Do the Bears need to hire a coordinator soon?

is like oil and water. They just don’t mix.

every one knows that this coaching staff is on the “hot seat” if they do not win this season….Lovie will have finally run out of excuses (though he could say that Jerry failed him. Something he sort of hinted at late this season)…..

My problem with the “coordinator search” is that they are only interviewing one candidate a week and thats it…..Granted they might be “doing their homework” and looking at everyone but you would think that after what 3 weeks that they would have at the very least interviewed more than 2 people at this point……Thats where my frustration for this search comes from…..

The image of stability will be very difficult to achieve for the current Bears coaching staff and front office. The cat is out of the bag, as it were. I don’t think that hiring a coordinator will affect the stability of the team either way, at least for the next 12 months. Winning is the only thing that will contribute to stability.

 but i dont care how long it takes as long as they get the right guys. I think that will improve stability.

It is like a wobbly 3 legged barstool. JA, Lovie and Phillips are the legs. At this point each coordinator is just 1 cocktail napkin to place under the Lovie leg of the barstool.

But if they don’t have both picked within 2 maybe 3 weeks of the SB then they really had no clue what they were going to do after firing Turner. If they’re looking at people still coaching then they have plenty of time to do background on them now and interview later. If they wiff on whoever they’re waiting for then…well, that will pretty much say everything.

I do not see the need to rush into hiring an OC yet since the offseason just started and other teams are still playing at this point. Maybe they are just interviewing all possible candidates and deciding all possibilities like if they want a run first offense or a pass first offense and other issues. So at this point, I am not worried yet. I don’t see the Bears org. making a final decision until towards the end of Feb. 2010.

The idea that the Bears are in trouble because it’s taking so long to hire coordinators is funny. The Bears should be thorough, not swift. If they hire bad coordinators quickly, how is that good? Speed of hire has little to nothing to do with anything. Still teams left playing, and I’m not seeing any surefire coaches that the bears missed out on. In fact, the most stable coach out there (other than Nolan, who was never going to come to Chicago) was signed by Chicago (Tice).

Not that I have any confidence that this administration will hire anyone useful as far as coordinators go, especially after considering recent history. Consider, if you will, that this was the same brain trust that thought letting Rivera get away was a good idea, and the very same think-tank that was once high on Ron Turner and favored Bob Babich over the aforementioned Rivera. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, as evidenced by Rivera’s hiring in the first place. Maybe lightning can strike twice. I wouldn’t be completely stunned…….but I’m not holding my breath, either.

I think it might be an option to bring in an OC that is familiar with some sort of wildcat formation that can utilize Forte/Wolfe or Forte/Hester that can also pass. This will extend the time the Bears offense is on the field while keeping the defense fresh. Heck, call Brian Billick is still avail. for the DC. He took Baltimore to the super bowl on defense alone and Helped the vikings as an assist coach get to the playoffs six of the seven seasons there under Dennis Green.

Because they need to get it right and I’d rather that they are able to interview everyone they want to look at than to rush into it just b/c fans and media think it’s taking a long time. That being said I have a feeling they want to look at the Colts staff because what staff in the NFL has more people connected to Lovie and/or JA on it, most likely at least. At least this is my hope.

For a front office and coaching staff with so much on the line, they need to be moving decisively this offseason. If you are trying to attract quality people, you have to inspire confidence by showing you are taking decisive, well thought-out steps to improve your team. If the Bears want to do it right and take time interviewing multiple people to make sure they get the right guy, fine. But the way it has looked so far is that the FO has no idea what is going on.

First of all, Lovie’s defensive philosophy is set. He is going to bring in a cover-2 guy. He knows who these people are and HE SHOULD HAVE a short list of people he wants for the job. My guess is all along his list had one name on it (Fewell) and that dude hopped on a different train. If Lovie and Jerry wanted to interview someone who is currently on, say, the Colts who run a similar scheme then why not release a statement saying something like:

“We are committed to finding the best possible candidate for the Coordinator positions. We intend to work in a professional and methodical manner and interview the best minds for the job, including candidates who may still be coaching into the playoffs. For this reason, unless something unexpected happens, we do not intend to make a decision until sometime after the end of the NFL post-season.”

There, that would do three things:
#1. Cover Lovie and JA’s a**es.
#2. Give the guys you’ve already interviewed confidence that the reason not to feel insulted that they have neither received an offer or rejection yet is because the organization is just following a preset plan.
#3. Give us, the fans, some hope that someone with a clue is just waiting for the right guy in the near future.
Instead, our organization looks unprofessional in addition to inept, and no one wants to work with us in the end.

On the offensive side, even Martz is getting impatient. Whether his threat to walk is taken seriously or not, it doesn’t bode well if your last option for coordinator reluctantly accepts the job because he feels the organization disrespected him in any way.

I’m pretty sure this sounds like rambling. Sorry, my thoughts are usually coherent…

That’s the gist of the problem. Only unknowns and desperate retreads need apply.

Something in my gut tells me otherwise. But here is to hoping.

Mostly because, while I’m impatient like many others, I want us to find the right person. It might take a while, and there are still others to interview (from the Colts or Saints) and it’s okay to take their time when making a decision like this – especially bc they’re kind of on the hot seat this season.