I don't like white rappers.

If I'm Ted Phillips, I address it in the conference, because I think that's the biggest failure in all of this.

Can't remember once hearing anything about drafting or scouting from George or Ted. Did I miss something?

When they hired Emery, remember how much Bernstein fawned about his ability to incorporate stats in his decision making? Emery was supposed to be very good at scouting, flying around to watch guys. If I'm Ted Phillips, I address it in the conference, because I think that's the biggest failure in all of this. A guy was selected to improve the roster with more solid drafting than the previous regime. Instead, he gave Cutler a shitload of money and made the team one of the oldest in the leagues.

I don't like white rappers.

This team has two legitimate, pro-bowl quality players on offense .

Jeffrey, Forte, Long, Marshall and Bennett would start and be difference makers for almost any team in the league. Cutler and Bushrod both have Pro Bowls in their not too distant past. Slausen was their best lineman two years ago.

The Bears have enough on offense to compete at high levels tomorrow given proper discipline, coaching and planning.

I don't like white rappers.

Remember when Bill Barnwell called Emery "GM of the Future" because he gave really long pressers (or something?). Those were the days.

That word “process” keeps coming up a lot. It’s another one of those important tenets of the modern GM …

2. A hyper-focus on process.
If you listen to Emery in press conferences or talk to him, you’ll hear the word “process” come up so many times that you’ll lose count. That’s a good thing. You can phrase it however you want — “process” often means the same thing as “the plan” in this context — but it’s essential for an NFL general manager to have a clear idea of his long-term process and stick with it regardless of short-term outcomes. That thought came up again and again when I looked at Ted Thompson’s history earlier this week.

To Emery, focusing on the process not only provides a better chance of building a winner, it performs the perhaps more-meaningful role of preventing you from overreacting to fleeting streaks of success or failure. “Some of those bumps along the way are like hitting a tree; losses are very tough, particularly ones that have more impact than others [at the end of the season]. They’re tough to work through, but you have to believe in the process and the talents of the people you work with. If you let outcome drive you, you’ll be all over the place and never develop the process to get to the final goal.” And to Emery, the final goal isn’t simply winning a Super Bowl, which itself usually requires some incredible luck along the way. It’s “to be a consistent winner, to consistently be in the championship mix, and win championships.”

In terms of these Bears, it’s pretty clear that process involves focusing on drafting and developing young talent. Emery’s NFL background is as a scout with the Bears and as the director of college scouting for the Falcons and, more recently, the Chiefs, so it seems natural that he would have a passion for identifying emerging college talent and using that to build the organization. The changes to rookie contracts in the new CBA and the stagnant post-CBA growth of the salary cap make building through the draft more essential than ever before. Emery hasn’t put a Thompson-esque focus on stockpiling draft picks, having made minor moves to trade up in each of his first two drafts, but his one notable draft pick trade appears to be a huge success: The Bears would happily trade two third-round picks for Brandon Marshall again.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Forte, Bushrod and Marshall seemed to have regressed; though, Marshall may have been due to injury. Jeffrey... I'll chalk this year up to injury. Cutler is Cutler.

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

Why trade picks when you coukd get him for free? The Bears could have gotten him for free and for less than the contract they inherited.

http://grantland.com/features/bill-barn ... hilosophy/


DID NOT AGE WELL.

Didn't Emery keep the scouts that where in place from Angelo when he was hired?

if i were the bears i'd happily trade two 3rd round picks for marshall again. the guy had 1500+ yds and 11TD in year one (10-6) and 1200+ yds and 12TD in year 2 (8-8 and with a week 17 matchup to win and get in that they lost)

The Bears are like a cement block foundation brick and plaster wall home in one of the neighborhoods with older housing. Great neighborhood appeal, but riddled with foundation, water, mold, electrical, and plumbing issues.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

the problem was not blowing up the roster when Emery came in. it was obvious this thing was about to sail off the cliff.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Remember when Bill Barnwell called Emery "GM of the Future" because he gave really long pressers (or something?). Those were the days.