Chicago Bears Coordinator Watch: Day 16 (Open Thread)

“We’re looking for two, bright-young minds (that come on the cheap) to come in and help bring this team back to prominence.”

fine-print disclosure: there stands a good chance, let’s say better than 60%, that you’ll be fired before having a legitimate chance to succeed.

Can’t see the Bears (cough . . . Lovie) wanting him too much.

Checklist:

Has a backbone = fail
Runs the Tampa 2 = fail
Not too successful = fail
Won’t make my defense last year look bad = probable fail
Will do whatever I say without question = fail

Plus I hear Miami jumped to interview him.

DB coach of the Colts.

Williams knows the Tampa 2 working with Dungy. From what I have heard well respected by other coaches, players, and around the league.

He has developed semi-decent players into good and has worked with injury replacements and the team has done well.

or dragging their knuckles?

Doug Plank for DC from the Jets because he’s Doug freekin’ Plank and that’s really a good enough reason!

granted, some of these names are more just rumor/ speculation than actual expressed interest.

Jeremy Bates — Hired as Seattle offensive coordinator.
Tom Clements — Packers denied Bears permission to speak with quarterbacks coach. Perry Fewell — Accepted Giants defensive coordinator position.
Chan Gailey — New head coach of the Buffalo Bills.
Jim Chaney — Staying at University of Tennessee as offensive coordinator.
Mike Nolan — New Dolphins defensive coordinator.
Gus Bradley — Staying put as Seattle’s defensive coordinator.

because there are possible candidates left in the playoffs.

My tops are Rob Chudzinski for OC; Bob Sutton (Jets) for DC.

Just a thought but wouldn’t work under Lovie, what about Butch Davis? He was awesome at the U and is turning around UNC.

to reflect the team interviewing Mike DeBord

Maybe the Bears are eying coaches in some of the playoff teams and waiting for them to be knocked out and thats why they are filling the smaller roles.

completely unsure but maybe

JA is purposely waiting to get an OC… kind of like when he uses his late round draft picks. He feels he does better in the later rounds, and by losing these ‘top choice’ OC’s, he’s treating it like an OC draft.

Just a guess. :]

He was the LB coach for the Bucs when they won the SB and was Marinelli’s DC in ‘07. Not that the latter is much of a good thing but he’s got connections to the Tampa 2.

Just tell that it was a April Fool’s joke.

The Bears seriously screwed themselves by not firing Lovie. Nobody want’s to come here. And any good candidates doesn’t fit Lovie’s philosophy.

It’s really sad the way things have turned out for storied franchises such as the Bears and Bills. They’ve become a laughing stock in the NFL.

I like that!! (coached here in ‘89 and got his Master’s here too, unfortunately that was probably a Master’s in losing since BSU sucks and all)

i have a wired suspicion that the bears may end up as seifert said with a job share among assistants. Mike Tice apparently sat in one the interview of DeBord and that gives me that impression.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/9134/bears-continue-interviewing-position-coaches
By Kevin Seifert said
‘Plenty could change over the next few weeks, but you wonder how the Bears will end up structuring their offensive staff. Will they ultimately hire a coordinator after filling his staff? Or do they plan some sort of job share system among multiple assistants?’

thoughts?