So the Bears have collected themselves quite the cast of coordinators, Vic Angio formerly of the 49ers and Adam Gase formerly with John Fox in Denver as well as  Special Teams coach Joe Decamillis also with Fox in Denver. Each one of them capable of heading a team. GM Ryan Pace has certainly made a splash that has me excited for the NFL draft in April. I might be in the minority that says the Bears are talented enough to win with some additions for depth which broke us down the last two seasons with major injuries.

With a pedigree for defense past coordinators/coaches have tended to over think it. Ron Rivera and Rod Marinelli were the best to come out of the Lovie Smith era and it's a shame they are no longer in Chicago. The Bears blitzkrieg installed during the Ditka days was a killer. Get to the quarterback and set the field position for the offense to take advantage.

We've got a coaching staff that puts Chicago at the center of the football world withe The Chicago Cubs and White Sox ready to compete in 2015 as the Bulls and Blackhawks have been in their respective sports. Without  being such a homer Chicago is the sports capitol of the country right now even as Seattle and New England get ready to play in the Super Bowl. One of the originals in every sport. History oozing from every pore. Characters to no end.  Which is why it's such a big deal that the Bears have collected such a cast of coaches who have opportunities elsewhere and decided to come here.

If this team wins one SuperBowl fresh off the success of any of the teams previously mentioned my point will have been proven. While I'm sure every one of these individuals probably simply said "beat Green Bay" and they were hired I believe the team to Beat is New England. I screamed  for years Tom Brady was just a system quarterback. If the system works why break it? With all of the pomp and circumstance of the ever changing coaching staffs Chicago tends to choke on expectations. But teams have still proven you win best when they don't see you coming.

So the Bears have looked over John Fox. Kicked the tires if you like. Something inside me is yelling no, no, no. The man took the Broncos through two seasons of dominating football and yet he was fired. A team with a sure fire Hall Of Fame Quarterback but he’s gone. After a Super bowl appearance and now manning the Chicago Bears side lines. (Pun intended). I can’t be the only one screaming this is Trestman part two or Lovie Smith part two. A man who lives and dies by his coordinators because he’s only good for one side of the football. And to put the Smith saga to rest, the Bears started the 2012 season 8-1 and finished the season 2-5. How quickly we forget that at the start of his time here there were screams to scrap the Tampa 2 that was his strength but was failing at it. He’d have been gone sooner if he didn’t have Brian Urlacher quick as we cast him off.

Fox is coming to another team with a ‘temperamental quarterback.’ Coach killers what they call him as if he shoot them in the back. I was once a Cutler apologist during the Lovie Smith years (please refer to the previous statement a coach being only good for one side of the ball) but there is enough talent to protect Cutler. We need a gritty run first head coach first and foremost on the offensive side. Capable coordinators on the defensive side to see his philosophy through. Teryl Austin gave me that vibe what he did with Detroit.     

The Bears like the Broncos have talent (although there is serious need at the line backer and safety positions. I’d also suggest getting Devin Hester back on special teams. Let him retire a Bear) but I’ve seen the Patriots steam roll both teams on their home fields twice. We don’t need a Manning to beat the Pats As Doung Marrone proved with Bills. That’s what I want in a head coach. With a new and young General Manager who needs to make a splash. So did the last GM and he’s gone.

They’re quick to tell you the Bears haven’t hired experience in a head coach. But Smith was a coordinator for a Super bowl winning team. And shouldn’t CFL Championships count? Granted a happy locker room wins in this city and this team will win if Fox is right.

We won’t put up with winning seasons and playoff chokes. Best believe there will be a quick exit if he can’t beat Green Bay at least at home. John Fox will be a good hire if he can do something with what we have without overhaul. He should call his own plays and minimize the effect of the coordinators to stick with their specialties. With the ability to hire and fire though signed off by the GM. If this were the Cubs I’d say rent, don’t buy but the Bears will give you at least two years. Make the best of them.

Hello Chicago fans. It is time for us to count our blessings now that the Bengals have lost their fourth playoff game in four years. Think of all the teams who have had winning seasons only to lose in the early rounds or just stink it up altogether year after year. Sure there are some clubs who never make it to the playoffs and the KC Royals broke that one in a big way. Once again let me brag that Chicago is the only city in the United States to have won a championship in every major sport. Even the lowly Cubs have not played a wild card series game since the earthquake series against the Giants in the nineties. Since then every time the make the post season it is in winning the dangerous central division. We are a city of that screams we want what we want and whichever goofball said the Bears head coaching job is no better than the Raiders is breathing some of that nasty California air.
Chicago will never be a city of constant disappointment like said Bengals and Atlanta Braves. Our teams have broken our hearts time and again. Disappointed us time and again but would you rather not make the playoffs until we get it right in that we can go all the way or do you want a team that flat out chokes every year. We may have Jay Cutler but we can say we don't have Andy Dalton and that cheers me right up. Either you do the damn thing or you don't

While we're on the subject of Head Coaching we have tried the nuanced and it didn't work. We've tried the defensive genius and that didn't work. It's time to try the man in the middle. Everyone is up in arms that we let Bruce Arians get away but tell me where is Arizona now? One and done against the Carolina Panthers. Believe me if Arians would have been the answer to keep Rod Marinelli here I would've taken him. hell we should have interviewed the man for the head coaching job since he was part of Lovie success and failure his last year here but look what Marinelli's done for the Cowboys. Trestman was a flop and pobably will never have another head coaching job. I don't know of anyone but some college who would let him run their offense.But none the less Cutler had better numbers than Andy Dalton did this season. More turn overs but more touchdowns thrown.
So once again Chicago fans count your blessings. The Cubs and White Sox made good news in the off season. The Bears are a work in progress but stocked with talent. The Blackhawks won't have a losing season anytime soon. When soccer figures out a way to quit having so many ties then the Chicago Fire might be competitive again. Whatever.