Wait I thought Manning was the Broncos OC. Sullivan is an interesting choice he had two good receivers, a good back, 4 talented linemen, and 3 TE's better than what the Bears had. Oh and Freeman didn't bounce back from anything, he is still bad. Clark, Jackson, and Williams bailed him out time and again.

Figures. The Cheapcago Bears are where virgin head coaches get their start. Wannstedt, Juaron, Smith...even Ditka...all first-timers...cheap hires. You can go back further with Armstrong & Gibron.

Why scrape the barrel . Go big . Chicago needs it. Go big. Get someone to stop cutlers crying . What a waste of space.

Bring in Gruden!!!

The guy knows offense, he's a dynamic personality...and can you imagine the profanity-filled shouting matches he and Cutler would have? Bwah-hahaha! Just to see that would be well worth the admission price!

I'm dead serious though! With guys like Cutler and Marshall, Gruden has the pieces to make this offense respectable if not feared. He took over a team just like the Bears in Tampa where Dungy was fired because, like Lovie, he only cared about his defense and ignored the offense like Michael Moore walking by a salad bar.

Coach Jon Gruden to the Chicago Bears! If only to help me out of the coma I fell into from watching Lovie "Sleeping Bear" Smith on the sidelines the past several years.

i laugh at people who assume that any hire not named gruden or cowher or some other retread is a bad one. all people have been doing the last 9 years is complain that lovie's cover 2 is an old scheme but when the opportunity arises to possibly find a fresh and innovative coaching mind, all we want is someone who makes a lot of noise on the sideline... granted, cowher has an excellent track record but doesn't want to coach anymore. gruden, on the other hand, won a superbowl with a team already set up for him, then could only manage one winning season after that.

i haven't looked at sullivan yet but i like what i've read about mccoy and i think the younger shanahan would also deserve a look as well. out with the old and in with the new for 2013. that includes old ways of thinking.

Alot of people may think I'm crazy but, I would really look at Dave Toub for the position of Head Coach with the Bears. I haven't looked at other potential candiates yet, I figured that would be a good thing to do with a hangover on Tuesday. Anyway, Toub was the one coach who seemed to get the most out of the players consistently from year to year, game to game. From the outside looking in, he seems like he knows how to roll with the punches and make adjustments on the fly, not only in season but most importantly in game. He may be a Lovie clone, but he's a coach who seems to have vision, a plan, and is in position to make the jump, be iit with the Bears or another team. All I know is its about time someone up there at Halas Hall finally got rid of a coach who was so one dimensional that he couldn't figure out that you need an offense to win games as well as a dominating defense. His lack of vision on offense has made the defense old, faster than it should have.

Art Weiss
So Cal

Bill cowher is the way to go. He's had a very successful coaching career as u can tell with the 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh steelers. Chicago needs a coach like him who can get the team fired up. The Chicago Bears head coaching job is by far the most appealing coaching job out there. Cowher would be surrounded by good ownership, fan base, and players. The bears have a somewhat decent quaterback, a good pair of running backs, a very good wide reciever in brandon marshall, good fullback, and a strong defense. The defensive coaches for the Bears should stay. The offensive line coach needs to go and the wide receivers coach needs to go. Not only coaches but player changes have to happen. Bears are decent at quarterback but paying Campbell as much as they did was a mistake. Bears need to find a steady 3rd running back that can contribute on special teams. Evan Rodriguez I believe had a strong rookie year with lots of potential as a receiving fullback. For wr's, devin Hester needs to be cut and bears need to find another complementary wide receiver to Brandon Marshall. Hopefully Johnny Knox can be that guy. Eric Weems also impressed me with his special teams play. Bears need to find a solid LT and LG in draft or free agency. On the defensive line, Henry Melton needs to be resigned, and idonje shouldn't be resigned. Another end or tackle needs to be added over the offseason who can provide a consistent pass rush. The bears also have to make a decision on Brian urlacher, nick roach, and geno Hayes. They should give urlacher a 2 year contract but look for new people at the outside linebacker position. Bears need to find one more cornerback who can be consistent on special teams and who can play in the nickel defense. DJ Moore was a huge dissapointment. At safety, conte and wright looked very bad in the second half of the season. It will be interesting to see what Brandon Hardin can bring to the table.

Gruden would be a disaster, and Cowher isn't leaving the booth anytime soon. If we go for someone with head coaching experience, Brian Billick is the way to go. Sound offensive mind, knows how to call plays and scheme to beat people (something we sorely lacked with Lovie's gang), and he knows how to coach a team built around defense. Toub would be an interesting choice, but the problem with that is you don't know who he knows as far as assistants who would come in, and whether he could get a solid OC to coach with him. He should at least get an interview, or they can expect him to leave town, perhaps to follow Lovie to Arizona or Buffalo.

Get it done fast, so we can be ready to start building a staff before all the good coaches start getting gobbled up!

I think I will leave the speculation to Emery and hope he is as meticulous in his choice as Cutler thinks he will be. I like what Emery said in his interview, especially about focusing the team around Cutler. That indicates an offense-minded approach.The only perspective that worried me was his positive attitude about Garza,who seemed to me to be a definite weak link in the offensive line regarding any offensive run or defensive rush up the middle. I am not a Gruden fan; he seems a little too eager to play the clown.

Plain and simple Cowher would be a good fit for Chicago Bears ,defensive minded and good offense play calling. Gruden would last 2 or 3 years and be gone!

Toub deserves a close look. Harbaugh in Baltimore is a classic example of a special teams coach who has done well. Toub is brilliant, creative, openminded, not afraid to hire the most talented OC and someone that Marineeli and Tice would work with well.
I am not convinced that Mike Tice should be sent packing, someone needs to tell Cutler to grow up and be a big boy, everyone seems to think he is the answer at QB but so far in his entire football career, what championship has he ever won, including playoff games?. Cutler has a great arm, good in the pocket but is not a leader like Brady, Brees or either Manning.
His comment about finding a good OC was an example of his immaturity.
The coach whomever chosen must run the team and Cutler must take a lead role if he is to become the great QB that some think he may yet become in coming years.
Picking up a free agent OT is a good idea, MLB, OL, TE, Corner also needed, but O line left tackle is a must first need to be addressed.
Good luck Bears and good decision to let Lovie go at this point after watching poor second half of season football, no haltime adjustments and losing to good teams far too often.
If Hester has life left it will have to be at slot.