Who Wants To Be The Bears Offensive Coordinator?

by Brandon on Jan 26, 2010 11:37 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

I hadn't been following the Chicago Bears' search for a new offensive coordinator, but it has become quite the sideshow. They've swung and missed on their first 5 choices, including Green Bay Packers' quarterbacks coach Tom Clements. Here's the complete list from Kevin Seifert.

I never thought Ron Turner was a good offensive coordinator, so replacing him should help them in the long-run. Assuming they can hire a good offensive coordinator. And it's not good when your only option left is Mike Martz.

I agree with Dane Noble: Jeremy Bates would have been a great fit for them. He worked with QB Jay Cutler in Denver, and was USC's offensive coordinator last year. But I can't blame him for accepting the job in Seattle with Pete Carroll. I'd expect Carroll to outlast Lovie Smith as an NFL head coach, and the Bears don't have a 1st or 2nd round pick this April. He'd have to rebuild in Chicago with the players currently on the roster, while he might have the opportunity to rebuild the Seahawks' offense from scratch (starting with the No. 6 pick overall).

I can appreciate their problems, but as a Packer fan, the news that they're resorting to their 6th option is something that can only help the Packers next season.

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Foiled!

I’m loving how they’re having problems filling their coaching slots. Maybe Lovie can take over those too.

by Darrell L on Jan 27, 2010 12:18 AM CST reply actions

Yeah, it's getting pretty terrible.

We’ve been having a hard time when someone would rather go to Oakland than here.

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by Kev H on Jan 27, 2010 7:23 AM CST reply actions

Yeah that one made me laugh HARD. How do you accept a job with Oakland over ANY team!?!?!

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 9:00 AM CST up reply actions

Much like the Red Hot Chili Peppers

I think you have to really, really, really love the state of California.

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by Kev H on Jan 27, 2010 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

Jay Cutler

How low has he sunk when the rumors out there is that no one wants the job cause they don’t want to deal with him! He’s gone from being a pro bowl QB to being uncoachable? WOW. Its really a shame the Vikings didn’t end up with him (since they were a better team and he could have foiled the plans…and the Favre thing wouldn’t have happened) but a close second is him ending up in Chicago. And here they thought they finally had a franchise QB! :-)

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 9:00 AM CST reply actions

I would figure this is why they are having some of the problems finding an offensive coordinator but at the same time I don’t fully understand it. Cutler may make a lot of mistakes but the guy has just as much talent as any other Qb in the league, and they have a few good weapons for him to work with. It was pretty obvious Turner had no idea how to handle him or the offense for that matter, and with a guy can understand how to take advantage of Cutler’s abilities a bit more I think he’d flourish.

by packallday555 on Jan 27, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions

Can you say Head Case?

Cutler makes too many mistakes, but the consensus seems to be that nobody wants to take the OC job in Chicago, cuz it means dealing w/ a Head Case like Cutler! I was done w/ #4, but Cutler is way worse! He’s immature and irresponsible. Nobody wants to put up w/ his antics even though he may be as PHYSICALLY talented as any QB in the NFL.

Like the saying goes… he’s got million dollar talent but a ten cent head!!!

BTW- I also predicted Cutler would throw more INT’s than TD’s this past season!!!

by Strohman on Jan 27, 2010 10:10 PM CST up reply actions

Mike Tice??

Thought I heard on M&M this morning that the Bears were looking at him for OC…but I could be mistaken.

Anybody know if there is any truth to this?

by HankO on Jan 27, 2010 10:57 AM CST reply actions

not as OC…I think they were looking at him for an Oline or TE coach. Unless things have changed.

I miss hearing Tice’s coach show here in MN…it was WAY more amusing than Childress.

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 11:15 AM CST up reply actions

That seems to make more sense, and probably the part I missed.

As a resident of western WI, I mostly only get MN media and yeah, I miss kinda Tice also and that stupid pencil in his ear. Childress is still a little funny, just way too dry

by HankO on Jan 27, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions

Uhhhhhh uhhhhhh

what do you mean?

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions

Is it funny

that after the Vikings lost the game to the Saints the first quote I could think of was Tice’s comment about this game being the kind of one that rips away part of your insides that don’t grow back? I still remember the look of absolute dejection on his face after that one.

Frye is honestly gotta be one of the top 10 3rd Stringers in all of the NFL right now--colbyb

by verno329 on Jan 27, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions

haha

by HankO on Jan 27, 2010 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

I am hopefull

if " He Who’s Name shall not Be Mentioned" does not go back to MN and the Bears , Lions are still pretty much rebuilding…… ooooo I just get this warm fuzzy feeling. If TT / MM take care of business this off season that would be pretty cool.

by GBfan73 on Jan 27, 2010 12:23 PM CST reply actions