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in other words, smoke and mirrors. like mikey supposedly grabbing a hoe and doing the gardening. maybe this guy COULD be great but you have hamstrung him before he even gets here. this is the same nonsense we have pulled since jim finks had enough of this crap and walked (if anyone is wondering that's almost 45 YEARS of this ineptitude). sound similar to our great coach/OC nagy who was reed's lap dummy? or lovie hiring his linebacker coach to implement the same ole same ole? it never seems to change with this franchise. it's always a condition to hiring anyone. we will hire you but such and such stays or you have to run their type of system and on and on. nobody in this franchise can define the definition of failure. just plod on and hope it works or not.

why even hire a DC if he is just a puppet for flus? i seriously can't imagine this was the best most qualified hire given those restrictions. what DC worth a shite is going to put his name on that philosophy?

ok.... what the hell does this mean? Head coach Matt Eberflus will continue calling plays, Pelissero added. Washington returns to the Windy City after being a defensive line coach in 2010. https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-to-hire-eric-washington-as-their-new-defensive-coordinator

he has a losing record wherever he coached... nfl or college. not sure that would make me jump for joy.

it's NOT hindsight. it is reliable facts if you want to win multiple superbowls or at least put yourself in POSITION to win them every year consistently it is with elite first round qb's. griese, bradshaw, montana, young, aikman. elway, rogers, morino, even mahomes and then you have the anomalies like starr, favre, brady there are no sure things but as often as you get a chance to really choose a difference maker without mortgaging the farm you better be sure not to f- it up, even if your pick doesn't turn out, by hoping you can turn coal into a diamond.

here's the deal.... if we keep fields because he 'could' be good we are gambling this franchises future for the next five plus YEARS. that means we would have another complete rebuild in that time frame, but probably.... 1. no top of round #1 pick to even GET a qb of that quality. we would have to trade the moon to pull off moving up that far if it was even POSSIBLE. 2. many and/or all of the current high quality players will be gone or want mega buck contracts. so figure most of those blue chip players are GONE and need to be drafted or replaced. where is that capital coming from? 3. if we fail in that time period do we go with new coaches/gm yet again? so there is another window of years to find their groove. although i will say i think poles biggest mistake so far is keeping flus. i would have had no really big problem if poles did this right. but giving flus the keys to the car to call and implement his defensive philosophy over another DC we don't even have coming in just smacks of typical bear franchise moves from mikey to george. in other words idiotic. IF fields was a constant, and meaning he showed consistent abilities every really good qb needs, then that would have been a whole different scenario. but it is NOT. i don't care WHAT the rest of the team looks like. he has had 3 years in the NFL to show what skills he has even behind poor talent. he has not done that. his abilities to read the field in a 3D model in fractions of a second just does not exist with any consistency. he is NOT like maholmes who shows it nearly every game even when his offensive talent and receiving corp which has been atrocious with drops and poor routes. so that comparison to me is ludicrous.

aikman was the cowboys actual #1 pick but the walker trade was an insane amount of draft capital to give up for a runningback. that put them in the drivers seat for talent. that said, it showed exactly what the top priority should be if you have that much draft capital. without the aikman pick the rest of the talent they picked up in my opinion wouldn't have won them three superbowl rings.

problem is... the cowboys used the #1 pick in the draft from that trade on the most important acquisition on their entire team... troy aikman, a QB. so much for that idea

biggest disappointment not listed? easy. franchise management handed the 'How to run a franchise into the ground and make incredibly bad decisions' the norm' playbook to poles and warren. Chapter 1: No matter what, keep the coaches under contract until we don't eat more than one season worth of salary no matter how bad they are. Chapter 2: Always use the excuse that our decisions are based on player and coaching continuity and not wishing on a star. Chapter 3: Always institute the 'Wait Until Next Year It Will All Come Together' doctrine for the suckers. Chapter 4: If we personally like a coach or player because of his good character etc. always make excuses why he should be here whether in reality he doesn't. Chapter 5: The bottom line is always that the ledger reads... Profits Made Final Addendum: Add your own chapter here.

ok, riddle me this.... how did our defensive scheme hold up against PLAYOFF teams with good + qb's? i seem to remember they could pass at will to our soft zones. like maybe green bay has been doing for over 20 years? how did it hold up before we had a very good defensive end to pressure the qb? how did it hold up against playoff teams even with sweat? how did green bay counter that? QUICK passes into our zones that nobody covered. they could have beat us by 50 if they wanted to. how did lovie smith's defense hold up against playoff teams with good + quarterbacks after he fired chico and gave the DC to his linebacker coach to mimic his defensive style and game plan? i'm sorry but this is the same old shite we have been beaten to a pulp with for over 20 years.

............crickets chirping.............

where did you hear that? if that is the case welcome to lovie's DC blunders part 2. if you handcuff a DC before you even find one good luck bringing in a high quality guy. same ole, same ole.

agreed. you are spot on.

you should be able to watch local teams FREE the same as it has been for over 60+ years. playoffs? FREE. superbowl? FREE. when is enough money enough for these greedy robber barons?

WRITE YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL CONGRESSMAN Taxpayers are paying billions for the renovations and construction of NFL stadiums. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/22/taxpayers-are-paying-billions-for-nfl-stadiums-heres-how.html The reason cities end up paying for stadiums begins with the issuance of tax-exempt bonds from state and local governments that the federal government has signed off on for decades. Top 10 biggest federal subsidies for pro stadiums https://www.brookings.edu/articles/top-10-biggest-federal-subsidies-for-pro-stadiums-hint-the-yankees-are-1/ In 1986, Congress tried to fix the problem and reduce or eliminate federal subsidies for stadiums. But the convoluted law, which you can read more about here, backfired, and Congress ended up unintentionally encouraging the practice. The process works like this: When a stadium is being built, a city can sell municipal bonds to help pay for its construction, like cities often do with public works projects. But if those bonds are issued as tax-exempt bonds (meaning that the interest payments to the bond holders are not counted as taxable income), the federal government loses a large chunk of revenue that it would have collected had the interest payments been taxable. And because this is lost federal revenue, the cost is footed by all taxpayers. On top of that, wealthy citizens who hold the bonds receive an implicit tax benefit due to their relatively high marginal tax rates, costing the federal government even more revenue.

that is plain disgusting. it's time the fans start their own union and chop the profits out of these greedy b-stards bank accounts. i am being totally serious, if this continues as pay-per-view nonsense out of the NFL i will just stop watching it and buying any of their products. i did it for MLB and college football (and i was an avid fan of both) and i can surely do it for the NFL.

i have seen this day coming for a long, long time. the freaking NFL wants you to pay to watch it's product. through DTV, ESPN, NFL Channel, Amazon Prime and NOW they are charging you (if you want to watch it) to see the playoffs on PEACOCK TV. i guess they don't make enough money or have enough government taxpayer funded subsidiaries or tax breaks. now they they want to bleed the general public to squeeze the last dime out of your pocket. MLB did it (i stopped watching that mess in the 90's) and the normal non-subscribed to premium television viewers can't even watch the playoffs. then college football did it (i stopped watching that also) by putting your LOCAL team on the BIG 10 Network (another premium subscribe and pay to watch cable crap network) and making most of the bowl games a pay by cable subscription. NOW they are doing it with the NFL. well I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!! i wrote a letter of complaint to the NFL to where i THINK it will go to those greedy B@$tards as follows. if you care you should also and write to them and your congressman. The Monday Night Football on ESPN, followed by the NFL Thursday Night Football on the NFL Channel, Amazon Prime Football, and now the freaking PLAYOFFS on a subscription to Peacock Channel????? Just how greedy are you people? The playoffs should NEVER be in a pay subscription format (for that matter ANY local NFL games, normally on your over the air local tv stations, should NEVER be either!). I can tell you without ANY reservations that if this continues I will never watch NFL games again and find something else to waste my time and MONEY on Sunday, Monday and Thursday's. You can ALSO forget any royalties from NFL merchandise I will stop buying. I am also curious as to what TAX breaks and incentives the NFL enjoys at the TAX PAYERS expense? Maybe that needs to change right? Get a freaking grip people. Claimed Loss: The ability to watch the NFL on my local, over the air, tv stations. Desired Outcome: STOP trying to rob your fans or LOSE them. Go back to how it should be where ALL games are free to the general public!!! Complaint Registration Form Quick guide to writing an effective complaint National Football League [NFL] https://www.complaintsboard.com/new_complain i tried to find a place to email GOD-HELL but with no luck. also ever notice there is no place to complain or voice your concerns on the NFL's own website? hmmmm, i wonder why? so F%$#Ck GOD-HELL and F%$#Ck The NFL!!!!!!!!

BearFan PHX it does seem like we keep making the same mistakes over and over. Its new people trying it, but we have no organizational memory. for years not only have we basically given our defensive playbook to our division rivals who play us twice a year, but to the entire nfl. they have seen it here since lovie smith became head coach and back in the 90's before that. it is the same defensive design with a few twists and variations. they beat our soft zone with quick release 8-10 yd. routes (which they also utilize the 5 yd chuck rule). many times we have not a soul in sight when the catch is made as most of our db's are past the first down marker. they do this a lot if not all game. at best, we possibly choke it to a field goal once they reach the red zone because the field is more condensed. it's large amounts of yardage to create first downs, create riding time (OUR offense is on the sideline) and move the sticks. even if we had reggie white on one side and richard dent on the other there just isn't enough time to get to the qb on these quick routes. favre and rogers have made a living on us for over 20 years doing this yet we keep plodding on with de ja' vue all over again. add to this a mixup of running plays, crossing routes and deep routes we are forever on our heels. basically they know what defense we will run on each play by the formation and player inserts. How many OC's have come in thinking the WR screen was gonna be our thing? Over and over they try the same things, they don't look at film from the previous coaches. As an organization, we don't learn. since trestman or before? how many times can you run the same designed play over a course of 20 years and expect to fool anyone?

didn't we go through all of this with lovie's defense? this is the same crap that has been figured out for 2 decades. i cringe and slap myself in the head every time i see this soft zone crap give up first down after first down. there is a place for zone and cover 2 in a game but certainly not how we have used it for over 10 years! enough is enough. also, how are we going to hire a quality D co-ordinator with flus here when they will be expected to run the same defensive concept? it's the SAME OLD SAME OLD we did with lovie when he pushed rivera out. flus is a lame duck coach and what assistant coach is coming here, defensive or offensive, with that on the block? just get rid of this mess if we can find anyone competent.

this is a god awful franchise. now we can start all over again.

the only good thing in the LEAST is i am hoping we get a better draft pick with our pick. where does it stand now adam?

the riding time negates that stat

this is garbage. it's so bad you don't even know where to begin.

i would trade fields for tomlin in a new york minute. this guy is a very good coach and i can't even think of one being better including belicheck or hard head.

thanks, i really suck at math unfortunately. feel free to correct anything that is wrong.