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One less Hall of Fame vote for ABhttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2022/01/22/ron-cook-antonio-brown-tampa-bay-buccaneers-nfl/stories/202201230083
Yes. But remember - he is being hired by his good buddy Bill Polian who has zero skin in the game. He’ll tell McCaskey who to hire and then collect his huge fee. No consequences.I don’t think he would be a bad coach. He has a high floor. But also a low ceiling.
He was good at both Indy and Detroit. If he hires good coordinators, it could most definitely work out.
I see 2 potential issues.1. He had Manning or Stafford in Indy & Detroit. Fields is not close to either as a player. Obviously rookie seasons are always iffy, but I don't think he will come close to those guys. In his one season without either of those guys, I think Caldwell was 2-14. (a great lesson for those that think GB would still be a North Division contender if Rodgers leaves).2. The Bears front office. A self-admitted "fan" is in charge. We don't know what the relationship with a GM will be like since Caldwell won't be his "guy" (assuming Caldwell is hired first). We also don't know what say Caldwell will have with personnel.
Agree with you regarding #2. Definitely a concern and why Polian should not have been the guy to begin with. Regarding #1, I get it, but any coach was going to be bad when the QB gets hurt. I just look at his work in Detroit, which was good. Look I’m not hiring him if I’m the Bears. But I’m not writing it off completely if they do either.
Allegedly, Polian pushing hard for Eberflus as HC and Morocco Brown as GMNow, it could be totally coincidence...But I find it interesting that the "consultant" with deep Indy ties is pushing 2 current Indy staff.
Doesn’t look like either worked for Indy when he was team president though.
Since Polian comes from a culture where he was team president, I’m surprised he’s not pushing the Bears in that direction. A Mark Murphy/Theo Epstein type hierarchy.
You don't think he isn't still close with Indy org?
Meanwhile The Jags are screwing their search up as expected. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-gm-trent-baalke-strongly-backing-colts-matt-eberflus-in-coach-search-with-bill-obrien-out-of-mix/
Burrow really takes some bad sacks.
Tomorrows winner is going to crush the Bengals.