Hopefully he brings his CFL offense as I think 12 players on the field with multiple men in motion will be hard for defenses to prepare for. He needs to stop being conservative and punting on 3rd down though.

We are stuck in a defensive paradigm (Emery). If everything works as planned, the defensive overhaul will mean as much as the current Special Teams overhaul. This is now an offensive minded football team.

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Meyers (Colorado State OC) for RB coach

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I don't think that's even close to accurate. This is a win now league. The Bears have a veteran team, were 10-6, and they are likely going to keep the defense together for one last shot next season. With Trestman here now, I'm sure the expectation is that the offense will make a significant leap next season with an offensive mind in place and an off-season ahead.

Not only is Marinelli under contract, but I beleive he only has one more year left on his deal. Most assume that next season will be the last run with this defense, and by then, Lovie could potentially resurface as a head coaching candidate for a team, increasing the chances of a reunion between Lovie Smith and some of defensive coaches currently under contract in Chicago.

Just because he's not a former Super Bowl winning coach doesn't mean it's a bad hire. Nobody knows whether this will work out, but there are plenty of lesser known candidates who become known as premier coaches.

I have more faith he can deliver a super bowl over lovie.

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So if the Bears go 4-12 next year are you going to call for Trestman to be fired?

That is why next year doesn't matter. He has to be doing well in year 2 or 3.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Bears go 8-8 @ worst next year...guaranteed

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If his reputation for working and getting production from QB's is highly regarded, I'd advertise it too.

A new coach is almost always going to get some grace period. I expect Trestman himself to get about 3 years (maybe 2 bad ones) before he gets on the hot seat. That doesn't mean the team shouldn't have expectations for making the playoffs next season.

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Because the NFL has shown if your offense is within the top 10 to top 15 and your defense is decent, you can go far in the playoffs. Yes there is age on the Bears D, but I believe this squad has better depth to rely upon than the offense. I don't believe you will see anything done to the defense for several seasons.

The defense can afford to muck about while the offense cannot.

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So you finally agree that the other "finalist" would have been better choices? I knew you would come around to my way of thinking before the end of the century.

While Gruden was my top choice I never said a coach had to win a SB to be a good hire. I can't think of a coach in the last 30 years who was away from the NFL and college football for 10 years and found a way to win a SB or be successful.

How can he be better if they take a step back? The improvement in offense is the reason to fire Lovie.

23-0, mon copain!

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That wine goes perfectly with my entree medecin. I hope it's a 2003. Pretty good grapes that year.

Let's play the all-time classic game, "Liberal or Canadian?" See if you can go 6 for 6.

(*the new head coach being an adopted Canadian, of course)

Yea...coaching College ball is as close to coaching NFL ball as it ever has been. Hell, the NFL is emulating college ball, not the other way around. The innovation in the NFL comes from college.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

2 of the Bears last 3 head coaching hires were the hottest names at the time...Wanny & Lovie. How did those work out? While I would have preferred Gruden, Cowher, Kelly or McCoy, no one knows if Trestman is a good or bad hire yet. One thing we do know...he knows a hell of a lot more about offense & QB play than Lovie. The Defense will be fine & the offense just got better. I mean there is no way that Jay & the Bears offense can be worse than they were last year. Change is good & its exciting to see new blood joining the Bears organization. Its time for the Bears players to stop acting like pussy's & stop crying about the country club coach losing his job. We're all Bears fans. Lets reserve the knee jerk meatball over-reaction already & give Trestman & the new staff a chance. If they suck 2 years from now, get in line behind me in calling for their asses to be fired.

BEARSSSS!!!!

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

I like the hire and am looking forward to the news conference to hear more. I am confident that Emery knows what the hell he's doing and it appears this is a guy he can work with and create that "synergy" he desires in the organization.

Looking forward to a 21st century offense and we shall see if Cutler is the man as clearly with 1 year left on his contract, he has to shit or get off the pot.

Synergy is important in any organization. With regards to the GM, you would have done a better job of drafting players than Angelo.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Why did the Tribune treat it as some sort of scoop when Jimmy Johnson tweeted about this a week ago?

Of course Brad Biggs had this headline: "Trestman denies rumor Bears hiring him as coach." Did really believe Trestman or was he just reporting what he was told?

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