Head Coaches On The Hot/Warm Seat

[Joemailman]

I wonder what happens in Chicago. Losing 6 in a row to the Packers can't be helping him. However, as long as Cutler is the QB, I think they'll play second fiddle to the Packers no matter who the coach is.

[Guiness]

Having been fired from every front office job he's had, Mike Holmgren has to be considered the front runner for the Lions' GM spot.

This position will open up in about five years. The Ford family gives their GM's a decade, at least, to drive the bus over a cliff. Martin Mayhew's just getting started. They've got a tight cap, the league's oldest offensive line, a talentless secondary, an undisciplined star defensive tackle, and a propensity to forget there are real players to be found in the draft after the third round.

Suh or Fairley?

I think that should be tackles!

[Joemailman]

Gone:

Andy Reid
Norv Turner

Hot Seat:

Rex Ryan
Romeo Crennel

Warm Seat:

Ken Whisenhunt
Chan Gailey
Pat Shurmur
Lovie Smith
Jim Schwartz

[Cheesehead Craig]

I think Schwartz has one more year and if they don't make the playoffs, he'll be gone.

[woodbuck27]

RE: Jets HC Rex Ryan and does he deserve another season as their HC?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1449426-why-rex-ryan-deserves-another-year-as-new-york-jets-head-coach

" Unlike division rival New England or stellar franchises like Pittsburgh and Baltimore, New York simply doesn't have the stability, organization or vision from the front office to put its head coach in a position to win.

The fact that the Jets handed Sanchez—who's now thrown the same number of career touchdown passes (68) as interceptions—a $40.5 million extension in the offseason is a travesty, but that's not on Ryan.

General manager Mike Tannenbaum is at the root of the Jets' personnel problems—problems that have escalated over the past few years. "

[woodbuck27]

Gone:

Andy Reid
Norv Turner

Hot Seat:

Rex Ryan
Romeo Crennel

Warm Seat:

Ken Whisenhunt
Chan Gailey
Pat Shurmur
Lovie Smith
Jim Schwartz

Lovie Smith, Jim Schwartz could be venturing into vulnerable territory

Published 23 hours and 31 minutes ago

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-12-17/nfl-hot-seat-coaches-jim-schwartz-lovie-smith-pat-shurmur-chan-gailey

[pbmax]

Rex and Schwartz survive, but Lovie and Shurmur are in trouble. Shurmur's getting the boot based on front office changes alone.

[Joemailman]

Lovie is a tough call. Cutler's contract is over after 2013, and I have to believe the Bears know he's not the guy who's going to lead them to a Super Bowl. If that's the case, do they bring in a new guy this year, or let both Lovie and Cutler play out their contracts in 2013? They might want to bring in a new guy and trade for or draft Cutler's replacement in the same year.

[Patler]

Quite a few Chicago writers have written "Cutler isn't the guy" comments this week. Surprising how many are on the Arron Rodgers band wagon, one going so far as to say that Rodgers doesn't have a much better line to work behind than Cutler does, but still makes it work. They contrasted Cutler getting nothing out of the Packer's gifts to him, while AR got a TD at the end of the first half with his gift from the Bears.

As one said, how much are you willing to pay for more years of what Cutler has shown so far? What will Cutler expect in his next contract? Are the two numbers even remotely close?

[Freak Out]

How does Chan Gailey still have a HC job after this season? Whisenhunt....gone.

[Pugger]

I think Schwartz has one more year and if they don't make the playoffs, he'll be gone.

That would be unfortunate. It would be great if both Lovie and Schwartz stick around for a few more years.

[Guiness]

That would be unfortunate. It would be great if both Lovie and Schwartz stick around for a few more years.

I dunno about Lovie. The Pack has had the Bears number these past few years, but I remember when he became their coach and said as long as he beat Green Bay twice a year, he was happy and nothing else mattered. Rather we didn't face a coach who was quite so single minded!

[Fritz]

That would be unfortunate. It would be great if both Lovie and Schwartz stick around for a few more years.

It will be interesting to see if the Lions do business as they have in the past. If so, Mayhew has another four years if the Lions get to even 8 wins next year. Same for The Schvantz.

Personally, I think a lot of these coaches work for lousy GM's.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I dunno about Lovie. The Pack has had the Bears number these past few years, but I remember when he became their coach and said as long as he beat Green Bay twice a year, he was happy and nothing else mattered. Rather we didn't face a coach who was quite so single minded!

Lovie knew how to beat Favre (Lovie was 6-2), which was just pressure him enough to have him do his couple of bone-headed throws and take advantage of them. He can't beat the Packers now with that philosophy as Rodgers doesn't play that game (Rodgers 7-1 vs Lovie). I got no problem with Lovie in Chicago. His singlemindedness only applied to Favre.

[woodbuck27]

QUOTE=Patler;702911]Quite a few Chicago writers have written "Cutler isn't the guy" comments this week. Surprising how many are on the Arron Rodgers band wagon, one going so far as to say that Rodgers doesn't have a much better line to work behind than Cutler does, but still makes it work. They contrasted Cutler getting nothing out of the Packer's gifts to him, while AR got a TD at the end of the first half with his gift from the Bears.

As one said, how much are you willing to pay for more years of what Cutler has shown so far? What will Cutler expect in his next contract? Are the two numbers even remotely close?[/QUOTE]

Do the BEARS really need this fella?



or this fella?



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