Mike Zimmer if he’s receptive to a DC position. He’d also pair well with a young, offensive minded head coach since he could run that entire side of the ball.
Furthermore, Zimmer would be able to help Poles identify talent in the draft, something that I think Eberflus and Co. have struggled with for their scheme. Shit on Fox all we want, but he was crucial in getting some of that good defensive talent early-on during the Pace regime.
I don’t understand why the stationary panthers’ feet are blurry.
Matt Eberflus may be a nice guy and the locker does seem to respect him, but holy shit his PR skills are some of the worst I think I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to.
This is a person so afraid of making anyone seem culpable that he just outright lies to himself and the fans any time he’s asked a tough question.
He’s been doing it all year and like, shockingly enough, it’s made me think the dumbass McCaskeys were somehow smart for making Arians try to have a mock press conference if this is the type of shit they were trying to weed out.
I think it’s slightly overrated but still important.
Philadelphia had its famous “Quarterback Incubator” when there was Carson Wentz / Nick Foles w/ Doug Pederson, Frank Reich, and DeFillippo; however, Wentz fizzled out and Foles seems to be more of a guy that catches lightning in a bottle than any real sustained success.
CJ Stroud is in arguably a worse situation from Fields and he is absolutely thriving. The Texans run a similar scheme to the Bears, are anchored by rookie receivers, and up until recently were operating with the definition of a patchwork line.
I think stability is more important than the overall environment (though I guess they can seem synonymous), but when I think of guys who have developed they’ve often been paired with coaches and general managers such that everyone’s timeline is in sync.
The Bears haven’t done this in forever. Emery and Trestman inherited Cutler, Nagy inherited Mitch, Eberflus inherited Fields. Everyone’s timeline is askew so there are never similar expectations across the board.