[CBFF] Bears' rise and fall

[Tom Shannon]

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> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of mactbone
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> It was a typical reaction in a locker room that seems either too
> confounded to put the struggles in perspective, or too upset from
> facing steady criticism. Not that there aren't opinions to be had.
> Yahoo! Sports tapped three NFC sources – two coaches and one general
> manager – for their opinions on the Bears' fall. All three have seen
> film on the franchise this season, and despite widespread criticism of
> coach Lovie Smith and his coordinators, all three placed the majority
> of the blame on the talent development and management.

I would say that talent development is coaching but whatever.

> "If they were healthy, I think you could say it would be a different
> story, but that's how it all goes," the general manager said. "You have
> to deal with injuries in this game. What I think is interesting is how
> confident they were. I guess you could say they were cocky. That was
> right from the top (of the coaching staff). You can talk about being a
> great team, but injuries tend to show what you are as an entire
> organization. If you're going to be so confident like they have been,
> the people upstairs (in management) better make all the right
> decisions."

Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!

That, my friends, is the bottom line.

This article was a good one.

Tom S.


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