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The Michael Lombardi interview (scroll down to 11/14) is worth a listen.  What I got from it was that 1) McDaniels is probably not coming here.  One lesson he took from Denver was that he did not have "his guys" in personnel and in order to do things the "Patriots Way" he would have to clean house, including scouts etc. That will not happen with Pace in charge.  And 2) (duh) Teddy absolutely needs to get the f*ck out of anything related to football operations otherwise things will never change.

IMO, money will not be an issue with Harbaugh.  Harbaugh currently has total power and control in Michigan and is loving it right now.  If Harbaugh wanted the Bears job, I have no doubt that he is THE one guy that the McCaskeys will not hesitate to shovel above market money his way.  The issue is how he gets along with Pace and an accountant on an ego trip.

'Tis the season to cover your ass

“I think the biggest thing, to be honest, that can help Tarik is the other guys start stepping up and start playing well around him and become more reliable receivers where maybe some of the ball distribution (improves) and attention goes away (from him) a little bit,” Loggains said.


No don't be honest...just lie to us.

You've got mediocre receivers...at best...and you have a guy on your team that will draw coverage away from those mediocre receivers which should help them become more productive.  But instead you bench the guy that draws the coverage thereby making it more difficult for your mediocre receivers to get separation.

"Did you see that ?  they doubled Tarik and Wright was wide-open.  Ok, Tarik go take a seat on the bench"

I've said this for weeks - Loggains need to study up on how teams used Darrell Sproles cuz Loggains hasn't a clue how to use Cohen.    And this stuff about Tarik making it harder on Trubisky to read expected defenses.  Every week we hear Trubisky says "they're doing something we haven't seen".  So what's the difference with Cohen in the lineup?

The more I read and hear, the more sad I become about our coaches.  He11, they never give Cohen the ball on the end around either.  He is always a decoy.  Could he not also split out and take 15 touches on the outside, aka Josh Bellamy?  Double cover him there, should make the defenses easier to read.

When the Bears had the two back set in with Cohen and Howard, it actually had me a little excited.  Used to be Payton and Roland Harper in the backfield together, we can't figure out Cohen and Howard.  That is really depressing to read.

The wide receiver merry go around is also a cluster.

Cut Deon Thompson, promote Gentry, Wheaton sits, cut Gentry, sign Inman, bench McBride, promote Bellamy...Wheaton sits.

Instead of blaming the receivers for running the wrong patterns - why not coach them up?

And if Wheaton is ready to go you get him out there - unless you think he was faking the appendectomy, broken finger and groin.   

We have to have the slowest set of wideouts in the NFL - you would think that the threat of Wheaton and his speed would help the offense.

And as we get closer to game day with the Lions, the more I feel the Bears get back on track with a win

Love the idea!  Get rid of revisionist history...

I'd be eating a ton of crow, but it is on my diet so all good

I'll bet it is a major choice on this board 

Not everyone likes to admit they eat crow though...