Comments on: Bears lose another offensive coordinator candidate

By: BleedColtsBlue

BleedColtsBlue — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:01:24 +0000

Missing more than Barry Bonds in a blindfold?
WTF does THAT mean?

By: MuskyHunter2542

MuskyHunter2542 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:56:06 +0000

ther is nothing desirable about working for the Chicago Bears… That is a fact!

By: mwcarolina

mwcarolina — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:35:40 +0000

(Coaching Jay Cutler, Greg Olsen, Devin Hester, Johnny Knox and Matt Forte is apparently less desirable than coaching the Buffalo Bills.)
yeah it certainly seems so, they have been looking for an offensive coordinator since the redskins hired Mike Shanahan.

By: GBP

GBP — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:30:45 +0000

Howie Handles says:
He did pretty well in Denver with no running game or defense.
Did pretty well? He was 17-20 in Denver – I wouldn’t consider that doing well.

By: Tinbender

Tinbender — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:23:03 +0000

Raiders will trade JaMarcus for Cutler strait up, them you’ll have no problem getting a OC
HaHaHaHaHaHaHa

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:53:54 +0000

The lame-duck coach thing is likely the problem, but if people don’t think Cutler is at least part of the problem, they’re deluded. I’m sick of hearing all this he had no weapons crap. Rodgers is in the Pro Bowl despite an awful O-line, Manning is in the Super Bowl despite playing with inexperienced receivers. The guy just ain’t as good as he’s been hyped, and the Bears mortgaged their future to get him.

By: MuskyHunter2542

MuskyHunter2542 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:28:27 +0000

Ditka!!!

By: Cougar Bait

Cougar Bait — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:25:54 +0000

Bears should just rehire Ron Turner.

By: MikeMcDPhilly

MikeMcDPhilly — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:06:27 +0000

I think Ron Turner might be available.

By: FireJerryJones

FireJerryJones — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:06:20 +0000

Cutler doesn’t need a coach. He’s the real deal… right?
Seems like he should take a page out of the Chad Johnson book and change his name to NOTMYFAULT.

By: The Troof

The Troof — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:53:34 +0000

It’s an unhireable position:
1) Lovie and Angelo will be fired next year
2) No OC wants to work with Cutler
and
3) Take a look at that schedule! You have 1 year to get it done and you play: Philadelphia, New England, New York Jets, Seattle, Green Bay (twice), Minnesota (twice), Dallas, New York Giants, Miami, Carolina

By: tian

tian — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:48:47 +0000

I coached an 8-and Under Youth Football team to a city championship. And I did it by running the ball exclusively.
The Bears should call me. We’ll run the Wing-T and run all day! I’ll accept the job and I’ll be cheap… $500k per year, 2 year contract.

By: Sweetness34forever

Sweetness34forever — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:45:03 +0000

Ok this column is ridiculous…..they said before they started the process they aren’t going to rush into any thing. HAVE THEY OFFERED ANY CONTRACT TO ANYONE THAT THEY REALLY WANTED……..UM THE ANSWER IS NO!!!!! Ok do we need to start calling you ESPN….. Trying to make the news and not just reporting what the truth is. For anyone that thought Bates was their first choice he wasnt he was just the first they could talk to because most of the other canidates were in the playoffs…….Bears fans just be patient……There will be no Martz……I would love for them to look at Whippel (O.C. @ the U)

By: Cecil

Cecil — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:41:47 +0000

“He did pretty well in Denver with no running game or defense. In Chicago, he’s had no running game, OL, defense, or receivers, and played better at the end of the year.”
I can’t count the number of times I’ve said this, but Cutler’s running game in Denver–even with 7 backs on IR–averaged nearly a full yard per carry more than Chicago’s did. Defense, yeah, that blew.
I honestly feel bad for Bears fans. They don’t deserve this. The McCaskeys should have just cleaned house and empowered a new coach from the start.

By: MakingitRain

MakingitRain — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:38:14 +0000

In a case where you have a lame duck coach, you are looking for a one year OC at best. Who in the right mind is going to give up there job for a temp job eith Lovie and Jay? Go get Mike Martz and maybe you’ll get lucky and get a new contract and can hire a good OC next year.

By: Ditka0185

Ditka0185 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:30:16 +0000

All the people who say “Cutler’s a coach killer” have no damn clue what they are talking about. What coach has he killed? Turner? He was the friggin scapegoat for the 2009 Bears. Instead of the McKaskey’s and Phillips doing the correct thing and getting rid of angelo and Lovie they let those guys can most of the offensive staff. Yeah that makes Cutler a coach killer. Jackasses.
The only coach he will end up killing is McDouche for thinking he is so smart and trading Cutler.

By: Florio-is-a-tool

Florio-is-a-tool — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:58:02 +0000

I hope Sporting News runs a survey of coaches in the NFL and asks
“If you had to choose between being Jay Cutler’s OC or being kidnapped by drug lords in South America with your life being threatened every day for say eight years, which would you choose?”

By: Bearfan54

Bearfan54 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:22:12 +0000

I think it’s time to really consider cutting ties with Lovie and hire someone like Cowher. Then when all these assistants want to come to Chicago we tell them to Fu@%k off. I’m just sayin..

By: vader3234

vader3234 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:28:04 +0000

Not a huge Bonds fan here, but, Barry Bonds in a blindfold swinging like a wild man? The guy almost never struck out. This guy Florio should just stop kidding himself, the man can not write.

By: JAG880

JAG880 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:16:09 +0000

We have a battle, which will win? The number of OCs who have passed on the Bears job, or the number of AFC QBs who passed on the Pro Bowl?

By: Castro95

Castro95 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:40:46 +0000

People keep bringing up Cutler. Its not Cutler, if Da BEARS were to say he is up for trade teams would be jumping off their seats tring to get him just like they were last year. Look at the facts no expirienced OC wants a job for one year when they know they have job security some where else. Lovie and the GM are the issue.

By: FumbleNuts

FumbleNuts — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:25:37 +0000

Just go get Mike Martz…………………… it could be worse!?

By: j-wil

j-wil — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:21:14 +0000

maybe time to call jim zorn

By: Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:11:47 +0000

The Bears are doing the right thing by waiting for a candidate to come from the SB teams. Why would they want this guy from Pitt anyways? Please no connections to Bumstedt.

By: Howie Handles

Howie Handles — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:02:24 +0000

“nerd says: January 28, 2010 11:00 PM
NO ONE WANTS TO WORK WITH CUTLER. HE IS CAREER SUICIDE.”
___________
And you base this on what?
He did pretty well in Denver with no running game or defense. In Chicago, he’s had no running game, OL, defense, or receivers, and played better at the end of the year.
Get an original opinion based on fact instead of popular opinion, and your therapist will be able to let you take off your helmet and tether once in awhile there Corky.

By: Howie Handles

Howie Handles — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:59:47 +0000

I’m sure that the idea of working for a lame duck coach is the big problem. Lovie is obviously a control freak, and has his way of doing things, which is failing miserably.
I still don’t understand the rap Cutler has on these stupid boards, and he was fine in Chicago, maybe not his play, but his supporting cast is a joke.
Look at all the turds on every single team in the NFL, and Cutler is nothing. Plus, didn’t Peter King report that Bowlen admitted his memory isn’t the greatest, and that he may have not remembered speaking with Cutler.
All the Cutler bashing is tired. Lovie is what is making this job undesirable, point, set, match.

By: 56lightsout56

56lightsout56 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:58:33 +0000

why dont the bears just hire one of the stadium Beer vendors?
I’m sure Jay would get along with him really really well………

By: flip23

flip23 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:54:25 +0000

As a bears fan I have to say this is becoming a efing joke. I hope they proove me an all the bears fan wrong. They’re hunting forbthe cheapest offensive coordinator they can find. It’s the truth if they want to go back to the superbowl they need to pick up a very known name. Or someone that has a very tight resume. Oh well, if they wanna save some money they might as well go for an OC out of a highschool. I think cutler doesn’t have much to do with this

By: GoBears84

GoBears84 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:47:47 +0000

Too bad…Maybe that woudl have enticed Angelo to pick up Baldwin in teh draft in the upcoming years, dudes a freak and will be comparable to CJ

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:35:58 +0000

Lovie is a year away from the unemployment line. What OC wants to throw in with him, only to have to look for another job a year later. Likely to have to settle for Martz, who within a year will have worn out his welcome in Chicago anyway.