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whats that, since I've done something similar it proves that jersey is a douche? I think that rather unfair of you to imply, and I certainly wouldn't I'd go that far...
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sorry jersey, I think you are being extremely uptight about this, and I'm not sure Jon Hoke's hiring is a make or break move for the organization. sure, if he's the incoming GM or HC, but he's a db coach, who may have the opportunity to become a DC. Your right, he should be threatened with almight "accepted way of doing buisness". yea, that works. besides, as raisen has poitned out, it all appears to be a mute point anyway
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the market here in mpls for architects is extremely volitale, it raises and falls far too much. you can work for a company for 15 years or 15 days, and be let go completely independant of your performance, or anything you have control over. its not a good set-up. it doesnt bread continuity. but,, at the end of the day, the individual has to learn how to work with in that system as well, or move away. its extremely competative, and momentum is paramount, giving your word is ignored. I guess I see coaching jobs in the nfl and college being a similar enviroment in those regards.
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I've recieved vastly more support for that dicision then ill feelings (the only ill feelings to date being gooney). It isnt uncommon, in my field, for things like that to happen, and it happens for a variety of reasons. I understand the ill feelings towards him (as a Bears fan, and wanting good coaches), but the reality is that nothing is garaunteed. Accpeting a position is far from the chivalry "giving them my word" bs.
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its sooo nice having you around.
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That's nonsense. It's one thing to leave for greener pastures in the middle of a contract, but to interview again immediately after taking a job shows a complete lack of credibility. not at all, in fact I've been in that situatin before where I accepted a posistion and later THAT DAY was offered an interview with a firm i liked more. I eventually ended up withthe firm I preferred, and eneded up appologizing to the former firm, but i had no way to predict that situation. it happens
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douche move? he's clearly doing what is best for him. maybe he wasnt aware he had the opportunity to interview with UCLA until after he accepted the db position. I really dont have an issue with this
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lol. creepy. I hope it motivates Tommie
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can only help....
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he also played db for the Bears in the early '80's fwiw
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Wow did not see that coming....Looks like the Bears won't have to look into drafting a safety in the first round As TT alluded to, William Moore. He was always more likely to be around when the Bears pick than Mays. I like Moore, but I fear another Safety with injury concerns
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i agree, nepitism has its major downsides. the only thing i dont get upset about when i read this kind of stuff is, we arent going to change it this year. this does put Lovie on the hot seat, though, and thats a good thing.
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quite possibly
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its Lovie's bed and he's laying in it.
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do you honestly believe that anyone (including Babich) will see this move as a vote of confidence for Babich? I think its a politcally safe way of taking the reigns away from him, and while that may or may not have its merits, its better then ignoring the issue. I dont believe its ideal, but it appears Lovie is aknowledging the obvious
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The last time Lovie took more control was after the Super Bowl, when he was able to fire a non-Tampa 2 Lovie BFF coordinator in favor of his BFF Babich and have more say on personel matters. That did not work out well. Well, at least a move like this might mean it's 2009 or bust for Lovie. If this defense remains the mediocre mess it's been the past two years he'll have very few people to blame. glass 1/2 empty, glass 1/2 full 1. we arent getting rid of lovie this off season 2. at least he is doing **something** to correct his wrong
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while it may be disappointing that Babich isnt being completely removed, it is nice to see Lovie taking more control. I'm not sure, after a 0-16 season, Maranelli would have been a good "marketing" stradegy.
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Another coach with actual NFL experience that is not Bears related. Which is encouraging. Less encouraging is Houston's pass defense rankings over the past few seasons, although that's obviously not a DB-specific stat. exactly, he may be a non-Bear coach, but its hard to judge his success otherwise. I guess we'll see. Maybe he will convince Angelo to draft Vontae. I wouldn;t mind that, dispite the non-need.
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Hoke-dokey (I have no idea what to make of this hire)
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That's the big problem with the Bears. If you are going to emphasize D, you can't afford to actually be bad on the side of the ball you emphasize. They need to be better at preventing yards, even if it means less of an emphasis on turnovers. this is true, despite how madingly fun it is to score 6 on D
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you know, even though I have long pined for a 3-4 defense, I would go so far as to say I dont even mind the Cover 2 being the basis of philosophy for the Bears. There are PLENTY of teams that still imploy derivatives of the west coast offense, which the C2 was developed to counter. The issue is understanding that since the pure WCO no longer exists, the pure C2 can no longer exist and it needs to evolve as well. I'm just not sure Lovie and Co are willing to accept that. I wish he was, I like him as a coach for the most part. but thats a whole other discussion.
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They got to the superbowl because their offense was good enough to get them to that game. They won the actual Superbowl game because of their defense. Their defense was better than their offense but I do not believe that they could have made it out of the AFC on defense alone. It really comes down to this. Is it an accident that the Bears have not been able to develop a QB the last 20 years or is it because they focus the bulk of their resources on defense? Have the Bears had little offensive success because of bad coordinators or because of a lack of offensive talent? Perhaps the answer is both. So why can't the Bears get a good offensive coordinator? Why do they keep hiring Defensive guys as head coach? The Bears team philosophy hasn't changed since the days of Ditka and they have 1 superbowl victory to show for it versus many one and done playoff appearances. So if you want to say that defense wins championships thats fine by me. It just hasn't won the Bears many championships. That fact is undeniable Yet three of the four teams left in the playoffs this year were The Steelers who were number one, The Ravens who were three, and The Eagles who were four. and AZ has somehow discovered their defense just in time for the playoffs
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to throw the defensive philosophy under the bus and say we need a serious offesnive guru is abit like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. you once suggested drafting a QB EVERY YEAR. I thought that was a good stradegy. not because I believe quantity is a quality (which I do), but it represents a PLAN to develop QB's,rather then reacting to a glaring need, and thats something the Bears dont seem to understand. dumping on a defensive minded philosophy wont get you anywhere, except the 1998 Atlanta Falcons.
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Well, at least you saved yourself with that disclaimer. I think it absolutely does have a lot to do with their emphasis on defense, as well as the running game. They've invested heavily in the post Walter RB position, with all sorts of top picks. They've invested in 5 first round RB since 1986, including two top 5. They've had 3 first round QB's, none in the top 10. Plus 2 2nd round RB and 0 2nd round QB. The "brightest" offensive mind this organization has employed in the past 30 years is probably Ditka, seeing as how he's the only guy to have developed 2 legit NFL QB's, in McMahon and Harbaugh. I think the lack of emphasis on the offense, and the QB position in general, has been a major contributor to their problems. there has always been PLENTY of emphasis on the QB, every friggen year we hear the name "Sid Luckman". The reality is that the type of emphasis they provide is knee-jerk (Kordell Stewart), ill-advised (Rick Mirer), a bust (McNown, **Grossman**), or just poorly coached (**Grossman**-not sure where he fits anymore). The Bears seem to be paralyzed by their own failures. Its just time for them to wake up, and understand that developing the posistion takes longer then 9 games
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I had to read it 3 times, but yes
