Comments on: Carmichael interviews for Bears’ job

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:39:20 +0000

You can have him Bears. I’ve seen nothing that would lead me to believe he could be a head coach.

By: johnclaytonsponytail

johnclaytonsponytail — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:03:14 +0000

I agree with goodolebaghead. Very overrated. Play calling left something desired. All we need is Payton back calling plays. Hopefully hell run the ball more to set up the pass. And please find a OT.

By: goodolebaghead

goodolebaghead — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:47:12 +0000

Ingram had 32 carries in the 1st 4 games; 16 of those in one game. So in the other 3 games he averaged a little over 5 carries – I hardly think this was the major problem that caused the Saints to go 0-4.
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He also ran on first down up the middle out of the I formation 91% of those plays. That was the stat going into the first Tampa Bay game.

I’m also saying, things like that are indicative of other poor plays he called. It’s like he never got to the back of the playbook.

By: danielfturner

danielfturner — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:47:24 +0000

wow people its just a interview..they may interview 10 people or more for this job

By: isuhuskie

isuhuskie — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:33:22 +0000

The offense (without Payton) was 2nd in total yardage in the NFL & 1st in passing yardage.

More likely it was the defense that gave up an average of 32.5 ppg the first 4 weeks (and that includes the Chiefs in there).

By: coachditka89

coachditka89 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:08:36 +0000

Nothing indicates that Carmichael is the leading candidate or is close to being hired. Emery is going to bring in a lot of offensive coaches to try to gain knowledge of what these coaches would do, what assistants they would hire, etc. if they were brought to Chicago. Emery is doing what good GM’s are supposed to do.

By: hkdaddyo

hkdaddyo — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:20:10 +0000

Mark my words- the Bears are going to get a WORSE coach than they had in Lovie Smith. All these coordinators sound great until they’re made head coaches and then, more often than not, the emperor has no clothes.

A head coach needs to have the respect of the players first and foremost, and then he needs to know how to motivate them and get them to buy in to his system. He needs to talk to them as men, but also has to ride them when they need it. And, of course, he needs to have a firm grasp of the xs and Os of the game.

The great coaches have all of these skills, the good coaches some of them, and the rest have maybe one. Most of the coordinators who have been made head coaches in the past have only seemed to know the Xs and Os, and not much else. The list is endless.

Virginia McCaskey said money is no object, so the Bears need to just suck it up and pay Jon Gruden a king’s ransom before it’s too late.

By: goodolebaghead

goodolebaghead — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:39:57 +0000

You can have the guy. He is the one calling Power-I formation with Ingram on first down every time. He has forgotten the screen play (Saints most powerful play.) He is part of the reason we went 0-4. It wasn’t until Vitt showed up that we started running the ball correctly. Good luck with the downgrade, bears. This dude is nothing but a glorified assistant to Sean Payton.

By: saintsfan1111

saintsfan1111 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:23:58 +0000

Pete’s wicked smart…If you bring him in, you are gonna want to sign reggie bush. One back is not gonna cut it with Pete. Also, don’t listen to heir goodell’s BS about greg williams. He can coach defense quite well, and got a lot from a talentless bunch in New Orleans. See how bad they suck now that he’s gone…and it’s the same group.

By: howiehandles

howiehandles — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:13:02 +0000

“Nice to see the Bears have no idea how to replace Smith. Something tells me the problems were at THE TOP in Chicago.”

Are you off your meds? What about Emery performing a THOROUGH search did you not get?

Missed the playoffs 5 of last 6, enough said. 10-6 his last year is irrelevant. Injuries, every team gets them, just look at the Packers. The Bears employed him for 9 years, that’s more than fair.

By: peppylapeu

peppylapeu — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:07:07 +0000

thetooloftools says: Jan 2, 2013 9:20 PM

“Nice to see the Bears have no idea how to replace Smith. Something tells me the problems were at THE TOP in Chicago.”

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Emery has already interviewed 5 candidates, most teams have only done one or two. It’s proof Emery does have full control. Look back to the Lovie Smith, Dick Jauron, Jerry Angelo hirings and you may remember the Mcaskeys using a “consulting firm” to assist in the selection process. Those days are clearly over.

By: chi01town

chi01town — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:14:14 +0000

YES!!! Emery you are on it now. Pete Carmichael Jr. has a system that can put up 30 points in about
6 min. Emery you can END the search RIGHT HERE!!

By: isuhuskie

isuhuskie — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:38:07 +0000

And how did the Saints do with the guys that replaced Payton instead of giving the job to Carmichael?

By: dabearsk

dabearsk — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:22:15 +0000

Definitely impressed with Emery…glad he seems to be leaving no stone unturned..I agree with an earlier comment that Bree’s made Carmichael. I think McCoy is the better route. Yes, he has Peyton this year, but look what he did with Tebow on the fly and Orton as well..pretty impressive.

By: shadow1018

shadow1018 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:10:08 +0000

Of course it helps having Drew Brees playing QB. You think????

By: mdd913

mdd913 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:45:22 +0000

Wow, are you kidding me? Carmichael wasn’t qualified to take on the full responsibilities of offensive coordinator with the Saints, much less head coaching responsibilities of some other team he doesn’t know 1/10th as well. You cannot seriously fire Lovie Smith only to turn around and hire somebody like Carmichael.

By: jrdbrn

jrdbrn — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:32:23 +0000

He won’t win the job.

By: dabears212

dabears212 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:27:30 +0000

I would really like to see Clements or McCoy on the sidelines next year. I think Drew Brees made Carmichael, not the other way around.

By: tone360

tone360 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:09:00 +0000

Come on home Carmichael.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:00:59 +0000

Good luck with that. As a Saints fan, I beg you, Bears, please take him off our hands. He’s nothing without Payton, like the rest of the Saints franchise.

By: coltzfan166

coltzfan166 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:49:18 +0000

It might also be worth mentioning that Brees was never considered “elite” until he went to New Orleans.

By: ouscooba

ouscooba — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:26:56 +0000

Really impressed with Emery so far. Let year he comes in, looks at our WR corp and when he gets done laughing, he goes out to get Marshall and drafts Alshon. After another failed offensive experiment, he comes out and says he wants to bring in a creative offensive mind so he shows interest in the offensive coordinators for Denver, NO and GB. Unlike the previous regime, Emery addresses the obvious problems instead of trying to sugar coat them. In Emery I Trust

By: letmesetyoustraight

letmesetyoustraight — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:19:42 +0000

Good luck, Pete. Working with Cutler will be a far cry from working with Brees.

By: houndog50

houndog50 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:05:42 +0000

Kinda funny how you never hear about any of the Vikings or Lions assistants getting interviews for HC positions. I guess most organizations see things pretty clearly for what they are!

By: countduku

countduku — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:52:41 +0000

If this guy wasn’t even in the top two choices to replace sean payton during his suspension. what make him a top choice on anybody’s list. This guy was passed over by his current team by Joe Vitt, and the Offensive line coach Aaron Kromer. Are the Bears nuts?

By: mrlaloosh

mrlaloosh — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:50:46 +0000

Brees or Cutler. Tough choice…NOT. Stay where you are Pete.

By: eigglesnosuperbowls

eigglesnosuperbowls — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:49:51 +0000

You mean there is someone else out there other than the guy who invented football chip kelly that also can coach a football team !

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:46:48 +0000

But in Chicago he will have jay cutler! So no worries. Actually, as much as I dislike cutler, with a good o line he could be downright scary.

By: silvestregonzalez74

silvestregonzalez74 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:43:14 +0000

What about mike tice for coach he did a good job in minny for a while,that and I wouldn’t mind seeing a tice and cutler at each others throats.

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:32:49 +0000

So the guy who got coffee for Drew and Sean is a head coaching candidate.

Is there a new Rooney Rule for secretaries?