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Marc Trestman hired as new Bears coach
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I think this is a great hire, this guy has a great rep in the NFL and an impressive resume.
Also, it's being reported that the Bears have hired Saints OL Coach (and interim HC) Aaron Kromer as offensive coordinator/OL coach... Which also sounds like a really good hire, the Saints protect Brees very well and they do it with mostly mid-low draft picks:
LT - Bushrod, 4th round
LG - Grubbs, 1st round
C - de la Puente, undrafted
RG - Evans, 4th round
RT - Strief, 7th round -
With 7 of the 8 coaching vacancies filled-
Andy Reid to the KC Chiefs
Doug Marrone to the Buffalo Bills
Mike McCoy to the San Diego Chargers
Rob Chudzinski to the Cleveland Browns
Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears
Chip Kelly to the Philadelphia Eagles
Gus Bradley to the Jacksonville Jaguars
That leaves just 1 NFL Head Coaching vacancy left- the Arizona Cardinals. They are interviewing Darell Bevell today, with a chance he may get the job, though reportedly Ray Horton, Todd Haley, Jay Gruden, and Bruce Arians are also in the mix.
But notice that there is not a single minority on the list. So much for the "Rooney Rule". It has been a major failure. I wonder why we haven't hear much about the lack of minorities this time around like we frequently do?
It goes even farther than just head coaches- here is a long list of all the candidates reportedly interviewed for various coaching and management vacancies in the NFL since the season ended, and it is hard to find many minorities on the list.
Lovie Smith, who was interviewed by a couple teams, has decided to sit out and not coach next year. He will ake over $5 million from the Bears for the next year anyway.
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Lovie and the Cover-2
I imagine that Lovie may have some difficulty finding a job in light of his unwavering commitment to the Cover-2 defense. NFL offenses adjusted to that scheme several years ago and are teams are more prone to go 3-4 or a more aggressive scheme on defense.Originally posted by Da Coach View PostComment
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Lot of sentiment for Ray Horton out here in Arizona, so there might be a minority hired.What part of illegal don't you understand?Comment
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I agree fish. I had no idea who this guy was but everything I read about him I like. I just wonder why it took so long for someone to grab him. I guess we'll see how good of a hire this was soon enough. Da Bears still need to go out in the FA market and grab 2-3 OL men IMO. The ones they have are mediocre at best and the game is still won and lost in the trenches.Originally posted by thefish7 View Post"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
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The final head coaching vacancy has been filled.
The Cardinals just hired Indianapolis Colts OC Bruce Arians.Comment
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Trestman has said that his staff will be complete by middle of next week. Also seemed genuinely disappointed that Rod Marinelli decided not to stay. Not many big names out there for DC right now.Comment
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I have thought that, too. But I am slightly skeptical. Why would Marinelli walk away from guaranteed money. He is under contract for another year, so if Trestman really wanted him, why would he turn it down? He does not have any other offers as far as we know. And I'm not sure his style fits any of the teams still in the market for a DC.Originally posted by doug shank's crossover View Post
My suspicion is that Trestman is probably OK with him leaving quietly, and that way he can get his own choice for DC. Maybe they reached some kind of agreement where the Bears will even pay him since he is technically under contract. If he left entirely on his own, he would void his contract. I guess we'll see if he lands somewhere else.Comment
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A couple more Bears hires-
Matt Cavanaugh as quarterbacks coach- 14 year NFL quarterback, and recently a coach with the NY Jets- he won 2 super Bowls as a player, and one as a coach with the Ravens
Skip Peete as running backs coach -brother of former NFL Quarterback Rodney Peete, and former running backs coach for the Oakland Raiders for 9 years, and for the Dallas Cowboys for the last 6 years..
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Anybody know anything about this guy?
Bears name Mel Tucker new DC replacing Rod Marinelli who becaomes the Cowboys D' line coach...
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He was the DC at Cleveland and then Jacksonville. Interestingly enough he ran the 3-4 at Cleveland and the 4-3 at Jacksonville.Comment
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Lots of cover -2. Safeties deep....corners zone...per tribune's matt Bowen on Twitter.Originally posted by Big Mike View PostComment
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Trestman???
Were all the local Chicago HS FB Head Coaches still under contract?
BUilding for the Future
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Who would you have chosen if you were the GM?Originally posted by AZ BU Fan View PostTrestman???
Were all the local Chicago HS FB Head Coaches still under contract?
FTR, I think it's a great choice. But the real proof is in the results, and we won't know that for years. Every time a team makes a coaching change, there is bound to be significant fallout. But unlike with a college team where there can be significant turnover of players that usually leads to downturns that can take years to recover from, in the pros, the team still has most of the players under contract, and the choice of free agents.Comment
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