Mongo3451

We've seen enough to know this team is a mid level stinker. The question remains as to what to do to right the ship. Here are some my thoughts. Organization: Starting at the top, Teddy needs to go. As stated in another post, I would shed tears of joy if Bill Polian would accept a 3 year post as team president. He would require total autonomy from the McCaskeys. GM: Emery stays another year, as he is evaluated by a president that knows what he is doing. Besides, he was left in a horrible cap, age and talent situation by JA and Lovie. Coaching: The axe has to fall on someone. It immediately needs to be Joey D. While his unit has improved over the course of the season. The blatant and costly mistakes this unit has made go straight to scheme, preparation and leadership. As bad as our defense has been, ST was easily the worst of our 3 phases. Trestman and Tucker stay another year. For some reason, I think Trestman is a good coach who's been dealt a couple bad hands. They will be in year 3 of their rebuild and if significant progress is not made it's broom time. Offense: As stated in other posts, we lack speed on offense. We are by far the slowest offense in the NFL. As much as I love Forte, he is doing this team no good, because we can not utilize his skills due to the defense being able to play so close to the LOS. Trade him for what he is worth. Trade Marshall as well and for the same reason. Use those picks for youth and speed. I fear we are stuck with Cutler next year, but if someone is dumb enough to want his contract, see above. Lastly, please fix the OL once and for all! I'm sick of seeing an OT come in because we need the extra help. Garza and Mills need replaced immediately. Draft a stud LT and a center and be done with it. Cut or trade Bennett's ass too. He's made too many hot read mistakes and his TC attitude do not translate into his high salary. Defense: Cut Briggs today. I truly believe his attitude and professionalism has been a cancer. Say goodbye to Peanut as a player and offer him a lifetime position with the organization.(I don't care what the title is, as long as he has player interaction) He is what it is all about on the field and off. Jared Allen takes a pay cut or is the next to go. As with Peanut, keep him around for who he is and will continue to be. Draft a DE as high as possible. Can't have enough of those. And the idiot who hurt himself celebrating while we were getting blownout... Cut him then sack punch his dumb ass. To quote Singletary, "Can't coach em, can't win with em, can't do it"... I think Trestman has worked hard to try and change the culture of this team. I simply think the hold Lovie had on the organization was stronger than anyone could imagine and that takes time to break. While this is not an endorsement of Trestman, he has to afforded the time to break that. Otherwise, the next guy has to come in and break it as well. It took Belichick awhile to form his culture of success. His path was similar. He was regarded as a brilliant coordinator that ownership had suspicions about running a team. Sometimes, it takes someone to reinvent the wheel to be great. Tresty gets one more year to try. Very short leash though... What's our cap look like with these trades and cuts?

Understood. Let me clarify. I'm not against trying new plays and players at this point. Let them try to win while building some trust and hour fit next year. A tank it mentally is very dangerous for a team in search of identity. I just want then to continue to work hard until the end. What they work on and hire they do it will mean everything to the players that return.

The thought of losing out or not caring disgusts me. Can't get on that bandwagon. Winners always try to win, losers just accept losing. Going fit culture change and expectation...

The thought of losing out or not caring disgusts me. Can't get on that bandwagon. Winners always try to win, losers just accept losing. Going fit culture change and expectation...

You got some on your chin...

This is the most damning quality of Cutler. His arrogance is the selfishness Marshall eluded to in his tirade. If the leader of our team does not respect the coach, that is leadership into mutiny. Since Cutler has been that way with other coaches, I think Trestman gets a pass. It may simply be a flaw that nobody can fix, but Jay. My bet is they move Jay if progress is not seen in his attitude.

I would weep tears of joy if Polian was hired to run the franchise. I think he's retired from that though.

Arians is a stud. Great everywhere he's been. Total balls out demeanor. All the way down to his red pimp hat! Lol

Oddly enough, I see no big deal in this.

Kevin Sumlin would be my choice.

Absolutely start with Mills, then Garza, then Slausen. An NFL rookie should come in as solid, as Garza and Slausen have no more upside other than average. On DL, Allen and Paea have been horrible. I agree with you on Safety and LB, but I'll state it just like I did last year. If you don't have solid people up front, the back end will suffer as a result. The tail don't wag the dog. The boys up front are that dog. I hate to use the cowboys as an analogy, but look what they did. They gutted their OL and DL and built it through the draft. It may take a couple of years, but the only way to build a real team is to be home grown. We have so many players that were not originally Bears it's disgusting. No pride, no tradition because they were already taught how to be an NFL player elsewhere. No wonder coach can't get people to buy in and believe. They've all been on suckass franchises before us.(Cowboys, Raiders, Lions, Vikings, Jets...) At this point, it's time to ring some bells. Cut every shitty attitude and hasbeen on the team at the end of the season.(And I bet it's not much more than 5 to 7) If the shelves are bare, so be it. I would rather root for a bunch of no names that are hungry and willing, than the entitled steaming pile of allstar crap we've been watching.

This season, we start with 2 things; fire Tucker and Decammilas immediately. The product they put on the field was pure vomit. In the off season upgrade the OL and DL. I've said it a million times, "it all starts up front!" No pressure on opposing QB's and the opposite on our end makes everything worse. More to come...

Yes about Ditka's staff. He had zero control over Buddy Ryan and hated it. To the other point; you are correct. They were better coaches. But, for the theater, memories and history of the period, I wouldn't change a thing regarding Ditka. He will always be "da coach".

Nice stat. Something I would like to see is a comparison of drops and penalties. It seems like we've had a boatload of those.

Maybe sitting at home this weekend and watching the Patriots and Fins destroy their opponents will bring a little understanding. We aren't as good as expected, but the teams that are beating us are doing well. Maybe our schedule is a little tougher than we thought.

I was an Arians supporter too. Living just outside of Indy, I saw enough of him to know he would be a good HC. Plus, it doesn't hurt that your brother in law works for Colts, so I had additional insight. I'm still hopeful Trestman can right the ship. His methods may take some time for full culture change. If I don't see improvement and desire after the bye, my opinion will change.

Thank you for the info. I'm always trying to learn more.

Both injuries are absolutely bizarre. They crash, push and fight every single play and a simple jump and land blows two knees out the exact same way. What is the dynamic of that one particular move? I've never seen anything like it. To make it worse he's the former Raider that ran his mouth in the locker last week basically saying, he didn't leave the Raiders to come into the same situation here. Thanks for bringing that culture with you by celebrating while 25 points down, you f'n dumbass! You have to cut him now to set an example.

Also heard the 49ers are going to have to make space for 3 defensive starters to return to the roster. Could be a deal sweetener if a trade could be made. Otherwise they lose then for nothing.

He's not worth anything anymore.

It's never a good to tank for draft position. I hate that thought with a passion. Also, we don't have anyone new to develop that hasn't already played. Honestly, at this point, I would trade Marshall before the deadline to gain players/picks for the future. I have a sneaking suspicion that he is going to be a major pain in the ass as a free agent. This team lacks talent on every level of the defense, still have issues with OL and have no speed on offense. I would hate to lose him, but we may gain through that loss.

What ails our offense is we have no speed anywhere.

Even Earl Bennett. How many 3rd down conversions did he convert?

He must have killed them good, cause none of them are doing much these days. (Lovie excluded)

I'm happy if there was some extra curricular stuff going on in the locker room. Sometimes the Zen approach to coaching can lead a team into complacency while true accountability is being earned. I'm for giving Trestman one more year. I've seen enough of the DC and ST. I'd love to see a former HC come in as a coordinator to assist Trestman with his duties. Or at least be a sound advisor.