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freak it....I might not be 100% sure that he'll succeed, but we'd be hiring a guy that has a reputation of being one of the best offensive coordinators in NFL history and was a winning head coach.

They'll hire him and while it is risky I'm okay with it.

If the Bears don't have football for a full-season, they will still have significant operational expenditures that will go out despite no football. If they had two head coaches under salary, you might be talking about a pretty significant increase with no revenues to off-set them. The Bears are looking forward when they made this decision and it should enable them to come out of the strike with cash to spend. If they weren't forward thinking, they might come out of a strike without a ton of money sitting in there coffers and have to wait a full season to refill those coffers. It isn't like teams just have 30 million laying around while a lock-out happens. Especially an organization that doesn't have cash flows from other businesses to really help support them. Oh and i fully expect a significant lock-out at this time. The sides are incredibly far apart and unless one side caves in big time we will see a significant work stoppage.

I kind of think that would be good for Jay.

No, it is the smart thing to do. In fact, if it went for a long time, I wouldn't be shocked if a lot of teams had people off of payroll for that reason.

I really really really like Clements and think he'd be an exceptional hire. The only tough part about trading for our OC (and I'd be okay giving up Moore) is that we don't know if he'll be here for much more than a year so it would be hard to give up a pick (especially one that the Bears felt was a sleeper a year ago) for what might be one year of coaching. That said, I buy into Clements being the guy we can have with Cutler for a long time and I think Clements could fit into a long-term strategy with the Bears. The hard part is, no matter who we bring in, there will be a significant adjustment period where the offense adjusts to the new system and we will see plenty of turnovers and errors because of it. I think at the end, I'd trade for Clements. I freakin really really like him and think he'll be a dynamic, young mind, who one day will be a hell of a HC.

I like the idea of the Bama/Miami OC's.

I read on the Tribune that the Bears could move quickly on Rogers (if they liked him). If not, it'll be a bit longer as the team will turn its attention to college coaches, specifically Alabama and Miami's OC's, both of whom have NFL experience. I'm ok with both of those names and some of you guys might have warmed me up to Rogers given the work he's done with Tavaris (raw and improved), Favre (best year), and McNabb (Syracuse).

Right now the perception out west is that the Bears are flailing at everyone. They don't get talked about too much on west coast radio but right now, they are getting hit pretty hard.

This is an awful search though. At least the PR is terrible.

I'd be very excited if we brought Zorn in.

Ya, I don't know if it would be wise to hire an unproven guy or not. He seems pretty smart though. I definitely think the Bears need to hire a legit QB coach for Cutler. One whom can tell him and yell at him when needed, but ultimately have his respect.

But being under contract by the Cardinals probably wouldn't prevent him from coaching somewhere else. Playing sure, but I got a feeling the Cardinals would let him coach somewhere else if he wanted to (they might even offer him a job).

I guarantee the Bears would hire Christensen. The problem is he is supposed to take over for Moore shortly. If that is the case, why would you leave for Chicago? The only reason would be if the Bears offered a significant amount of money and I can't see them doing that knowing that they might have a new coach a year from now.

And if next year it looks like a lockout will happen, Lovie will remain as the Bears coach and the team will essentially not hire anyone until it is decided we will play football again.

I think the biggest fear was paying two coaches not to coach. I honsetly believe that and you know what, I can't necessarily blame the team that much. They could have been paying 12M to just the head coaches to not coach (Lovie and Cowher) and that would be a pretty big disaster. If the lockout wasn't looming or there was more certainty that everything would go smoothly with a new CBA, we would have seen Lovie fired.

I can't say I listen to him much, but he seems to have some solid NFL sources. I know out on the west coast he is thought of pretty highly. Albeit, I've heard he tends to be a Bear hater.

By no means do I think we have this handshake deal, but I do say this, I wish Angelo and Phillips would just look up and say you know what, we've botched this...Lovie, your gone, Cowher come on down.

The last few years the Bears haven't been cheap. They've given out huge bonuses, traded for a pro-bowl QB, given that QB an extension, and paid big money to there coaches (Lovie is one of the highest paid). I would have liked to think that meant things had changed. This all coincided with us having a new stadium which was supposed to mean more revenue anyway. Basically put, I kind of thought the Bears were behaving like a different organization but now it doesn't seem like that is the case, despite the franchise drawing so much revenue.

Chow's Resume:

Chow also worked with Phillip Rivers at NC State, so it isn't just USC QB's that he's developed.

The guy is an offensive guru in the college ranks and has a long history of calling plays. He called them in Tennessee for a couple of years with Vince Young there and while that might not have been a great fit for the offense Chow likes, I think Cutler would be a perfect fit for him. I'd be all for Chow, in fact, I'd like him more than any other candidate. Chow was the offensive mind behind the early USC offenses with Palmer/Leinart.

Kurt Warner is expected to announce his retirement on Friday. Could the Bears turn to Martz for their OC position and than offer Warner a job as our QB coach. I realize Warner would have a lot to prove, but he makes quick reads, gets rid of the ball quickly, and would be a pretty good role model for Cutler. Just throwing it out there since evidently NFL network is reporting that Warner wants to pursue coaching or the broadcast booth when he retires.

Evidently Hub Arkush is of the perception that the Bears low-balled Chud and that is the reason he isn't our OC. Per Hub, The Bears apparently offered Chud a contract but the value was well lower than what a typical OC gets paid. If true, what a freakin disgrace.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...ions-26.article All I can say is...Schwwwwiing.