2015 Bears Offseason (Foxy new Head Coach page 104)

[Guest]

@Johnathan_Wood1: Best as I can tell, these are players picked by Bears under Ballard scouting. http://t.co/n6B9biqile

 

Very similar to my list though I left out Pac12 schools. I believe there is a separate "West" region from his old Southwest.

 

It's certainly not conclusive of anything either way though interesting to look at.

[minnesotacubsfan]

@Johnathan_Wood1: Best as I can tell, these are players picked by Bears under Ballard scouting. http://t.co/n6B9biqile

 

 

I count 12 hits including Knox, Dusty and Benson. All three of those either ended badly due to injury or moved on and had decent careers although its a disappointing decent career to be picked high in the first round like Benson.

 

I guess the guy can do it but not at Thompson's level.

[jersey cubs fan]

@Johnathan_Wood1: Best as I can tell, these are players picked by Bears under Ballard scouting. http://t.co/n6B9biqile

 

 

I count 12 hits including Knox, Dusty and Benson. All three of those either ended badly due to injury or moved on and had decent careers although its a disappointing decent career to be picked high in the first round like Benson.

 

I guess the guy can do it but not at Thompson's level.

Give him Aaron Rodgers and he's just as successful.

[minnesotacubsfan]

@Johnathan_Wood1: Best as I can tell, these are players picked by Bears under Ballard scouting. http://t.co/n6B9biqile

 

 

I count 12 hits including Knox, Dusty and Benson. All three of those either ended badly due to injury or moved on and had decent careers although its a disappointing decent career to be picked high in the first round like Benson.

 

I guess the guy can do it but not at Thompson's level.

Give him Aaron Rodgers and he's just as successful.

 

sooo..trade Tommie Harris (who fell) with Aaron Rodgers (who fell) and we're good?

[Mark Priors Calves]

Kierstyn, Cole, Sunnie, Cash, Rainn

Ballard's kids' names. I'm out.

[Banedon]

@AdamSchefter

 

Despite requests for HC interviews from Bears and Jets, Ravens OC Gary Kubiak unwilling to interview until after Baltimore's season ends.

[Guest]

@Johnathan_Wood1: Best as I can tell, these are players picked by Bears under Ballard scouting. http://t.co/n6B9biqile

 

That's not fun, it's fat.

[Guest]

@AdamSchefter

 

Despite requests for HC interviews from Bears and Jets, Ravens OC Gary Kubiak unwilling to interview until after Baltimore's season ends.

That's going to be a problem.

[RynoRules]

Strange decision by Kubiak...unless neither of those jobs look good to him.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

@AdamSchefter

 

Despite requests for HC interviews from Bears and Jets, Ravens OC Gary Kubiak unwilling to interview until after Baltimore's season ends.

I thought coaches that were currently employed couldn't interview until the season ended anyway (with the exception of those having a bye this week)?

[rawaction]

@AdamSchefter

 

Despite requests for HC interviews from Bears and Jets, Ravens OC Gary Kubiak unwilling to interview until after Baltimore's season ends.

I thought coaches that were currently employed couldn't interview until the season ended anyway (with the exception of those having a bye this week)?

 

They can do whatever they want. A lot don't, citing gameplan stuff....but they can.

[Guest]

@adamjahns: NFL source on #Bears GM candidate Chris Ballard: "Hands down best scout I know. Hands down."

[Guest]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

[Guest]

i mean he's truly, honestly, going to go to the [expletive] same exact well again, after an unmitigated disaster, and yet he fears nothing. he'll do what he wants and we all just have to sit around and watch the carnage.

 

maybe he'll tell Ballard to hire the weirdest [expletive] coach in Canada, too.

 

is he trying to prove to the media, the fans, and himself, that he's unfireable? unbelievable.

[RynoRules]

I think it has more do to with Ginny and George McCaskey than Phillips. Phillips is likely hiring whomever he thinks pleases them most, and they crave familiarity as opposed to change and outside the box thinking. Ballard - by virtue of the fact that he was with he org for a dozen years - would thus be the easiest sell and please them.

[UMFan83]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

 

Angelo didn't work out, Emery was a disaster...I know lets hire a guy that has spend almost his entire career working for those two.

[rawaction]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

 

Angelo didn't work out, Emery was a disaster...I know lets hire a guy that has spend almost his entire career working for those two.

 

No. The Bears were good when Ballard was here.

[UMFan83]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

 

Angelo didn't work out, Emery was a disaster...I know lets hire a guy that has spend almost his entire career working for those two.

 

No. The Bears were good when Ballard was here.

 

It's just an odd narrative to sell to the fan base. If you believe he's the best guy, fine hire him.

[Guest]

@AdamSchefter: Bears GM interviews continue this week with Tennessee's Lake Dawson on Tuesday, and Kansas City's Chris Ballard on Wednesday.

[Banedon]

Trying to stay positive about all of this, but finding myself agreeing with parts of a Steve Rosenbloom article...ugh.

[UK1679666180]

I'm hoping Ryan Pace and Saints accept the interview, interviews well and we can go from there.

[scarey]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

 

Angelo didn't work out, Emery was a disaster...I know lets hire a guy that has spend almost his entire career working for those two.

 

No. The Bears were good when Ballard was here.

 

It's just an odd narrative to sell to the fan base. If you believe he's the best guy, fine hire him.

 

I'm unaware of any narrative. Did the Bears release a statement about Ballard?

[jersey cubs fan]

Ted Phillips is going to [expletive] up this hire again and there's nothing anyone can do about it. and he'll do it again.

 

Angelo didn't work out, Emery was a disaster...I know lets hire a guy that has spend almost his entire career working for those two.

 

No. The Bears were good when Ballard was here.

 

It's just an odd narrative to sell to the fan base. If you believe he's the best guy, fine hire him.

 

I'm unaware of any narrative. Did the Bears release a statement about Ballard?

 

I don't get what umfan is on about. Presumably, if they believe he's the best guy, they will hire him. All these guys are replacement level. Hire the one with the best relationship with a good coach.

[UMFan83]

I said hire him if he's the best guy. It's just going to be a hard sell to fans. I realize that doesn't mean anything at all and the Bears shouldn't make decisions based on what the fans want, it was just an observation.

[Banedon]

Pat Mannelly advocating Del Rio for Bears HC.