2015 Bears Offseason (Foxy new Head Coach page 104)

[jersey cubs fan]

i'd be pretty shocked if we already had a GM by this weekend too

 

Yeah, I'm guessing not this week.

[Guest]

i'd be pretty shocked if we already had a GM by this weekend too

I certainly wouldn't expect any final decision but I would hope we have a pool and possible early favorite.

[RynoRules]

I could be wrong, but I'd guess that the GM process happens quickly. We will see.

[jersey cubs fan]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

[RynoRules]

I am surprised that we aren't hearing anything about Xanders from Detroit. Edited December 31, 2014 by RynoRules

[Guest]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

It's worth something, but the vacancy from HC down through assistants (realistically though not formally) probably calls for a slightly faster timeline than in 2012.

[RynoRules]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

Good point. I guess I figured with so many roles to fill we might move a bit more quickly this time.

[jersey cubs fan]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

Good point. I guess I figured with so many roles to fill we might move a bit more quickly this time.

 

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

It's worth something, but the vacancy from HC down through assistants (realistically though not formally) probably calls for a slightly faster timeline than in 2012.

 

Yes, I was just trying to note that.

 

Trestman was hired January 16. I would think the GM would be hired prior to January 16 this year and the HC would be hired around the 26th.

[Banedon]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

But they didn't have a coach search going on at the same time, and that was generally considered a lengthy process as I recall.

[jersey cubs fan]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

But they didn't have a coach search going on at the same time, and that was generally considered a lengthy process as I recall.

 

I thought the head coach search was considered lengthy. Weren't there like 18 candidates?

[Guest]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

Good point. I guess I figured with so many roles to fill we might move a bit more quickly this time.

 

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

It's worth something, but the vacancy from HC down through assistants (realistically though not formally) probably calls for a slightly faster timeline than in 2012.

 

Yes, I was just trying to note that.

 

Trestman was hired January 16. I would think the GM would be hired prior to January 16 this year and the HC would be hired around the 26th.

Trestman's was also the result of a really long interview process with a lot of candidates. I wonder if we could still move faster than the 16/26 respectively. I'd be curious to look at the timelines of teams who have had complete overhauls the past few years.

[Banedon]

FWIW, Phil Emery was announced as GM on January 29, 2012.

 

But they didn't have a coach search going on at the same time, and that was generally considered a lengthy process as I recall.

 

I thought the head coach search was considered lengthy. Weren't there like 18 candidates?

 

Trestman was hired on Jan 16....so it was shorter than the GM search.

[jersey cubs fan]

Trestman's was also the result of a really long interview process with a lot of candidates. I wonder if we could still move faster than the 16/26 respectively. I'd be curious to look at the timelines of teams who have had complete overhauls the past few years.

The reason I say 26 is just because it is the week after CC games and before SB so most candidates will be available by then. It's a default pick more than anything.

[Guest]

Trestman's was also the result of a really long interview process with a lot of candidates. I wonder if we could still move faster than the 16/26 respectively. I'd be curious to look at the timelines of teams who have had complete overhauls the past few years.

The reason I say 26 is just because it is the week after CC games and before SB so most candidates will be available by then. It's a default pick more than anything.

Gotcha that makes sense for the coach hire.

 

I'm hoping for as early as possible for the GM hire. In addition to the coaching hire they may have other organizational changes they want to make in the scouting department and stuff and the sooner the better for that as they draft season basically begins mid-January.

[jersey cubs fan]

Dan Pompei ‏@danpompei 32m32 minutes ago

Vikings asst. GM George Paton is staying in Minnesota. Will NOT interview with Bears or Jets.

[jersey cubs fan]

per the earlier discussion, Brad Biggs talks interviewing HC candidates without a GM in place.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-coaching-gm-search-20141231-story.html

 

If the Bears ultimately would prefer to have a general manager in place first, why spend time traveling around the country to meet with potential coaching candidates, as well?

 

The decision makes a lot of sense. In the case of Gase and Quinn, if their teams advance to the Super Bowl as they did last year, the Bears have to sit down for an initial interview this week or wait until the that coach’s team is done playing. Failing to have a meeting with Gase or Quinn this week could potentially eliminate the Bears from the mix.

 

“The conventional timeline is to hire the general manager first,” chairman of the board George McCaskey said Monday when announcing sweeping changes in the organization. “But (consultant) Ernie (Accorsi) has already advised us that if we see the right guy out there as a head coach we need to be prepared to move quickly to get him.”

 

It’s unlikely McCaskey, president Ted Phillips and Accorsi would force a coach on a GM that is hired between, say, now and the end of the Super Bowl. But they could say, 'Hey, we met with this candidate during his team’s bye week and were impressed with him for these reasons, we think it would be worth you visiting with him as well.'"

 

By getting an initial interview in this week, the Bears are positioned for a potential second interview during the extra week leading up to the Super Bowl. Assistants on teams participating in the Super Bowl are accessible for a second interview during the week immediately following the conference championship games. They are not eligible for initial interviews that week. So, if the Bears have a GM in place by then, they could double back to meet with Gase and/or Quinn again that week if the Broncos and/or Seahawks are in the Super Bowl.

 

It’s highly unlikely a coaching candidate such as Gase or Quinn would sign on with the Bears before they knew who the GM was. But the opportunity to meet with upper management will provide them with some insight on the franchise, its hierarchy and goals, and help them shape their own personal pecking order as multiple teams are pursuing them.

[Guest]

Interesting regarding the first/second interview thing during SB week- definitely didn't realize that. Still I don't love the idea that McCaskey or Phillips may try to guide the hire in any way by stating a preference. As long as it's mere formality and more of a due diligence thing I am not concerned with the timeline.

[UK1679666180]

I have no problem with them doing that.

 

I am hoping that Decosta gets an interview as well as Eliot Wolf.

[Soul]

Interesting regarding the first/second interview thing during SB week- definitely didn't realize that. Still I don't love the idea that McCaskey or Phillips may try to guide the hire in any way by stating a preference. As long as it's mere formality and more of a due diligence thing I am not concerned with the timeline.

 

I think it is. I'll take it at face value, since the reality is that the best candidates are likely to be the restricted ones in terms of interviews.

[Soul]

I have no problem with them doing that.

 

I am hoping that Decosta gets an interview as well as Eliot Wolf.

 

Why Wolf, given his extremely close ties to all things Packers?

[Guest]

The Packers are a bad thing?

 

I don't necessarily buy into Wolf because it seems like just an NFL nepotism thing, but I'm not shying away from raiding our much more successful rival.

[Banedon]

I have no problem with them doing that.

 

I am hoping that Decosta gets an interview as well as Eliot Wolf.

 

Why Wolf, given his extremely close ties to all things Packers?

 

I'd take the whole damn Packers staff if I could.

[Guest]

Wouldn't mind seeing Kubiak/Wade Phillips combo.

[Guest]

Wouldn't mind seeing Kubiak/Wade Phillips combo.

With DeCosta calling the shots at GM. I'd be feeling very good about 2015 given where we left off 2014.

[Guest]

Wouldn't mind seeing Kubiak/Wade Phillips combo.

With DeCosta calling the shots at GM. I'd be feeling very good about 2015 given where we left off 2014.

Sign me up.