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FYI - There are reports that Marshall was not Gase's biggest fan in Denver when Gase was serving as the WR coach. BMarsh has also had some interesting tweets today. I wonder if Marsh saw Gase might be the next OC and had a mini panic attack, haha. Gase and Cutler never crossed paths in Denver though.

Talked Mariotta and Winston. Said he's still very early in his film sessions but from the QB coaches, scouts and other offensive coaches he talked to, there was zero debate that Winston has everything you want to see on the football. Instinctive thrower who anticipates openings very well, tough, all the measureable's, high football IQ, etc. Said all reports are that his work ethic is strong and he's extremely well liked in the lockeroom and considered a good leader. Really only knock is the off the field issues. When talking Marcus, it was basically that he individually has the tools, however, most everyone is scared as to how he'll handle the pro system and can he actually display the ability to play in a pro offense (throw with anticipation, etc). I continue to say that if Winston is available at 7, I take him. I also will say if the Eagles want to move up, than I am more than willing to partner up with them to move down. McCoy was also extremely complimentary of Brandon Scherff (Iowa T). Reminds him of Zack Martin from the perspective of he could play every position on the line effectively today.

Gase is going to be named the OC today (I'm predicting it).

Mike Martz, who I still argue was the best OC we had (and Cutler had his best success with him, imo, and he was clicking prior to sustaining that injury), considers Gase one of the 3 brightest offensive minds currently in the league (presume Martz considers himself the brightest NFL mind around). Absolutely raves about the creativity of Gase's offense and the playcalling, etc.

Gase is an extremely bright mind who developed the running game well and was highly respected by Peyton. He also got to spend 2 years working with Peyton as the OC, which is probably a pretty eye-opening experience and a great learning experience. We have no idea what happened in Baltimore. We don't know if Gase decided he didn't have enough control or if they thought Trestman would be better because he'd provide more long-term continuity (they are onto their 4th OC in 4 years under Flacco) or what.

I'm not assuming he is gone. That is what Dan Durkin and Brad Biggs reported. I had never heard anything about any incidents with him. I would think if we moved on it would be because of injuries and his pay and the Bears basically saying, we don't want to pay a guy who we can't count on at a critical position. I liked everything I saw from Ratliff when he was on the field this past year. He played with passion, generated a pass rush and helped the line. That said, I let this new front office make up whatever minds they want and make the moves that they think make sense to ensure they have the football people and the culture to breed the long term success we all want.

This is an extremely strong RB draft. You are talking about 2nd round talent in the 4th round at the RB position. I would be surprised if, with this new emphasis on the running game, we didn't at least consider picking up another back (albeit I liked what I saw out of our backup in his rookie year but it isn't like he got a ton of play).

I don't think we actually know that they chose Trestman over Gase. It very well might be that Gase decided he wasn't the right fit their given the growth he wants as a head coach? I don't know the answer and I don't think any of us do. I just know that Gase is widely viewed as a bright offensive mind and he's the type of candidate we'd have rarely even gotten an interview with in the past. Outside of Billy Joe Bob Cooter or whatever his name is, all the other names I've heard sound fantastic.

I actually like Kubiak a lot and the system he runs but this is more Elway bringing in someone he is comfortable with. I have no idea why Joey D though. Head scratcher, although Rodgers doesn't sound like a Toub either (we were all spoiled)...he also doesn't sound like the guy who runs the most complex special teams unit in the league (Joey D) which is just an awful idea for a unit that has as much turnover as ST has.

Zach Zaidman ‏@ZachZaidman 5m5 minutes ago #Bears reached an agreement with Sam Garnes (assistant DBs), Dave Magazu (OL coach) and Derius Swinton II (assistant ST coach). Kevin Fishbain ‏@kfishbain 4m4 minutes ago New Bears O-line coach Dave Magazu has coached with John Fox since 2003. Fun fact: he coached offensive tackles/tight ends at NIU in 1984

BAHAHAHAHA.

Yep.

Weiss is a very brilliant offensive mind. His collegiate career hasn't went well but he has been nothing but successful at the pro level. He took a pretty bad team in KC in his one year as OC and they ended up having the top rushing attack and ranked around 10 in points, etc.

My guess is Gase probably wants to move on his own. Supposedly their relationship is really strong. I think Gase wants to align himself with the right destination where he thinks he can make an impact and get that HC job he covets. Not sure that Chicago is that destination where you may have a lame duck QB in Cutler. You go to Jacksonville and you have a talented young QB who you can potentially make progress with and have him help land you a gig. Kubiak replaces Fox Fox replaces Trestman Trestman replaces Kubiak

Good job for Trestman to get. Gase now without a job entirely since he was focused on Ravens / Jaguars. Presume he will meet w/Rams and maybe Browns now? Is he willing to work with Fox?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000042...with-buccaneers He is having a falling out in Tampa and had a lot of success in San Fran. At 30, he won't be expensive and my guess is we will eventually sign him.

Apparently their was at least one significant incident that happened during a practice. Pure speculation but hadn't heard anything of it. I would have thought he was a natural fit in a 3-4. Than again, we have Ego and Sutton so maybe Bears want to go another direction. Sounded like the combination of the "incident" (maybe their were previous ones) along with his age and the injuries made him too unreliable.

Agreed; Look at how that Niners defense excelled despite all the injuries and turmoil this past year. What they were able to do was flat out impressive coaching.

Fuller is our best cornerback so the answer isn't he is a nickel back. He is our #1 starting CB. Dix was pretty meh all year and in general didn't make many plays for the team (ask pretty much any Packer man and they'd tell you Dix wasn't anything special in yr 1). Not writing him off just saying no one thought he was special. Fuller had some "special" games and some "meh / bad" games and than improved late. You expect up and down play out of our CB, but going back in time, I'm sticking with who we picked.

Which is what most Packer fans would tell you too. Dix was not very good for them in his rookie year.

Pace nailed it with Fox, but Fangio is Fox nailing it!

This is a year old, but a great read on Fangio. Talks a lot about his diligence in the film room, etc. http://mmqb.si.com/2014/01/17/vic-fangio-s...ve-coordinator/

You can't contend with crappy LB play in a 3-4 and with that roster at LB, you are in for what I'd call the crappiest LB play. That would be a gigantic recipe for disaster. We have the 7th pick in the draft and I expect that we'll use it on a defensive anchor (and if not that, than a stud LT).

Still curious to see who we get on the offensive side from a coaching perspective but Fox just has a totally different feel to him. He is just what the doctor ordered at this point for the franchise.

Niners have some FA in their secondary. I would presume we will go after one or two of them.