[CBFF] PFW - Coaching is the Bears' problem

[Ryan Dietzenbach]

Since you are using this article to further your agenda against Lovie,
are you also putting stock in the Benson stuff, Jerry?  You can't do
one without the other.

Heck, if you endorse what they said about Benson I'll meet you at
least halfway on the Lovie stuff.

RD

On 11/5/07, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> There's more here than Lovie's personnel concerns! Read it again. And
> dont confuse PFW w/ PFT. Thats an insult to PFW.
>
> On 11/5/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Wait, every thing in here is about the awful personnel decisions... and it's
> > all Lovie's fault? Do we even have a GM? This is all PFT type BS - league
> > insiders tell us whatever we've been spouting off about for the last couple
> > weeks was completely true even though it can't be proven and we'll never
> > bring this up again.
> > -Chris
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com>
> > To: CBFF <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
> > Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 6:05:11 PM
> > Subject: [CBFF] PFW - Coaching is the Bears' problem
> >
> > And yet another reason why I STRONGLY believe that Lovie Smith has
> > become a detriment to this team.  The fact that Jerry Angelo has
> > ideally sat-by while "mess" came into being is an indictment of him as
> > well.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/The+Way+We+Hear+It/WWHI/2007/wwhi2218.htm
> >
> >
> > The Bears' necessities
> >
> > Improved coaching is the key to cleaning up defending NFC champs'
> > disappointing act
> >
> > Nov. 5, 2007
> >
> > In his first full-scale press conference in the Bears' bye week, head
> > coach Lovie Smith didn't waste words.
> >
> > "We're 3-5," he kept repeating. "And the blame starts at the top with me."
> >
> > The way we hear it, well-connected sources around the league couldn't
> > agree more with Smith's self-assessment, as they survey what has
> > become a sorry scene that they believe really took root after Smith
> > received a lucrative new contract shortly after the Bears' Super Bowl
> > loss to the Colts.
> >
> > Quickly, Smith started asserting his newfound power in ways that many
> > close team observers feel have proven to be detrimental to the team.
> > Not only did he revamp his coaching staff with longtime allies whose
> > performances so far this season have been, in some cases, disturbingly
> > shaky. His voice also grew stronger in personnel matters — a kiss of
> > death that has backfired in the face of many a head coach in recent
> > years.
> >
> > Smith's suspect abilities as a personnel evaluator go way back to his
> > days as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, when he
> > emphatically endorsed free-agent addition Jamie Duncan as a
> > replacement at middle linebacker for departed free agent London
> > Fletcher — an obviously inaccurate call that Rams insiders tell us is
> > as responsible for that team's decline in recent years as any.
> >
> > Smith's personnel shortcomings with the Bears have been most
> > noticeably on display in the case of beleaguered RB Cedric Benson,
> > whose 3.1-yards-per-carry average over the first eight games sticks
> > out like a sore thumb on what has become an inconsistent and often
> > dysfunctional offense. According to our sources, Smith has been, and
> > continues to be, the biggest backer of the Bears' 2005 first-round
> > draft pick, who has not been able to replace the traded Thomas Jones
> > as expected.
> >
> > "Benson has been a major disappointment," one longtime pro talent
> > evaluator told PFW. "He drops the ball all the time in the passing
> > game because he's worried about getting hit, he's below average as a
> > pass protector and is an average-to-below-average runner."
> >
> > The early assessment leaguewide on the Bears' 2007 draft, in which
> > Smith had considerable input, is equally critical.
> >
> > "They got nothing out of the draft except the first-round pick (TE
> > Greg Olsen)," one source told PFW. "(No. 2 pick) Dan Bazuin has been a
> > complete bust. He may have been cut if he were not injured."
> >
> > There are other personnel decisions the first half of the season that
> > have proven costly — most notably moving Danieal Manning back and
> > forth from safety to corner and asking him to know the
> > responsibilities of two positions in only his second year and starting
> > Mark Anderson, a subpar run defender who is best-suited to be a
> > change-of-pace situational pass rusher, ahead of Alex Brown.
> >
> > "They have been their own worst enemy," another league source said.
> > "They are just out of sync right now. The only thing that has been
> > consistent from last year to this has been the special teams, and now
> > Robbie Gould is missing short field goals."
> >
> > Smith's reputation as a player's coach has also come back to haunt
> > him, according to one team insider. "A lot of the players have taken
> > advantage of him," he said. "Too many of the veteran guys have gotten
> > practice days off or have just gone through the motions in practice.
> > Dating back to training camp, the starting offensive linemen, all of
> > whom seem to have gotten old overnight, all missed multiple
> > practices."
> >
> > Our sources believe the defense's consistently poor tackling, the
> > O-line's consistently shaky blocking, especially in run situations,
> > and the receivers' inability to hold on to catches — after leading the
> > league in fewest drops with 12 last season, they already have 22
> > through eight games — are hardly a coincidence.
> >
> > The bottom line?
> >
> > "Lovie created his own mess," said one league insider. "And if he
> > doesn't get it cleaned within another year with the caliber of talent
> > on the roster, he could be old news by the end of next season with a
> > new captain running the show in 2009."
> >
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