2009-10 Bears Season: Utler, 'Uther 'Uckers

[Tony]

They've already invested so much in Cutler, just give him what he wants.

Jerseys with collars so he can "pop" 'em?

Like this?

[CBStew]

The aftermath of this season is like watching the French Revolution unfold.   We are the crowd watching the tumbrels roll by.

[Oleg]

The aftermath of this season is like watching the French Revolution unfold.   We are the crowd watching the tumbrels roll by.

Speaking from experience?

[Eli]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

[SKO]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

[Yeti]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

[SKO]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

Weis' offense is nothing special. The Patriots actually improved after he left when McDaniels added elements of the spread to it. It's just a modified West Coast offense, and it's not particularly well-suited to Cutler's skills.  The biggest problem, however, is that he thinks he's some kind of guru and will naturally value "the system" over the players, meaning he won't adapt and he'll point fingers. That's not a good thing for a team with a quarterback that also has some confrontational tendencies.

[Quality Start Machine]

The Bears don't need a system, they need blocking.

[SKO]

The Bears don't need a system, they need blocking.

Or perhaps they need both. Tell me, oh mighty sage.

[Yeti]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

Weis' offense is nothing special. The Patriots actually improved after he left when McDaniels added elements of the spread to it. It's just a modified West Coast offense, and it's not particularly well-suited to Cutler's skills.  The biggest problem, however, is that he thinks he's some kind of guru and will naturally value "the system" over the players, meaning he won't adapt and he'll point fingers. That's not a good thing for a team with a quarterback that also has some confrontational tendencies.

Alright. Fair enough. So, fuck Charlie

[Quality Start Machine]

The Bears don't need a system, they need blocking.

Or perhaps they need both. Tell me, oh mighty sage.

They need to establish the run in order to make play action more effective.

[CT III]

The Bears don't need a system, they need blocking.

Or perhaps they need both. Tell me, oh mighty sage.

They need to establish the run in order to make play action more effective.

They need to stop tolerating all this bullshit.

[SKO]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

Weis' offense is nothing special. The Patriots actually improved after he left when McDaniels added elements of the spread to it. It's just a modified West Coast offense, and it's not particularly well-suited to Cutler's skills.  The biggest problem, however, is that he thinks he's some kind of guru and will naturally value "the system" over the players, meaning he won't adapt and he'll point fingers. That's not a good thing for a team with a quarterback that also has some confrontational tendencies.

Alright. Fair enough. So, fuck Charlie

In all honesty I was hoping Gary Kubiak would get canned by the Texans and by some magical circumstance end up with the Bears. I'd also like to see them introduce a zone blocking scheme. These are all pipe dreams of course, but I've got nothing left. I'd take Bates, I've heard good things about him as a quarterback's coach, and I've liked the Shannahan scheme since the Elway days. I'd also take Jim Zorn if he's willing to settle for being a QB coach again, because he's actually gotten some good reviews in that job. It's not his fault that Dan Snyder's such a moron that he hired a guy to be an offensive coordinator for the first time and then decided to just throw the head coach and qb coach job at him for the hell of it.

[PenFoe]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

Weis' offense is nothing special. The Patriots actually improved after he left when McDaniels added elements of the spread to it. It's just a modified West Coast offense, and it's not particularly well-suited to Cutler's skills.  The biggest problem, however, is that he thinks he's some kind of guru and will naturally value "the system" over the players, meaning he won't adapt and he'll point fingers. That's not a good thing for a team with a quarterback that also has some confrontational tendencies.

Alright. Fair enough. So, fuck Charlie

Crisis averted (assuming you thought this would have been a bad move).

[SKO]

From the never-sleeping Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.

Well, I'm sure his asking price won't be high, which is a plus. And he's certainly a better option than Mike Martz or Charlie Weis. Jesus Christ, if they hired Mike Martz I'd start molding Cutler's bodycast.

You explained why Martz was bad to me. Why's Weis bad? Besides his frontbutt weighing more than BH. (I'm not an advocate of Weis. Just curious. Someone earlier said give Jay what he wants... I'm not opposed to that notion at all)

Weis' offense is nothing special. The Patriots actually improved after he left when McDaniels added elements of the spread to it. It's just a modified West Coast offense, and it's not particularly well-suited to Cutler's skills.  The biggest problem, however, is that he thinks he's some kind of guru and will naturally value "the system" over the players, meaning he won't adapt and he'll point fingers. That's not a good thing for a team with a quarterback that also has some confrontational tendencies.

Alright. Fair enough. So, fuck Charlie

Crisis averted (assuming you thought this would have been a bad move).

Weis and Haley in the same room? My god, the undeserved sense of accomplishment on that staff is mind-bottling.