Perry Fewell at Halas Hall

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 11, 2010 5:07 PM CST in Breaking News

Earlier today Larry Mayer of chicagobears.com via his Twitter page has reported Fewell is at Halas Hall interviewing for the defensive coordinators position. The Bears website also had a story up on his interview, right here.

There has been a lot of back and forth about him being a good hire or not, with many Buffalo Bills fans giving him a thumbs up and the main negative from Bears fans is he's a Lovie guy.

Windy City Gridiron also had a 1st hand report from Hurricane.Ditka;

Stood next to Lovie Smith at ORD today...

Working at the airport this morning, Lovie Smith showed up at O’Hare waiting by the chute where passengers come out of. He was there to greet Perry Fewell. I talked very briefly to Lovie and he was very jovial and "buddy-buddy" with Perry. They took the escalator up to a waiting vehicle I assume.

I would say, based on the fact that Lovie was there to greet Perry and the fact that they were so jovial and buddy-buddy with one another that it’s a good bet that Perry Fewell is the next defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears.

This was all this morning in terminal 1 at O’Hare at about 8:05-8:15 am.

Could Perry Fewell be hired fairly quickly? Will he weigh his other options? Stay tuned!!!

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I'm hopeful

he’s signing the contract right now. After reading some of his aggressive tendencies calling defenses, I’m convinced he’s the right man for the job. Unpredictability is what this defense needs right now, that and some more talent (could be developed talent) at FS/DE.

"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.

by propheteer on Jan 11, 2010 5:17 PM CST reply actions

Does it really matter how aggressive his playcalling is...

when we have Bob Babich coaching our linebackers? Telling them to run right into offensive lineman when they blitz?

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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by SackMan on Jan 11, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions

Mr. Negativo

The LBs were probably the best unit on the team this season. Old Bob deserves a little praise after losing two starters.

"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.

by propheteer on Jan 11, 2010 9:09 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah SackMan

Babich does a damn good job with the linebackers. Just can’t be a coordinator.

by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jan 11, 2010 11:14 PM CST up reply actions

even though technically...

He’s still listed as the defensive coordinator on the Bears website!!!

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 12, 2010 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

Jeff Dickerson on ESPN 1000 on the coordinator hunt

Posted a quickie version of this in another thread but post full notes of it here as well just so people can see it:

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Fewell has the DC job if he wants it….

BUT word is crennell is going to KC as their DC and that could cause the giants pushing for Fewell…Might cause a bidding war…

Fewell wants a HC gig badly and was looking at other opening that could open up (ie jax, car)

Thinks if he can not get HC job that he would pick Chicago just because of familiarity….

Gilbrides agent said that gilbride is not leaving new york….

fisch is being considered for QB coach BUT he is being persued by washington for their QB coach so it looks like the Bears will lose out on him as well….

zorn is being considered for both QB coach and OC…..

musgrave new name in the OC hunt but does not know if he would want to risk his job security in atl….

martz being pushed by Lovie but does know that people within in the organization are not hot on martz….does not know what Cutler feels about martz….

Cutler will have some say on who is the OC but how much say is unknown…..

Lovie might not have as much say on the offensive coaching staff due to missing the playoffs the last 3 years….

"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."

- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season

by CloudyFuture on Jan 11, 2010 5:23 PM CST reply actions

"cutler will have some say on who is the OC but how much say is unknown..."

I’m thinking he had a lot of say. If not, why the big push for Bates?

by ChiLobo#23 on Jan 11, 2010 6:01 PM CST up reply actions

thing is

Dickerson mentioned in this article that the Bears seemed to have cooled off on making bates OC and were looking at him as QB coach instead…Even biggs mentioned it in one of his articles that I can not find now….

- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season

by CloudyFuture on Jan 11, 2010 6:18 PM CST up reply actions

Hmm...

Even though it’s all but a moot point now, that might’ve been the best of all worlds. Cutler gets the guy that makes him feel most comfortable without the risks that have been listed by writers from Melissa Isaacson (espnchicago) to David Haugh (trib).

by ChiLobo#23 on Jan 11, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions

I'm wondering how many of us are really all that excited about any of the choices for either coordinator spot.

Not necessarily because of the candidates, but because I think many people are looking at next year as something of a “throw away” year, fully expecting a whole new staff in place in 2011. I think that same thought process is happening with most of the people within the NFL and is going to limit the Bears choices. My guess is that it will come down to only those candidates who have no other options available to them because this situation is tenuous at best.

by BearFan611 on Jan 11, 2010 5:30 PM CST reply actions

I dont mind Fewell

cause he has slowly backed off cover 2 and Biggs did a good job explaining how Fewell did not play cover 2 in big wins in the past….

At least he has evolved his defense….

The OC IMO will tell me how this team will preform next season….But its looking more an more like the only guy that will be left standing will be the one guy begging for it and that no one wants to hire….

- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season

by CloudyFuture on Jan 11, 2010 5:38 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed

Since Lovie all but shouted at the press conference how awesome the Cover – 2 is, what real difference will it make who the D Co – ord will be for next year? Just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

by Waylon on Jan 11, 2010 5:35 PM CST reply actions

agreed, other than the fact that a competent play caller would be an improvement over the last 3 years......

Some days it's not worth chewing through the restraints - T-Train.

Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity. And I am not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein.

by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jan 11, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions

My main concern about Fewell

is that it gives Vasher another chance… to “return the former pro bowler to form”

"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 Jan 12, 2010 3:38 AM CST reply actions