Everyone has their disagreements. However, not everyone is Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Robert Kraft.
An ESPN story by Seth Wickersham features interviews with New England Patriots players, staffers, and executives that reveals the power struggle at the top of the organization and it reads like something out of a soap opera. Are the Patriots, the NFL’s gold standard of excellence, at the end of days with the Brady-Belichick era? Would Belichick consider moving on? It’s hard to imagine it being so, but every great dynasty falls.
If Brett Favre’s career can end while wearing the purple and gold of the Vikings, anything is possible.
Chris Emma of CBS Chicago writes that the Bears are doing a smart thing by speaking with Vikings DC George Edwards for their opening, which makes sense seeing how some of the young defensive standouts have grown under Edwards tutelage. However, if Edwards was to take over as the Bears’ next head coach, it could lead to the Bears ditching a 3-4 base for a traditional 4-3 front. Just something to keep in mind.
No matter if it’s a three-man front or four men on the line, Oklahoma left tackle Orlando Brown is going to maul you:
Orlando Brown has as much God given ability as any tackle prospect I’ve seen. Uncanny ability to change direction & power, especially upper body. If he can learn to bend he has a chance to be an elite NFL tackle. pic.twitter.com/ICLA2YmpMt
We enjoyed the college football bowl games on New Year’s Day, but were disappointed in the Sooners going into their shell during crunch time, because it robed us of watching one of the top tackle prospects perform on the game’s biggest stage. Brown has a first-round grade and the Bears could use help along the offensive line. We’ll have more on this prospect as the offseason goes on.
It’s not much to brag about, but it’s something: The Bears had three players receive votes for the Associated Press’ All-Pro team. No, the votes weren’t enough to garner All-Pro status, but it’s nice to see the national panel of 50 NFL media members recognize the stellar efforts of guard Josh Sitton (2 votes), cornerback Kyle Fuller (2 votes), and punt returner Tarik Cohen (1 vote) in an otherwise down year.
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Players with All-Pro potential teamed with a new coach means things are finally turning around for the Bears, right? Not quite. Dan Cahill of the Chicago Sun-Times has the oddsmakers’ numbers for the team’s 2018 season and they’re not for the weak. One sports book has the Bears’ 2018 over-under at six wins, which is the lowest among the six teams with an open coaching spot. Last year, most oddsmakers set the over/under on Bears wins at 5.5, so, yeah, not great. As always, beware of the hook because it always gets you.
Preseason predictions can often be a waste of time, but ESPN’s Jeff Dickerson pretty much nailed the Bears coming into the season. And if you had the “UNDER” 5.5 wins in Vegas, you probably had to spend $130 to win $100. But at least you won something in a season where the Bears lost 11 games. That counts for something, right?
We’ll start to see reports like this as these coach interviews get rolling:
If @Vikings OC Pat Shurmur gets hired elsewhere as a head coach, source tells @SportingNews that @Panthers QBs coach Ken Dorsey will likely be targeted to join his staff.
Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator Teryl Austin is expected to interview with the Bengals for the same position. Austin has been a popular interview candidate for teams looking for head coaching positions in recent years, having spoken with nearly 10 teams over the last three seasons. It seems as if Austin has taken a back seat in this round of interviews, as only the Lions have interviewed him for their head coach opening to replace Jim Caldwell.
A somewhat significant development from the land of cheese as ESPN’s Jim Trotter reports former Green Bay Packers executive Reggie McKenzie has turned down an interview to become the team’s general manager. Even in the wake of Jon Gruden’s major payday, McKenzie – who is widely regarded as one of the best player personnel men in the league – is staying put.
We learned how much Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers loved Brian Urlacher, but was the feeling mutual? Allow Urlacher to explain why an all-time Bears legend’s favorite player is a Packers quarterback:
All’s well that ends well – just ask Robbie Gould after winning the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month after connecting on all 18 of his field goal attempts in December:
Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.
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