Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h1 hour ago- The first words Pace spoke in his interview " I'm here to beat Green Bay".

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Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h1 hour ago- The first words Pace spoke in his interview " I'm here to beat Green Bay".

 

Oh Boy...LOL

 

Trying to appeal to the meathead fans is all i can think of.

 

But yeah they need to beat GB.

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h1 hour ago- The first words Pace spoke in his interview " I'm here to beat Green Bay".

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

It doesn't bother me. He knows who the big dog is in this division. And if you can't beat them, then you likely aren't going to the playoffs

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

 

Who is to say there isn't a meathead who needs to be appeased in order to get hired?

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

Yeah. God forbid he wants to beat the division champ.

Lovie basically said the same thing in his opening press conference.

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Hearing that the interview went very well. I do think it's premature of anyone to say he is about to sign. I think they will wait and see what happens with Kubiak and maybe even interview a guy like Marrone.

This was the commentary from the person who scooped the Pace hiring.

Dirk Koetter is going to OC for the Bucs. Good hire by Lovie.

@BobWarja: I realize my credibility is in question since my source was wrong about Ballard, so take this with a grain of salt, but next Bears coach...

 

@BobWarja: ...will be Todd Bowles. No, not the same source.

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

Evidently it was a fake tweet.

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

They are currently the best in the division. What he said is true. It would be different if GB was a losing team. Right now they need to beat GB.

Radio talk seems to indicate pace turned down a few gigs and bear job is total control and ideal place for him.

 

 

Seems like a great move.

 

Radio talk seems to indicate pace turned down a few gigs and bear job is total control and ideal place for him.

 

 

Seems like a great move.

He turned down jets, but all did.

well that makes me like him less. His job is to get the team to the playoffs and the Superbowl, not to appease meatheads.

True

 

Focus should be on making a quality team, if you do that, being able to beat GB would be a result of that.

They are currently the best in the division. What he said is true. It would be different if GB was a losing team. Right now they need to beat GB.

He should be here to get this team to a Superbowl. Beating GB can be a part of that, but it isn't absolutely necessary and it isn't goal #1. We'd all rather have a 14-2 SB champ than a 2-14 "Beat GB!" champ. It's not that laying out a plan to supplant GB as NFC North champions is bad, it's just that the first words being "I'm here to beat GB!" rubs me as the same-old, same-old from the Bears.

 

but like jake said, maybe the McCaskeys are part of the meathead group...

lol. Yeah. Goal number one isn't to be division champ. Uh huh.

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h1 hour ago- The first words Pace spoke in his interview " I'm here to beat Green Bay".

 

Did he really say that?

Radio talk seems to indicate pace turned down a few gigs and bear job is total control and ideal place for him.

 

 

Seems like a great move.

 

 

Yeah of course it's full control. Phil Emery had full control as well. Ted Phillips and George McCaskey aren't making football decisions and they don't want to be making football decisions. Harry, you didn't suggest this but in general, I don't really understand where those thoughts come from. Ryan Pace is essentially in charge of Football Operations for the Bears as the General Manager.

Did he really say that?

 

 

No. That was a fake tweet.

Goal #1 should be to hire a quality coach and acquire players that thrive in that coach's system.

 

Let the coach and players worry about beating Green Bay.

 

 

 

I wrote about the Bears last 5 drafts and the Pace hire. Enjoy (or suffer through I should say) the last 5 NFL drafts of our Chicago Bears. http://blog.suncoastsocial.com/the-last-5-...ars-hire-new-gm

He should be here to get this team to a Superbowl. Beating GB can be a part of that, but it isn't absolutely necessary and it isn't goal #1. We'd all rather have a 14-2 SB champ than a 2-14 "Beat GB!" champ. It's not that laying out a plan to supplant GB as NFC North champions is bad, it's just that the first words being "I'm here to beat GB!" rubs me as the same-old, same-old from the Bears.

 

but like jake said, maybe the McCaskeys are part of the meathead group...

Have the Bears ever made it to the playoffs without beating Green Bay?

 

I see what you are saying that beating Green Bay isn't the number one goal. It's winning the super bowl. However in this division, that road starts by beating Green Bay.

He turned down jets, but all did.

 

A reporter from New Orleans felt that he had been sought out and offered more jobs over the past couple of years but he always wanted more control than was offered.

 

Ted Phillips is the President of Football Operations while not making moves or evaluating talent he has a role and the GM reports to him so he is a layer of management that has some over-site along with the Board over the GM