15 on 6: New Coaching Options for 2010 Bears

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Saturday, November 28th

I am blessed to work for not only Comcast SportsNet Chicago, but also Sirius Satellite Radio during the week. CSN offers me the opportunity to keep my head in the game as a beloved Bears fan while Sirius gives me the opportunity to talk to some of the top coaches, players, and evaluators of talent around the NFL. I had some interesting conversations this week diagnosing the play of Bears starting QB, Jay Cutler.

Many top analysts are comparing Jay Cutler to Jeff George. You have to remember Jeff George! He is the guy still screaming to get back in the NFL and claims to be coachable. The same Jeff George who transferred in college from Purdue, committed to Miami until then head coach Jimmie Johnson would not guarantee him a starting job, then ended up at University of Illinois. Jeff then left college early with a year of eligibility remaining to become the 1st overall pick of the Colts in the 1990 draft. After 4 yrs of mediocre performance dog cussed his hometown and demanded a trade. His wishes were granted and he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons. Jeff proceeded to dog cuss head coach June Jones of the Atlanta Falcons on National TV, then moved on to the Raiders where he was completely uncoachable ( I know, John Gruden coached him and when I left the Bears, I was in Tampa with Jon Gruden. The conversation did come up!) He finally finished up with a stint with the Redskins after a good run with the Vikings where he lit it it up with all kinds of talent around him. When I say he finally finished with the Redskins would be the final analysis. Marty Shottenheimer was the coach. He even clashed with him. I work with Marty at Sirius. He is legendary in NFL coaching circles. He has over 200 NFL victories as an NFL head coach and is the only coach with those numbers not to have a Superbowl victory to show for it. The analysts could not be more off the mark!

Jay Cutler is not Jeff George just because he talked his way out of Denver and has a big arm. If that is the case, what the hell is Brett Farve? Jay has to be coached! The Bears acquired a player who loves football and is extremely talented. If offensive coordinator, Ron Turner, and QB coach, Pep Hamilton, miss out on this opportunity, due to their passiveness to "coach up" a player who could offer the Bears greatness, then they should be relieved of their duties. This is where the rubber meets the road for the Bears. Evaluations of this trio come to a head against the Vikings on the road this weekend. It is only fitting to face the Vikes where Jeff George had success as a pro. Unless, you consider George's brief stint as a Bear as earth shattering.

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