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McKenzie and DeCosta weren't interested. Snead won't be either. The last time around, no OC was interested in the job except Martz. This time, they didn't even bother interviewing an OC, probably to avoid embarrassment again. Ruskell will be promoted to GM.My thoughts exactly.If I'm not wrong that's the job of the GM.
This is harsh but its true. This gm situation is looking disastrous.Firing the OC, promoting the OL coach to coordinator, and keeping the worst wrs coach in the league is the Bears way of "making a move", but not the rest of the league's. Lovie is on his third OC in four years and has gotten the Bears to the playoffs three times in eight years. Now, he's promoting the OL coach from a line that's given up more sacks than any team in the league over the last two years. Sorry but that doesn't sound like a recipie for success.They have already missed out on the top two candidates without so much as an interview. I hope I'm wrong but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Ruskell is promoted. That would really surprise you? The Bears have been in large part a disappointment for over two decades for a reason, and it's not because we're unlucky.
I think the Bears were willing to eat Angelo's contract, but they weren't going to eat Lovie's too.
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If Tim Ruskell gets the job the Bears have sacrificed the next five years. Ruskell will screw the Bears up just like he did the Seahawks. It would be a really depressing outcome. You get excited about Angelo getting fired and then they go from bad to worse when they end up promoting the guy who was brought in by Angelo, the guy you just fired. Unfortunately, typical Bears move.
They have f'ed up countless coaching / coordinator searches, so there's no reason to think that they won't f this up too. And when they do, it's time to start looking in Ted Phillips direction.This is harsh but its true. This gm situation is looking disastrous.Firing the OC, promoting the OL coach to coordinator, and keeping the worst wrs coach in the league is the Bears way of "making a move", but not the rest of the league's. Lovie is on his third OC in four years and has gotten the Bears to the playoffs three times in eight years. Now, he's promoting the OL coach from a line that's given up more sacks than any team in the league over the last two years. Sorry but that doesn't sound like a recipie for success.
The press conference a few days ago about the GM search was an absolute joke. Then entire thing looked like it was being conducted by a fifth grader(No, the Bears aren't smarter than a fifth grader).Ted: Phillips stated that "the new GM has to be in step with Lovie's way of thinking;" Does that mean thinking you can run a team into submission like the Saints or Packers, without a decent OL or strong passing game?They have f'ed up countless coaching / coordinator searches, so there's no reason to think that they won't f this up too. And when they do, it's time to start looking in Ted Phillips direction.This is harsh but its true. This gm situation is looking disastrous.Firing the OC, promoting the OL coach to coordinator, and keeping the worst wrs coach in the league is the Bears way of "making a move", but not the rest of the league's. Lovie is on his third OC in four years and has gotten the Bears to the playoffs three times in eight years. Now, he's promoting the OL coach from a line that's given up more sacks than any team in the league over the last two years. Sorry but that doesn't sound like a recipie for success.
I thought the new GM only had to keep Lovie on for a year too? 
I just want to see guys interviewed. I don't want Ruskell to get the job. As long as they are interviewing outside candidates they are less likely to hire Ruskell.
LOL -that is true and when you consider that the Bears have "come around" on how to use the audible RECENTLY maybe we really are a bunch of arm chair QBs...
Our would be nice oud your rants were at least fresh.. You have been complaining about the same things all year. We know. I'm sorry the bears make bad moves, I'm encouraged that even making bad moves, they were 7-3 with several very winable games ahead of them. it stinks they blew it. There are 100 reasons you can point to for their failure.
sup bro?
Now that another lame season is in the books it is time for those Bear organization apologists to come around looking to dismiss the idiotic moves. When this Bears crew stops behaving like City Hall and starts to make some moves to put this team in the top tier of the NFL elite- the redundant bashings will stop. The reason why this team folded up and went home like a whipped long lost pup was simple- no depth and yet another lame effort from the OL and inconsistent play from the defense. Let's see what the draft brings this year. And let us not forget to evaluate the players drafted in the last two seasons. You want depth- you have to perform on draft day. You want to keep pace with the Packers and the Lions- you have to perform on draft day. You want players to step up when front line play makers go down- you have to step it up in the draft. Now the GM runs the draft and makes coaching staff decisions but for some odd reason some of these decisions are being made without a GM. What does that tell you? On top of all the proofs that have been laid out this season about these dummies they fire a GM and then they start to make GM decisions without a GM. Only the Bears...sup bro?
What I would also like to point out, what I think may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, was their lack of success in free agency this season. They failed miserably at that, Roy Williams, Sam Hurd, Marion Barber, and Brandon Merriwether. Coupled with Caleb Haney's dismal showing. I honestly think that the Bears management may have been willing to continue to ride with Angelo, despite the weak drafts of late, if these free agents had performed. But this free agency disaster finally did Angelo in.Now that another lame season is in the books it is time for those Bear organization apologists to come around looking to dismiss the idiotic moves. When this Bears crew stops behaving like City Hall and starts to make some moves to put this team in the top tier of the NFL elite- the redundant bashings will stop. The reason why this team folded up and went home like a whipped long lost pup was simple- no depth and yet another lame effort from the OL and inconsistent play from the defense. Let's see what the draft brings this year. And let us not forget to evaluate the players drafted in the last two seasons. You want depth- you have to perform on draft day. You want to keep pace with the Packers and the Lions- you have to perform on draft day. You want players to step up when front line play makers go down- you have to step it up in the draft. Now the GM runs the draft and makes coaching staff decisions but for some odd reason some of these decisions are being made without a GM. What does that tell you? On top of all the proofs that have been laid out this season about these dummies they fire a GM and then they start to make GM decisions without a GM. Only the Bears...sup bro?
That's what I'm trying to say. They could easily hang with the Packers and Saints on a yearly basis if they would make some better decisions and spend the money they're allotted, but it's never been as much about winning as it has about money with the Bears. It's lame duck GM and coach year after year. 5 playoff appearances in the last 20 freaking years. Sorry but that's not much to be positive about. The opportunity has always been within grasp, but it's obvious the McCaskey's don't care that much about the Bears winning, or they would have by now. Now, they finally make a move at GM, only to be considering promoting someone within the already failed management crew. You gotta be kidding me with that crap.
I love Lovie as much as the next guy, but it's difficult to force a halfway decent GM with an ounce of self-respect to use a coaching staff that's already in place. Look at what McKenzie is already doing in Oakland. I doubt he would've even considered the Bears if they had requested an interview, which they obviously didn't. It's no secret to the rest of the league that the Bears don't like to spend money either. If you think that doesn't affect any potential candidates in considering taking the Bears job, you're only fooling yourself. There were reports that this affected DeCosta's decision too.Without obvious number one and number two wide receivers, and a halfway decent OL, we will be playing catch to the top teams for good. It's not a running league now. Lovie hasn't seemed to figure that out yet. You can't play what he considers "Bears football" anymore and win consistently. Then Tice's comments after being promoted: "We're getting off the bus running". He doesn't get it either, obviously. You have to have a good offensive line or an unreal set of wide receivers to compete. We have the stud qb and rb. All we need now is a good offensive line and a couple of good wide receivers, yet all they can put out there now are low round and undrafted free agents on the OL and a bunch of trash at wide receiver. Keeping the head coach and promoting guys already within organization isn't going to cut it, but I doubt the McCaskey's are too concerned about that. 
I wouldnt call barber a failed signing. At times he looked like a stud power back. its easy to point to the denver game and call him a bust, but those were 2 bonehead plays. He really ran the ball better than expected this year. Roy williams was only a bust if you expected a lot out of him. The bears paid him next to nothing. The failure was mearly expecting him to be worth more than they paid. Really, the same with hurd, they didnt pay him very much. the betrer arguement, which has been made in this thread plentt, is that the bears just didnt spend enough. Hopefully, they were just setting themselves up to have a lot of cap space this year after a lot of teams overspent last year.What I would also like to point out, what I think may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, was their lack of success in free agency this season. They failed miserably at that, Roy Williams, Sam Hurd, Marion Barber, and Brandon Merriwether. Coupled with Caleb Haney's dismal showing. I honestly think that the Bears management may have been willing to continue to ride with Angelo, despite the weak drafts of late, if these free agents had performed. But this free agency disaster finally did Angelo in.Now that another lame season is in the books it is time for those Bear organization apologists to come around looking to dismiss the idiotic moves. When this Bears crew stops behaving like City Hall and starts to make some moves to put this team in the top tier of the NFL elite- the redundant bashings will stop. The reason why this team folded up and went home like a whipped long lost pup was simple- no depth and yet another lame effort from the OL and inconsistent play from the defense. Let's see what the draft brings this year. And let us not forget to evaluate the players drafted in the last two seasons. You want depth- you have to perform on draft day. You want to keep pace with the Packers and the Lions- you have to perform on draft day. You want players to step up when front line play makers go down- you have to step it up in the draft. Now the GM runs the draft and makes coaching staff decisions but for some odd reason some of these decisions are being made without a GM. What does that tell you? On top of all the proofs that have been laid out this season about these dummies they fire a GM and then they start to make GM decisions without a GM. Only the Bears...sup bro?
What if they're waiting for a personnel guy from the remaining 8 teams???
Doesn't matter and it still wouldn't affect their ability to interview other guys. The Raiders hired McKenzie and the Pack are still in the playoffs. Walk towards the light. It's Ruskell.
If they hire Ruskell, this entire situation is a sham and a joke.The bolded - this was the same "draft room" that botched the Baltimore deal. This was also the same draft that Yahoo! sports writer, Jason Cole gave an "F" to (incidentally, it's the only team Cole gave an "F" to). Yes, there were other writers that gave the draft a B or C, but really?So we fired Angelo...to hire mini-Angelo.
Barber could be considered at least passable. Roy Williams did literally nothing. If you paid a pair of Twinkies for him you got ripped off. Roy Williams ranked 89th in total yards receiving. Hurd was supposed to be a special teams ace but he wasn't even that. It doesn't matter how little you paid for them if you got nothing out of them. Those roster spots could have been used for young players, or they could have been utilized more effectively with other players.I would say that as far as WRs go there weren't very many other guys they could have signed that would have been better. Most of the free agent WRs signed were disappointments. Only Steve Breaston and Plaxico Burress seemed to represent any value. So, to their credit, they didn't waste a lot of money on any of the other guys. I think that you are being overly optimistic imagining that they had a plan to save money to use in the future. I hope it works out that way. Fact is that there is a minimum they will have to spend, but I think that doesn't kick in until 2013. I do hope you are right about the plan to use the extra cap money this offseason.I wouldnt call barber a failed signing. At times he looked like a stud power back. its easy to point to the denver game and call him a bust, but those were 2 bonehead plays. He really ran the ball better than expected this year. Roy williams was only a bust if you expected a lot out of him. The bears paid him next to nothing. The failure was mearly expecting him to be worth more than they paid. Really, the same with hurd, they didnt pay him very much. the betrer arguement, which has been made in this thread plentt, is that the bears just didnt spend enough. Hopefully, they were just setting themselves up to have a lot of cap space this year after a lot of teams overspent last year.What I would also like to point out, what I think may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, was their lack of success in free agency this season. They failed miserably at that, Roy Williams, Sam Hurd, Marion Barber, and Brandon Merriwether. Coupled with Caleb Haney's dismal showing. I honestly think that the Bears management may have been willing to continue to ride with Angelo, despite the weak drafts of late, if these free agents had performed. But this free agency disaster finally did Angelo in.Now that another lame season is in the books it is time for those Bear organization apologists to come around looking to dismiss the idiotic moves. When this Bears crew stops behaving like City Hall and starts to make some moves to put this team in the top tier of the NFL elite- the redundant bashings will stop. The reason why this team folded up and went home like a whipped long lost pup was simple- no depth and yet another lame effort from the OL and inconsistent play from the defense. Let's see what the draft brings this year. And let us not forget to evaluate the players drafted in the last two seasons. You want depth- you have to perform on draft day. You want to keep pace with the Packers and the Lions- you have to perform on draft day. You want players to step up when front line play makers go down- you have to step it up in the draft. Now the GM runs the draft and makes coaching staff decisions but for some odd reason some of these decisions are being made without a GM. What does that tell you? On top of all the proofs that have been laid out this season about these dummies they fire a GM and then they start to make GM decisions without a GM. Only the Bears...sup bro?
I realize that, but you never change your gloomy opinion. You make others negative and it's annoying.
I'm calling horse-puckey on this. Take a look at the front office structure for most NFL teams and most have some executive-type CEO/President that exists above the GM but below the owners. The Bears front office structure is not something foreign or unique to prospective candidates.Go Bears!
Reality checks are hard, but your posts are like the news...almost all negative. So I in turn don't watch the news because I choose to be a glass half-full person.'flapgreen said:
ok, I have read the reports too, and I see that ruskell is still an option. but, you have spent the last several days moaning and groaning because the bears havent started external interviews. Now they are. Small victories. not every "good" thing that happens needs to be qualified by the bad. Lets just be glad that they are beginning to interviewing and hope that they get someone good.
So now YOU'RE close to the Bears organization
Yeah, that's what I meant. Are you going to post anything of your own or just mock me?So now YOU'RE close to the Bears organization
Sensitive much? Post #144 agrees with me. Stop being a whineo in hereYeah, that's what I meant. Are you going to post anything of your own or just mock me?So now YOU'RE close to the Bears organization
What? Those are from writers covering the team, not sure how that's "being qualified by the bad". I haven't said anything that hasn't echoed the thoughts of the sports writers covering the Bears. I guess they are all "moaning and groaning" too. Call it what you like. Even the biggest Bears homers have reported the Bears were unprepared, including Pompei, who is a huge homer. If not sticking my head in the sand makes me moaner and groaner, so be it.With that said, this appears to be a step in the right direction if they get one of these guys, preferrably Ross. Anxiously awaiting the outcome...
Post something besides responding to my posts, which you don't like. TxSensitive much? Post #144 agrees with me. Stop being a whineo in hereYeah, that's what I meant. Are you going to post anything of your own or just mock me?So now YOU'RE close to the Bears organization
I will do that if you stop posting all your negative word vomit in here. Deal?Post something besides responding to my posts, which you don't like. TxSensitive much? Post #144 agrees with me. Stop being a whineo in hereYeah, that's what I meant. Are you going to post anything of your own or just mock me?So now YOU'RE close to the Bears organization
