

That's really the only negative about either guy, but I still think you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't go out and interview either one. They are one of the top two coaches in college football, and Kelly took over for a program that was desperate just to get noticed again, and not only did he accomplish that, he's taken them to the BCS National Championship game. I like the way he commands himself with the media and his players. You want to talk about a man that exudes confidence, look at him. If you are looking to get better offensively, why wouldn't you want to interview Chip? I understand the obvious concerns over him, but as I've been saying, it can't hurt to sit down and have a talk with a guy. I don't think so. Kyle has been calling the offensive plays in Washington since he got there, and has 9 years of coaching experience in Tampa and Houston before he started coaching with his dad. Obviously Cutler has familiarity with a Shannahan system, and the way they run the ball is extremely intriguing. Keep in mind, Thomas came from an offense that also didn't teach the route tree at Georgia Tech. He came from a running team in college, and then essentially fell right into a Tim Tebow designed offense that almost never threw the ball. I can't even imagine the jump in going from that offense to an offense lead by Peyton Manning. Then, like I said, having had the experience to work with Peyton Manning will only help McCoy as a coach. It's like going to graduate school. Arians and Clements are both older candidates. I have a hard time envisioning either one having the kind of energy that Phil is asking for his HC to have. I also don't really like the fact that Clements has never called a single play in GB. His only opportunity to do that came in Buffalo where he was fired within a year. There's not a lot to go off of.

Unless the new head coach has a preference for the Cover 2, you're probably going to see a change in scheme. That's what happens when you make a change at head coach. You can't worry about what happened in the past because it's about moving forward and molding together your own team with your own vision. The stars on your defense are all old and dated. It would be the wrong decision, in my opinion, to stick with the same system. Those old guys aren't going to be around for much longer, and then what do you have? They're better off making the change now, and going through a 1-2 year transition period, if that, to whatever defense they want to run.

McCoy Shannahan Gruden Greg Roman Brian Kelly Chip Kelly Bill Obrien McCoy and Shannahan would be my top 2 guys you have to interview. I'm all about having an offensive minded HC that is an innovator. I also want somebody that have had success at making his quarterback's better. McCoy had a hand in making Jake Delhomme and Kyle Orton look like pro bowlers for a couple years, and even changed his offense in the middle of the season for Tim Tebow. Some people are going to hold it against him that he's working with Peyton Manning, who's really the coordinator of the offense, but my counter argument to that would be that McCoy will be better for it, having had that experience of working with one of the best of all time. It is only going to help him. What Kyle Shannahan is doing in Washington is pretty remarkable. Lot of people are going to knock him for having a uniquely talented quarterback to run his offense, but I would ask you this-- How many coordinators would have the smarts and the creativity to take a lot of the plays the man ran in college and integrate them into his own playbook? There's only about 4 other guys that have shown this ability. Greg Roman, Darrell Bevel, Rob Chudzinski, and Mike McCoy. Some of the other guys I think are must interviews, which include Brian Kelly, Chip Kelly, and Bill Obrien. I've said that I think you'd have to completely change the roster to fit Chip Kelly's scheme, but you would certainly be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't allow him to interview and learn some things about him.

I wonder if Emery is going to look at Rick Dennison-- Cutler's old OC from his Denver days when he put up those huge numbers with Marshall. He is currently now the coordinator for the Houston Texans.

Pete Carmichael is interviewing with Emery right now.

Dis guy's got da fire and da passion.