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I bet Lovie would have been highly interested in Arizona because of that defense with Patrick Peterson and the MLB. Reid makes some sense I guess. He knows Kevin Kolb. I suppose he could reinvigorate that offense to get Larry Fitzgerald the ball more.

I went back and watched the bit on the offensive line discussion again. It seems as though you either didn't listen to the press conference, or you are simply interpreting his message in the wrong way. - Said he needed to take emotion out of it, and remove himself a bit because he's a fan too. - Needed an unbiased eye, which is why he went to Pro Football Focus and STATS INC - Said sometimes the toughest thing to do is to evaluate your own team, because of the emotions involved. - He asked himself, "How can I look at this in an objective way," but still specifically mentioned that they paid attention to their own scouting and coaches grades. - STATS INC reports facts and statistics in a very moneyball way - Mentioned the Bears ranked 26th in pass protection, but wanted to see how that impacted winning, where he then took a look at total disruption % based on every pass attempted. Then asked himself if those numbers meant they had to get better as an OL and is it the sole reason for impacting winning? - Said the 49'ers ranked 25th with a difference of like .10 %, so he can't absolutely say that it's ALL on the offensive line that determined our success or not. - He then looked at different areas; at % of drops. Bears were 22nd. Below the Bears were 6 playoff teams. - Then said the OL has to get better because they can't be in the 20's to be a championship contending team on a consistent basis. - Says sacks and drops are a factor but not the ULTIMATE determining factor. He thinks it comes down to # of playmakers you have compared to the team you are playing. -Then goes and takes us back to the process; evaluated team needs, #1 need was to build around Jay. He needed weapons. Also a complimentary pass rusher, and to get better on the offensive line. Then it becomes a matter of seeing whether those resources are there in the draft and UFA market. - Got his weapon in Brandon Marshall - Looked at the UFA market for offensive tackles.. asked himself "How do I look at that objectively?" - Said they did go after a couple FA OT's, but the 3 best didn't play ball this year. 2 were medical, the other retired (Didn't mention who they were). He was pleased with Scott's performance, giving up zero sacks in 6 starts. Scott was ranked 2nd best on their list of available tackles. Locklear from New York was #1. - Looked at guys that played atleast 33% of team's reps in UFA market that didn't sign back with original team. - Said it's very difficult for a team to give up Offensive Lineman if they have one, and last year there wasn't any Franchise LT's that existed. - In the 2nd round they thought they needed a 2nd receiver that could compliment Marshall, but still looked at some guys who's names I can't spell (Kaleechy, Asomele?) and Mike Adams. They weren't going to give up half their team for Khalil. The only other RT that was taken ahead of them was Schwartz, who went to CLE at 37. He said two tackles were their greatest need on the offensive line. - Asked himself if there was going to be any of the other available tackles that was going to be better than any of the young ones he had already (Webb Carimi). He tried to take the bias out of it and saw there were no LT's available that graded out better than Webb. Only one RT came out better than Gabe, but wasn't by that significant of margin so they decided to go after the play maker in Alshon. I'm not sure how one could be so upset from these comments. He clearly laid out the reasons for why he did what he did, and why the notions of him not looking to fix the offensive line last year were untrue. He did not proclaim Jamarcus Webb or Gabe Carimi as the next great tackle tandem in NFL history. Hell, he went on for 10 minutes talking about how he was basically trying to find their replacements. You can pretend to believe what you want. That's not what was said. They looked at all options that were available to them in free agency and the draft and determined that most of it was crap. There's a better tackle market this year in free agency, and another opportunity in this year's draft. Not everything can be done overnight, which was exactly his point, in case you couldn't figure that out by now.

Only reason for why I wouldn't include Chip Kelly is because I think there would have to be such a drastic overhaul of the roster to fit with the up-tempo scheme he likely would be implementing. The Bears don't have enough fast guys on either side of the ball to make it work right away. Based on what Emery talked about this morning, he didn't sound like a guy that wanted to go through a major rebuilding process. I do like Kelly though, and think he would be a nice addition to a team like the Eagles.

Out of all the in-house candidates that could warrant being a head coach it would be Dave Toub. However, I'm one of those who would prefer we sort of detach ourselves from anybody associated with Lovie.

My personal list is pretty wide open. But the main guys that I'd be most excited about would have to be McCoy, Shannahan, and Jon Gruden. Though I would think about guys like Brian Kelly and Bill Obrien as possible college coaches too, along with many others; Greg Roman for one.

Riiight. Perception is reality for a lot of people. That's why most people aren't General Managers of NFL franchises. Not everything can be measured with an eye test. Especially when it's coming from an eye of an someone that knows nothing about scouting or how to critique it correctly. Again, what Phil said is that he values everything on how it relates towards winning. The offensive line has to get better, but it is not the only reason for the offenses ineptitude. If it was all about pass protection, then there wouldn't be 3 teams rated worse than the Bears that are in the playoffs right now. As for Jamarcus Webb and Carimi. I don't have the luxury of going to Pro football focus or STATS INC that can paint you a bigger picture on how a player is performing, but I do know that Webb only committed 6 penalties this year compared to 13 last year, and only allowed 9 sacks from 14 the year before. Gabe, I don't really have much good that I can say about him, based on the statistics available for free or what I saw on the field. I will differ to the real football aficionados on that one, of which I am not, and neither are you, no matter how great you think your eye is.

He clearly wants somebody that exudes not only confidence, but someone that brings energy and passion to the franchise. I also think he took a little dig at Lovie about getting a coach that represents himself well in the media. I'm excited about the future of the Bears after watching that press conference today. Emery has my full confidence right now, that he can get the job done. The guy obviously knows what he wants and how to go about doing it. Watching him read off statistics on specific players, whether it be in last year's draft, guys on our own team, or guys around the league, he was about as good as you could have possibly imagined. People should be excited that we have a real GM with a plan.

I don't think he said he was relying on one stat to determine the success of a player. What he said was that sometimes it's hard to have an unbiased opinion on a guy that plays for the team you are managing, and having worked with some of the people down at STATS INC and Pro Football Focus, he was able to gather how some of those programmers view tape, and how they go about rating players based on facts and statistics. He trusts their statistics. That doesn't mean he doesn't evaluate the player himself. He specifically mentioned the offensive line needs to get better, but at the same time pointing out that it's important to make sure you weigh these stats with how it impacts winning. The 49'ers are one of the best teams in football, yet they rank worse than the Bears did in terms of pass protection. He was using that as an example to cite that he doesn't feel like it's ALL about how an offensive line performs in that area that determines the outcome of football games. I trust Phil Emery's opinion on Jamarcus Webb and Gabe Carimi a whole lot more than any of us. I happen to think Webb had a better year than most people want to give him credit for. I think he's an easy target and is seen as the scapegoat for the offenses inability to put up points. Emery also mentioned that drops and not utilizing Forte's ability to catch the ball played a huge part in that as well; pretty much took a shot at Mike Tice, and seemed angry just talking about it.

This press conference from Emery is out of this world. Guy knows his stuff. Loved his 10 minute answer about the offensive line and how he goes about evaluating the position in the draft and with our own players.

I really like Amendola. Unfortunately we gave Earl Bennett the money to be that stud slot receiver, and he's injured all the time. That, and he's not as good as Amendola. Funny thing is that if Knox weren't so badly injured, he would have been a great compliment to Jeffery and Marshall.

Shanny and McCoy would be my preferred choices because they run zone blocking schemes which we've seen works wonders in the running game (Matt Forte-- Oh my) and Cutler having already been exposed to it in Denver. I also like Greg Roman who's name I wouldn't be surprised to see get brought up before it's all said and done. Bill Obrien would bring in that two TE scheme from the Patriots, and he turned a horrid quarterback from PSU and made him serviceable.

Defensive minded guy? No thanks.

How could they possibly know who the OC is going to be before they even hire a coach?

Gruden was able to do what Dungy was not. He took over a great defensive team and made changes to the offense to make it better, and won a Superbowl the first year. For the people that are looking to hire a proven coach, Gruden should be amongst the top of your list. What gives me pause is what happened afterwards. Gruden got too much power and got too cute with his quarterbacks, thinking he could mold them into All-Stars the way he did with Brett Favre in GB.

One of the most exciting players I've ever witnessed. I was so happy when the Bears drafted him. His failures at WR, and the bad "Hester Package" sort of did him in. Not to mention the loss of speed and ability to return kickoffs and punts. Sometimes, when it goes, you don't ever get it back. He was lucky enough to get it back once.. Twice? Idk. I think he should only have been used in the slot as a WR, and for whatever reason, the Bears thought he was going to be this awesome #1 outside receiver. Didn't work. Maybe things would have been differently had they gotten a real offensive person that could best utilize his skill set.

Hester considering retirement according to Bigg's twitter. Says he was furious over Lovie's firing.. All I can say is SEEYA DEVIN! You would have been gone anyways.

That was my first thought as well. Then I realized that the guy has worked with some pretty awful-mediocre quarterbacks and helped change the offense around them, and did a very admirable job. Tim Tebow comes to mind. Kyle Orton started throwing for 300 yard games with him as coordinator, though McDaniels I believe was responsible for calling plays. He also had a hand in changing Jake Delhomme into a more than serviceable quarterback. Fairly impressive resume. I would agree that he's a risk whenever you have Peyton Manning. Hard to gauge how good the guy actually is. Guess that's why they do interviews.

Jay Glazer ‏@JayGlazer The Bears have already asked for permission to interview Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy. He's a very, very hot name right now Retweeted by Brad Biggs

HALLELUJAH!!! Mike McCoy would be an excellent hire if that's the guy they are going after.

Why does another candidate have to be a clown? I understand the fact that you are trying to build up Reid, but just because someone else might be a viable candidate doesn't make them a clown. Every head coach at some point has to go through the trials of being an assistant or coordinator in some regard before being given the keys to a franchise. That's just how it works. I'm not sure why it would be a huge issue. In fact, I don't think the Bears have ever hired a head coach who actually had previous HC experience before at an NFL level. I don't want Andy Reid coaching this team because I think he has shown some of the very same things we are criticizing Lovie for. The lack of preparation, the lack of understanding game situations, refusing to run the ball with the 2nd best RB in all of football, and just overall dysfunction that leaves you shaking your head at a team that should be better than what they show on the field. I look at the Bears and Eagles and see two teams that have really underachieved. I personally would like to see the Bears move in another direction. Do what they did with Lovie, except this time make sure it's somebody that knows offense.

There's about 12 guys on my coaching wish list, and Andy Reid is not one of them. Don't like going to retread route unless it's for a guy like Holmgren. Maybe even Jon Gruden. Mike McCoy and Greg Roman would top my list as of this moment. I wouldn't be surprised to see Bill Obrien's name pop up a ton, if Lovie gets canned. Part of that Patriot way. I don't know why you wouldn't like targeting a coordinator, seeing as how that's where most new HC's come from.

He also hasn't won a playoff game since 2008, and had a team last year that was bloviating about being a Dream Team that wound up falling apart at the end of the season. It's a "What have you done for me lately" league, and lately, he's been anything but elite.

Elite coach? The man's about to be fired. If he was so elite, you'd think his teams would be a little better than they have been, no?

Started the year 7-1. Absolutely no excuses not to make the playoffs. Nobody to blame but ourselves. They had a cakewalk easy ass schedule to start the season and when the competition came, they laid an egg. And one other thing.. Mike Tice... Has there been any OC who's done less with more talented skill position players than the Bears? The offense was suppose to get better with Marshall, Jeffery, and Forte, and they did the exact opposite. We found out Mike Martz was a much better OC than most people gave him credit for. I put a ton of the blame on Tice, but you also have to remember that Lovie is the moron who gave this man the position in the first place. He has no idea about what offense is in this league, it's about time they got someone who did.

I think you're going to be disappointed because he's probably coming back..