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25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

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It'd be really hard to continue watching, if that happened.

 

Be the easiest decision I ever made to stop watching this team and probably football in general.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I cant believe Loggains would get that position, but ownership of this team is really stupid so who knows

[r_mack]

25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

[jersey cubs fan]

25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

[minnesotacubsfan]

25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

Lovie overplayed his power after the super bowl lost, never settled the qb position, rode the cover 2 past our ability to supply it with talent, and hasnt been able to repeat that success since he was fired. He was clearly the best coach we've had since Ditka/Ryan, but to long for the days of Lovie is just revisionist. Would I take him over Fox? yes. Would I bring him back? no.

[minnesotacubsfan]

and if you think Trubisky looked off today, check out Rivers against KC.

[SpongeWorthy]

25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

 

the bears don't get enough credit for how largely pathetic they've been in the Super Bowl era

[David]

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

Lovie overplayed his power after the super bowl lost, never settled the qb position, rode the cover 2 past our ability to supply it with talent, and hasnt been able to repeat that success since he was fired. He was clearly the best coach we've had since Ditka/Ryan, but to long for the days of Lovie is just revisionist. Would I take him over Fox? yes. Would I bring him back? no.

 

the defense was very good through the end of his tenure

 

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef2012

[jersey cubs fan]

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

Lovie overplayed his power after the super bowl lost, never settled the qb position, rode the cover 2 past our ability to supply it with talent, and hasnt been able to repeat that success since he was fired. He was clearly the best coach we've had since Ditka/Ryan, but to long for the days of Lovie is just revisionist. Would I take him over Fox? yes. Would I bring him back? no.

Most of this is true, and yet they've had much worse head coaches since then.

[minnesotacubsfan]

if it's a "lovie was much better than most give him credit for" take I'm on board.

Lovie overplayed his power after the super bowl lost, never settled the qb position, rode the cover 2 past our ability to supply it with talent, and hasnt been able to repeat that success since he was fired. He was clearly the best coach we've had since Ditka/Ryan, but to long for the days of Lovie is just revisionist. Would I take him over Fox? yes. Would I bring him back? no.

Most of this is true, and yet they've had much worse head coaches since then.

 

 

I don’t mean to say i hated Lovie as a coach, he was a very good coach. And Trestman and Fox both sucked coaching the Bears mightily. But even John Fox made it to more super bowls and has repeated his level of success on multiple teams. I miss the teams of the Lovie Smith era. I don’t really miss Lovie that much.

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25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

25 seasons since Ditka was fired.

10 seasons with 10 or more losses (4 in a row)

5 seasons with playoff berths

 

3 of those playoff seasons and just 1 of those double digit loss seasons (his 1st season) came under Lovie Smith.

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

 

It was a stupid decision. Weren't they 10-6 that year? But Emery's gotta get his man! Emery was the biggest mistake this org has made in the last 32 years.

[r_mack]

Is this a "The Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie" take? Because that's not a good take.

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

Lovie is pretty much John Fox

[KingCubsFan]

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

Lovie is pretty much John Fox

The players had a lot of respect for Lovie and always played hard for him. And they typically played disciplined football. I don’t see that with Fox.

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

Not at all. Just pointing out that the Bears have been bad for 25 years, and that even includes a 9-year stint of decent football.

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

Lovie is pretty much John Fox

 

I couldn't think of two coaches who had more differences in their career paths. well maybe I could, but your statement is drunk-man talk

[r_mack]

 

Also, the Bears shouldn't have fired Lovie.

Lovie is pretty much John Fox

 

I couldn't think of two coaches who had more differences in their career paths. well maybe I could, but your statement is drunk-man talk

Both ultra conservative coaches who have had the game pass them by. Lovie was forced to go to Champaign because there wasn't a job for him in the NFL.

[Butterscup]

i think i would trade the bears next four first round picks for sean mcvay

[David]

i think i would trade the bears next four first round picks for sean mcvay

Sameeee

[minnesotacubsfan]

All the more reason to forget about Lovie and the past. We have young talent on the offensive side of the ball and a gm willing to draft for both it and the Oline. Im not done with Pace

[UK]

All the more reason to forget about Lovie and the past. We have young talent on the offensive side of the ball and a gm willing to draft for both it and the Oline. Im not done with Pace

 

This team is well below talentwise where they should be under Pace. If they cleaned house, I would not be upset. Of course, the same people would be making the decision as to whom to hire next.

 

I think at this point, there is a slightly greater case to fire Pace than to keep him.

[jersey cubs fan]

All the more reason to forget about Lovie and the past. We have young talent on the offensive side of the ball and a gm willing to draft for both it and the Oline. Im not done with Pace

 

This team is well below talentwise where they should be under Pace. If they cleaned house, I would not be upset. Of course, the same people would be making the decision as to whom to hire next.

 

I think at this point, there is a slightly greater case to fire Pace than to keep him.

i think the case is reasonably in favor of keeping him, but would not be upset if he was replaced. If you did replace him, then Mitchell becomes somebody else's problem, and the next guy will be allowed to start from scratch at qb again in 2-3 years. Pace has his guy and should get one shot to win in 2018. There's no excuse for this team to be this weak and bereft of talent this far into his tenure. This isn't baseball when it takes 4-6 years to develop prospects. The NFL allows for yearly roster turnover and three years in this is entirely Pace's team. This isn't Emerys fault anymore.

[UK]

All the more reason to forget about Lovie and the past. We have young talent on the offensive side of the ball and a gm willing to draft for both it and the Oline. Im not done with Pace

 

This team is well below talentwise where they should be under Pace. If they cleaned house, I would not be upset. Of course, the same people would be making the decision as to whom to hire next.

 

I think at this point, there is a slightly greater case to fire Pace than to keep him.

i think the case is reasonably in favor of keeping him, but would not be upset if he was replaced. If you did replace him, then Mitchell becomes somebody else's problem, and the next guy will be allowed to start from scratch at qb again in 2-3 years. Pace has his guy and should get one shot to win in 2018. There's no excuse for this team to be this weak and bereft of talent this far into his tenure. This isn't baseball when it takes 4-6 years to develop prospects. The NFL allows for yearly roster turnover and three years in this is entirely Pace's team. This isn't Emerys fault anymore.

 

Fwiw, I think Pace will be back. I can't imagine year 4 being that much of an improvement to where you can justify bringing him back for off-season #5. It is disappointing that Mitchell's 1st two years of a cost controlled rookie contract will consist of a lame duck coach in year 1 and a lame duck GM in year 2.

 

I have no reason to be confident in Pace turning this thing around after 3 bad years and an already failed coaching staff his 1st time through.

[jersey cubs fan]

 

This team is well below talentwise where they should be under Pace. If they cleaned house, I would not be upset. Of course, the same people would be making the decision as to whom to hire next.

 

I think at this point, there is a slightly greater case to fire Pace than to keep him.

i think the case is reasonably in favor of keeping him, but would not be upset if he was replaced. If you did replace him, then Mitchell becomes somebody else's problem, and the next guy will be allowed to start from scratch at qb again in 2-3 years. Pace has his guy and should get one shot to win in 2018. There's no excuse for this team to be this weak and bereft of talent this far into his tenure. This isn't baseball when it takes 4-6 years to develop prospects. The NFL allows for yearly roster turnover and three years in this is entirely Pace's team. This isn't Emerys fault anymore.

 

Fwiw, I think Pace will be back. I can't imagine year 4 being that much of an improvement to where you can justify bringing him back for off-season #5. It is disappointing that Mitchell's 1st two years of a cost controlled rookie contract will consist of a lame duck coach in year 1 and a lame duck GM in year 2.

 

I have no reason to be confident in Pace turning this thing around after 3 bad years and an already failed coaching staff his 1st time through.

If Mitch is any good, they should at least contend for playoff position in 2018. Probably won't go from 4-12 to 10-6, but at least flirt with 9-7 and show actual improvement. If they can't manage that, then he's gotta be gone.