N/S: Bears interviewing Kingsbury for OC, fueling Caleb Williams talk (1 Viewer)

[jasonsw]

A bad head coach doesn't mean they're a bad coordinator or position coach. The whole reason they got the opportunity to become a head coach was being considered a top tier coordinator/position coach. The extreme majority of elite coordinators are not cutout to be head coaches.

I just feel like much like Martz his Offense had a very short shelf life in the NFL. It seems halfway through 2021, teams figured out his offensive scheme and that doomed him.

 

[St. Geezy]

Bears’ only decent QB in my lifetime has been Jim McMahon, eons ago. Collection of retreads and failed experiments otherwise. It’ll continue with Williams if they go that route, as he’s already quite the diva. Granted, so was McMahon back in the day but he won games.

Yep, they have been looking for a QB since the day I started watching football…our 1987 replacement game against them when a guy named Sean Payton was their QB.

To this day, they remain the only team in the NFL that has never had a 4,000 yard or 30 touchdown passer.

That is INCREDIBLE ineptitude, especially considering the way the game has been played for the past 20 years.

 

[oodank]

I really don’t see Caleb Williams being a significant upgrade over Fields, but they must feel like they have to make a change.

Only because all the talking heads have stamped Williams as the next best thing since like Payton Manning. He couldn't beat Tulane defense in last season Cotton Bowl

 

[Deuuuuce]

Only because all the talking heads have stamped Williams as the next best thing since like Payton Manning. He couldn't beat Tulane defense in last season Cotton Bowl

He’s a human highlight reel, but for every super human play he makes there are like 4-5 bad ones.

 

[St.Dan]

Only because all the talking heads have stamped Williams as the next best thing since like Payton Manning. He couldn't beat Tulane defense in last season Cotton Bowl

I’m happy for Tulane’s success lately, but USC blew that one because they didn’t want to be there in the first place. And their minds were similarly elsewhere when their 2023 season imploded fairly early. Full of divas, including their coach.

 

[Bishop]

Yep. Caleb only had like 500 yards and 5 TDs..

 

[EGLSShin]

He's gonna bust in the NFL. You have to be way better than that vs the good teams.

 

[TribuneUK]

Eh, I kind of felt like he got a raw deal in Arizona. He had that team ascending then in his final year his team got injury-ravaged and the bottom fell out.

I think Arizona may regret their decision someday. They let go of a good, up and coming head coach. Maybe he needed more seasoning, but I don’t think it’s fair to say he’s as bad as some make him out to be.

Fair point of view. I don't know enough to answer the question, which is why I'm wondering. Just a bit cynical about coaches who burnish their rep in the college game and are seen as a lock at the next level.

 

[GeneHansen]

I’m happy for Tulane’s success lately, but USC blew that one because they didn’t want to be there in the first place. And their minds were similarly elsewhere when their 2023 season imploded fairly early. Full of divas, including their coach.

They're soft, and I'm not saying that because Caleb Williams cries when they lose , I'm saying it because Lincoln Riley is their coach and his teams are soft.

 

[MudvilleStomper]

Bears’ only decent QB in my lifetime has been Jim McMahon, eons ago. Collection of retreads and failed experiments otherwise. It’ll continue with Williams if they go that route, as he’s already quite the diva. Granted, so was McMahon back in the day but he won games.

Sexy Rexy (Grossman) balled out for a minute.

 

[Saint Greg]

I really don’t see Caleb Williams being a significant upgrade over Fields, but they must feel like they have to make a change.

The difference is if you stick with fields you’re about to have to pay him 40mil/yr. Is he worth that? Get the younger, cheaper QB who can maybe be better and spend that 40mil somewhere else.

 

[bclemms]

The Bears should be interviewing Kingsbury to make everyone think they are drafting Williams to put pressure on teams thinking about trading up. Then they should trade back to draft Harrison and spend the rest of the draft building the oline and defense. Then they should make an offer with all that cap space for Cousins that the Vikings would have to bankrupt the team to match. Keep Fields as a backup to Cousins so he doesnt have to rush back.

The Bears could legit compete for a super bowl next season with plenty of draft capital in 2025.

 

[Saint Greg]

Sexy Rexy (Grossman) balled out for a minute.

Cutler was better than Grossman.

 

[Mamba]

One of those situations where the H.C. would likely be signing his own death warrant.

Kingsbury will be the H.C. is short order if he lands there.

Then why would Eberflus need to be replaced? It would've (in this hypothetical universe) been a smart hire.

 

[No2DC]

He's gonna bust in the NFL. You have to be way better than that vs the good teams.

That's most QBs, their stats go down against elite competition. However, I will note that SC quarterbacks don't exactly have the best track record in the pros. Usually, the guy they've labeled as the next great QB 2-3 years ahead of the draft turns out okay.