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.