Bobby DePaul Fired UPDATED
by David Taylor on Feb 15, 2010 5:52 PM CST
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The off-season trimmings continue as Bears fired their Senior Director of Pro Personnel. Bobby DePaul was escorted out of Halas Hall today after being relieved of the position he has held for the past nine seasons. According to Zaidman, he was "best known for engineering the trade for quarterback Jay Cutler."
DePaul, in his ninth year in the position, played a major role in acquiring free-agents such as John Tait and Thomas Jones as well as working behind the scenes last April to pull off the trade for Cutler with the Broncos. He is deeply connected around the league and well-respected for his ability to judge of talent and make a deal (from chicagobreakingsports.com).
Full (chicagobears.com) story can be found here >>
More after the jump...
Brad Biggs (Twitter):
Firing of DePaul leads to speculation that Jerry Angelo will hire a friend from Tampa Bay for the job, ex-Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell.
But firing of DePaul does not solve problems Bears have had drafting. Angelo has not drafted Pro Bowl position player since 2004.
8 of the 11 starters on offense for the Bears in Super Bowl were brought in by pro personnel director Bobby DePaul.
The Bears have gone mostly with draft picks since in replacing those starters and have not made the playoffs since.
Zach Zaidman (Twitter):
The Bears have yet to name replacement for DePaul. Time is of the essence. The NFL veteran free agency signing period begins on March 5th.
ESPN Chicago Article:
DePaul successfully landed quality free agent types such as John Tait, Ruben Brown, Thomas Jones, Tim Shaw, Roberto Garza, Anthony Adams and Nick Roach.
But there were also mistakes, like Darwin Walker, Marty Booker, Michael Gaines, Orlando Pace and Frank Omiyale (a tackle asked to play guard).
Many want to also pin the blame on DePaul for Brandon Lloyd and Adam Archuletta, but Ron Turner favored Lloyd, and Lovie Smith pushed hard for the Bears to acquire Archuletta.
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He got Thomas Jones for us?
You mean the guy who has been tearing up the league in a New York Jets uniform?
This is kind of a Dr. Phil moment for the Bears… “So, how’s that working for you?”
Jesus
Now does this mean that Lovie will be given more power, even though he has completely screwed this team with the power he already has? I mean the best way to fix this team is to keep Lovie Smith and continue to let him play God with the team and now seems to be angling for more power and the team is more than happy to give to him. If you all will excuse me im going to shoot myself.
Guess it means
that if they go 7-9 or worse that he is done with the Bears…..Or Hub could be right and lovie convinced ownership to give him total control and give him 2 years to turn everything around….
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
by CloudyFuture on Feb 15, 2010 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
It sounds like they could be setting Lovie up for the fall
Give him all this power and they know he’s going to go down in flames, then they don’t have an excuse to resign him. Conspiracy theories are great.
It tells me
that many things aren’t right in the front office. Between the earlier reports that some members of the family wanted to clean house while some wanted to stick with “the plan”, to firing the one guy who was by all accounts widely respected and pretty decent at his job.
I have a feeling he’s losing his job because he had no choice but to go along with the guys Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith wanted, and since those guys don’t work out, he’s out.
I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves
Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
+1
Think you are right—must not agree at this point with what those JA and LS want. Seems weird since he actually does a good job but, either a way to save move and have the multiple Head Coaches on our team do his job or is it possible they will replace him? Maybe he was doing some shotty stuff on the side haha
by Stellarpete22 on Feb 15, 2010 6:20 PM CST up reply actions
Yea but .....
……….. if hes our personnel guy he wasn’t doing his job very well . Yea great he got us some players via free agency but look at our drafting ….. did he do such a great job judging talent there ? I think not . He got us our QB for the next 10 or so years , but that being said what exactly has he done for us recently other than that ?
by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 15, 2010 6:20 PM CST reply actions
That's what I'm saying
I’m thinking that he got overruled by the guys that Jerry and Lovie thought would fit “the system.”
I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves
Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
I'd be interested ......
………… to see his all his signing and see how good or bad he really was . Here recently he’s sucked , minus Jay Cutler and Tim Shaw .
Sorry Orlando Pace , Moose , and Darwin Walker those are hard to overcome all by themselves .
by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 15, 2010 10:30 PM CST up reply actions
Wasn't big on Moose as a player
But he seemed to be a really good teacher.
Bear fan in Charlotte
He is not a bad player. I only stick up for him because I like to watch him play and Charlotte (for the most part) like’s him. Plus it’s fun to hear the crowd scream, “Moooooose”! He’s a decent guy off the field too.
by CharlotteBear on Feb 16, 2010 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
he's the pro-personnel guy
not the college personnel guy. that’s greg gabriel. how he keeps his job, I’ll never know.
As a personnel guy... he was highly respected in the league among his peers.
However, a one Love Smith, didn’t seem to care about his recommendations… and instead wanted his roster made up of fast athletes who couldn’t comprehend an NFL playbook.
"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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Don't forget...
Fast guys that have to now run on a field that is not at all conducive to speed.
Where's Lee Iacoca?
The Bears organization desperately needs his corporate reorganization talents!! They’re screwed up from top to bottom!! I’ve always thought that the party the Bears really ought to fire, for the penultimate good of the team, is their owners!!!
Interesting thought.
I read his biography for one of my honors classes. Crazy smart/strategic guy.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by Ashley Czuba on Feb 15, 2010 7:11 PM CST up reply actions
Or these guys?
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Feb 15, 2010 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
There was nothing wrong with it… until I was about twelve years old and that no-talent *ss clown became famous and started winning Grammys.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Feb 15, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions
"Well why don't you go by Mike than?"
“Why should I change my name, he’s the one who sucks.”
Price Check on aisle BOOM.
by Ditkavsworld on Feb 16, 2010 7:02 AM CST up reply actions
Seems like Hub might be right
couple of weeks ago arkush said on one of the score radio shows that lovie had talked ownership into giving him more control of the team and he could turn around thing in 2 years…..But he needed the 2 years…..
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
Correction
YOU have to hope they lose for two years.
There ain’t no WE in hoping the Bears lose, bubba, at least no we that includes me.
I will let the Vikiings and Packers fans hope the Bears lose. That’s their job, not mine.
by sabbath999 on Feb 16, 2010 8:12 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Why is the one...
guy who does his job well getting fired?
Why is Lovie still the HC?
This tells me all I need to now about where the organization is going.
This will not be a winning team as long as Lovie is involved.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO FIRE LOVIE!
And the inmates continue to run the asylum
I think Angelo’s trying to separate himself from Lovie so when this travesty of an experiment ends he (Angelo) can say, “Look I did everything Smith wanted and we sucked hardcore. It’s clearly ALL HIS FAULT. Now please bring me back?” Kinda of Jerry’s way of letting Lovie hang himself with his own rope. Under other circumstances, I’d admire this move.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Oh, let me clarify my thoughts with a quote that was left out of this post.
His relationship with general manager Jerry Angelo always was considered strong, even if it was known by insiders that DePaul and Lovie Smith didn’t always see eye-to-eye.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
This makes me think that Angelo is the real "lame duck" in the organization.
If what you and Hub are saying is correct, Angelo seems to have zero power and Lovie is really in charge. If Jerry were going to separate himself from Lovie, this past season was the time to do it. This move with DePaul smells the same as the Ron Rivera situation to me. Lovie wants people who are in lockstep with him and his ideas.
I agree with LosinSTL, as long as Lovie is involved, this organization is doomed.
Jerry's people (Rivera, Turner, and Depaul) made good decisions.
Lovie’s people (Terry Shea, Bob Babich, and an assload of college coaches) suck balls.
"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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-1
Improper grammatical use of the term “ass hats”.
Better usage “That Angelo, and his buddy Lovie, are rarely seen without their ass hats.”
Or in the alternative – “Lovie Smith, still running the Tampa 2, what an ass hat.”
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Feb 16, 2010 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
I stand corrected.
God, I’m such an ass hat.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Musin says:
The Bears are where Senior directors of pro personnel go to die.
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
Is it possible......
this firing is fallout for the Gaines Adams trade?
It does not make sense to fire him now. They knew what they had AFTER the season.
by timeforachange2009 on Feb 15, 2010 10:48 PM CST reply actions
I had no problems with....
the Gaines Adams trade. Was a smart move. Adams didn’t fit the Tampa line. Was a poor draft choice by Tampa. But his set was perfect for Chicago and I think he would have done well here. Especially with Marinelli working with him. The whole thing was a tragedy. Can’t call it a bad trade. Just bad luck.
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 Feb 16, 2010 6:29 AM CST up reply actions
Interesting move
More cronies coming in from past “glory days” pretty soon we’ll have thrown together organization made up completely of front office rejects from Tampa Bay and a coaching staff made up entirely of failed former head coaches and coaches from Tampa and Saint Louis.
by Sam Householder on Feb 16, 2010 12:07 AM CST reply actions
As far as I'm concerned...
This is the most embarrassing off-season in modern Chicago Bears history.
And, I want to see a poll on the front page tomorrow:
Compare this complete off-season with…
A: The Dave McGinnis hiring/non-hiring press conference, which led to several years of Dick Moron football.
B. Letting Mark Hatley run the draft and then parting ways with him weeks afterward, only to hire a friggin executive search firm for thousands of dollars, to put together a list of GM candidates that they could’ve read in the Sun-Times for 25 cents.
C: Playing a full season of home-game football in Champaign-Urbana.
D. Trading a 1st round pick for Rick Mirer, which eventually became future HOF LT Walter Jones for the Seattle Seahawks, after they moved up from #11 to #6.
"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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Don't forget
the ’97 draft as one of the worst off-seasons. Worst draft ever!
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
The '97 draft WAS Rick Mirer.
We’ll just stick with that one.
"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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We signed him to a 3 year $11.4 mil contract
He passed for a whopping 420 yards as a Bear, with 0 TDs and 6 INTs… and we cut him the following summer.
Great friggin move. LOL.
"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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Look at the players drafted
I think the only one that did anything was Marcus Robinson. Everyone else was out of the league within a couple of years.
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
We had the 11th pick in the draft, and traded it for Mirer.
Here’s the top 15 from that year
1 1 Orlando Pace Rams T Ohio State
2 2 Darrell Russell Raiders DT USC
3 3 Shawn Springs Seahawks DB Ohio State
4 4 Peter Boulware Ravens DE Florida State
5 5 Bryant Westbrook Lions DB Texas
6 6 Walter Jones Seahawks T Florida State
7 7 Ike Hilliard Giants WR Florida
8 8 James Farrior Jets LB Virginia
9 9 Tom Knight Cardinals DB Iowa
10 10 Chris Naeole Saints G Colorado
11 11 Michael Booker Falcons DB Nebraska
12 12 Warrick Dunn Buccaneers RB Florida State
13 13 Tony Gonzalez Chiefs TE California
14 14 Reinard Wilson Bengals DE Florida State
15 15 Yatil Green Dolphins WR Miami (FL)
We were in Dunn/Gonzalez range.
"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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So what your saying is...
We could have had MIchael Booker!!! ;)
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 16, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
LOL
Yatil Green sounds like a Bears pick there:)
"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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shhh...
or you’ll have fans wanting to drag the 6’2" Green out of retirement to be that big target for Cutler
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 16, 2010 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
He's 6'2"... why haven't we signed him?
Price Check on aisle BOOM.
by Ditkavsworld on Feb 16, 2010 1:20 PM CST up reply actions
I meant the Bears draft, but Mirer was an awful trade.
1997
Rnd Name College Note
2 John Allred USC
3 Bob Sapp Washington
4 Darnell Autry Northwestern
4 Marcus Robinson South Carolina
5 Van Hiles Kentucky
6 Shawn Swayda Arizona State
6 Richard Hogans Memphis
6 Ricky Parker San Diego State
7 Mike Miano SW Missouri State
7 Marvin Thomas Memphis
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
You didn't like the Bob Sapp selection?
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 16, 2010 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
The Beast!
He’s truly a monster.
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
Let's not forget..
Stan Thomas
Cade McNown
Curtis Enis
David Terrell
Oyy….
" Former Original WCG Power Poster!"
HEY
gosh darnit….Stan Thomas was my hero….well he and John Thierry…..
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
by CloudyFuture on Feb 16, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
My guess is...
that DePaul didn’t like the crap that was going down at Halas Hall, and spoke his opinion… and got the boot. Good for him, hell find a more stable situation elsewhere.
"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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The timing...
of this firing screams disagreement. DePaul wasn’t the best pro-personnel guy around. Not by a long shot. That being said, I still trusted his judgement more than that of LS/JA.
On a side note, the number of people on this thread who trash the Cutler Trade as such a horrible personnel move (that DePaul orchestrated) who now are trashing the organization for letting him go tell me that either some people don’t think their arguments through very well, or are very disingenuous.
My personal take on this is that it’s a bad move and a good move. I don’t especially like DePaul. But I don’t especially dislike him either. Unfortunately, he’s been behind the most successful acquisitions of the last decade. If the right hire is made, though, this could turn into one of the most important moves of the off-season. Truth is, personnel guys ideally have a terrific relationship with the coaching staff. If they are at odds, particularly about personnel, it will hurt the team.. If Smith and DePaul couldn’t agree, than losing one of them was the right thing to do. To bad it had to be DePaul.
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 Feb 16, 2010 6:43 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, the timing just screams "power struggle" to me
Why on a Monday? Why not Friday? After 9 seasons they needed the extra workday to decide to send security to pack him up? My theory, there was a disagreement on Friday and DePaul was told to go home, think about it, and change his mind by Monday. Guess he didn’t come around. That or aliens. Yeah, me might’ve been an alien…or the aliens fired the last human at Halas…hmm. That would’ve been a better plot than the second X-files movie.
That brings up a point...
if Cutler has another disappointing season and Lovie does have 2 years, as suggested by Hub, they’re already setting up DePaul as the fall guy for that move. Lovie is like John Gotti, he’s the “Teflon Coach”, nothing sticks to him.
On the Score
Hub said he thought DePaul was to open with the media and that was one reason he was let go
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 16, 2010 8:59 AM CST up reply actions
I always take a disgruntled fired employees opinion
with a grain of salt…
" Former Original WCG Power Poster!"
yeah
he really comes off as bitter
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 16, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
His analysis was much better
prior to him being fired by the bears. I actually liked him alot prior to that.
" We get off the bus running! What do you mean we are a passing team? you don't agree with how I do things? You're fired!"
- Lovie Smith-
Good point....
This release could by Lovie another season…..but only if significant improvement happens on the defense. If we rank in the bottom third again, Smith is gone, regardless.
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 Feb 16, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
So, what you're saying is..
Lovie is the “Teflon Don”. That was a pretty funny reference, but if no CBA is agreed upon, i don’t see how Lovie will get 2 more years to turn things around when his contract is up after the lockout year. Unless they extend him for 1 more year after the lockout which would make me jump out of my office window.
by Chitownproduct on Feb 18, 2010 4:16 AM CST up reply actions
My guess is he called Lovie and Ass Hat.
Or words to that effect.
A pretty smart guy, who did just an OK job. Hits and misses in the personnel department. This firing screams someone finally speaking the truth to the other management.
“If you’re not with the program, then you gotta just go” Oh, and BTW, he was “escorted” out of Halas Hall. That type of treatment is reserved for thieves, murderers and malcontents. Just sayin’.
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Feb 16, 2010 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
+1
Right. LOL. I don’t see how they are going to spin this any other way, considering that he had to be escorted out.
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 Feb 16, 2010 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
I guess we've opened up the door for Matt Millen...
Just kidding :-)
actually I just threw up a little in my mouth just thinking about that…
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
Thanks a lot.
Now I have to go all day trying to erase that idea from my subconscious. Might as well go home early.
Adam_Schefter (twitter)
Sure sounds like former Seahawks exec Tim Ruskell to Chicago is more than just speculation.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
That would be a diasaster
They hated him over there. Holmgren brought in the talent that took them to the superbowl and he wrecked it with his own philosophy. Why the hell would we want someone that tore down a superbowl contender when we have our own Jerry and Lovie show?
" We get off the bus running! What do you mean we are a passing team? you don't agree with how I do things? You're fired!"
- Lovie Smith-
Take yer pick:
Bad things happen in threes.
Third time’s the charm!
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
"if we need it, we’re not drafting it. not high anyway. look for Angelo to go after a DL/DE – because that’s just the kind of asshat he is.." - junkhorse
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
In the vein of "so ugly she's cute"
Maybe that threesome will be so bad they’re good. Three wrongs make a right. The monkeys hammer out some Shakespeare…I’m out.
already hoping for this scenario
with Martz plugged in! Oyy…
" We get off the bus running! What do you mean we are a passing team? you don't agree with how I do things? You're fired!"
- Lovie Smith-
Tribune Article… (link)
A shrewd evaluator of talent, DePaul imported eight of the 11 offensive starters the Bears had in Super Bowl XLI. He brought in running back Thomas Jones as a bargain and crafted a line by signing tackles John Tait and Fred Miller and finding deals with guards Roberto Garza and Ruben Brown, who turned in a Pro Bowl season.
Brown wasn’t the only Pro Bowl player DePaul signed. He picked Robbie Gould, the third-most accurate kicker in NFL history, off the street and traded a seventh-round draft pick to Miami for Brendon Ayanbadejo.
Joe Gibbs on DePaul…
He is very, very good, just a football guy," Gibbs said. "The other thing is that he is good at evaluating a player. He can tell you, and that’s hard to do. There aren’t a lot of people who are good at that.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Sweet!
So we gave away our best talent evaluator two weeks before Lovie and JA’s biggest free-agency period in their careers.
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
Now that you stated it like that so bluntly
I just now got an uneasy feeling about this whole thing.
by Chitownproduct on Feb 18, 2010 4:19 AM CST up reply actions
Chicago Breaking Sports Article… (link)
It’s that background that makes Ruskell, the former general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, a seemingly good fit with the start of free agency 17 days away.
The timing of DePaul’s dismissal Monday was curious and it was a move motivated by Angelo, not Lovie Smith as some reports have suggested.
Ruskell allowed All-Pro guard Steve Hutchinson to depart in free agency to the Minnesota Vikings. He spent big on free-agent wide receivers Deion Branch and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He also paid big bucks to running back Shaun Alexander after his MVP season, only to watch him fade quickly.
Ruskell and Angelo operate with many of the same beliefs. Angelo knows him better than he did DePaul when he was hired in 2001 after a stint in the front office with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
WoW
ruskell does not sound very promising reading that…..
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
by CloudyFuture on Feb 16, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
great
Ruskell believes in the same bullsh*t that Angelo does. God help us! I hope nothing works out this season so everyone in that front office is gone, this is pathetic.
fuzzy.. no focus
An area where it didn’t appear to be a “super” weakness and suspect timing make this another head shaker. I understand that if you are going to keep Angelo another year you have to give him a chance to succeed, but seriously… .
Just call me moo
More Changes coming (?)....
Report: Gabriel, Bream could be next to go in Chicago
With the Bears abruptly dumping director of pro personnel Bobby DePaul, our friends at WSCR in Chicago say that there are rumors the Bears next will part ways with director of college scouting Greg Gabriel and trainer Tim Bream.
Gabriel, like DePaul, is a respected and experienced personnel exec. Both have at times in the past been considered for G.M. positions elsewhere.
Meanwhile, momentum continues to build regarding the arrival of former Seahawks G.M. Tim Ruskell in the Chicago front office. But as KJR host Dave Mahler, whose beat includes the Seahawks, said earlier today on the Danny Mac Show on WSCR of Ruskell: “He doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing.”
If that’s the case, many Bears fans would say that Ruskell could fit in perfectly with G.M. Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith.
Mahler says a lot more, and it’s definitely worth a listen.
dont think I will be to upset at gabriel leaving seeing as how the past drafts have shaken out….course it could be all Angelo and Lovie just ingnoring him as well……guess we will see….
Heard bream is arrogant kind of guy though from fans at various training camps…..
"In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluctuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data....."
- Jerry Angelo on how he prepares for the NFL draft
you can ignore this ....
My boy Roy has the scoop on this – so no one on here will be interested ….. but for those that are ……
DePaul wasn’t happy that his free agency moves tended to get looked over in favor of the Angelo draft picks. Added to this was the fact that DePaul was very vocal in his support for going after Cutler last year. Lovie wanted no part of Cutler, thinking he was just another Grossman Gunslinger. Lovie was happy with Orton dinking and dunking. I guess DePaul had a good idea for a free agent or a trade and Lovie responded accordingly …
by Irish Bears Fan on Feb 17, 2010 9:23 PM CST reply actions
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