Comments on: Bears Dog and Pony Show

By: Roy Taylor

Roy Taylor — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:13:18 +0000

JDM, I agree, I am off the bandwagon of Gruden, Holmgren, Billick. Even though they say the coaching flame burns strong, it would have to be really hard to leave that good TV gig. I still have plenty of faith that Emery is going to find the right guy.

By: jdm

jdm — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:04:05 +0000

Why is Billick so special? He is suposed to be an offensive “genious”, and yet, his offenses in BALT were quite crappy most of the time. Like Gruden, he rode the coat tails of one of the best defenses in NFL history for his success. I find the Cohwer chants just as annoying, but I can at least understand why people would want him. Billick and Gruden are both just names, and both are quite overrated. Although, at least Billick does a pretty good job in the booth. Gruden is worse than Madden.

I questioned the Trestman interview as well. That is, until I actually read his bio. He had plenty of NFL coaching experience and wroking with QBs. He was more of a victim of timing than anything else. If he is the guy, I’m willing to give him a chance.

By: Roy Taylor

Roy Taylor — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:44:17 +0000

JDM, agreed, if Emery ends up being worth his salt, he had to have had an idea of who he was looking at. And he probably did. Let’s hope it works out.

By: Grabber

Grabber — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:43:19 +0000

First off, there’s no guarantee McCoy definitely wants to come here. I’m just not on the McCoy bandwagon, he sounds like Josh McDaniels to me. Second, I don’t think a Broncos early exit is likely. This extends the waiting period and then you get into the scenario Roy references, and if it comes down to 2-3 teams fighting to get him at that time, then based on history we know the Bears will lose out and be stuck holding a bag of dog crap, which would be Treastman.

Can anyone make one valid point why that hire would make sense? I’ve heard some good things about Sullivan but don’t know enough about him to make a judgement. I have said Billick’s name before, and Hub the other day took some pretty decent shots at the Bears for not even looking at him. I have no problem agreeing that he’s got a perfectly valid point that makes sense, assuming he’s interested in coaching again.

The waiting game for coaches still in the playoffs is part of the game. But if you know what you are doing and how to run the search, you can and should be able to get who you want. The problem is I really don’t have trust in Emery to do the right thing but hope he proves otherwise.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:28:15 +0000

This is my problem with it too, they’ll wait too long and end up making the wrong choice.

By: jdm

jdm — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:25:19 +0000

There is a huge difference between Andy Reid and most other candidates the Bears want. Andy Reid could be hired right away. The other coaches were either in the playoffs or still in the playoffs. The Bears haven’t even had a chance to even talk to Bruce Arians or Tom Clements. John Clayton thinks Tressman is the guy that eventually gets the job. The reason? The other guys will still be coaching deep in the playoffs. Most teams don’t want to wait until after the Super Bowl to hire a coach.
This is the challenge of a coaching search. The best candidates are usually still in the playoffs and can’t be hired. So, in short, if you want progress, root for a typical Peyton Manning outdoor playoff performance so Mike McCoy will be available. The fact that Emery was seeking permission to interview before Lovie was even fired tells me had candidates from the get go.