When the Bears fail to make the playoffs again in 2010, who gets the job?

BUT, it would make me so very happy to see Jeff Fischer on our sideline in 2012.

OMGAW THE SKY IS FAWWLLLING OMG OMG GEWW GAAWWW GEWWW GAWWW EVERYBAWDY RUN WE ALL GON DIE

Lovie Smith is NOT a lame duck!
He has this year AND next year on his contract

I like Harbaugh above the rest but not ready to make him the Bears HC quite yet. He wants a position job or OC barring Martz failing, give it to him.

I don’t want to see any of the current coaching staff remain with the organization. This atmosphere has to change and change completely. It’s not an indictment of some of the newer coaches (Tice, although I didn’t think he was great as a HC in Minn) but we need to make a clean break and bring in a HC then let him name his own staff. We’ll be starting from scratch and that’s okay but any remnants of the Lovie/Angelo era will just be negative reminders.

Regarding Martz, I wrote this in another post. I think we have all been so desparate to see something happen on the offensive side of the ball that we tend to overlook some things about this guy.

I’m glad to hear someone else isn’t exactly sold on Martz. One thing I just can’t shake is the fact that his entire reputation was built on a couple of seasons. If the Titans Kevin Dyson were a few inches taller in that Super Bowl, would anyone really be all that enamored with the "Greatest Show on Turf"? Yes, they put up a lot of points and yards, but so did the old "run and shoot" which was the hot offensive scheme several years ago but defenses stopped it, too many turnovers, etc.

Also, it bothers me that for several years now, there haven’t been many teams that have been falling over themselves to hire him. He got two chances with the worst organizations in the league in the 49’ers and Lions when they were at their low points and no other coaches seemed to be interested. I have never heard of any good teams in the last few years who were interested in Martz. Hell, even this off-season nobody pursued him, including us until our first couple of choices turned us down. Can the entire NFL be wrong?

I don’t want to hear it’s because of his "hard to get along with" reputation either, because we see "problem" players and coaches get hired in the NFL all the time if teams think they can actually win because of their talent.

I hope I’m wrong and we do well, but I’m not sold

If the season goes down the drain, Martz won’t be a candidate cause Cutler would almost certainly have another down year.

What no Ron Riveria option?

It’s a tough choice. I do expect Lovie to finish his contract unless the Bears go 2-14 or some such horror! I have no expectation that Lovie will turn this team around, so I see a coaching change either in 2011 or 2012 depending on the labor issues. I have tended to go toward Les Frazier because he seems to have the outward football smarts, but he’s a Cover-2 disciple and I think a change in philosophy is in order. I would like to see if Cowher could restore the Bear’s total image, but I’m not sold on him either. IMO, Cowher represents the best break with the post-Ditka era flounderings of Wanny, Jauron, and Lovie. I am more interested in a change in FO and ownership than anything else.

What happened to all the Supebowl talk and playoff chant that went on the last couple of years? I’ve heard nothing but who’s taking over at head coach if Cutler throws INT’s and Mike Martz’s failed scheme. Wow, never thought I’d actually say that it’s easier being a Lion’s fan than a Bears fan!

Im wishing for Mike Zimmer, Greg Manusky, or if the packers wreck @$$ this year maybe nab Dom Capers, that would be tricky because we would have to orient almost our whole draft to a 3-4 switch, which would weaken them.

he coached forever, and basically won only 1 superbowl, and IMO was responsible for Tomlin’s superbowl, he put the team together.

but someone from like Belichek’s camp…like Tedy Bruschi, cause we can all say how hard it is to coach to a superbowl, but i believe the Patriots have a hell of a formula.

Martz and Tice have both failed as head coaches, so there out. I dont see Harbaugh leaving the college ranks anytime soon (by his own choosing), and besides Im praying to the football gods that he will take the job at Michigan next year. Leslie Frazier and Lovie were the only ones that made sense(the only eay Lovie keeps the job is if there is a lockout). I dont really care for Frazier, hes to Lovie’esque. Im pullin for Ron Rivera.

I think that he’ll still be here not only because of the lockout, but because I’m hopeful that this season won’t be terrible and I don’t want to make a prediction like this before seeing how it plays out. I’m hoping Lovie will surprise us. :]