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Too early to say but the Bears consistently make the wrong choice so the odds are good they fucked up
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JFC. No. Let's get through the FA/draft. Give the man a bit of time.
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I think we'll find out next year if the Bears made a mistake or not.
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As of now- I still really like him.
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I actually do like Flus but Daboll was my guy the whole time that i wanted. Of course there were a few other names i had on my list but none higher than Daboll. I have to think we would know a lot more about other parts of Fields' game if we had Daboll and his staff coaching him.
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He was perfect for '22 - TBD on how well he coaches a team actually trying to win games.
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It is too early but if I had to answer now I'd say without question they hired the wrong guy.
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@RiDLer80 Baltimore made the playoffs. You mentioned they didn’t.
Also note that the defensive lead teams have absolute garbage and/or mediocrity at the QB position.
Also note that the defensive lead teams have absolute garbage and/or mediocrity at the QB position.
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I'd argue that coaches like Doug P and the Vikings coach have some issues coming up considering their cap room
For example, the Vikings defense is old and not good, their up against the cap and they still have Jefferson coming with a huge extension
For example, the Vikings defense is old and not good, their up against the cap and they still have Jefferson coming with a huge extension
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The bears had zero shot at Daboll. None. He had the inside track on the Giants gig and took it ASAP.
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I wanted Daboll because of his work with Josh Allen. Seeing what he's done with Daniel Jones has just reaffirmed to me that Fields would've excelled with him.
I don't think it's fair to really evaluate him or his staff this year given the complete lack of talent on the team. There are some things that drove me crazy (time management, deciding when to be aggressive and conservative) but whatever, it was intended to be a bottom out year and they succeeded in that regard.
I'm very curious how they will go about this offseason. They've got the #1 pick, a ton of cap space but also a ton of questions marks across the roster. If Poles is out there making splash signings left and right, it tells me Eberflus better win immediately. If they're still being picky, adding guys on 1 year deals, then he's probably got some time to build which tells me they're doing things right. I just do not want them to overspend on marginal improvement players to long-term deals because then this season will have been wasted. Add the right pieces and if you suck again next year, at least you got guys that should help in 2024 when you can continue to aggressively add to the team.
I don't think it's fair to really evaluate him or his staff this year given the complete lack of talent on the team. There are some things that drove me crazy (time management, deciding when to be aggressive and conservative) but whatever, it was intended to be a bottom out year and they succeeded in that regard.
I'm very curious how they will go about this offseason. They've got the #1 pick, a ton of cap space but also a ton of questions marks across the roster. If Poles is out there making splash signings left and right, it tells me Eberflus better win immediately. If they're still being picky, adding guys on 1 year deals, then he's probably got some time to build which tells me they're doing things right. I just do not want them to overspend on marginal improvement players to long-term deals because then this season will have been wasted. Add the right pieces and if you suck again next year, at least you got guys that should help in 2024 when you can continue to aggressively add to the team.
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Hated the hire and still do, hits is shit honestly. Just my opinion
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You been drinking the tap water bro?
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Whether he is a good coach or not, hiring a defensive minded coach just doesn’t make sense to me in a league where offensive coordinator’s are poached from teams all the time a defensive coordinator’s have much long tenures.
Not to mention we had the worst defense in the league and the coach was supposed to be known for getting more out of less talented defensive players.
Last point, a head coach is going to have some influence over the gm in expressing positions of need and he’s probably going to press more for defense than offense just bc that’s what he knows.
I just don’t get it. Brian Daboll was the mastermind behind the leagues Best or second best offense with a smilies type of qb and we pick a guy who wants to change the defense all over again.
I don’t get it
Not to mention we had the worst defense in the league and the coach was supposed to be known for getting more out of less talented defensive players.
Last point, a head coach is going to have some influence over the gm in expressing positions of need and he’s probably going to press more for defense than offense just bc that’s what he knows.
I just don’t get it. Brian Daboll was the mastermind behind the leagues Best or second best offense with a smilies type of qb and we pick a guy who wants to change the defense all over again.
I don’t get it
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The hits principle in my opinion is fucking stupid, sounds sophomoric and every team grades loafing and teaches a system of their own too.
I prefer they focused on tackling fundamentals bc there were tons of times where guys trying to play the ball would miss tackles or let them gain more yards.
Tackle right and tackle hard. Vast majority of fumbles come from hitting qb’s. Rb’s seem to not fumble that much considering the amount of Carries they have.
How did the Vic fanfio at head coach work out and he’s a much superior and proven d coordinator than eberflus.
I also guarantee that Poles did not and would not have picked him for the job.
Brian Daboll just made the second round of playoffs with an equally bad team. Proof
I prefer they focused on tackling fundamentals bc there were tons of times where guys trying to play the ball would miss tackles or let them gain more yards.
Tackle right and tackle hard. Vast majority of fumbles come from hitting qb’s. Rb’s seem to not fumble that much considering the amount of Carries they have.
How did the Vic fanfio at head coach work out and he’s a much superior and proven d coordinator than eberflus.
I also guarantee that Poles did not and would not have picked him for the job.
Brian Daboll just made the second round of playoffs with an equally bad team. Proof
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It's early.
My biggest thing is have the players checked out on him?
You could see early on that players did buy in and played hard. Then the injuries and trades happened and the fucking wheels fell off.
So this offseason, are players going into workouts and camp like "**** this"?
Are they excited to build off of? What? 3 wins? Do they wonder if they are part of the solution or a stop gap?
Once they realize Elderflubst isn't sticking around, they will loaf.
So did they buy in like Giants players did with Daboll?
My answer is no. They bought in for half a season and then checked out. Elberflusch better get out the speech book and practice.
These players need a leader. Players want a coach. They want to work hard. And they can smell bullshit.
My biggest thing is have the players checked out on him?
You could see early on that players did buy in and played hard. Then the injuries and trades happened and the fucking wheels fell off.
So this offseason, are players going into workouts and camp like "**** this"?
Are they excited to build off of? What? 3 wins? Do they wonder if they are part of the solution or a stop gap?
Once they realize Elderflubst isn't sticking around, they will loaf.
So did they buy in like Giants players did with Daboll?
My answer is no. They bought in for half a season and then checked out. Elberflusch better get out the speech book and practice.
These players need a leader. Players want a coach. They want to work hard. And they can smell bullshit.
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I agree with your points all the great coaches started somewhere. He seems to be a leader, motivator, changes and adjusts and looks at the big picture, given time I think he will be a gem.
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The defense was playing, statistically, above average before the trades. To even have them around average even with Quinn & Smith was an accomplishment
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Still finished as the worst defense in the league. Bringing in Alan Williams was a terrible decision.
Again, defense doesn’t win anymore in this league.
If you get a qb that stays with team for a long time you can eventually build a great defense and that will help. But without a QB and good to great offense, no chance.
Even running the ball whcih seems to be a big part of his overall philosophy isn’t important. We had the best running game in nfl by a pretty large margin and still had the worst offense and won 3 games!
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Daboll interviewed with the Bears tho . . . so it wasn't like there wasn't interest. Just like Bruce Arians wanted to coach the bears back in the day.
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