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In Retrospect, Phil Emery was the Obvious Choice
Since being named General Manager of the Chicago Bears, we've heard a lot about Phil Emery as a hard-working, nose to the grindstone, scout with a vision kind of guy. Since his first press conference, we've been inundated with articles both in praise of what he said and condemning what he said (and...
Bears GM Candidates: the Draft Value System Revisited
Last week, I set out to create an objective way to measure the draft success of the Bears' GM candidates. Thanks to the helpful feedback from WCGers, I have made some refinements to my system: the numbers now make a lot more sense than they did the last time around. For your consideration, here...
I have one reason the Bears should say No to Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskell was a Jerry Angelo hire. Not just a hire, but he was brought in ("allegedly")* to take over when Angelo stepped down. The two share a general managing philosophy, and if Angelo was fired because the Bears wanted the franchise to go in a different direction, they why the hell would...
Bears GM Candidates by the Numbers
Last week, I started out my article by bemoaning the complete lack of statistics to measure GM performance. This whine, however, was followed by an article almost completely lacking in any numbers of its own. To remedy this situation, I have spent the last couple of days converting the draft...
Know Your Chicago Bears GM Prospects
Out with the old, and in with the... who? Lots of names have already started to circulate on who the Bears might pick as their new general manager. For all the ink that gets spilled about potential draft picks and future free agents, however, there is surprisingly little written about the people...
The Chicago Bears fire Jerry Angelo (overflow thread)
Now that Jerry Angelo is no longer employed by the Chicago Bears, we'd like to know who you think should be the next GM. Should they stay in house? Should they let Lovie buy all the groceries? Bill Polian was just relieved of his Colts duties... or another big name candidate perhaps? Vote in...
Jerry Angelo Approval Rating: August 2011 Edition
Jerry Angelo, Tim Ruskell, and the Bears scouts had a busy start to free agency. A bunch of undrafted free agents were signed, and a few NFL people heaped praise on the collection of college kids they stockpiled. Then after a slow start to free agency they signed a few well known players, many of...
Talking Chicago Bears and NFL Draft
Earlier this month I was a guest on the ChiCitySports.com show The Barbershop hosted by Houston and E.J. I spent the first half hour of the show talking NFL Draft weekend with co-host Houston Smith. We hit on not only the Bears 2011 draft, but we talked a little Jerry Angelo, Houston thinks he's...
Chicago Bears Six Round 2011 Mock NFL Draft
I'm sure your familiar with the phrase, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry", it's loosely taken from a Robert Burns poem that's over 200 years old. But you may also have heard this famous line, "I love it when a plan comes together.", spoken by George Preppard as John "Hannibal"...
The Grim Truth about Seattle's 2009 Defense
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