Bears off-season thread 2022

[UMFan83]

This seems better than Mike Kafka and Dan Quinn

 

He could be targeting those guys for any job but Dorsey is a Miami guy so that would track with the Dolphins rumors

[minnesotacubsfan]

This seems better than Mike Kafka and Dan Quinn

 

He could be targeting those guys for any job but Dorsey is a Miami guy so that would track with the Dolphins rumors

That doesn't make it easier to swallow

[mias_tisg]

[raw]

Eberflus it is

[Soul]

Daboll to the Bears seems dead but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Caldwell, Quinn, and Eberflus interviews came and went without an immediate offer. Poles could be saying, nice that you interviewed all these coaches prior to me being here, but hold up. It puts things in the right order, IMO and means that Poles isn't going to just take what he is given. Big plus for me.

 

Edit: dang it, once again skunked by news that literally breaks WHILE I'M POSTING.

Edited January 27, 2022 by Soul

[UMFan83]

He’d better not suck and better bring in someone great to develop fields

[UMFan83]

 

Probably an “no IM breaking up with YOU” situation but on the slight chance he did pull out of jobs to stay with Dallas, thats very interesting

[jersey cubs fan]

He's got history with Toledo (everybody has history there) in college and Cleveland/Dallas/Indy in the NFL. So is he taking offensive coaches from there? Or is Caldwell potentially coming with him?

[raw]

Bears hire a guy named Matt as Head coach and a guy named Ryan as GM for the 2nd time in a row. And the GM was actually college roommates with.....MATT RYAN!

[David]

I am...underwhelmed.

 

Ugh.

 

Runs an antiquated defensive style but has obviously done well with it. We'll see what kind of offensive staff he can put together.

[WrigleyField 22]

Ryan and Matt are our football people.

 

Roll credits.

 

Anyone take my advice and plop down a bet when he was still +1000?

[cl smooth]

wikipedia coming in hot a few moments ago:

[minnesotacubsfan]

Ugh

[UMFan83]

underwhelmed is a good way to put it. But I know the least about this dude than any of the candidates. I just know he's not an offensive guy, so the most important hire is still to come. I'm just not excited and have to rely on whether the Bears know what they're doing to develop Fields.

[Bertz]

Eberflus seemed like the 2nd best of the defensive dudes after Flores. And Eberflus doesn't have the interpersonal and Deshaun Watson baggage (which may or may not be fair). So....this is fine? Underwhelming but definitely not bad.

[David]

I am...underwhelmed.

 

Ugh.

 

Runs an antiquated defensive style but has obviously done well with it. We'll see what kind of offensive staff he can put together.

 

To add to this...I've been underwhelmed with every Bears coaching hire of my lifetime except Nagy, who I was pretty damn happy about, so yeah.

 

I was underwhelmed with Jauron (wanted Kubiak IIRC - sidenote: Bears had Bill Belichick in the building in that hiring cycle and chose both Dave McGinnis and Dick Jauron over him, lol). Was underwhelmed with Lovie (and his whole "#1 we have to beat Green Bay" meatbally thing in the press conference didn't warm me up to him). Was underwhelmed with the weirdo Trestman hire.

 

Doesn't mean he's not going to turn out to be a solid (or even great) HC. Obviously, Lovie was. Doesn't mean it's a bad hire, even. Just doesn't excite me.

 

Eager to see OC candidate names come out.

[champaignchris]

Mike Groh for OC?

[David]

Eberflus seemed like the 2nd best of the defensive dudes after Flores. And Eberflus doesn't have the interpersonal and Deshaun Watson baggage (which may or may not be fair). So....this is fine? Underwhelming but definitely not bad.

 

Runs a Tampa 2 base though, right? I wonder what he'll aim to do with the defense here and if he'll consider keeping Desai around.

[Old Style]

Meh. I want to know who the OC hire will be.

[jersey cubs fan]

I am...underwhelmed.

 

Ugh.

 

Runs an antiquated defensive style but has obviously done well with it. We'll see what kind of offensive staff he can put together.

 

To add to this...I've been underwhelmed with every Bears coaching hire of my lifetime except Nagy, who I was pretty damn happy about, so yeah.

 

I was underwhelmed with Jauron (wanted Kubiak IIRC - sidenote: Bears had Bill Belichick in the building in that hiring cycle and chose both Dave McGinnis and Dick Jauron over him, lol). Was underwhelmed with Lovie (and his whole "#1 we have to beat Green Bay" meatbally thing in the press conference didn't warm me up to him). Was underwhelmed with the weirdo Trestman hire.

 

Doesn't mean he's not going to turn out to be a solid (or even great) HC. Obviously, Lovie was. Doesn't mean it's a bad hire, even. Just doesn't excite me.

 

Eager to see OC candidate names come out.

I'm fairly certain I was high on Lovie from the start, prior to being hired. I was similar with Nagy though, too.

[mias_tisg]

[jersey cubs fan]

Mike Groh for OC?

The guy who oversaw Carson Wentz's complete decline? Sign me up!

[champaignchris]

Mike Groh for OC?

The guy who oversaw Carson Wentz's complete decline? Sign me up!

 

It was the year after Groh was gone and Pedersen took over as OC that Wentz imploded. Not saying Groh is any good. Just looking for an obvious candidate that Eberflus has worked with before.

[UMFan83]

LMAO is this true??

 

https://twitter.com/SouvenirCity/status/1486733861836972032

 

So we had Pollian and the Bears do a coaching search and we ended up with a Colts coach that is related through marriage to the McCaskeys

 

Edit: nevermind, I guess he's is a married to A McCaskey not THE McCaskeys

Edited January 27, 2022 by UMFan83

[WrigleyField 22]

I kind of like Eberflus, but we have two first timers again and I did kind of want at least one of the roles to be experienced. Will be eager to see how both coach and exec staff get built out.

 

Rod Marinelli back as DC?