Apparently, he would be bringing KC's QB coach and passing coordinator with him to be the OC. Plenty of teams with a defensive minded coach have had great offenses. Hell, Dan Quinn is an example. His D sucked but he had a stretch where he won a good deal.
Yeah, I think all of us feel some anxiety. But the more I read about Poles the better. Sounds like he can be a great asset.
I know. I'm just a bit confused about those two in the mix.
That, I will admit, is a total McCaskey thing. They always want these older/experienced "leader of men" and "change the culture" types. This is just like how they got to pick John Fox out for Pace.
I think a lot not us are at this point as well.
Call it coincidence, but the same time the Bears made it official that Pole was named our GM, Caldwell just so happened to be in the building at the same time. So naturally Pole has interviewed Caldwell or will be likely by no later than tomorrow. Actually, while he was not on my top list of potential hires, I always thought Caldwell did a decent job with the two teams, the Colts and the Lions, who previously employed him as their head coach. At the time of his hire, the Colts were a good team, and Caldwell took them to the SB. And how many Lions head coaches can actually brag about having a winning record during their tenure.
At the time of his hire, the Colts were a good team, and Caldwell took them to the SB.
Yeah, reportedly, he demanded full control over his HC hire. So, I feel better.
I wasn't trying to sing praises about him. I just thought if the Bears are set on hiring him, we could do worse. Of course we could do better, but from what I've been reading, he appears to be among the few finalists, so he wouldn't be my top choice, but I'd be willing to give him a shot. Remember, my first choice was Brian Daboll, but he appears to be out of the running. Actually, I'd like to see Pole give a call to Sean Payton and see if he'd be interested.
They chose fox because of his experience with a new GM. Make no mistake, Andy Reid built the Chiefs roster, so as far as experience goes, no different than pace being 2 steps behind making roster choices being a helper doing paperwork. He basically has the same scouting history as pace, only difference is he might have scouted mahomes.
Based on the details of Pole's background flooding the media over the past 24 hours, i would disagree with this. Sources say he hand-picked several KC players that the GM and Reid essentially signed off on.
Well see if that claim is legit soon. If Ryan Poles expands his HC search beyond the three listed candidates then I'll believe it. If he only keeps it to the picks his boss(es) laid before him then no he really doesn't have full control like he's claiming. I find it hard to believe that Caldwell, Eberflus, and Quinn where the only guy's he had in mind to run the Bears if he became GM.
No one claimed Pole built the Chiefs roster. Clearly, he was not the GM. Unless you hire someone who was already a GM (rare, obviously) you're not getting someone who "built" that team's roster. No one is hiring a GM this year who "built" their former team's roster.
As usual, you are upset that you are missing the point again.
yeah, flooding the media, all the pudcasters and sports writers who post shit to see what sticks and earn their spot. The people that do that here are called morons.
Very real chance we have a GM named Ryan and a HC named Matt again.Reminds me of the Ryan pace hire. They practically have the same name.
Just... what? lol
Enlighten me then.
