I am looking for the words to describe my current Bears state of mind. I have literally fallen into the depths of hell over this franchise once I realize that the puritan family running the Bears are not capable of running an organization where aggression and violence are two crucial ingredients. "Lets choose 'insert name'(Trestman, Nagy, Eberflus, Waldron) because they are 'good guys.'" Lets face it. George Halas was a great football mind and apparently raised a good family but he didn't raise football people. The last thing he did for the Bears was select Ditka and that was the last time we had the appropriate football character coach. Nick Saban, Bill Bellichek welcome violence. They will screw this up.
How long is this city going to sit around letting the McCaskeys play pretend football family? (Iron) Mike Ditka has more testosterone in his left pinky than George McCaskey has in his entire body. It’s time we take to the streets and march.
It is interesting. At virtually any other point in human history, the McCaskeys would be wasted away with -- violently -- and overthrown. Now, I'm not advocating for that....
I’ll tell you one thing, I’d like to say a few crass things to George and really give him a piece of my mind. Would cherish watching him wince at some of the ungentlemanly things I have to say
I would like to start this by saying I have never once played a single snap of organized football (outside of park district flag football where Nick Chris and I were the OG big 3) but this has got to be the clearest offseason for management in NFL history. Let 95 year old stone-hand Keenan walk, draft OL and DL and sign OL and DL in FA, and hire BJ or Vrabel. Vrabel for culture and higher floor, BJ for highest ceiling and best thing for Caleb, but a little riskier. Thats the only decision!
The most exciting thing about the Bears is that Caleb proved he will be successful no matter what. The guy went through every possible curveball this year (multiple coaching changes, a shitty culture, pouty captains, and the worst OL ever assembled) and put together one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history. He also had the best season for a Bears QB EVER (most total yards). You would really like to think that this was rock bottom, though it's the Bears. But if we do upgrade the OL through the draft (3 top-45 picks) or FA ($ to spend), it doesn't matter who is coach, we at least progress. That is how sad this has become. Because it is the Bears, I am not getting my hopes up for Vrabel or BJ, because we all know we are going to end up with Monken or Kingsbury. Just please keep Caleb healthy enough with a strong OL for the NEXT coach to hopefully be the right pick. Hoping to be excited by 2035 when Caleb is on his way out.
Nothing is as simple as that, but when you put it the way you did, I agree. It won't be easy to just dramatically improve the OL and DL, but that should be the focus. And we're in lockstep on the coaching search.
I think that's one of the key takeaways that people are missing: Caleb kept getting back up -- physically and mentally -- this year. He's a stud. We can't forget that.
I have been very frustrated with Poles, especially from a free agency perspective, but I do hope he has final say in the head coach search. Something tells me Warren has more say than Poles at Hallas Hall currently, and that will ruin any hope we have. Lets hope that is not the case. #beardown
I tend to agree with you, but I actually believe the McCaskeys recently reined Warren in. I think he was overstepping his job title, and if there's one thing the McCaskeys don't like, it's people stepping out of their job title. They hired him to be the next Ted Phillips and work on the stadium, not to be working on football operations.
That's why I think, for instance, the most recent Poles press conference was just him.
The process is going to be gross, but I have read that the top two candidates are Vrabel (who we agree they're not getting) and Johnson. At least that's a great start.
I thought the title was a tribute to Riley Leonard falling forward on every short down last night- sorry about your thumb+cold.
I watched all the Bulls tributes afetr the fact. Obviously started tearing up when Jo was telling DRose that he was the people's champ. Will always be my favorite duo and team, even more so than the 2016 Cubs or 06 Bears.
Like you said, there is no way Vrabel looks at whats going on with the Bears and takes the bait. The Patriots also have a bargaining chip in a promising young qb, and then does every other thing better than the Bears.
If I were Ben Johnson's friend, I would tell him to stay away from the Bears and wait for any other org to have a coaching opening in the next couple years. But as a Bears fan, I would kill to have him at this point.
Completely agree with you, but here's the thing on Johnson.
He also very likely has a confidant telling him that this could all go sideways quickly. He doesn't take another job this year, and then the Lions win 10 games next year. Things get less sexy in Detroit. People forget about him. He can't risk that.
The Bears are lucky that they have Williams, and are also lucky that the other HC options this year are pretty brutal. They're also lucky that there's a couple of really good candidates this year, and not just one.
I am looking for the words to describe my current Bears state of mind. I have literally fallen into the depths of hell over this franchise once I realize that the puritan family running the Bears are not capable of running an organization where aggression and violence are two crucial ingredients. "Lets choose 'insert name'(Trestman, Nagy, Eberflus, Waldron) because they are 'good guys.'" Lets face it. George Halas was a great football mind and apparently raised a good family but he didn't raise football people. The last thing he did for the Bears was select Ditka and that was the last time we had the appropriate football character coach. Nick Saban, Bill Bellichek welcome violence. They will screw this up.
Right on the money, and Halas is nodding and rolling over in his grave reading this!
How long is this city going to sit around letting the McCaskeys play pretend football family? (Iron) Mike Ditka has more testosterone in his left pinky than George McCaskey has in his entire body. It’s time we take to the streets and march.
It is interesting. At virtually any other point in human history, the McCaskeys would be wasted away with -- violently -- and overthrown. Now, I'm not advocating for that....
I’ll tell you one thing, I’d like to say a few crass things to George and really give him a piece of my mind. Would cherish watching him wince at some of the ungentlemanly things I have to say
I would like to start this by saying I have never once played a single snap of organized football (outside of park district flag football where Nick Chris and I were the OG big 3) but this has got to be the clearest offseason for management in NFL history. Let 95 year old stone-hand Keenan walk, draft OL and DL and sign OL and DL in FA, and hire BJ or Vrabel. Vrabel for culture and higher floor, BJ for highest ceiling and best thing for Caleb, but a little riskier. Thats the only decision!
The most exciting thing about the Bears is that Caleb proved he will be successful no matter what. The guy went through every possible curveball this year (multiple coaching changes, a shitty culture, pouty captains, and the worst OL ever assembled) and put together one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history. He also had the best season for a Bears QB EVER (most total yards). You would really like to think that this was rock bottom, though it's the Bears. But if we do upgrade the OL through the draft (3 top-45 picks) or FA ($ to spend), it doesn't matter who is coach, we at least progress. That is how sad this has become. Because it is the Bears, I am not getting my hopes up for Vrabel or BJ, because we all know we are going to end up with Monken or Kingsbury. Just please keep Caleb healthy enough with a strong OL for the NEXT coach to hopefully be the right pick. Hoping to be excited by 2035 when Caleb is on his way out.
Nothing is as simple as that, but when you put it the way you did, I agree. It won't be easy to just dramatically improve the OL and DL, but that should be the focus. And we're in lockstep on the coaching search.
I think that's one of the key takeaways that people are missing: Caleb kept getting back up -- physically and mentally -- this year. He's a stud. We can't forget that.
I have been very frustrated with Poles, especially from a free agency perspective, but I do hope he has final say in the head coach search. Something tells me Warren has more say than Poles at Hallas Hall currently, and that will ruin any hope we have. Lets hope that is not the case. #beardown
I tend to agree with you, but I actually believe the McCaskeys recently reined Warren in. I think he was overstepping his job title, and if there's one thing the McCaskeys don't like, it's people stepping out of their job title. They hired him to be the next Ted Phillips and work on the stadium, not to be working on football operations.
That's why I think, for instance, the most recent Poles press conference was just him.
The process is going to be gross, but I have read that the top two candidates are Vrabel (who we agree they're not getting) and Johnson. At least that's a great start.
GREAT BATCH!
I thought the title was a tribute to Riley Leonard falling forward on every short down last night- sorry about your thumb+cold.
I watched all the Bulls tributes afetr the fact. Obviously started tearing up when Jo was telling DRose that he was the people's champ. Will always be my favorite duo and team, even more so than the 2016 Cubs or 06 Bears.
Like you said, there is no way Vrabel looks at whats going on with the Bears and takes the bait. The Patriots also have a bargaining chip in a promising young qb, and then does every other thing better than the Bears.
If I were Ben Johnson's friend, I would tell him to stay away from the Bears and wait for any other org to have a coaching opening in the next couple years. But as a Bears fan, I would kill to have him at this point.
Chuck Mac, Coaches today realize they have to have as good QB to win. That is why Ben Johnson might not listen to that friend.
Well said TD, thats what I'm banking on.
Completely agree with you, but here's the thing on Johnson.
He also very likely has a confidant telling him that this could all go sideways quickly. He doesn't take another job this year, and then the Lions win 10 games next year. Things get less sexy in Detroit. People forget about him. He can't risk that.
The Bears are lucky that they have Williams, and are also lucky that the other HC options this year are pretty brutal. They're also lucky that there's a couple of really good candidates this year, and not just one.