Comments on: Careful What We Wish For

By: Irish Bear

Irish Bear — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:04:56 +0000

IrishBearsFan, NO WAY should we trade Hester, Olsen, or Harris. Who are going to bring in? Charlie Wies is the man to hire to fix the Offensive woe’s!!!

By: Kirk Morris

Kirk Morris — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Fire the Offensive staff and bring in Charlie Wies!!!

By: IrishBearsFan

IrishBearsFan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:16:48 +0000

to get rid of Angelo & Lovie would cost in excess of $75 million to buy out contracts and replace them. That’s not going to happen. The McCaskeys make the same money every year or not, win or lose. And they clearly don’t know much about football. Most likely scenario is Turner gets thrown to the wolves along with Hiestand, Drake and Babich. What we need is players ! An offensive line, a free safety, a MLB and a big monster receiver e.g. Vincent Jackson or Brandon Marshall. Get Joe Bugel in to marshal the OL and trade Hester/Harris?olsen for some picks to rebuild the OL …

By: Carter

Carter — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:20:58 +0000

Alas, another losing money-making season for the McCaca’s. No we won’t go after anybig name coach. For he would wield much power and control over hmm let me think. WINNING!!!. Now we can’t have that now. Let keep hope alive on the losing ways!! Hey Jerry Angelo, how bout’ trading half the team for lets say a Demacus Russell for 3 first round draft picks till 2013? Hell we dont never start our first rounders anyway. And the second roundewrs we can never sign or they dont start. So lets keep up the tradition of money and YOU being over the fans and winning. I am sure Mr. Payton, and Papa Halas would have wanted that way!! Go after Cower!?? REALLY ?!? SERIOUSLY?!?! My money is on Zorn!!!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:04:28 +0000

I have zero confidence in Angelo hiring a coach period, on the cheap or otherwise. I would rather just see two more years of this sport the Bears call football, but my fear is the longer they wait the less likely we would be able to find someone willing to come in and take over this franchise outside of a shot in the dark, looking for an opportunity canidate. As hard as it is to believe it could get worse assuming teams like the Lions start to get better with the young talent they have, and the Bears keep the same people running things. If the McCaskey family is all about the money, to me it would make sense of building a team that consistently contends and makes the playoffs because there would be more games to take revenue in from and the more the Bears are in the spotlight and winning the more merchandise they will sell on bandwagon fans alone. To me if there was ever a time to bite the bullet and start over with the direction of a team it is now with the coaches available to start turning the team in the right direction and a Quarterback who the franchise could be built around given he has the right support. I don’t believe Cutler is as bad as he looks right now and my belief, as it was with Grossman but I would take Cutler over Grossman but the same goes, is that there has never been a coach here that a QB could turn to and learn what he is doing wrong and how to improve decision making or what not. Cutler continues to turn to ex-Bronco coaches for help but it isn’t the same just talking to someone about it vs them being here coaching him and showing him what to do and mentoring him. I think that would have helped Grossman and who knows just a little help and we may be in a different place. Not just saying we need only a QB coach but someone who knows what coaches are needed to help the players you have.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:08:53 +0000

Just a thought, but WHY oh WHY (the answer is probably $$) not do what the Bills did earlier this season; fire the top man (smith), and maybe even Angelo and Turner too!!!, temporarily promote someone from within(Dave Toub from Special Teams?) and thus give a rocket up the backside to all those who are non-performing, players and coaches alike.???!?

is this too logical?!?!

By: Roy Taylor

Roy Taylor — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:53:51 +0000

Andy, Smith and Angelo have contracts that pay them in 2011 regardless if there are players to manage and coach. How about that? And Al…believe me, the thought of “trust me to win and I’ll lose” Smith and cronies staying around until 2011 makes me sick. I’m just saying, what if Angelo stays and hires another coach that doesn’t pan out ala Wanny/Jauron, then we’re stuck for 4 more years rather than 2. My confidence in Angelo hiring the correct coach on the cheap is not high.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:15:22 +0000

What happens if there is no season in 2011? From what I’ve read online, this is a real possibility. Is Lovie still owed his money for that year, regardless of what happens?

By: Al

Al — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:18:52 +0000

Can’t disagree more. We’re at a crossroads with Jay Cutler and cannot afford to risk further damage to him longterm by leaving Smith around.
Another season like and he’s ruined forever. Lovie Smith has hired two offensive Coordinators; terry shea, and Ron Turner. Do you really want to see who’s behind door #3? Yikes! Especially since everyone would know that Smith has only one year left before he’s fired. Not quality OC would come to Chicago under those circumstances.
While I understand the view that it’s unbearlike to go after Cowher or Shanahan, or even Jeff Fisher if he comes available. All three hae expressed interest in coming here. That says something. And Angelo has always preached that they make draft picks with major imput by the coach. So I think it’s reasonable to think that the draft picks would improve with a better coach.
Even if they didn’t land one of the big fish, wouldn’t Ron Rivera be a major upgrade over Smith?
I want anybody but Smith, it cannot possibly be any worse.