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Bears Hire Mike DeBord As TEs Coach

In what will be his third season in the NFL, former Seattle Seahawks TE coach Mike DeBord has been hired to fill the vacancy created when Rob Boras was fired following the 2009 season.  DeBord spent the majority of his coaching career at Michigan and Central Michigan in the NCAA ranks.  From the Bears official site:

This past season DeBord, 53, tutored second-year tight end John Carlson, who caught 51 passes for 574 yards and a team-leading 7 touchdowns.

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Besides the fact that he looks like George Bluth from Arrested Development, what are your thoughts on this hire?

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Well, at least it's another hire.

Hopefully Martz’s offense doesn’t turn him into another line coach.

by Hawkeyes on Feb 2, 2010 7:15 PM CST reply actions  

Hmmm

interesting hire IMO…considering he is from holgrens west coast style offense that implements the TE a little more that martz style offense…..

"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 Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM CST reply actions  

Isn't this a lateral move?

TE coach to TE coach?

Formerly Scespy12... needed a better name!

by Eaten by Bears on Feb 2, 2010 7:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

when mora was let go

they told the position coaches to seek other job opportunities…..Plus carrol hired a TE coach already….

"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 Feb 2, 2010 7:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Funny stuff.

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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 2, 2010 7:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey!

What’s wrong with creepy lookin’ old dudes?

"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking." - Jim McMahon

by JimmyMack on Feb 2, 2010 10:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Hmm

never mind he as an assistant o line coach promoted to TE coach to get better blocking TEs with seattle…now the same for the Bears I guess….

"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 Feb 2, 2010 8:13 PM CST reply actions  

I thought someone was already hired to be the TE coach,,,,

Maybe I’m thinking of someone else.

And kudos for the “Arrested Development” reference.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

I can't stand band-wagoner fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Feb 2, 2010 8:21 PM CST reply actions  

I was thinking of Tice

nevermind.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

I can't stand band-wagoner fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Feb 2, 2010 11:54 PM CST up reply actions  

He looks.... jovial.

Tice will eat him for lunch.

If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.

by Just Dave on Feb 2, 2010 8:23 PM CST reply actions  

He coached in the MAC and specifically at Ball State!

So now we got Jon Hoke and DeBord for all our random Ball State connected coaching needs!

"My ficas tree could call plays better than Ron Turner." - My Dad

by GallopingGhost on Feb 2, 2010 11:38 PM CST reply actions  

GOOOOO...

BALL STATE! :]

"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 HoneyBear on Feb 3, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions  

To me, that is unbelievable.

Very cool, just unbelievable. I would have never thought two coaches from Ball St. would be on the Bears coaching staff or even one for that matter. I actually think that is awesome.

Walter Payton lives on!!!

by monsterman34 on Feb 3, 2010 6:25 PM CST up reply actions  

It's probably surprising

How many coaches from random small schools are in the NFL. For example how Brad Childress, Mike Shannahan and Sean Payton all went to Eastern Illinois.

by GallopingGhost on Feb 3, 2010 10:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Meh... our old TE coach was doing a pretty good job.

But, since he wasn’t bed buddies with Lovie, he got the axe. The guy who needs to go is RB coach Tim Spencer… junk. But, he massages Lovie’s balls, so he gets to stay.

"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 Feb 2, 2010 11:50 PM CST reply actions  

Agree with that

Boras was doing a fine job, Tight Ends have been a strength of this team for years. Considering our previous commitment to the run and frequency of two TEs on the field to block our running game has only been mediocre, at least before this year when it dipped to bad.

Can’t verify the massaging though, never knew our RB coach’s name til it was mentioned that he wasn’t fired. That’s how impressive he’s been.

by SaintCee on Feb 3, 2010 12:20 AM CST up reply actions  

I really never understood that pink slip

Offensive line and QB coach got it, but TE’s have been our strength for a while now. He can’t coach toughness in Olsen to make hard catches over the middle and hold on to the ball, he’s not at that level of tight end yet. Look at K. Davis, beast last year and Dez has been a beast for a few years now. Oh well, i will never understand the Bears sometimes i guess.

I just hope this guy can instill more of a blocking sense of urgency and toughness in Olsen if we ever want him to eventually be our Dallas Clark.

by Chitownproduct on Feb 3, 2010 4:24 AM CST up reply actions  

i believe

he left cuz he wasn’t a Lovie guy he was a Turner guy.

Makin' Copies

by suckmyditka on Feb 3, 2010 6:58 AM CST up reply actions  

I've seen Spencer bashed a few times

I’m curious, because I have no idea about his coaching style one way or the other, but what about him is bad?

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 3, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions  

Love the Arrested Development reference!

Word is, they’re gonna do a movie. Truly one of the best shows ever!

by rdent4hof on Feb 3, 2010 7:42 AM CST reply actions  

I hope they make the movie.

I loved that show.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

I can't stand band-wagoner fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Feb 3, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions  

They've been talking about it forever

but I believe Bateman said they’re finally moving forward with it. IMDB has it listed as “in production.”

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched that show and yelled at the tv, “How the F did this show get cancelled??” Then I think about the other sitcoms on the air, and I chuck my remote through the screen.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Feb 4, 2010 1:03 AM CST up reply actions  

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