dabears70
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Young QB, young def = better coaching options and FA's.
So Cowher? Gruden? As a Bears fan, I prefer a coach who yells a lot. That's pretty much the only requirement.
IMO there are conditions to just how coveted the HC position will be. Does management saddle the incoming head coach with any staff from the existing regime? Does Ryan Pace meddle with Trubisky's usage? Does Ryan Pace fail to revamp the receiving corps?
- Two young runningbacks leading a top 5 run game
- A top 10 defense on the rise
- A rookie quarterback taken #2 overall
We should have our pick of the litter if the McCaskey's don't lowball everyone.
On the 1st bold, I don't think that will be an issue. If Pace makes a change, the assumption is he will look for an offensive minded head coach. If he does, the only coaches to worry about are Fangio and Donatell, who I believe both are FAs after the year. Pace would be stupid to sign one or both of them and either hitch his future to Fox's or a coach forced into defensive coaches. If Pace hires a defensive minded coach, then none of the offensive coaches are worthy of being kept.
As for the 2nd bold, a new coach would be hired in January or February at the latest. Pace won't be able to revamp anything on the roster until free agency in March and the draft in April.
Be careful with assumptions. Fox being gone isn't a foregone conclusion no matter how much people may want or expect it. I've already said that Fox has an out to finish the last year of his contract by saying he will retire after next season so he doesn't give the appearance of being a lame duck coach on his last year without an extension. It is however telling that Fangio's contract expires a year before Fox's and likely Donatell's does as well (couldn't find that anywhere). So while in all likelihood Fox is gone, it ain't a certainty just yet.
Be careful with assumptions. Fox being gone isn't a foregone conclusion no matter how much people may want or expect it. I've already said that Fox has an out to finish the last year of his contract by saying he will retire after next season so he doesn't give the appearance of being a lame duck coach on his last year without an extension. It is however telling that Fangio's contract expires a year before Fox's and likely Donatell's does as well (couldn't find that anywhere). So while in all likelihood Fox is gone, it ain't a certainty just yet.
I actually don’t think it’s likely at all. If Fox finishes 8-8 he gets an extension.
You don't think it's likely that Fox is gone.....AND you think 8-8 gets him an extension? He's gone 12-28 in 2+ years, and you think A) he can win 5 games in 8 tries and B) that that is impressive enough to throw money to him at age 63?
Why the fuck as Bears fans do we keep settling for mediocrity? Fox isn't good enough, he never has been. His best seasons ended in Superbowl losses, 1 a blowout with a 1st ballot HOF QB, so he doesn't even have a ring to hang his hat on. Fired Lovie after 10-6 because of stagnation. Why are we extending coaches after 8-8, following 9 wins in 2 years?
TBH only meatballs and idiots ever thought that Fox was going to be stacking wins for the Bears with the team he and Pace inherited. He was markedly the rebuilding coach. The rebuild ain't exactly done yet either. 8-8 would be a pretty big leap for this team from last season. Not a single analyst put the Bears at 8-8 on the season before it began. Hell the best I remember anyone saying was 6-10 and maybe, maybe one guy might have said 7-9 and they considered that a healthy leap of faith.
After three rebuilding years (including this one), I have a hard time seeing striving for mediocrity as an acceptable level of progress. From a team perspective, I just don't believe in John Fox either, so I have trouble thinking that slightly outpacing one season expectations this year (when most realistic Bears fans considered the rebuild behind schedule coming into this year) SHOULD earn Fox an extension.
My favorite meme is with that gif and it says "I had fun once. It was awful."