It’s okay to fire coaches after they look like winners.

Teams do not win Super Bowls because their coach just might not be good enough!!!

Teams who fired “contenders” and hired “champs”:

-The Pats fired Pete Carroll and hired Bill Belichick.
-The Broncos fired Wade Phillips and hired Mike Shanahan.
-The Cowboys fired Jim Fassel and hired Tom Coughlin.

Three commonalities:
They were fit for the franchises because of their prior connections to the team, had head coaching experience, and showed glimpses of greatness while in prior jobs.

Bottom line: Contending coaches don’t always have to stay because not all contenders really have a chance.

“Panic seems to be setting in in Bear country. Makes me smile just a little.

How do you feel chitown? You usually have a lot to say”

You’re that guy that wanted Ted fired.

“Smith has gone 49-15 vs. teams with losing records in his career (a .765 winning percentage) and 11-8 vs. teams with .500 records (.579). He has also posted a 19-38 mark against teams with winning records (.333).”

How many times will fans scapegoat the O.C. before realizing that the problem has been Lovie all along?

How do you feel chitown? You usually have a lot to say.

1. The trade for Cutler, hampered draft options.
2. He had to hire OCs when his own long-term job security was at risk. Martz, I’m sure, was the umpteenth choice, but willing to take the job. Tice, this year.. probably the same.
3. Bad drafts.. in general.. haven’t helped either.

I think.. if they were to get a good OC (Norv Turner) and a few good drafts… on both side of the ball.. they could be very, very dangerous.

It’s been a downward spiral for more than a few years now…

~Your green and gold friends to the North~

“I’m a diehard Bears fan, and I can say this with total conviction: The worst part about being a Bears fan is having to deal with and be associated with other Bears fans.

Biggest group of meatball fans on the planet.”

Nice to meet you, too.

For all of the chuckleheads saying it’s the OC’s fault? Who hired the OC? The buck stops at Lovie, time for a change.

You’re right, guys like Mike McCarthy, John Harbaugh, and Sean Payton should never have been considered by their teams because they were only coordinators, never head coaches….

This season marks two consecutive seasons of starting 7-3 and failing to make the playoffs (I don’t see us making the playoffs at 10-6, I see potential tie-breakers being our downfall). That can’t be accepted. I’m a big Lovie supporter. I like him and think he’s a terrific coach, but this is two years in a row of falling apart in the second half of the season. Last year had the built in excuse of Jay being hurt (legitimate excuse but still an excuse) but no such excuse exists for this year. He has to be let go after this year. I wish Lovie the best of success as a DC or as a college HC but he’s got to go.

just sayin’

Lovie has also been in charge of finding the right OC and he’s on Tice now who is probably one step below Schoop. For YEARS draft picks have been wasted or never developed only to see them go to other teams and produce.

Let go Bear fans. 2006 Super Bowl expired a long time ago….

As a Bear’s fan, I think most (except the meat ball fans) would readily admit that.

While I’m one for change, Lovie’s biggest problem has been the poor drafts for the past 10 years, outside of perhaps one season.

“Biggest group of meatball fans on the planet.”

Every team has them. The only difference being, teams like the Steelers, Bears, Packers, Pats, Giants, etc, have such huge followings, that their going to have more of the clowns than Bucs, Panther, and Jaguar fans.

I am cautiously optimistic about Emery, although I didn’t, and still don’t agree with Shea as his first round pick. The Bears could do much worse than Lovie, and they could also do better.

This year’s Bears team were so dependent on the defense not just stopping the other team, but also scoring points on their own that it was pretty obvious that sooner or later their opponents were going to be much more ball security aware.

Whether Lovie is really in danger or not is hard to tell. If they don’t make the playoffs, I wouldn’t be surprised if he is fired. The Bears could end up with far worse, though.

So…that would probably put you at 5-11. Lions fans are a very strange bunch. They’re about as selfish as their stat-loving football team.

While the term meatball does often apply to bears fans, in this situation it does not. The vast majority of bears fans are tired of the lack of production over the last decade doesnt mean we’re meatballs. The goal is to win championships. Allowing one head coach to lead a heritage NFL franchise in the 2nd largest NFL market to playoff appearances 3 out of 10 years is NOT acceptable. I question how die-hard you are if you’re happy with the status-quo and arent able to see what’s going on every sunday.