Bears 2018 Offseason: Matt Nagy Hired as Head Coach

[David]

1) LaFleur

2) Defilippo

3) Shurmur

 

I mentioned it in the other thread, but I've soured a little on LaFleur.

 

it's for an extremely meatbally reason. i saw some press conference clips of him and he seemed very meek and nervous, which i guess reminds me of the trestman experience and how disastrous it was that he was such a shy dorky weirdo. i'm not sure if that's unfair to him or not (prob not), but he didn't project a vibe of head coach material in terms of personality.

[David]

as for flip, here's a blog i posted in the other thread, along with a couple of clips

 

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2017/12/26/16818012/john-defilippo-eagles-quarterback-head-coaching-search-philadelphia-bears-giants-browns-carson-wentz

 

There are not enough hours in the day for Coach DeFilippo. Affectionately called Coach Flip, he’s the mastermind behind Wentz’s meteoric second-season rise and one of the hottest names on the NFL coaching circuit. Mike Pettine, ex-defensive coordinator of the New York Jets, recalls DeFilippo’s office light outlasting all others during late evenings in the Jets facility, where DeFilippo was the QB coach back in ‘09. When Pettine moved on to become the head coach of Cleveland, he hired DeFilippo in 2015 as his offensive coordinator.

 

While juggling acquired veteran QB Josh McCown and hotshot second-year QB Johnny Manziel, DeFilippo constructed one of Cleveland’s most prolific offenses: 4,156 passing yards (4th-most in franchise history), 2.0 INT % (2nd-best), and a 4,100 passing yard, 1,500 rushing yard season for the first time since 1986. In an effort to assist Manziel—who played far better under DeFilippo than he did in 2014 under then-Browns’ OC Kyle Shanahan—Flip installed semiweekly worksheets for his quarterbacks, to test their understanding of his offense.

 

To this day, DeFilippo hasn’t shaken the habit. As Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic writes:

 

Every Friday, DeFilippo hands his quarterbacks a test that also serves as a tip sheet. It’s 20 to 30 pages and about 55 questions with photos and text containing information about the upcoming opponent. If the defense is showing a certain look pre-snap, how should they adjust the protection? If Wentz reads zone coverage on a specific passing concept, where should he go with the ball? If a cornerback is playing a specific leverage, how is the receiver supposed to adjust his route?

 

DeFilippo’s boundless energy and youthful pursuits—he’s a notorious sneakerhead—harmonizes with young quarterbacks specifically, adding to his appeal as a potential hire for rebuilding NFL franchises. In his years as an NFL QB coach/offensive coordinator, DeFilippo has worked with JaMarcus Russell, Mark Sanchez, Terrelle Pryor, Derek Carr, Johnny Manziel, and Carson Wentz—all in their rookie seasons. The careers of a few names listed may not impress, but DeFilippo hasn’t gotten more than two seasons with a single quarterback in his career. What he can concoct with some stability remains to be seen.

 

Much more at the link.

 

 

 

[Wilson A2000]

If DeFilippo gets the job and Fangio is gone, who is a good DC candidate?

 

Rank the best openings that DeFilippo could choose: Lions, Bears, Colts.

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[jersey cubs fan]

So a new head coach gets 4 years and they are on the same calendar.

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[CaliforniaRaisin]

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I don't have the slightest problem with this. You can't have a collaborative effort without these guys involved, and Pace gets to make the decision. The contract extension guarantees he's in charge of football opps.

[UMFan83]

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I don't have the slightest problem with this. You can't have a collaborative effort without these guys involved, and Pace gets to make the decision. The contract extension guarantees he's in charge of football opps.

 

Yeah I don’t have a problem with the methodology, I just have a problem with the other 2 guys giving input

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I don't have the slightest problem with this. You can't have a collaborative effort without these guys involved, and Pace gets to make the decision. The contract extension guarantees he's in charge of football opps.

 

Yeah I don’t have a problem with the methodology, I just have a problem with the other 2 guys giving input

Ryan Pace reportedly made the trubisky deal with almost nobody else knowing. But he received input from everyone. I do not get why this is a problem. This team will win or lose based on what Pace does. At this point it is out of George and Teds hands until or unless they make another big organizational change.

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I don't have the slightest problem with this. You can't have a collaborative effort without these guys involved, and Pace gets to make the decision. The contract extension guarantees he's in charge of football opps.

 

It's the ideal strategy as long as the other guys know their place and obviously this organization has had questions about that historically.

[David]

George being there bothers me a lot less than Teddy. He should be their Crane Kenney.

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I don't know if I'm crazy about shurmer. Know he did a great job with keenum

[minnesotacubsfan]

Does McDaniels call plays?

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George being there bothers me a lot less than Teddy. He should be their Crane Kenney.

I mean aren't these interviews typically all day affairs if they go well? If McCaskey is there, he could be there for the first hour and last hour and be "present" while having little to no influence on anything important. Phillips can be present an extra hour on top of that, mostly to talk about the team facility renovations.

[UK]

1) LaFleur

2) Defilippo

3) Shurmur

 

I mentioned it in the other thread, but I've soured a little on LaFleur.

 

it's for an extremely meatbally reason. i saw some press conference clips of him and he seemed very meek and nervous, which i guess reminds me of the trestman experience and how disastrous it was that he was such a shy dorky weirdo. i'm not sure if that's unfair to him or not (prob not), but he didn't project a vibe of head coach material in terms of personality.

 

Thats the same vibe you would have received from the current Pats coach in his Cleveland days. Now, he's just a weird dick.

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I don't know if I'm crazy about shurmer. Know he did a great job with keenum

Granted, it was under an offensive HC, but his work in Philly looks pretty good too.

[UK]

If DeFilippo gets the job and Fangio is gone, who is a good DC candidate?

 

Rank the best openings that DeFilippo could choose: Lions, Bears, Colts.

 

If it's someone without HC experience, you have former HC available in Gus Bradley, Chuck Pagano, and Mike Pettine available although I would be opposed to going that route.

 

There's also some w/out DC experience like Michael Barrow and Winston Moss who should get promoted to DC.

 

My choice is currect Cards DC James Bettcher.

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Bears have requested to interview Steve Wilks, Panthers DC.

horsefeathers. That.

Not to be cynical or downplay Wilkes credentials, but I can't think of a widely talked about offensive coach who would have met the Rooney rule requirements (other than Shaw maybe, who isn't realistic IMO). So we were almost surely going to get a defensive coach interview with Wilkes or Austin or someone else if for no other reason than being the top minority candidates. Even the official recommended list was short on offensive minds among minority candidates.

[Derwood]

I don’t love the idea of focusing solely on offensive minded coaches. Get the best coach available and work from there.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don’t love the idea of focusing solely on offensive minded coaches. Get the best coach available and work from there.

Nope. Mitch needs one offensive system to work under. Go with that guy as hc and you'll never lose him to a higher job.

[David]

Bears have requested to interview Steve Wilks, Panthers DC.

horsefeathers. That.

Not to be cynical or downplay Wilkes credentials, but I can't think of a widely talked about offensive coach who would have met the Rooney rule requirements (other than Shaw maybe, who isn't realistic IMO). So we were almost surely going to get a defensive coach interview with Wilkes or Austin or someone else if for no other reason than being the top minority candidates. Even the official recommended list was short on offensive minds among minority candidates.

 

that was my first thought too but i felt like a jerk for thinking it

[minnesotacubsfan]

I don’t love the idea of focusing solely on offensive minded coaches. Get the best coach available and work from there.

Nope. Mitch needs one offensive system to work under. Go with that guy as hc and you'll never lose him to a higher job.

 

 

Yes. Not to mention the league has been migrating towards more offense since forever. I personally don’t care for that because I love super defensive teams, but thats how you maintain winning in the league.

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