Kolek planning to go pro
The thing is, I am sure the Bears WANT to win. I think the idea that they just want to cash checks is misguided.But they have no idea HOW to win. I'm sure that they look at successful franchises and see "stability," but don't have an understanding that "winning" causes stability....not vice versa.It just reminds me a lot of the Packers of the 80s and early 90s. No concept of how the modern NFL works.
Sunday's game between the Browns and Steelers was the most watched primetime show since last year's super bowl. Imagine what the ratings would be on a GB-CLE super bowl.....
I’ve been pleading for some time for an AFC team to move to Chicago.Never more so than today. That was the most tone deaf end of season presser you’ll ever see. In an absolute cutthroat league, the Bears are like a ma and pa shop selling CD Roms across the street from an Apple Store.
Always room for another Packers fan out there...
Dish made some great points and so do you. You are right - they want to win, but don't know how.They have a GM whose choices for QBs have been Glennon, Trubisky, and Foles. THAT is the guy they want to choose the next QB. But a miss on a QB isn't like a miss on a guard. When - not if - he misses on another QB, that is a decision that hurts the team for 4-5 more years.Tower's boys will be good before the Bears are.
The Bears would never allow it, and I can't imagine why the NFL would even consider it. The league wants to be in more markets, not fewer.
Then why did the NFL move a team from a top 30 market in San Diego to LA concurrently with another team? The Bills, Jaguars, or Bengals moving would be similar
I don’t even think it’s “don’t know how”, I think that’s superseded by their polluted sense of “how” things should be done, and what should be valued. They are loyal to a fault, have no eye for football front office talent versus “nice people”, and still think “The Bear Way” is as profound and important as it was before Papa Bear died...40 damn years ago.
I think we are just talking about 2 sides of the same coin, I have no problem with your characterization. So whether it is "don't know How" or just wrong ideas on "how", the result is the same.Where I really think you nailed it is that they have no eye for front office football talent. That's where Fluffy's comparison of GB in the 70' and 80's hits home. They "thought" they were doing the right thing until finally they hired Wolf and it was plain to all just how bad the football people were.
The thing that turned it around for the Packers was the orginazational structure change when they brought in Bob Harlan. The team president and board no longer made football decisions and they gave that power to the GM, the first being Ron Wolf under that structure. Not familiar with the Bears situation but it sounds like a similar change needs to be made.
Actually the Bears structure is fine. Nagy reports to Pace who reports to Ted Philips. The problem is that Nagy is no Holmgren, Pace is no Wolf, and Philips is no Harlan.And the structure change with the Packers was a little different than you remember. The Board stopped getting involved in personnel matters long before Harlan. Prior to him, the GM (Braatz) and the coach (Infante) both reported to the President (Parins). That structure still exists in some places today - in Kansas City and Seattle for instance. And while I would prefer the way the Packers are structured now, the biggest problem with Braatz, Infante and Parins were they were not very good at their jobs.
I think that’s how Murphy changed it up. I believe both Lafleur and Gutey report to Murphy.
Jacksonville has 11 draft picks and $100 million in cap space.
Which leads me to believe I would rather want an experienced GM running things.
I don't get the Urban Meyer fascination. His system works in college but looks like a bad fit for the pros. He also won't be able to out athlete the opposition in the pros.I'd put Eric Bienemy at the top of my list. He helped developed Mahomes and learned from a very successful coach in Andy Reid. That's who I would want developing Trevor Lawrence. As for the Bears, they remain my favorite comedy show. Bet they re-sign Trubisky on a short term deal. Something like 2 yrs, $25 million.