Yeah I wouldn’t do that today. Mid-season maybe, depending on how it’s going.

I'm WAY too scared at this point. Braxton's a good player...but we can now be pretty certain he's gonna be injury-prone.

I'm hoping we draft his replacement in the first or second. Have him be swing...or waste a ...

wab wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:10 pm Nothing confirmed, but Saints players preferred Rizzi to Allen and I just wonder if that's not a dynamic the Bears are wanting to entertain under a first time HC.

Gotcha.

Yeah, that ain't happenin'...

wab wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:40 am You also have to wonder if Johnson would want Allen and Rizzi on the same staff.

Why is that? Bad blood between them or something?

Nah. Don't believe it.

Brady is going to convince him to go to the Raiders.

wab wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:36 pm When they traded him, I legitimately considered not watching the team anymore.

Yeah...my knee jerk reaction to you bringing that up is, "one of the dumbest things the team has ever done"...but then, I realize that's a CROWDED list...

Dude is 137 years old. I’d like to nail down HC for the next two decades.

Well...so would I, but how often does that sort of thing actually happen?

Monken and McCarthy most likely wouldn't accomplish that, either.

Even if they get Johnson (and I'm predicting they will), two decades would be ...

wulfy wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 5:19 pm Mel Wulfy Jr Coach's Rating As Of 1/17/25 @ 4:19 CT:

1. Ben Johnson
2. Mike McCarthy
3. Todd Monken

No other candidates.

Why no Pete Carroll? Not looking to start an argument, or anything...but curious?

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:09 pm

Over Cunningham? Wow.

That's some stupid-ass shit, right there. But at least Cunningham will be around for another year...

Its not blaming Armstrong so much as it is the 'system'. The small number of agents representing such a large share of coaches allows them the power to control and package candidates and fill out staffs. If you're a coach desperately trying to become a head coach - and you have an agent implying ...

Middleguard wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:09 pm Just back from 10 days in the jungle, so this is a bit later than usual.

You were in the jungle?

https://x.com/Austinrnww/status/1879981720663113766

This, to me, sounds more like he was talked into giving them a chance and viewing them with an open mind.


What say you?

I say that if Johnson is so stupid that Tom Brady can schmooze him into taking the worst open HC job in the league, then ...

If Graham or Carter happen to be there, I think you have to take one of them over a guy you are going to play at guard. Hopefully the Bears approach FA in a way that gives them flexibility in the draft.

Either Carter or Graham will likely score better on Poles' board. However, I would not be ...

Florio doubled down on Johnson to the Raiders - believes that he either goes to Las Vegas (which he believes is most likely) or stays in Detroit. The "alignment with the GM" is the key for him. I think he's right - the Bears will not move on from Poles to satisfy Johnson or any other candidate ...

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:44 pm Checked off Rooney Rule (presumably). Do they let McCarthy leave the building tomorrow?

Probably? I think the job is Johnson's...

If you trust Albert Breer, he flat out said that if the Bears job was available last year, Ben Johnson wanted it.

Unless the addition of Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze turned him off, I can't imagine why his desire would have changed.


I know I'm beating a dead horse, and I'm doing it to people ...

*I am not advocating for Mike McCarthy*

Prior to this season Dallas had the 4th, 8th, and 3rd ranked offense in the NFL. Dallas was second in EPA last year - ahead of Ben Johnson. I don't think the game has passed him by.

As has been said by others - McCarthy would set a high floor. Does he ...

dplank wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:20 pm Yep. So many fat joke tweets out there about him. Prejudice against fat people is the last form of publicly acceptable bigotry.

Actually, I think we, as a nation, have gone beyond that.

I think a number of forms of bigotry are publicly acceptable now.

Humans are fun.

G08 wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:57 pm It was fucking delicious, they are the most spoiled-pansy-grouped-fanbase I have ever encountered in my life. And their misery is my Super Bowl.

If that wasn't so long, it would make for a dandy tattoo...

G08 wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:08 pm Take it for what it's worth:

Grizzled wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:51 pm Vrabel came away from his Bears interview highly impressing the team. He really likes Poles (they worked together in KC). McCaskey really liked him also but it's not known if the feeling is mutual.

Don't hate Vrabel as an option...but he'd be about #6 or #7 on my list...

I don't want (Ron Rivera) as a head coach... but hear me out:

What if this is to gauge his interest in being an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for an offensive minded head coach? Say it's Ben Johnson, you'll have someone who has experience being a coach (and player) for the ...

The Bears can no longer afford to do that nor draft guys mainly because of impressive physical attributes. They need to draft guys (especially with the premium picks, rounds 1 and 2 but even through 3 who are ready to play immediately, they don't need to have months of rehab nor be taught basics ...

cblaz11 wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:58 pm Just another average olinemen that Poles thinks he can turn into a starter…This guys ego around building the oline is going to continue to cost us until he finally gets fired.

Fixed that for ya, bud.

Arkansasbear wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:18 pm He doesn’t have enough leverage for that IMO.

I wouldn't think so, no.

He's a very good prospect, with the chance to be elite at the next level...but he's not an elite prospect.

What the hell is Deon even thinking, with this crap? Totally strange.

Well, our O Line problems are solved now. I can rest easy tonight...

G08 wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:46 pm

Is that Pengu?

Arkansasbear wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:05 pm I was thrilled with getting Gervon when it happened and still am.

Listen, take Matt Campbell seriously. I have had a man crush on this dude since he was our coach at Toledo. We sucked when he took over and he stayed and made them a consistent winner. He left for ISU, who was a shit show, and turned them into consistent winners. He turned Brock Purdy into a NFL ...

The Monk-mentum is real.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/SUeUCn53naadO/200.gif?cid=6c09b9523skp6ea3qscpwvwtuthv1v7bp0n2hfspt222nxo0&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200.gif&ct=g

But, hey, you're absolutely right! More people are talking him up now, and it would make a ton of sense.

At the moment, I'm ...

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:18 pm Do not want.

WHY?