CrackerDog

Dude, I'll actually be happy if they return to "not sucking". At least for right now. Obviously in the long haul I want to see them winning it all. But just having them not be a friggen embarrassment is a major step in the right direction.

I'll add that I'm happy with this as well. Now someone can take this post in three years and repost it as proof of how big a dumbshit I am. LOL! Glad they got it done but almost feel like Fox fell into their laps so not so sure how much credit the Bears deserve here.

We don't have an elite QB now and given the team's history I doubt we'll have one in the future. McMahon wasn't even elite for his time. But we have a guy in Fox who can get the D back to where it should be, get ST's back from being shitty and get the O, depending on the coordinator they hire, back to being a good run team with a solid QB play.

Actually I wasn't a Lovie hater. Not that I'd want him back for various reasons but I believe this franchise made a mistake in dropping him for Trestman. I also disagree that Lovie's resume is as good as Fox's. But whatever, it sounds like they're getting close and that's what I wanted to hear.

Yep, I just got a text from WBBM News that it's "all but done".

Under the circumstances I think he is. This team is reeling from past decisions. Those have given us one of the most incompetently run organizations in the league. Fox is the steady, get things back on track guy. He may not be great (we can't know that) but he'll run the team better than Nerd did. He'll hire excellent coordinators. They want to work for him. He won't let the inmates run the asylum. So, basically, this is a complete no-brainer at this point. They better get it done.

Yep, I'm very disappointed this isn't 100% done yet. It was like the best coach available fell in our laps, he wanted the job and the Bears still couldn't get it done. I'm not writing it off yet but if they can't close this deal, it'll be a huge black eye for the organization. And they don't have any spare eyes left these days.

Too young IMO. And coming out after this little experience would prove he's immature.

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No problem. By the way, there's still no way to know for sure but I've come a long way toward your opinion that the Bears would've been a better football team had they signed him for an extra year. Hell, for that matter, even though I completely understand why they let Hester go, it would've at least been something interesting to watch on Sunday while the Bears stumbled along this season. In hindsight I wish we'd have treated those greats better than we did at the ends of their careers here.

Your source shows Urlacher only started one game in 2009 and the Bears went 7-9 that season. I can't recall the exact details of 2009 but just thought I'd point out that your 2-10 without Urlacher may not be completely accurate.

I agree. But with all of this said, giving Rodgers back the ball with any time left on the clock means the Cowboy's lead wasn't safe, regardless. I would've liked to have seen them have to do it though.

Remember Manning's comments a few years ago about his liquored up kicker? Point made. IF I'm in the heat of the battle and a little pussy kicker gets in my face at the wrong time, he might get a bit more than yelled at.

I think you might be crazy. But only about getting a 2nd rounder for Jay. I'm on record as saying they can stick with Jay and win with him. But I do get why some would want to move on now. He was supposed to be AWESOME in Trestman's offense and frankly, he sucked compared to those expectations. You can argue that he led this stat or another or that some of his picks were garbage but you can't say Jay lived up to expectations. Further, if you commit to him for next year, you're basically giving yourself a cap headache in 2016 when and if you decide he has to be cut. That's why we need an excellent HC because he has to be able to say whether he can win with Jay for the long haul. And that decision needs to be made ASAP. If they decide to move on they'll need to find a replacement for 2015, eat the cap hit and take the one year of pain. There's something to be said for taking that path. Lastly, as to us being very anti-Ted, he's earned it. And if he's honestly out of the football decisions, I'm happy. I just know that typically if the head of the snake is retarded, the rest of the snake, all the way down to the rattle, tends to be retarded. Hence why the guy in charge of hiring the guy who hired Trestman probably should've gotten the ax with the rest of them. He's not good at his job. But if he's admitted that and behind the scenes he's only overseeing budgets and the rest is up to Pace, we're probably moving in the right direction.

Same here Pix. I assume with Pace announcing there'll be more candidates than were originally scheduled that he's going to bring in several he's got in mind. If they hire someone tomorrow it'll be a sign to me that they forced someone on Pace.

First, thanks to all of you for the play by play! Second, it sounds like Ted isn't stepping aside as we had hoped. With that friggen moron still near the football decisions I'm NOT satisfied. With the Blackhawks it took a complete separation of business and game functions to get to where they are today. If Ted is really still involved (and I can only hope behind the scenes things are really different) then we're no better off than we were 6 months ago.

Ha! I'm actually a CPA myself. Although I haven't done any actual accounting work in over a decade.

Hopefully Pace has his scouting reports from New Orleans in his briefcase.

I'm not going to be able to watch the presser live. Got a damn conference call scheduled! I'm looking to you boys for updates!

Yet he didn't stop that team from being the dirtiest cheap-shot group in the league.

Well, all I know is giving control to someone who sucks at his job is a bad thing. So, as long as he doesn't suck, we'll be OK. Let's just hope they picked the right guy this time. I'm tired of watching this team swirl the drain.

I'll be watching the dynamic involving Phillips. If he's there and silent or says very little, it's a sign he's been demoted behind the scenes. George should be the one doing the talking and then hand things off directly to Pace to make some comments and take questions. If "The Accountant" is more involved than that it signals he's still in the org chart above Pace and I'll read that as a huge negative. These two ought to be at an even place on the org chart with Phillips running nothing related to talent, coaching etc. I hope a reporter asks this simple question: "Who does Pace report to?" If the answer isn't George, we're screwed.

I was just thinking that the Bears organization may have thought everything Ballard said had merit and they're going to do those things but that they felt Pace was a better fit to bringing in the talent for that new structure. Nobody will be able to confirm this but it's just a thought. As usual, I find myself wanting to be positive about the changes. But only time will tell if they got it right this time. If they did, they've got a guy who'll be around a LONG time.

I'm happy that... 1.) He comes from outside Halas Hall and isn't beholden to anyone there. 2.) He was hired BEFORE the HC was. He should absolutely be vested in picking the HC. I'm concerned... 1.) He's really young. GM is a lot about connections. Not sure he's been around at a high enough level to have those yet although he's been at the top of the Saint personnel for 2 seasons, I think. 2.) The Saints regressed this year. So... Time to get to work. Hire a HC and staff. Decide on Cutler/Marshall etc. Prepare for the draft and FA. Lot's to do!

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