I’d like to see Cowher head coach the Bears – talk about culture shock among the players who are used to Snuffy Smith. Shanahan makes sense from the standpoint of having Cutler as our QB, however, we can surely find a good OC to complement Cutler while Cowher takes charge. Smith would have to go 0 and the rest of the season for this change to have any possibility of happening any time soon.

but it’s not going to happen in 2010 and I’ll tell you why. Lovie is still owed $11 million on his current contract and if we let him go we’d be writing him a check of that amount as he heads back to Texas. Then on top of it, bringing in a big-time head coach (Cowher, Shannahan, Gruden, or Holmgren) would obviously require a large contract as well and it’s just not fiscally responsible on the Bears part especially when there are free agency moves that are a must for 2010 along with rookie contracts. They are cheap asses regardless thus Lovie will be around for 2010.

In the online magazine Business Pundit had Lovie ranked the 16th highest paid coach … in the world. Not the NFL. Not the United States. The world.

Lovie makes $5.5 million a year. More than Bill Bellichick. More than Pete Carroll. More than Joe Torre. Almost all the highest paid guys are top level soccer coaches.

Spend too much on the wrong players and coaches? Maybe. The Bears may be many things, but they are not cheap asses.

IMO: $10 million is a “wow me” number. That is, Cowher likes the retired life but would come back if the price is right.

He’d hold his players accountable and squeeze the most out of his players.

but 10 mill a season? i beleive lovie is the highest paid in the league right now(feel free to check not positive) if you look at cowher he looks likes he was born to coach the bears. personally id love for DITKA to come back and show’em how to run da bears.

I was wondering when the first “Sure I’d be interested” type story would come out. Must say, I’m glad Cowher is even on any sort of short list, even if it’s just the one us Bears fans and the media are making.

How does he handle Cutler though? Thats the only thing that worries me. Is a “take no crap” coach the best idea for cutler?

Worst case scenario, we bring back Kordell (I’m only kidding).

But this raises a good point, with the crop of HOF-caliber coaches available this offseason can the Bears afford to wait until next year to swallow the rest of Lovie’s deal?

this would positively be a step in the right direction. I can’t tell you how happy this would make me. Cowher declined to interview for the buffalo job, which tells me he wants to go into a position where he’ll have pieces to start with.

and where better to go than the windy city that has some young skill position players that he can mold how he wants.

a better fit. It’s the modern version of the George Allen, Buddy Ryan defensive tradition. Yes it would take some personnel change like a big fat bad ass nose tackle, but so be it.

because that’s what they do, like clockwork, each and every season.

And Bratt’s not exactly known for putting up his best effort when the season’s on the line.

I say: the higher the climb, the harder the fall.

And, assuming this Vikes team (thoroughly untested as of week 12) DO manange to get past N.O. or whoever and get to the SB—well hell, I think they’re the PERFECT team to take the Vikes to an all-time league best of 0-5 in SB appearances.

Wouldn’t it be fitting?

Then just watch the wheels come off that crappy characterless dysfunctional “organization” after that one…

Oh, why can’t it be the last year of Lovie’s contract?? Damn!!!

Coher would eaisly be my #1 pick to coach the Bears (unless Ditka wanted to come back).