Re: Bears Offseason Thread

[jersey cubs fan]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4841297

 

Since Bears fans don't have much to care about for this year's draft, here are names that Kiper is highlighting for 2011.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/01/bears-to-interview-san-diego-assistant-chudzinski.html

 

The Bears' next candidate for their offensive coordinator position is Chargers assistant head coach/tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski, multiple league sources said. He is expected to interview over the next 24 hours.

 

He previously was the Browns' offensive coordinator under Romeo Crennel and has experience as a play-caller both for Cleveland and the University of Miami.

 

Chudzinski also is known for his ability to develop tight ends, having worked with Antonio Gates in San Diego, as well as Bubba Franks, Kellen Winslow and Jeremy Shockey at Miami

[davell]

That guy may not be a bad choice, but I'd rather find someone who's known for working with QB's than TE's myself......

[jersey cubs fan]

That guy may not be a bad choice, but I'd rather find someone who's known for working with QB's than TE's myself......

 

He's been touted by some as the guy who coaxed one great year out of Anderson in Cleveland.

[davell]

That guy may not be a bad choice, but I'd rather find someone who's known for working with QB's than TE's myself......

 

He's been touted by some as the guy who coaxed one great year out of Anderson in Cleveland.

 

That'd be enough for me then, since Anderson, to put it as nicely as possible......Sucks.

[Guest]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4841297

 

Since Bears fans don't have much to care about for this year's draft, here are names that Kiper is highlighting for 2011.

 

Some current sophomores I would also look at:

 

RB Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

 

WR AJ Green, Georgia

WR Julio Jones, Alabama

WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt

WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

 

OT Nate Potter, Boise State

C Mike Brewster, Ohio State

 

DL Jared Crick, Nebraska

DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DT Jurrell Casey, USC

 

LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma

OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA

 

CB Patrick Peterson, LSU - I really like him a lot

SS Will Hill, Florida

FS Rahim Moore, UCLA

SS Robert Sands, West Virginia

 

WRs are loaded. The 4 juniors up there are all big and fast. Plus there's Posey from Ohio St and Terrance Toliver who Kiper has at #1.

[WrigleyField 22]

That guy may not be a bad choice, but I'd rather find someone who's known for working with QB's than TE's myself......

 

He's been touted by some as the guy who coaxed one great year out of Anderson in Cleveland.

MY roommate is a Brown's fan and when I asked him about him, his answer was, "He's real good." So for what it's worth, one Browns fan endorses the hiring of Chudzinski.

[Soul]

That guy may not be a bad choice, but I'd rather find someone who's known for working with QB's than TE's myself......

 

He's been touted by some as the guy who coaxed one great year out of Anderson in Cleveland.

MY roommate is a Brown's fan and when I asked him about him, his answer was, "He's real good." So for what it's worth, one Browns fan endorses the hiring of Chudzinski.

 

They could probably do a lot worse, given the circumstances. At least he has NFL experience, and it is hard to succeed in Cleveland yet he did produce to some degree.

[rawaction]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4841297

 

Since Bears fans don't have much to care about for this year's draft, here are names that Kiper is highlighting for 2011.

 

Some current sophomores I would also look at:

 

RB Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

 

WR AJ Green, Georgia

WR Julio Jones, Alabama

WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt

WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

 

OT Nate Potter, Boise State

C Mike Brewster, Ohio State

 

DL Jared Crick, Nebraska

DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DT Jurrell Casey, USC

 

LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma

OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA

 

CB Patrick Peterson, LSU - I really like him a lot

SS Will Hill, Florida

FS Rahim Moore, UCLA

SS Robert Sands, West Virginia

 

WRs are loaded. The 4 juniors up there are all big and fast. Plus there's Posey from Ohio St and Terrance Toliver who Kiper has at #1.

 

Yeah, that freshman class from a couple years ago of WRs is absolutely loaded. And don't forget about my personal favorite, who is another big year away from throwing his hat in that field....IU's Tandon Doss.

[Banedon]

Apparently since the end of the season, Matt Forte had arthoscopic knee surgery and Brad Maynard had arthoscopic hip surgery.

[Soul]

Apparently since the end of the season, Matt Forte had arthoscopic knee surgery and Brad Maynard had arthoscopic hip surgery.

 

I fear any hint of quickness we may have seen from Matt in his rookie year is lost and gone forever.

[biittner77]

Apparently since the end of the season, Matt Forte had arthoscopic knee surgery and Brad Maynard had arthoscopic hip surgery.

 

I fear any hint of quickness we may have seen from Matt in his rookie year is lost and gone forever.

 

Or he was playing hurt most of the year and he will be better moving forward. We can always hope.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0122-haugh-bears-chicago--20100121,0,1121909.column

 

Haugh has been pushing for Martz all offseason, but now he's promoting a Chudzinski hire.

 

Interviewing Chudzinski, the Chargers' assistant head coach/tight ends whose contract is expiring, represents the best development so far for a Bears coaching search that has struggled finding a clue. Finally, the Bears have targeted someone who offers experience, exuberance and execution. He served as offensive coordinator for the University of Miami, where the scrutiny resembles an NFL team, and for two seasons for the Browns (2007-08) — stints that surely prepared him for this challenge.

 

That makes Chudzinski more qualified than former candidate, Jeremy Bates, or current possibility Ken Zampese. And while his resume falls short of Mike Martz's, if the Bears were interested in Martz, they still wouldn't be interviewing candidates.

 

He's not quite the QB developer Sean Payton was, but he could be a similar hire to Payton, and the most capable of taking over for Lovie if he's canned, or at least sticking around if they make a move next year.

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm a little leary of chud describing his offense in cleveland as a "run-first, attack style". you and i have been banging the drum for a pass-first coordinator since it became clear that turner would be fired.

[Old Style]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4841297

 

Since Bears fans don't have much to care about for this year's draft, here are names that Kiper is highlighting for 2011.

 

Some current sophomores I would also look at:

 

RB Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

 

WR AJ Green, Georgia

WR Julio Jones, Alabama

WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt

WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

 

OT Nate Potter, Boise State

C Mike Brewster, Ohio State

 

DL Jared Crick, Nebraska

DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DT Jurrell Casey, USC

 

LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma

OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA

 

CB Patrick Peterson, LSU - I really like him a lot

SS Will Hill, Florida

FS Rahim Moore, UCLA

SS Robert Sands, West Virginia

 

WRs are loaded. The 4 juniors up there are all big and fast. Plus there's Posey from Ohio St and Terrance Toliver who Kiper has at #1.

 

Yeah, that freshman class from a couple years ago of WRs is absolutely loaded. And don't forget about my personal favorite, who is another big year away from throwing his hat in that field....IU's Tandon Doss.

WR Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M

 

Kid is a freaking stud. You will know his name after the 2010 season.

[jersey cubs fan]

i'm a little leary of chud describing his offense in cleveland as a "run-first, attack style". you and i have been banging the drum for a pass-first coordinator since it became clear that turner would be fired.

 

That may have been the words he used to describe it, but Cleveland ranked 16th in both pass attempts and rush attempts in 2007, not exactly an overly run happy team. And he was working with a completely unestablished Derek Anderson and a recently signed 28 year old Jamal Lewis. He's also been in San Diego with a pass oriented team. It seems to me that he would be a guy who runs a balanced attack, but when he throws, he throws down the field, and not a bunch of dink and dunk WR screens. I would be leary because I don't know much about him, and I worry about Lovie's "off the bus running" nonsense getting in the way. But it would seem to me this guy could get the most out of Cutler.

[rawaction]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0122-haugh-bears-chicago--20100121,0,1121909.column

 

Haugh has been pushing for Martz all offseason, but now he's promoting a Chudzinski hire.

 

Interviewing Chudzinski, the Chargers' assistant head coach/tight ends whose contract is expiring, represents the best development so far for a Bears coaching search that has struggled finding a clue. Finally, the Bears have targeted someone who offers experience, exuberance and execution. He served as offensive coordinator for the University of Miami, where the scrutiny resembles an NFL team, and for two seasons for the Browns (2007-08) — stints that surely prepared him for this challenge.

 

That makes Chudzinski more qualified than former candidate, Jeremy Bates, or current possibility Ken Zampese. And while his resume falls short of Mike Martz's, if the Bears were interested in Martz, they still wouldn't be interviewing candidates.

 

He's not quite the QB developer Sean Payton was, but he could be a similar hire to Payton, and the most capable of taking over for Lovie if he's canned, or at least sticking around if they make a move next year.

 

Luckily, he isn't working w/ a QB he has to mold from scratch. At this point, I am just worried about an OC that can get Cutler to gel with what he has around him.

[Soul]

i'm a little leary of chud describing his offense in cleveland as a "run-first, attack style". you and i have been banging the drum for a pass-first coordinator since it became clear that turner would be fired.

 

That may have been the words he used to describe it, but Cleveland ranked 16th in both pass attempts and rush attempts in 2007, not exactly an overly run happy team. And he was working with a completely unestablished Derek Anderson and a recently signed 28 year old Jamal Lewis. He's also been in San Diego with a pass oriented team. It seems to me that he would be a guy who runs a balanced attack, but when he throws, he throws down the field, and not a bunch of dink and dunk WR screens. I would be leary because I don't know much about him, and I worry about Lovie's "off the bus running" nonsense getting in the way. But it would seem to me this guy could get the most out of Cutler.

 

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing: he can describe it however he wants, but what I've seen from his stints in both those places, he's certainly willing to throw.

[rawaction]

i'm a little leary of chud describing his offense in cleveland as a "run-first, attack style". you and i have been banging the drum for a pass-first coordinator since it became clear that turner would be fired.

 

That may have been the words he used to describe it, but Cleveland ranked 16th in both pass attempts and rush attempts in 2007, not exactly an overly run happy team. And he was working with a completely unestablished Derek Anderson and a recently signed 28 year old Jamal Lewis. He's also been in San Diego with a pass oriented team. It seems to me that he would be a guy who runs a balanced attack, but when he throws, he throws down the field, and not a bunch of dink and dunk WR screens. I would be leary because I don't know much about him, and I worry about Lovie's "off the bus running" nonsense getting in the way. But it would seem to me this guy could get the most out of Cutler.

 

This, best arm in the league, and the Bears hardly threw deep last year. I don't remember Hester running a single route over 20 yards last year.

 

Braylon Edwards under Chudzinski had a career best 16.1 ypc in 2007. He was still at 15.9 in a crappy 2008. Jackson, Floyd, and Gates all had over 15 ypc this year as SD has consistently been a huge yard per reception team.

 

Of course, all those guys are a lot bigger than any WR the Bears have. So, it would be interesting to see what he would do here.

[Guest]

He wasn't the OC in San Diego. But, he was witness to a lof of success of spreading the field and going deep early and often. When you have a strong armed and accurate throwing QB with time to throw and receivers who have the ability to get open deep, you can design plays like this.

 

The Bears have a QB that can do that. Now we just need to give him time and fine tune the receiver corps. The list of tight ends this guy has worked with is pretty stellar.

 

The question really should be which playbook would he be more apt to use as OC in Chicago?

 

The conservative and equally shared run/pass Cleveland offense or the wide open west coast style of San Diego. I'd love to see a bold move to a pass first offense. Great, the Bears churn out a good new MLB to replace the last one on a regular basis, but no one outside of Neil Anderson has been all that exceptional or special since Walter Payton. The time to free ourselves from a run first, run second offense.

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm a little leary of chud describing his offense in cleveland as a "run-first, attack style". you and i have been banging the drum for a pass-first coordinator since it became clear that turner would be fired.

 

That may have been the words he used to describe it, but Cleveland ranked 16th in both pass attempts and rush attempts in 2007, not exactly an overly run happy team. And he was working with a completely unestablished Derek Anderson and a recently signed 28 year old Jamal Lewis. He's also been in San Diego with a pass oriented team. It seems to me that he would be a guy who runs a balanced attack, but when he throws, he throws down the field, and not a bunch of dink and dunk WR screens. I would be leary because I don't know much about him, and I worry about Lovie's "off the bus running" nonsense getting in the way. But it would seem to me this guy could get the most out of Cutler.

 

fair enough, his track record is intriguing.

[Soul]

I would be happy with this hire. Given the set of circumstances.

[Magnetic Curses]

The conservative and equally shared run/pass Cleveland offense or the wide open west coast style of San Diego. I'd love to see a bold move to a pass first offense. Great, the Bears churn out a good new MLB to replace the last one on a regular basis, but no one outside of Neil Anderson has been all that exceptional or special since Walter Payton. The time to free ourselves from a run first, run second offense.

 

the real negative of the run-first offense is that it's unsustainable and incredibly taxing on the players. yes, the jets have done it this year, but they'll be back to ordinary next season when they once again throw their line and backs into the meat-grinder and they have some injuries on defense.

 

the only real way to maintain continued success is with a very good quarterback and a pass-first attack.

[YearofDaCubs]

Let's sign Chud as OC and get it over with already.

[Soul]

Seriously. He's as good as we're going to get, and it would probably be viewed as an acceptable hire by most in Chicago.

 

Sign him up.