Should Bears Fans Have Faith in Their Management? Vol. IV
by Dane Noble on Dec 22, 2009 4:13 PM CST
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At three different points this year (March, May, October), we polled our readers to find out how much faith we all had in the management team of the Chicago Bears.
March focused on the addition of Rod Marinelli to our coaching staff, and talked about how average we looked as a team. You can view the numbers here.
May's article took into account the acquisition of Jay Cutler, as well as the free agent signings on our offensive line. The numbers were quite better the second time around. View them here.
Then, in October, we took a look at how we felt about our management while our team was sitting at 3-1, including a win over the defending Super Bowl champs. Results here.
With 2 games left in the 2009 season, let's see how everyone feels right now, and how the numbers might stack up against previous polls.
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It's good that we only have five draft picks
So there’s less Angelo can waste.
None of the coaching changes and free-agent signings came through. It’s just a mess, and I can’t see how it gets better next season, Lovie or no Lovie.
Is Jerry Angelo fired yet?
Is Vinny Del Negro fired yet?
I trust them 100 percent
To get it wrong. Absolutely believe with all my heart that they will screw it up.
The need to go.
we need change for changes sake
Lovie has run his course,he was 5-11 in 2004 and will be 5-11 in 2009, it is time for him to go back to big Sandy, I want a coach with a heartbeat that shows emtion like Cowher, football is and should be an emotional game, not for stiffs on the sideline like Lovie.
I've been a Lovie supporter
I just can’t do it anymore. I’m intrigued by the idea of Rivera coming in as HC. Loved his 2006 defense.
Jake is right, we did have a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
SD's defense is very average this year...
So he’d probably be a likely candidate as a HC in Chicago. Briggs misses Rivera.
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
Yes
however, they are on a 9 game winning streak, and a lot of that has to do with a playmaking defense. SD also has a lot of defensive injuries and manages to STILL make plays and win games… we suck, SD’s Defense is “average” thats like 12 steps up from us.
i would LOVE RR to come back to Chi
"Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what make them the biggest guys on the field." -Madden
by BearNecessities on Dec 23, 2009 3:37 AM CST up reply actions
Could he do any worse right now than the incumbent?
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
Oh, c'mon now.
You don’t eat someone’s contract and bring someone else in on the premise that they couldn’t be worse!
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
They tried, but they suck
The only reason I didn’t give them a 0%, was that they did actually try to improve our team (see offseason trades, signings). Unfortunately, they’re just not good at what they do.
They can’t judge talent (look at draft record), can’t adjust when their approach obviously isn’t working, they overpay delining/injury riddled players to long-term lucrative deals, they don’t know how to use what we have (best kick returner in history not returning kicks, turn pro bowl QB into a joke, run the same 10 plays all day long, sign a Tackle to play Guard, bench your best Guard because he’s outplaying the Takle that you paid good $ to to play Guard, . . . ). For God’s sake — they traded Thomas Jones because he was outplaying their #1 pick! Worse yet, they traded him to move up about 10 spots . . . in the 3rd round!
by MakeHalasProud on Dec 22, 2009 5:16 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I wrecked this because I couldn't agree more.
And for the interesting use of bold print. Plus the Thomas Jones thing says it all.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I would be happy if the entire front office staff from Phillips on down were gone
but I voted in the 25% range just because I feel the biggest problem has been the lack of development of players. It’s hard to say how talented they were to begin with, but even the people we’ve brought in have not gotten better or even played as well as they had with other teams, so what little faith I have is more with Angelo than with Smith.
That said, for weeks I have been in favor of a complete overhaul (see Chicago Blackhawks from 2 years ago) to be the best plan.
Ok
Who’s the wise guy that voted 95-100%?
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
Yeah...
whatever happened to him? He used to drive me to distraction, but in a good way; if there is such a thing. I guess arguing is more fun than agreeing, huh.
Oh, well…on to the Bears…
I have been critical of JA for his entire tenure and, short of the Cutler trade, I’ve been of the Warren Sapp opinion-he does enough to not be fired, but nothing great.
But this season, I have lost any faith I had in Lovie’s ability to coach at the professional level. I thought it was simply a matter of poor talent and underperforming vets. Now, I am convinced JA is less bad than I had thought, but still below average and Lovie is horrible. TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!
When you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!!!
WHY 0-4% !?!?
5 Wins 9 Losses
Same record as the Raiders and the Bills. I doubt we could beat either.
Well..
I can trust in Angelo, he usually gets stuff done(as long as it isn’t a 1st round draft pick), but whatever is being taught to these players needs to stop and soon lol. Bring out the firing squad..get rid of lovie and turner for starters..then see who else needs a boot whether it be player or coach.
WHY?
none of you can give a legit reason to hate the coaches so much. does a coach have an effect on whether a player fumbles or not? all a coach can do is try and show him ways not to fumble 99% of the time it is up to the player to make a play. look at our lack of talent…sure some of it can be blamed on management but lay off the COACHING STAFF
by bearsfootball1193 on Dec 22, 2009 10:11 PM CST reply actions
Well there's one of the 95-100 percenters
Made a whole new account to vote too. Are you Mrs. Smith? Not the Angelina Jolie Mrs. Smith but Mrs. Lovie Smith?
but...
how can you say theres not a legit reason to hate the coaches? the talent we have..for the most part is the same talent from 06. if you dont recall we fired ron rivera and ever since have gone downhill. if the right stuff isnt being taught, then why is that not a reason to look in the direction of the staff?
Hmmm
does a coach have an effect on whether a player fumbles or not?
Yes… yes 1000% to your question.
Also, I haven’t been caught up in the coach-bashing this year, but I can tell you that a lot does fall on the coaches. Penalties all year long… unpreparedness for the ATL game… those things fall clearly on the coaching staff.
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
Dang... mulligan?
Reply to bearsfootball1193, who just joined today to tell us all we are idiots.
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
by Dane Noble on Dec 23, 2009 8:31 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
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