jason

I know it sounds cliche, but I want one of the following: 1. Gruden-Throw the bank at him. He's a known offensive guru and QB guru. 2. Harbaugh-He has the type of energy that invigorates a franchise. 3. McDaniels-He learned under the best all time, and would help Trubisky immensely.

My perfect/realistic scenario: 1. Lose to Lions. 21-24, Trubisky throws for 250+ and 2TDs. (3-7) 2. Lose to Eagles. 24-27, Trubisky lights it up and the D keeps the game managed. (3-8) 3. Win vs SF. 35-14. Seems like a given. Balanced offense and defense dominates. (4-8) 4. Lose to Bengals. 21-28. AJ Green torches Kyle Fuller and puts to rest any thought of offering him a good contract. (4-9) 5. Lose to Lions. 21-24. Game looks almost identical to the first go around, and proves Fox doesn't adjust. Rumblings about firing grow. (4-10) 6. Win vs Browns. 30-24. The game is far too close, but they're the Browns. Nail in the coffin. (5-10) 7. Lose to Vikings. 14-31. The offense is in shambles, the team has no energy, and it's clear Trubisky needs A. Help on the OL, B. A better coaching staff to guide his future. (5-11)

Problem with that scenario is no offensive guy worth a damn will come work for a lame-duck HC. Fox would get one more year in your scenario to turn things around, and based on this year, it would be nearly all defense. Same problem Lovie had. Let's say he goes 9-7, and the defense looks just good enough to make the team competitive, but the offense is bad enough that the Bears are never really a threat. Unless there is a truly transcendent player on defense, the overall team treads water around .500, which is just enough to keep a HC. No thanks.

It's only softened because Trubisky's accuracy has been truly enlightening. He will face hurdles as a rookie, and even in the next year or so, but there is no mistaking how he can thread the needle. That gives me hope. On top of that, Jackson appears to be a great find. Like you, I've been asking for Alabama defensive players for several years. I don't really understand the infatuation with small school guys. Give me power conferences all the way. And as for Cohen, I think he's just been scouted by other teams, and Low-Gains is not creative enough (similar to predecessors) to use his weapons effectively. I truly believe an offensive mind that can adjust during the game is capable of exploiting defensive issues with the weapons available (provided the weapons are good). There is no reason whatsoever that double-TE formations haven't been used, particularly when both guys are supposed to be pretty physical blockers. Furthermore, I don't understand why play-actions and roll-outs haven't been used a lot more considering Trubisky's mobility.

The last part is me, but not tanking. At this point (actually it was straight up before the season started) the Bears are not good enough to be in the playoffs. They are still several pieces away. Winning too much will hurt the team in terms of draft picks. And I will continue to believe this until they manage to have multiple picks in a row who look good. This past draft might be one of our better drafts in a long time. But make no mistake, being 9-7 and getting crushed in a wild card game hurts the team far more than simply being 5-11 and getting a better pick. BTW - I don't think any Bears fan wants to see a complete tank job. I just would like to see them do great, show promise, and barely lose.

Both he and his brother are scum.

Hahahahahahahahaha! F that guy.

Reminds me of a great book I'd like to read to my kids called "Who's Afraid of the Misuse of The Big Bad Garrett Wolfe."

OMG all you want. But they had developmental TEs in Braunecker and Pruitt. If they needed depth they should have drafted Shaheen only. If they were worried about having a guy who could step in week 1 if Miller went down after the fourth preseason game, then they should have gone with Sims. They didn't need both.

No, going 87-40-1 since the initial "get Rogers used to being a full time starter"-year and making the playoffs 8 straight years is what proved the packers' coaching prowess. I agree the wins vs the Panthers and Steelers look good. Depleted wasn't the right word because implied a team-wide issue. I merely meant QB-depleted. Their entire team has hinged on the QB position for years, and we all know them losing Rogers means a lot more than us losing Glennon or any other singular person.

Classy dude. I've always liked Zach Miller. His potential is great. I'd say he could be in the top of the league if he could have ever stayed healthy. He's the primary reason why I've long hated the search for so many tight ends, and why the offseason acquisition of Dion Sims and drafting of Adam Shaheen made no sense. Sure, it worked out, but you never go into the season thinking, "Well, that dude will go IR midway through the season." Having said that, his contract is up at the end of the year, and regardless of his comeback efforts, he should be done as a Chicago Bear. It's time to fully invest in Sims and Shaheen.

It's not about being on Rodgers nut sack. I loathe Rogers like I did Farv. But when lemon said the coaching talk should be tempered until after the results of the packer game, I don't view that as a valid reason to ignore an issue. Beating up on a depleted packer team is not an indication of coaching prowess. If the Bears were to lose to a Rogers-less packer team, however, it would definitely be a tarnish on the Fox record.

2017-The plan was Glennon 1, Trubisky 2 2018-Trubisky 1, who cares after that because he's definitely 1.

Incorrect. Pace signed Glennon to start, and Trubisky was the backup plan. The plan went from slow to accelerated when Glennon started to suck.

That's too simplistic. It's possible the Browns didn't want to trade a draft pick intra-division. It's also possible the Browns or the Niners, or any other team, thought a player at their draft pick was more valuable than McCarron. Particularly since they leveraged their second round pick to move back into the first round for a guy (Reuben Foster) many thought should have gone much earlier if not for shoulder concerns (which he hasn't hurt this year...just lots of other things).

So coaching talk should be paused because the Bears are about to play a packer team without rodgers?

There is no way of knowing if that would have happened had Chicago drafted him. ACL tears are freak things. There are millions of factors that go into the possibility of something like this happening. For all we know, if the Bears drafted him he would have thrown 40 TDs and 0 INTs by now. Or maybe he would have torn his groin in preseason. We just don't know.

I don't think that's true. The Bengals had control and may have just wanted to keep him as a backup. And Dalton has been an all-pro several times. AJ wasn't starting in Cincy.

I think they gave up too quickly on Roberto Aguayo. His depth on kickoffs alone is something a defensive-minded team like this needs. Aguayo compares favorably to Barth. The Bears are still a few pieces away from real contention this year, and should be looking towards the future. Someone with potential. Barth has none. Aguayo has tons if his mechanics can be corrected.

I take back what I said. I know who I'd hire. Toub. Period. Dude is an excellent coach and thinks outside the box. I'm sure he'd surround himself with people who are similarly minded and he'd succeed. To be a ST coach means convincing guys to run full speed into brick walls. If he can do that and succeed (he's more than succeeded), then he can be a head coach.

I think he is. He's one of those smart game manager types who has just enough intangibles to make up for the less than superstar skills. Make no mistake, he also has skills, but just not top 5 arm or anything like that.

I think you're forgetting his first year where he drastically improved an offense from the year before, had a top 5 scoring offense, created the "Josh McCown is a starting QB"-myth, and got McCown paid. So he's not a good leader. Accepted. And his team quit on him. Given. But how was he to know Cutler would completely ignore everything he said and do whatever the hell he felt like on the field? I don't blame Trestman on that one. I'm just saying I want an offensive minded coach.

I knew what you meant and agreed. If Singletary knew Freeman would disgrace the 50, he would not have permitted the use of it.

Admittedly, I'm not someone who pays attention to who is considered the best offensive guru in the making or the best QB whisperer. But when the Bears pick up a new coach, and it's continuously a defensive coach, I often think it's time to change that philosophy. It would be nice to hire an offense-first guy for a change.

I completely agree with this as well. I love the direction the defense is taking, but that's pretty much what I expected with Fox. This front office and coaching staff, however, have to do more. To do everything they did to get Trubisky means they can't just let him turn into a journeyman game-manager. They need to invest fully and wholeheartedly into giving him all the tools and weapons he can use to become a great QB.