BearsFansOnline.com

Artbest

Good God - no. He's a TV personality

Artbest

Dungy's not going to be the GM - he's not going to want to go through that grind. Morocco Brown? He's a real possibility. I have a very disappointing feeling that it's going to be Dungy as GM and Frazier as HC. Pep Hamilton will probably return as OC and they will likely keep Chris Rumph and Michael...

Artbest

George did specifically say that he'd prefer to hire the GM 1st but, in classic double talk "just in case", he didn't want to delay the coaching search while they hire the GM and didn't want to turn away someone whom they believe (THIS is beyond fair to question, lampoon) is the right coac...

Artbest

Bill Polian is helping with the search. Polian hired Tony Dungy. Dungy is a huge fan of Leslie Frazier

Artbest

FWIW, Greg Gabriel is a big fan

Artbest

Had to be done. You can't fire Matt Nagy and retain Ryan Pace - not with the roster in the shape it's in and the way he's mismanaged the draft and the salary cap. Pace was effectively running a Ponzi scheme against himself. I'll be surprised if they pursue Harbaugh. Whomever they bring in to the GM ...

Artbest

Fangio likely joins Harbaugh with the raiders

Artbest

The 2021 draft, thus far, has yielded nothing. There’s potential - but that’s it. Way too soon to make pronouncements imo

Artbest

That reunion more likely in Las Vegas

quote=cblaz11 post_id=283672 time=1641674872 user_id=690]
Apparently Harbaugh told a recruits Dad that he would entertain offers from the NFL.

Is this lining up for a Fangio/Harbaugh reunion in Chicago?
[/quote]

Artbest

Can easily parse out nuggets to create a narrative - pro or con. The simple fact is, after 7 years on the job, paces bears are 6-10. Beat writers Dan Wiederer recently reported that, league wide, the bear roster is viewed as below average. The case to fire pace is overwhelming. I don’t expect it to ...

Artbest

In the short term, the bears arguably are “lower” than the Raiders - roster not as talented, good QB versus struggling oft injured rookie QB, better stadium, the raiders are likely going to make Harbaugh the organizations top football guy whereas that moniker in Chicago belongs to the bumbling Ryan ...

Artbest

Raiders are likely to give Harbaugh the keys to the kingdom i.e. full roster control and reporting directly to ownership. The Bears, meanwhile, are floating balloons about keeping Ryan Pace. The Bears seem destined to hire an Eberflus, Mayo, Graham, Daboll etc.

Artbest

I don't think Fangio will (ever) be a NFL head coach again. He's best suited to being the league's best (and highest paid) DC. Albert Breer mentioned Eberflus - and Jerod Mayo - as likely leading candidates for the Bears' job. He doesn't think the Bears ultimately land either Harbaugh or (especially...

Artbest

By way of comparison (although not entirely fair b/c he didn't have as much of a hand in the 2001 Bears), after 7 seasons on the job, Jerry Angelo had 3 division titles, 2 playoff wins and 1 SB appearance on his resume. And 1 coaching hire who would go on to coach for 9 seasons. I had a lot of issue...

Artbest

Understanding that my predictions are generally hopelessly off base... Eberflus is a coaching "lifer" with a varied background who was, if I'm not mistaken, hired by the Colts to be McDaniel's DC - i.e. before Frank Reich. He's the independent "head coach" of the Colts' defense -...

Artbest

Assuming Pace stays, I think Eberflus is (almost) a shoo-in. Patrick Graham is a possibility but the stench from the Giants will follow him. If Pace goes the OC route, he'll pick someone that truly runs his own offense - Daboll, Roman or Moore. Mickey Loomis likely wont' allow Payton to come to Chic...

Artbest

Vegas is winning, has an established QB - Bears "stability" hasn't translated to results Vegas is fighting for a playoff spot and has a first rate stadium. Not a good comparison Las Vegas has been through some major changes recently, not all of them have been positive...on the other hand: ...

Artbest

Vegas is fighting for a playoff spot and has a first rate stadium. Probably not a good comparison. Seattle has a winning GM in place. Minnesota has a better overall track record. The Jags have less stability but better draft capital and, if I'm not mistaken, more cap space. FWIW, Mike Lombardi doesn...

Artbest

Artbest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:18 pm you're in a small yet fervent minority.

All we can credibly go by is facts in evidence. Pace has been on the job for 7 years. The team has won 10+ games once.

wab wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:15 am
Ryan Pace has given this team enough talent to win 10+ games a season, and you can't change my mind.

Artbest

you're in a small yet fervent minority. All we can by is facts in evidence. Pace has been on the job for 7 years. The team has won 10+ games once. We can definitely say that about members of the 2021 draft class as Nagys time in Chicago draws to a close, but that doesn’t speak to paces overall body ...

Artbest

FWIW, Mike Lombardi doesn't believe a top HC candidate will come to Chicago if Pace is retained. Half the fan base carries the narrative that the overwhelming majority of the Bears' problems rest with the HC/coaching staff. I'm guessing the view across the league is that personnel management blunder...

Artbest

We can definitely say that about members of the 2021 draft class as Nagys time in Chicago draws to a close, but that doesn’t speak to paces overall body of work. Ryan Pace is the one who badly mismanaged draft capital, leaving the roster dangerously thin with high number of nondescript 1 year contra...

Artbest

Hub Arkush said his sources are telling him that Ryan Pace is being retained - either as gm or in a different capacity

quote=G08 post_id=283156 time=1641346546 user_id=59]
Any rumors on the Bears front? This is the least "plugged in" as I've been in my life.
[/quote]

Artbest

They'll have to extend him, unless the new head coach is hired directly by George and leapfrogs the failed GM in the football ops hierarchy

Artbest

I can only go by past experience/history. Rookie QBs with QBR's at or around Justin Fields have tended to flatline - Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Josh Rosen et al. There's zero exaggeration here - he could be a great QB...or an outright bust. Mac Jones has a lower ceiling imo - but a higher flo...

Artbest

A rusty Justin Fields starts and fails to move the football Mike Zimmer starts a returning Kirk Cousins who redeems himself after an awful performance against a depleted Bear secondary in Chicago. Delvin Cook rushes for over 150 yards. Vikings 34 Bears 9 Matt Nagy is fired on Black Monday. Ryan Pace...

Artbest

Anything is possible. The challenge for George in retaining Nagy is lost revenue. There were a fair number of no-shows. Retaining Nagy (not to mention Ryan Pace) will ramp up fan disdain and apathy. It will compel the Bears to give Nagy an extension - what prospective free agent is going to prioriti...

Artbest

Depends on who is in the front office next year. If it’s Phillips and Pace, the bears aren’t necessarily a better organization than the jets quote="Otis Day" post_id=282812 time=1641168885 user_id=82] Are the Bears MUCH better than the Jets, organizationally? Be honest. Bowles could fail j...

Artbest

Game balls:

Quinn
Gipson
Blackson

Horns

Dalton - absolutely brutal
Robinson - lousy effort today - int looked to be his fault
Matt Nagy - for yet another sub par offensive performance
Ryan Pace - for gifting Mike Glennon $18M.

Artbest

There's no viable rumor that Harbaugh is in play for the Bears - it's fodder being spewed by Erik Lambert, the man with the infamous imaginary HH sources

Search found 394 matches

Re: GM Candidate: Louis Riddick, ESPN Analyst

Re: Chicago Bears fire HC Matt Nagy & GM Ryan Pace

Re: Bears to interview Bills DC Leslie Frazier

Re: Bears to interview Bills DC Leslie Frazier

Re: GM Candidate: Morocco Brown, Colts scout

Re: Chicago Bears fire HC Matt Nagy & GM Ryan Pace

Re: Fangio Fired

Re: Pace hot seat

Re: A LOT of smoke about Harbaugh…

Re: Pace's Improvement

Re: A LOT of smoke about Harbaugh…

Re: A LOT of smoke about Harbaugh…

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: Pace hot seat

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: If Pace isn't canned

Re: If Pace isn't canned

Re: anyone think they DONT fire Nagy?

Re: anyone think they DONT fire Nagy?

Re: If Pace isn't canned

Re: anyone think they DONT fire Nagy?

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: If Pace isn't canned

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: Week 18 // Chicago Bears (6-10) @ Minnesota Vikings (7-9)

Re: UPDATE: Future Head Coaching Options Discussion

Re: Pace hot seat

Re: Game Balls and Horns - Wk 16 vs Jints

Re: So with Michigan getting waxed..