NEWSLETTER
I feel like every moment I’m not refreshing Twitter is one in which a new GM or head coach candidate will emerge.
• Patrick Finley (Sun-Times) has a breakdown of the Bears’ big week. Give it some time to read. Allow it to sink in. And just know that this feels like just the beginning. Twelve GM names are already on the board, with interviews coming daily. Åt that pace; I don’t think it’ll be long until we reach double figures in head coach candidates.
• Over at 670 The Score, Chris Emma has a request of his own: Think differently. Chicago’s process being rooted in stubbornness needs to change. Ideally, bringing in Bill Polian as an outsider will help matters. In theory, creating a committee for the interview and vetting processes will provide for the Bears moving forward what was missing in the past.
• After reading through and re-sharing a piece detailing the organizational failures that have undercut the Bears over the last decade+, I needed to read something to put my Bears brain in a better place. Thankfully, that feel-good piece fell into my lap. Dan Pompei and Mike Sando (The Athletic) build one heckuva case for Devin Hester’s Hall of Fame induction. And while I’m wary of making bold predictions that could be wrong, I’d feel confident in saying Hester is Hall of Fame-bound if Pompei can make this case to voters. Doing for Hester what he did for Brian Urlacher would be a wonderful treat for Bears fans looking for something to celebrate this summer at the Hall.
• Hester was so iconic, merely seeing an image of the Arizona Cardinals logo reminds me of his awesomeness:
pic.twitter.com/lETwUrlmNg https://t.co/mOd6l5WvHa
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 13, 2022
• Let’s get another one to Canton:
Longtime Bears fan Terence Young is one of five nominees in the running for induction into the @Ford Hall of Fans at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Your vote can send him to Canton. ⤵️https://t.co/BgRwWFz4OJ
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 13, 2022
• No, the football wasn’t all that great. But the art was fire:
Local artists were bringin' the 🔥 all season long with our gameday posters.
Reply with your favorite for the chance to win one of your own! pic.twitter.com/3hQV2kZx55
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 14, 2022
• All things considered, this is a friendly reminder of how quickly teams can turn it around:
The @Raiders are 1 of 7 teams new to the postseason in 2021, having missed the playoffs a year ago. Since 1990, at least 4 teams every season have qualified for the playoffs after failing to make the postseason the year before.
Accolades to look for: https://t.co/cDmnbT0W8i pic.twitter.com/L4rph4sSGx
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) January 14, 2022
• Something to listen to today:
🎙️NEW PODCAST: @sean_hammond, @KyleNabors and I discuss the team’s search for a GM and head coach in this week's @bears_insider podcast.
Apple: https://t.co/r0E1X6pNyB
Spotify: https://t.co/0RBf9oOasPDirect: https://t.co/A72I0ffpYs
— Hub Arkush (@Hub_Arkush) January 14, 2022
• I wonder how many points this group would score:
The 2021 First-Team All-Pro Offense! pic.twitter.com/G2dcPIyA9R
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2022
• It’ll be a dream to see Bears offensive players earn first-team All-Pro honors. One day…
• ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Bears Special Teams Coordinator Chris Tabor will interview with the Carolina Panthers, who have an opening at that coaching position. Some might ask why the Panthers would do such a thing? And to those people, I would underscore how Tabor’s position group was the only one during the Matt Nagy era that was better with each passing year. It’s a shame that was unable to rub off on the offense.
• Also, for what it’s worth, Tabor is still listed as the team’s special teams coach on the Bears website. That might be a formality. But also, I doubt the Bears would hold back a coach or coordinator from getting another job when they are bringing in a new regime altogether.
• Going on Day 3 of laughing because of this tweet:
If they are so smart why did they fire Brian Flores https://t.co/nTQ6bQTwgF
— Ralph Amsden (@ralphamsden) January 12, 2022
• While the Bulls will always hold a special place in my heart as my childhood favorite team, the Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson Warriors did as much to shape my basketball mind and fandom as the Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen Bulls. That’s the highest compliment I can pay. Hence, it’s a bummer to read that Klay Thompson won’t play tonight.
• It was nice to see Patrick Kane get back in the goal column last night:
Whata 5-hole snipe by Kane#Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/wmOXKQymu7
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) January 14, 2022
• Is this where I make a trash can joke?
I Was Wondering If There Were Any Weird Carlos Correa Splits or Other Non-Obvious Issues – https://t.co/mVwW960HhG pic.twitter.com/o4IDdMqcdr
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) January 13, 2022
