2011 - 20?? Bears Offseason(s) Thread

[SKO]

DPD, but there'd have been no reason for Emery to extend Lance Briggs last year if he had any hint of possibly changing schemes in the future, because there's a player who'd be functionally useless in a 3-4. Unless people are still overreacting to Shea McClellin (and Emery himself said he still saw him as a defensive end after he fired Lovie), there's zero evidence that Emery's ever thought for a second of switching defensive schemes.

I also think it's absurd that Marinelli stayed in Tampa with Kiffin when they brought in Gruden after dumping Dungy and yet he'd consider leaving Chicago because they fired Lovie.

[Internet Apex]

DPD, but there'd have been no reason for Emery to extend Lance Briggs last year if he had any hint of possibly changing schemes in the future, because there's a player who'd be functionally useless in a 3-4. Unless people are still overreacting to Shea McClellin (and Emery himself said he still saw him as a defensive end after he fired Lovie), there's zero evidence that Emery's ever thought for a second of switching defensive schemes.

I also think it's absurd that Marinelli stayed in Tampa with Kiffin when they brought in Gruden after dumping Dungy and yet he'd consider leaving Chicago because they fired Lovie.

I'm not suggesting that they'll move to a 3-4 if they change the system. I'm suggesting that they have a few ideas about what they might run. One option is keeping Lovie's system and keeping Marinelli in place for one year while they squeeze what they can out of who they have. That's a good option if they want to try to win next year.

And if it fails then Lovie and Marinelli get the blame. 

[Gilgamesh]

Per the Score, it's official that Marinelli is leaving.

[SKO]

Well, balls.

[Quality Start Machine]

So Mante Te'o and his friend made up the whole girlfiend and her dying thing?

With the 9th pick, the New York Jets select...

[PenFoe]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

[Oleg]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

TOO OLD!

[Saul Goodman]

So Mante Te'o and his friend made up the whole girlfiend and her dying thing?

With the 9th pick, the New York Jets select...

Are you in syndication now?

[Quality Start Machine]

So Mante Te'o and his friend made up the whole girlfiend and her dying thing?

With the 9th pick, the New York Jets select...

Are you in syndication now?

In Hackensack, I'm even bigger than Danzig.

[PenFoe]

Per the Score, it's official that Marinelli is leaving.

So, the Bears hire Mel Tucker (recently left Jacksonville after failing to win the HC job there) and Marinelli ends up with a demotion, going to Dallas to be the D-Line coach.

The carousel is ridiculous.

Oh, and for shits and giggles, Marty Mohningweg ends up as the Jets OC, despite the fact that he hasn't actually called the plays on offense since 2007.  
Which is probably not a huge problem when you coach for an offensive-minded HC who does call the plays (Andy Reid) but could certainly pose a problem when you're the lead offensive guy on Rex Ryan's staff.  Plus, Andy taking Doug Pederson (former Eagles QB Coach) to KC to be the OC over Marty probably says something as well (not sure about whom.) Long story short, we can probably continue to laugh at the Jets for this one.  And for also just hiring a GM without scouting experience.  (Second verse, same as the first verse.)

[Quality Start Machine]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

They look like solid 8s, but the promise of free Bears tickets pushes them over 9.

[Saul Goodman]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

They look like solid 8s, but the promise of free Bears tickets pushes them over 9.

Which is surprising, since Marc looks a little like James Carville with thicker eyebrows and some more hair.

[Yeti]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

They look like solid 8s, but the promise of free Bears tickets pushes them over 9.

Which is surprising, since Marc looks a little like James Carville with thicker eyebrows and some more hair.

Is there anyone Trestman doesn't look like?

[Bort]

Fine, if no one else is going to do it.

Trestman's slightly too old for Yeti-bait daughters.

19 and 21.

They look like solid 8s, but the promise of free Bears tickets pushes them over 9.

Which is surprising, since Marc looks a little like James Carville with thicker eyebrows and some more hair.

Is there anyone Trestman doesn't look like?

He doesn't look very much like the guy from Big Bang Theory.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Trestman huh?  Is this the canadian guy?  Great hire Emery.  

I've got no idea if this is a good hire, it's certainly a curious hire, considering he's been out of the NFL so long and most of us probably had never heard of him prior to 2-3 weeks ago.

That said...holy shit.

The Bears hired Trestman thinking he can fix Jay Cutler when Cutler is unfixable. Cutler always will be up and down, great one minute -- throwing multiple picks the next. Nothing is going to change that. Cutler never will be an elite thrower because his head isn't screwed on right. Unless Trestman is a therapist or hypnotist Cutler will be Cutler.

Cutler is a coach killer and Trestman is next up on the chopping block.

Honestly, are the Bears so firmly committed to Cutler (now under both a GM and a coach with no real loyalties to him) that they wouldn't move on from him if both of them thought he wasn't the answer?  I just don't understand why Trestman is automatically going to be unsuccessful if Cutler proves not to be the guy.

If anybody here had never heard the name before 2-3 weeks ago, they're either not into football or they're 15 years old &  would've been too young to remember when his name kept coming up for coaching  jobs 10 years ago.