Chicago Bears Coaching Staff: Are We There Yet? (Day 31 Open Thread)
by Dane Noble on Feb 5, 2010 7:28 AM CST
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There are two days until the Super Bowl, the day that Lovie Smith said he'd like to have his coaching staff complete. Monday saw Shane Day in Chicago interviewing for the QBs coach position, but nothing has come about since then.
The other open position, Defensive Coordinator, has been quietly unmentioned since Perry Fewell headed to New York to take the Giants DC position. Well, except for Rod Marinelli saying he'd step up and take the position if no one else could be found.
At first, I figured this was the PR Machine simply foreshadowing the fact that it would ultimately fall to Marinelli, but considering there has been nothing since then, I do wonder if there is someone else that Lovie is talking to that we don't know about.
However it goes down, stay tuned to WCG for all the latest updates and rumors... if Lovie Smith has his way, we'll be hearing of two new hires to our coaching staff in the next 48 hours.
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Not so sure we'll have them
filled by this weekend…At this point, I think they’re waiting to talk to the Colt’s coach ( can’t recall his name, however) about the DC position. I think he has expressed interest in the job too.
Williams
i believe they are waiting for him. He has made the Colts db’s the highlight of their D
Makin' Copies
im really starting to get scared
weve been agreeing alot lately. about Martz, about a FS, about a DC that specializes in DBs.
Makin' Copies
Agreed
I think it would be poor form to put a hard deadline (Superbowl) on the Bears to hire all their coaches. Take your time and get the job done right. And, I too like the Colts DB coach for the job.
Lovie
said in his radio interview after the Martz hiring that he “would like to have the staff in place before the SB,” but mentioned it wasn’t definitely happening. He was also quoted as saying he’s looking at all options inside and outside the organization. I’d prefer someone outside the team, cause they need a fresh take on the cover-2.
"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
Make no mistake...
Rod Marinelli is codeword for Lovie Smith… No way Lovie trusts his future with a guy whose never called plays before…
I agree...
I can’t see Marinelli taking the job, a job he may be able to do, but he’s never done.
Wait to interview Williams from the Colts, I really think he’d be a good fit. But he’s never called a defense either. He is the kind of young coach you take a chance on. He’s well versed in the Tampa 2 ahving learned from Monte Kiffen, and he has experience working in the newer evolved version the Colts use this year.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 5, 2010 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
I don’t think Marinelli want’s the job. He just said that he’d do whatever Lovie asks of him.
I’m hoping for Williams or they promote Hoke.
by boondock_saint812 on Feb 5, 2010 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
agreed
i’d rather have Rod concentrate on the line, and developing the young talent there. and let someone else worry about the oversight of runnning a scheme
"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 Feb 5, 2010 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Didn't he call plays for a college team?
I’m not 100 hunderd percent sure but i thought i read that in one of the articles about him somewhere.
when I looked up his bio
I saw no mention of ever being a D.C., always a position coach
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 5, 2010 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Think you are thinking of
Jon Hoke the current DB coach that is also in the running for the DC position according to some….Jeff Dickerson even thinks in the end if will be Hoke as DC seeing as hes been a DC when he was with Florida and steve spurrier………
"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
It's obvious why Fewell took the other job.
It was obvious when it happened, and even more obvious now…. because, who ever takes this job isn’t running their own defense, they’re simply attaching puppet strings to their arms.
"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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He must have
prefered coaching in Jets stadium.
Fewell took a better stepping stone towards becoming a Head Coach
You make a good point about not wanted to be a puppet; in NY the HC is a offensive dude, so Fewell will have control of the defense. It is also my understanding that the Giants run a defense different from the tampa-2 and that experience would broaden Fewell’s skills; thus making him a better Head Coach Candidate.
There are 4 head coaches on the roster, and one them is a defensive coordinator
But… they’re still looking for a defensive coordinator. Hilarious.
"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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Bears Need Outside New Blood
Williams would work for me, but most importantly our Defense needs someone from outside to make a real fix.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Keeping with Lovie's theme
for hiring HC’s. I say we hire Tony Dungy for DC and be done with it. He is a Lovie guy and a proponent of the Cover/Tampa-2.
jk
Herm Edwards
Hello…“You play to win the game!!!!”
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Feb 5, 2010 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
Thought this was interesting...
Some site that does playbooks did Martz 2000 Rams – 411 pages found HERE
heard on the score.
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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 is cool
I found a Tony Dungy playbook online from his time in Tampa Bay a while back. It;s interesting stuff.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Feb 5, 2010 1:35 PM CST up reply actions
I like page 30 of Martz's
“Rules for scrambling” – The receivers must follow certain routes when protection breaks down so the QB knows where they’re going and avoid a loss on the play. That’s something our receivers seemed to struggle with last year.
by Sam Householder on Feb 5, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Is there a "Ask Madden" option?
I’m confused as hell.
by boondock_saint812 on Feb 5, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
RT @ChicagoBearscom: LM: Marinelli named defensive coordinator as #Bears complete coaching staff.
by Patriotbball5460 on Feb 5, 2010 3:07 PM CST reply actions
maybe since he was a DLINE coach
he will realize what we need on the dline and add a HUGE powerful nosetackle
Makin' Copies
Rod Marinelli is our new defensive coordinator
link up soon
You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes.
You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes.
by ifuwannacrownem on Feb 5, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
You are all over this stuff today dude.
Thanks. I was hoping for Williams to be our new DC.
Walter Payton lives on!!!
He was hand picked by Martz.
Well, I guess Martz has to see some potential for him to be good?
Walter Payton lives on!!!
We now have both HC Marinelli and OC Martz from the Lions running our O and D..great!
by Patriotbball5460 on Feb 5, 2010 3:11 PM CST reply actions
D-line coach
the coaching staff is set.
Congrats lovie. you made good on your promise by putting together a piece of shit coaching staff before the superbowl
You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes.
by ifuwannacrownem on Feb 5, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
this is the way i've seen it since the 2007 season
Offense lack talent.
Defense lacks coaching.
You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes.
by ifuwannacrownem on Feb 5, 2010 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
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