Kaplan: Phillips to possibly retire at season’s end

[Zion]

There have been too many reports from too many people over the years of Ted Phillips influencing operations. People who claim he has no influence are lying to themselves.

That being said, it's sad that the most excited we as Bears fans get is upon the announcement that someone is being fired. Here comes the familiar hype we get to relive about a "real football guy" coming to save us; the way we did when it was Phil Emery and Ryan Pace coming to our rescue. It all feels repetitive. I won't get excited about any new hire(s) until I see several years of sustained success.

 

[MDB111™]

Best way for him to save face.

Maybe he feels like he might be let go, so they are letting him "retire".

Hey man. We all here at CCS would like you to "retire" Yeah, retire that's it.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Kaplan is an ultra douche.

I feel like he's an ok guy but if there was a mound of spaghetti on Michigan Ave he'd be the meatball on top

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

Sounds like what happens when one of reinsdorf minions “retire” after jacking the team for 20 years

 

[Marley's Liberality]

the real problem is that you have a family with bloodlines back to the invention of football, sitting on a $3 billion family business who hasn't produced one offspring three generations who has taken enough interest to learn both football and business

 

[TheWinman]

Is Kaplan reliable?

He's not the only one who has said this

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

He's not the only one who has said this

That doesn't mean Kap is somehow reliable, or less of a chode,

 

[Zion]

Kaplan has all sorts of inside info; he does a weekly show with Olin, Briggs and Alex Brown. You think he doesn't hear things?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Hire Theo

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Kaplan has all sorts of inside info; he does a weekly show with Olin, Briggs and Alex Brown. You think he doesn't hear things?

That assumes Olin, Briggs, or Brown have inside info.

 

[thenewguy]

That doesn't mean Kap is somehow reliable, or less of a chode,

It doesn't make him less of a chode, nothing will, but he does have some reliable sources. It's got my attention. It's also not surprising things are coming out. Everyone is feeling the heat right now.

 

[Aquineas]

Recklessly trade even more picks???

Ted Phillips has been more hands off with Ryan Pace than his predecessors and this is the result.

Can't say your point obviously doesn't have merit (I mean look at the record), but I am not in the room to know who's been pushing certain agendas. At least if he's the sole GM and has full control, there would be no doubt. And let's not forget he helped stock a New Orleans team which won a Super Bowl...

 

[Midway Fields]

Hire Theo

Hire God Hahn.

 

[Zion]

That assumes Olin, Briggs, or Brown have inside info.

You can assume everyone except you is a douche who doesn't know anything. I think these people are well connected. Much more than anyone on this forum.

David Kaplan knows Pace personally; he was just on TTNL telling a story about how he went out to dinner with him.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Hire Theo

At least he has an idea of how an sports organization should be ran

 

[10veitout]

Best way for him to save face.

Maybe he feels like he might be let go, so they are letting him "retire".

Similar to how GB let Ted Thompson 'resign' for a scouting position.

 

[10veitout]

I would just replace Nagy with a HC who has full offensive personnel control. Keep Pace for the D.

 

[YoungPA]

Kaplan is an ultra douche.

And he wears oversized clown suits!

 

[sevvy]

Normally, people use a crystal ball, tea leaves, or tarot cards to try to figure out the future. When it comes to the Chicago Bears, the only way to know the future is to look into the void of one of Virginia's used diapers. The future lies in her soiled nappies.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

My guess is that they’ve talked to him about changing things up and in order to save face, they’ve offered him the retirement option.