2009-10 Bears Season: Utler, 'Uther 'Uckers

[Quality Start Machine]

That might be true if the owners weren't the ones driving the potential lockout.

They want the system blown up.  And yes, they make lots of money under the current system...but here's something shocking...they want more.

But since they have all the leverage, they should be able to get what they want without having to close up shop, no?

[R-V]

Angelo just said he wouldn't change any of his decisions, that he still thinks they were the right ones, but then he admitted they didn't work.  But he wouldn't change anything though.  Why is he still employed?

I liked when he said the job is one of constant evolvement.

[CT III]

Angelo just said he wouldn't change any of his decisions, that he still thinks they were the right ones, but then he admitted they didn't work.  But he wouldn't change anything though.  Why is he still employed?

Not even Dan Bazuin?

[Eli]

Angelo just said he wouldn't change any of his decisions, that he still thinks they were the right ones, but then he admitted they didn't work.  But he wouldn't change anything though.  Why is he still employed?

Not even Dan Bazuin?

You shoulda seen the tape on him from Central Michigan.  He was a monster!

[Eli]

Did Lovie just use Green Bay as an example of why a team should stick with its defensive scheme even if it's struggling?  The same Green Bay that switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 in the offseason?

[CT III]

Did Lovie just use Green Bay as an example of why a team should stick with its defensive scheme even if it's struggling?  The same Green Bay that switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 in the offseason?

And they stuck with it for 16 straight games, dammit.

[Tony]

How the hell did Darryl Drake not get canned?

[R-V]

How the hell did Darryl Drake not get canned?

Clearly you haven't read his bio on the Bears website.

Drake's significant experience as a collegiate tutor of wide receivers has served him well during his time with the Bears as he worked with young receiving corps in each of his first five seasons in Chicago. Throughout his tenure he has helped developed such young talent at the receiver position as Rashied Davis, Devin Hester, Mark Bradley, Justin Gage and Bernard Berrian.

[PenFoe]

Perry Fewell to be named new Bears DC

[PenFoe]

Perry Fewell to be named new Bears DC

Edited to include the "SKO loves the Tampa 2" Rotoworld Analysis:

It's a great fit. Fewell is one of the few coaches still running a Cover 2, so he'll mesh well with Lovie Smith. Having Fewell's expertise in the secondary to go with Rod Marinelli on the defensive line would give Chicago one of the best teaching staffs in the league.

[CT III]

How the hell did Darryl Drake not get canned?

They are running a bumper on the Score naming all the guys who got fired and one of them was the assistant wide receivers coach.  I had no idea such a position existed.

[Tony]

How the hell did Darryl Drake not get canned?

They are running a bumper on the Score naming all the guys who got fired and one of them was the assistant wide receivers coach.  I had no idea such a position existed.

I heard the same thing and was surprised not only to hear they had an assistant wide receivers coach, but that he was the only one they let go. I guess he was the one responsible for Knox and Hester's fuck ups, not Drake.

[Eli]

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=4799863

Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is interested in the possibility of coming to Chicago, and he is currently holding off pursuing a similar role with the Kansas City Chiefs because of Tuesday's developments at Halas Hall, according to a source close to the Bears.

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Former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz also said he "absolutely" would be interested in replacing Turner.

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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is believed to be lobbying hard for ex-Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates, who spent last season calling plays for USC.

[Tony]

They've already invested so much in Cutler, just give him what he wants.

[JD]

They've already invested so much in Cutler, just give him what he wants.

Jerseys with collars so he can "pop" 'em?