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It seems that by the quickness of the hire, they were set when they did the virtual meeting. It was just a matter of satisfying the Rooney rule and boom, Johnson hired.

I think he is a good hire if it happens. I like aggressive coaches. I wonder if they're any players that played for him available in free agency? Do you think he would consider Tom Brown as a assistant coach? Not OC but QB coach, he was doing fine with Caleb until he was made to be HC.

Is there anyone on the team that brings Olin Kreutz toughness and leadership? I think on defense Brisker is that type but was injured most of the year. Now that Byard has established himself, I expect him to step up . Just not sure on offense. Some of that needs to be Caleb but we need an assho*e on the line to hold accountable. Hopefully a new guy can take that role.

Ask your insiders what really happened. It has been reported by many sources, Warren wouldn't let Harbaugh come in for an interview, the rest is conjecture. Unless Poles or the bears come out and say who was responsible, no one knows for sure. I have an opinion just like you.

It has been clearly stated when Poles became GM, he didn't have a choice to pick the HC. . Last year he wasn't allowed to talk to Harbaugh and sure he wasn't allowed to fire Flus. So yesterday's decisions has nothing to do with today. They had focus on who they wanted and the first time he became available, they got him. All the interviews was clearly for insight on the state of their team. None of this is standard behavior for the Bears.

The great Roquin Smith had 3 solo Ts and 8 total. No other stat line. Sounds like a Edmunds stat line.

This is a good sign for our future. Potentially we have the best QB in our division. Minnesota GB and Detroit all exposed their QBs. If Caleb can get rid of the ball quicker, he should rise to the top.

Actually I'm not sure who you want now. We both wanted Vrabel, gone. I'm okay with Johnson as next in line, was thinking you had to many questions about him? Otherwise I would be happy with Brady or Monken. Semi okay with McCarthy.

The TOs cost them points.

That's why I think with the right coaching hire, we can contend for the playoffs. Look at how many playoff teams we had close losses to. Washington, Texans, Minnesota, GB, Detroit. We beat the Rams. We are close, with an ascending QB, weapons, cap space and draft picks.

Carter is a talent and would have been a nice addition that may or may not have played as well here.in Philly he had a great DL along side of him. With all the problems with our OL, what would people be saying if we didn't draft Wright? At some point we needed to take OL and this is where Poles decided to do it. He ended up the 5 th ranked RT in the league last year. He will be an All pro one day.

Agreed, lots of good choices for coach. That will also make those available for OC and DC hires after they don't get jobs. In fandom eyes Johnson appears the prize. Along with some, he still has to prove his leadership ability but is worth that risk. McCarthy is more qualified than I want to admit, when people use stats to make cases for candidates, his are very good. Next to them, I like Monken and Brady.

What I like about Johnson is his reliance on the running game to set up the passing game. Balance is a good place to be in the NFL.

They are probably several on the Bears list that would end up being great coaches but if the bears don't take the experience coaches or Ben Johnson they are going to get hammered in the media for taking chances on an unknown. Vrabel, Johnson, Carroll and even McCarthy carries at least logical choices for the job. A Eddie George or David Shaw hire would bring the bo birds out.

Like you said, lots of rumors and hard to sort out the truth but things seem to be aligning for the Bears and the Johnson rumor.

It seems logical that people want executives from winning organizations. Since he has been here, he's been a loser.

Just read that the new GM will be Bogonzi, an assistant manager from KC. I have now seen several reports.

Totally agree but more reason for a QB to throw it away or dumb the ball off quickly to the back. So many times he just took the sack which makes me question his blitz recognition.

You are right, I only seen one report but he actually said he had a meeting set up to sign him as the next GM. That's why I worded it that he was the front runner for the job.

I stand corrected, he just developed Rodgers.

Daniels keeps showing off his great traits. Clearly the top rookie this year. Just shows you what good coaching can do for you. It produces wins. I hope history shows there was several top 10 QBs in this draft because Nix and Daniels have a head start on stardom. I still think Caleb will be a star if he ever gets out of the habit of holding the ball to long and becomes more accurate.

I get the impression they were spending time interviewing coaches for insight while they expected Johnson to not be available until after the SB. That has changed. They had George already scheduled, surprisingly, to speed up the Rooney rule. I heard reported they requested an interview with Tomlin and were denied. He would have cost a fortune, so it appears money will not get in the way. As dumb as I thought it was to interview so many coaches, it may have been a great idea. You just talked to 15? people about your team and got great insights into what some smart people think about your QB and overall perception of the team. Will the bears know how to use that to help them? It's the bears so that leaves doubt.

Some people think that Kingsbury has did a better job with a rookie QB than Johnson with Goff. Pluses: former HC Has developed QBs Has a relationship with Caleb Did have some success but failed after Murray got hurt. He may be looked at as a viable candidate for a HC job.

I seen another GM candidate has the edge at Titans, assistant at KC. No third round pick this year.

That will speed the process. Does this game make Kingsbury a better option?