Who will follow Turner?
Mike Martz, the former Rams coach who hired Smith to be his defensive coordinator in 2001 and gave him the added title of assistant head in 2003, has been mentioned frequently as a possible successor to fired offensive coordinator Ron Turner. Martz said on Tuesday that he would be interested in the Bears' job.
Another name mentioned prominently is that of Southern Cal's Jeremy Bates, who worked closely with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler when he was the Denver Broncos' quarterbacks coach before joining the Trojans for the 2009 season. Bates held the title of assistant head coach/quarterback at USC, where he called offensive plays.
Cutler, who went to the Pro Bowl after the ’08 season in which he worked closely with Bates, is one of the references on Bates' resume. Cutler had a lot of positives tings to say about his former mentor when he was hired by Southern Cal after being fired in Denver along with head coach Mike Shanahan and his staff after the 2008 season.
"Jeremy is one of the best offensive minds in football,” Cutler said. “He was extremely innovative with our offense and took our playbook to the next level with some of the things he did, keeping defenses off balance and changing our look, but at the same time keeping it simple for us players. Some of the things he did were amazing to watch. He was always watching other teams and coming up with new ideas for our offense.
“He helped me grow into my third NFL season and helped me reach the Pro Bowl along with some of the other goals I set for myself. As a unit, our offense became one of the most productive in the league with Jeremy calling plays. He brought a lot of excitement to the meeting room and on the field. He made me want to come to work every day and get better. Jeremy will do great things in his new role, and USC couldn't have picked a better guy."
I think Bates would be great in Chicago. BUT we also need to address some other talent. WE NEED a TRUE #1 RECEIVER. Hester is not it. Hester is a #1 Returner and he is good on slants and curls. He showed in the Detroit game he can not catch over the shoulder passes. Look at SD for Example, they have three 6'4 receivers! They are TRUE receivers.
They also run the ball well. I like the energy Bell has for us in Chicago. He runs with a purpose! We need that!
How about getting Tony Scheffler from Denver? I would love Marshall but he will be too expensive. But Scheffler, Unlike Olsen, can catch just about everything!!
Mummy Smith had never had back to back losing season...even after 3 straight 7-9 seasons and this KNOB is the president of the Chicago Bears...go to chicagobears.com and listen to dickwad's opening statement at the 4:10 mark and try not to die laughing...
This stupid jerk should BE OUT ON HIS ASS...EVEN BEFORE MUMMY SMITH AND JERRY ANGELA.
Even funnier is the fact that Ted Phuckup and Jerry Angela made it sound like it was Mummy Smith's decision to fire Ron Turdner and his flock !! Incredible....did Mummy really have the power to fire our cruddy OC or was it pre-ordained? They think we were all born yesterday.
Not that it matters much, but Phillips is correct. Last season they were 9-7 and not 7-9. So even though the last three years has shown a decline, technically there has not been back to back losing seasons with Lovie as coach.
After reading that post I feel like I am in 5th grade again. Maturity is a wonderful thing, you should try it sometime.
I too wanted to see the Bears "clean house" from Angelo on down. Acknowledging that is not the case, I like what I read about Jeremy Bates and would be excited to learn more about his consideration for the Offensive Coordinator position.
A lot of people have wanted to let Angelo go as well. The thing to remember is that Lovie negotiated more control on drafts and free agent signings and total control of coaches after the Super Bowl. Have you noticed a difference in the picks and free agents before and after the Super Bowl? Don't blame Angelo for the things he didn't do. It was Lovie that didn't want Rivera back.
No question Turner should go...but the guy responsible for this multi year debacle, Angelo, remains? What a joke - the front office is where 90% of the problems are! The McCasky's really do take fan loyalty for granted, don't they. It's shameful!!
whoever it is will probably be fired after lovie gets canned next year