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To add to the sentiments that have been made by many: Paterno was supremely negligent, the entire administration at PSU too. Paterno seemed like a decent human being, and was a great college football coach. I think he has been deservedly shamed by the whole incident, with his legacy at PSU rightfully tarnished forever. That punishment seems appropriate to me.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 05:13 PM) New England, you can now take that giant horse shoe outta yer ass. Brady sounded pretty somber during the AFC trophy presentation. He knows he didn't play well today. "I sucked pretty bad today." he said. Sounds like he feels he dodged a bullet. If they go on to win the Super Bowl, it won't matter. But still, questionable decisions by Tom-Terrific today.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) The Chicago Tribune reports the Raiders have requested permission to interview Bears OC Mike Tice for their head-coaching vacancy. Go f*** yourselves, Oakland. I'm not overly concerned over Tice leaving. Good OL coach, unproven OC. I hope he stays, won't be depressed if he gets the Oakland job.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) BS. Agree. I hate him for that very reason. It's also one of the reasons I hate LeBron, Bosh and Wade.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 08:46 PM) Glad to see Jimmy Raye on the list. Link Care to provide any insight into Raye? I'm unfamiliar with him.

Mario Chalmers taking the big shot for the Heat. Hmph. Heat fail to foul the Clippers. Spolestra given the boot. I love Heat failure.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 08:10 PM) Ok, the ESPN radio guys here in Vegas were ripping the Raiders' FO to shreds this afternoon. If you get a chance, watch the press conference...it was extremely...awkward. Reggie McKenzie cannot possibly be as stupid as he sounds, because my word, he came off as freaking stupid... I'm not so disappointed we didn't land him at this point... I was interested in McKenzie prior to watching that press conference, but now, as you stated, I get the impression he might be particularly dim. Still though, my comment was more a criticism of the Bears front office mismanagement than an endorsement of McKenzie or Al Davis' son. I just think it makes more sense to hire a GM and let him decide who is going to be his HC, than publicly stating that the new GM with HAVE to work well with a coach he didn't hire. But yeah, yeeeeesh. . . McKenzie, Davis Jr., wow.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 12:18 PM) I'm still completely shocked that he got another job. VDN was abysmal... one of the worst and most confounding and frustrating coach hirings in Chicago sports history. EDIT: And yes, I said that the moment they hired him. At least the Bulls can say they never saw him coach a game before hiring him. What's the Clippers' excuse?

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:47 PM) ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Raiders have fired coach Hue Jackson. Reggie Mckenzie is not messing around. I wish Al Davis' son ran the Bears.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 5, 2012 -> 04:51 PM) First of all, you discredit Harbaugh and then go on to credit Schwartz for doing basically the exact same thing as Harbaugh has done at Stanford and now San Francisco. I didnt discredit Harbaugh at all. I just pointed out that Jason diminished Schwartz for not having proved himself over a long period of time, yet did not discredit Harbaugh despite the fact that Harbaugh has no record of sustained success at the nfl level either.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 5, 2012 -> 04:08 PM) Marvin Lewis had all of the talent in the world on some of those Bengals teams. Mike Brown is the Bengals GM. Thus, I whole heartedly disagree with your statement. You also list Jim Harbaugh as one of your top 10ish coaches but then go on to discredit Jim Schwartz for not having a track record of prolonged success. Schwartz inherited a team coming off an 0-16 season and a roster devoid of talent at most positions. Three years later, they won 10 games, made the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons and had their QB throw for over 5,000 yards. Granted, the guy seems like a douche and his players act foolish, but I don't think you can argue that his resume is impressive thus far. I'd say it's even more impressive than Jim Harbaugh's at the moment, given the fact that Harbaugh inherited an impressive amount of established talent on the defensive side of the ball. I do appreciate that you did not group me with the "I hate Lovie because he doesn't yell on the sidelines" bunch. I could care less about Lovie's demeanor, as long as he coaches the team effectively. Let me reiterate, I don't hate Lovie. I think he's a good manager of men, both staff and player alike. I just question his individual ability to evaluate and develop personnel/staff and compete with other head coaches when it comes to developing schemes. I haven't seen that from him. No, I do not have intimate knowledge how the Bears coaching staff operates. I am just basing my opinions from what I read, watch, listen and learn from the media.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 5, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) I think anyone else and you can make an argument Lovie is better. The next list, which includes Lovie, also includes Mike Smith, the Harbaugh Brothers, Shanny (I might include him in the top group), and Rex Ryan (who I happen to hate). You could also argue for Kubiak (who I'm a huge fan of). Which means, if you agree with my list, at worse, Lovie is the 11th or 12th best coach in the league. I happen to think he rates on par with everyone else on the list of this group of candidates and most definitely ahead of Rex. I'd include Jim Schwartz, John Fox, Marvin Lewis, and Tom Coughlin among the list of current head coaches that I think are better than Lovie Smith. I don't think Lovie is a horrible coach, but I have yet to be convinced as to why he is a good one or worth keeping around. I am willing to entertain all opinions on the subject and would actually like to be convinced otherwise. Here are my main problems with Lovie: 1) Poor in-game management. (Bad time outs, bad challenges, poor communication) 2) What does he do? Rod is the DC, Martz was the OC, Toub is the STC, so what does Lovie do? I assume he inspires his team, game plans during the week, and puts his two cents on everything his assistants do . . . but I would like a head coach that actually calls plays and runs his team during games. In Lovie's 1 season calling plays, the defense performed at its worst during his tenure (granted Urlacher missed the whole year). 3) Bad staff decisions. After the Bears best defensive season since 1986, Lovie fired Ron Rivera and replaced him with his friend, Bob Babich. That was a bad decision made to assert his Alpha-dog status and it backfired. Lovie's OC's: Terry Shea (lol), Ron Turner (lol), Martz (lol). If Lovie leaves the offensive side of the team to his OC, he had better pick a good one. Shea, Turner and Martz have all been failures. Moreover, Lovie and his self-picked-staff has done a poor job of developing players. Of course, Angelo had been the one acquiring the talent, but Lovie has input on what players are drafted and how they develop. I still think he shares (somewhat) in the blame for some of our recent draft-pick failures. The staff has failed to develop any stand-out, pro-bowl caliber players at the following positions: QB, LT, RT, RG, C, LG, WR, S. We've also had significant trouble developing DT's after Harris' injury, DE has been an issue, and we've developed no CBs since Vasher lost his skills (sorry Zach Bowman). Additionally, his decision to move Devin Hester to starting WR seemingly diminished Hester's return skills (which seemed to return this season after he saw less snaps on offense) and didn't work out because Devin Hester is not a good WR. 4) Stubbornness and Absurdity "Devin Hester is a No. 1 receiver in this league." "Kellen Davis is one of the best tight ends in football." Does he really believe these types of things? If so, when does he Just my thoughts. Can't argue with his record, but you can argue it should have been better.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 4, 2012 -> 08:52 AM) Martz didn't even let Cutler really audible. The OC should be making his game-plan adapt to his franchise QB, not the other way around. Agree, agree, agree. This is the most indefensible indictment of Martz and why he was never a good fit for this team. I understand that Martz made his name in this league running his offense. I don't blame him for trying to install his offense when he got here. However, when it became CLEAR that we didn't have the personnel to run his offense, he should have scrapped it completely and tailored the offense around what Jay does best. I know they went to the run a lot the past two years, but that was only after a supposed "intervention" by Lovie. I think a good coach/manager does what he can to put his players in the best position to succeed. Martz only came around to that idea begrudgingly and after Cutler's eggs got scrambled numerous times. I want an OC that is going to embrace Cutler, his skills and his football IQ. I want a QB coach that is going to work on honing his footwork (which improved under Martz). I'd love to see an OC challenge Jay to call some plays at the line like Brady, Manning, Breesus.

One last thought. . . . What is the benefit of letting Ted Phillips, a self-proclaimed "non-football guy," run the hiring search for the new GM? Moreover, why is he involved in football decisions at all? Why not hire a "President of Football Operations" and let Phillips run the business side of things? I just don't understand the philosophy of the Bears "organizational structure." I am happy that George McCaskey seems less complacent than other members of his family, but part of "putting the right people in the right places" requires finding someone qualified to make those decisions. What qualifies Phillips (who hired a search firm to hire Angelo) to make the hiring decision for the new GM?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 3, 2012 -> 11:59 PM) New LT C. Williams Garza or Spencer Spencer or Louis Carimi And now your bench is Webb, Spencer or Louis, E. Williams, and another guy (Omiyale gets a job application at a used car dealership). That's really not bad at all. I can't say I disagree with you. I think the Bears have some options and flexibility with the line. It all starts with finding a bonafide LT. Then you can maybe bring in a true starting C and move Garza back to RG. The line would improve further if you move your best RG back at RG and upgrade the C position as well. Still, I wouldn't be upset if Garza is our starting C going into next year. He was pretty solid there too. The real question is how do you improve the WR position? Other than Earl Bennett (a solid possession WR), what do we have? I'm not in favor of blowing a mid-to-late 1st round pick on a WR. I think that leaves spending money on Bowe or Jackson or other FA WR that I can't recall right now.

Bulls need to hit FT's. Deng's third straight trip to the line. Needs to sink both. Keep the pressure on ATL, they are folding and taking bad shots.

Defense leading to offense. That's our formula. Just like that. . . were back to 5.

Nobody can hit wide-open shots. Unreal.

Ted Phillips will address media at 4PM CT news conference, but George McCaskey will also be made available. Tweet from @ZackZaidman Looks like Phillips will escape the axe. Wish McCaskey was going to take the podium and show that he is in control of this organization.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 3, 2012 -> 01:16 PM) I have zero desire to ditch Lovie. He's a very good head coach. I completely disagree with this statement. Lovie's not a "very good" head coach. Bill Belichick is a very good head coach. Lovie Smith is a good manager of men, but has never wowed me with his game plans and is horrible during games. Still, I don't want him fired because this defense only has a small window to still contend at an elite level. It makes no sense to change up the scheme/coach when your BEST players are reaching their expiration date. We should roll with what we have right now with Lovie/Rod running the defense. Once Urlacher/Pep/Briggs/Peanut are spent, then find a better head coach.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jan 3, 2012 -> 12:20 PM) Oh, yeah: @peggykusinski peggy kusinski source tells me #Bears George McCaskey had lunch with #Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz & John McDonough in past month, talked about "change" That's great news. Learn from the best. Bears should be a marquee franchise in this league, not a cute "remember Butkus, Halas, Dikta" side show. This is the first step towards organizational rehabilitation. Now to find the right GM . . . . think Scotty Bowman can scout OL talent?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 3, 2012 -> 10:11 AM) I like lovie I just want a gm who is okay with keeping him Given the age of our defensive core, it makes sense to keep Lovie and the defensive staff together for another year. Have to figure that Pep, Urlacher, Briggs and Tillman have at most 2 (most likely 1) year left playing at an elite level. Let them play out their prime and then determine if Lovie is the coach of the future. The new GM can focus on plugging holes on D and starting the rebuild of the offense now. Angelo deserved to lose his job, and the timing is pretty good as well.

Promising news on Nikola Mirotic It would be nice to see this kid make an impact in the next few years.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 1, 2012 -> 06:11 PM) I think teams have finally figured out Tebow. About damn time. He's never been any good. Has been figured out since day one. Has never run a NFL level offense for an entire game. Only made a few plays to win games that were kept close by the Broncos' stellar defense.

I don't see this team returning to the playoffs while KW is still GM. He's NOT the GM to rebuild this roster.