bigfan wrote:
Jay- You need to give him a deal. Somehow make it friendly on the backend, so in your 4 or 5, he is tradeable.The guy has an arm and there will always be someone willing to take the chance on him. the options are much much worse for next year, so need to get that done.
bigfan wrote:
Lets get back to the 2014 plan!
1- I do think they need a new DC as a whole new plan needs to come in
2- 90% of money and draft picks needs to be spent on money
3- new punter and new FG kicker if Gould needs $5M
4- Speedy WR, I am talking super fast get down the field Kick returner type
5- 3rd down scatback
Beat GB, let me see a playoff game, I am still excited for it, but realistic, 2014 is what matters.
Not to cherry pick (and because I read this thread from the start), lets combine part of what you originally posted and then the more recent (#2 excluded).
- The concept of "trading" Cutler has tremendous appeal if the word rebuilding is to be employed. Get value for Cutler by getting draft picks. I don't believe he can carry the team any better than he did this season and with the need to rebuild his value would be best helping get the talent. As time goes on, his value on the trade block will diminish.
Otherwise franchise him. No, he is not a top 5 talent but going long term with him with any heavy money would make him untradeable.
- The funniest part of listening to Matt Bowen (beyond his penchant to create his own terminology of catch phrases) is that he can't/won't blame the coaching and yet sees the player flaws that a coach is supposed to correct. I don't know whether Mel Tucker is a "A to B" coach because he seems a failure as a "B to C" coach. I didn't realize (the way it is posited by WSCR football experts) that Tucker is the only coach who knows and understands the 4-3 defense. Considering that the 3-4 has been around since the early 70's, I don't get why people think it to be a "novel" defense. Either way, 4-3 or 3-4, there are other coaches out there who could either be the teaching type you want during rebuilding or the advanced professorial type to handle a roster of veterans. Tucker has not shown me anything to suggest that he is going to bring this defense forward from being among the NFL worst.
- Gould I would keep, punter's are dime-a-dozen. But if there is a rebuilding then Gould could be expendable because the team is not going to need to afford his pricetag.
- #4 & #5 could be one in the same and a mid to late draft pick. Someone with quick burst in short spaces and not an easy arm tackle, and with a top gear that doesn't let him get tackled from behind. What is lost with watching Hester on television is that you don't see how teams try not to kick to him. The next guy has to bring that chess game of kick type and kick placement into play.
The next draft should focus on getting impact players with the first two picks as the defense has critical needs at every level. SheaMac has been a bust and other than #17 Emery's first draft has been "fail". I think it is dependent upon Tucker's retention as to whether this year's draft will be a bust, if he stays I don't think there will be improvement (although Isiah Frey has shown solid improvement).
Phil Emery is in an interesting position with so many contracts to renew, this off-season will result in him putting his complete imprint upon the Bears. I can live with the concept of rebuild but the NFL is a league where teams shouldn't spend more than 1 season in rebuilding mode. I don't know all the free-agents that will be available but would be happy with a similar approach to last season. Get a top tier free agent, get a "value" free agent (M. Bennett), and then get one or two cast-offs (Slauson type).
Finally, draft a quaterback with the 3rd round pick. Someone with tools and upside, and groom him to be the eventual starter. The team may miss but at least you have some kind of future going forward.
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