From: jawiles@eos.ncsu.edu (JERRY ALLEN WILES)
Subject: Re: Comments and insight needed from BEARS fans
Originator: jawiles@c00100-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: jawiles@eos.ncsu.edu (JERRY ALLEN WILES)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 04:01:54 GMT


|> > They need to get back to what made them great.  First of all, get a
|> > good f***ing general manager.  Vanisi was let go because McKaskey is
|> > a little spoiled brat who wants to pretend he's a football exec.
|> > We need that guy back.  Start drafting quality linemen, intelligent
|> > guys who will play hurt and have good fundamentals.  Get some decent
|> > assistant coaches who aren't afraid to yell at the players when
|> > their fundamentals suck.  I actually liked the Carrier move.  Draft
|> > a solid player (maybe not `spectacular') high, get him signed, and
|> > get him into camp where he can start learning.  Maybe keep Singeltary 
|> > on as an assistant when he retires, I don't know.
|> 
|> 	The Bears haven't done all that badly with the lines.  Both
|> 	Trace Armstrong and Spellman are quality young players that
|> 	almost any team would like to have.  Problem is, you can't
|> 	ignore the rest of the team and only concentrate on the lines.
|> 	The Bears suffer from too much success.  Years of finishing
|> 	high have left them with lower draft choices.  They have actually
|> 	done better than a lot of teams in getting quality players with
|> 	their picks.  One recent failure was Stan Thomas and I actually
|> 	think he was a good pick but is still suffering some affects
|> 	from the gun shot wound in the head.

        Agreed!  The low draft choices more than anything, but then again, look 
        at the REDSKINS!  I think Ditka is more a part of the problem than the
        solution. Case in point:  When Harbaugh threw the interceptions against 
        the vikings.  I cannot think of a more MORONIC thing to do that bitch
        at your starter (The same one you traded damn TOMCZAK to keep!) about
        the INTs after the fact!!  C'mon Mike!






|>  
|> > In my opinion, both the Steelers and Cowboys hung on to `popular'
|> > managers too long, although that's easy to say in hindsight.  I hope
|> > Chicago doesn't make the same mistake.  Who would do the actual firing,
|> > I wonder?  If it's McKaskey, there's no chance.  He's a complete wimp
|> > and I think Ditka would threaten to beat him up if he didn't want to
|> > go. :-)
|> 
|> What made Ditka a success when he came to Chicago is the same thing that
|> is making Green a success at Minnisota this year.  Ditka and Green both
|> were in a position of not having any ties to the players when they came
|> in.  They both cleaned out a lot of over-paid, over-hyped under-achievers
|> and started with the good talent and hard workers that were left.  I 
|> think Ditka used an even bigger broom than Green at the time.  :-)
|> Now however, Ditka has only his players on the team and it is real hard
|> for a coach (even a hardnose like Ditka) to say to his choices "here's
|> your jock strap, take it and leave".  The only way that will happen is if
|> someone replaces Ditka.

   Hmmm...  I think Ditka CAN give certain players the HEAVE HO!  Tomczak was 
   not a great qb, but he got the job done.  He also pissed off the big D and 
   now he plays for damn CLEVELAND!


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