Thread: For Those Unhappy With the Hire of Emery.................

Did you know that I originally thought Molly Hatchet was a female lead singer rather than just the WHOLE rock band? Talk about a dumb ass that I am! lol

I have never put a lot of emphasis into Steve Rosenbloom's blog entries, soul, for the simple fact that they are rants and contain very little in the realm of intelligent conversation. I didn't read but the first two or three lines of this blog and I was disgusted, so I stopped. Rosenbloom is a half-baked person who gets paid to write blogs; he just happens to get more people to read them because he's a member of a major news publication service. (The Chicago Sun-Times, correct, or am I wrong?)

I don't know why anyone ever posts his blogs on this site because they wreak of disrepute. He is no authority over anything related to the Chicago Bears; he is merely like you or me - a person seeking to get read on a more broad basis than the average blogger because he gets paid to write on what the public consciousness dictates will earn his daily bread. In the end, we all suffer from guys like this. He, like every other person who blogs (including myself) follow two mantras: "Opinions are like assholes - everyone has one," and, "Your opinion and $5.00 will buy you a cup of coffee at Starbucks."

Originally Posted by Dagan81

Did you know that I originally thought Molly Hatchet was a female lead singer rather than just the WHOLE rock band? Talk about a dumb ass that I am! lol (You mean before you heard "Flirtin' With Disaster of after. Should've named the band Lizzy Hatchet, LOL)

I have never put a lot of emphasis into Steve Rosenbloom's blog entries, soul, for the simple fact that they are rants and contain very little in the realm of intelligent conversation. I didn't read but the first two or three lines of this blog and I was disgusted, so I stopped. Rosenbloom is a half-baked person who gets paid to write blogs; he just happens to get more people to read them because he's a member of a major news publication service. (The Chicago Sun-Times, correct, or am I wrong?) (No, he's with the Tribune)

I don't know why anyone ever posts his blogs on this site because they wreak of disrepute. He is no authority over anything related to the Chicago Bears; he is merely like you or me - a person seeking to get read on a more broad basis than the average blogger because he gets paid to write on what the public consciousness dictates will earn his daily bread. In the end, we all suffer from guys like this. He, like every other person who blogs (including myself) follow two mantras: "Opinions are like assholes - everyone has one," and, "Your opinion and $5.00 will buy you a cup of coffee at Starbucks."

I never pay more than $2 at Starbucks. They must be more expensive in Knoxville. Rosenbloom often hits below the belt compared to other sportswriters but there are times he's right on target. This one wasn't just below the belt though. This one was a swift kick in the nuts.

Originally Posted by soulman

I never pay more than $2 at Starbucks. They must be more expensive in Knoxville. Rosenbloom often hits below the belt compared to other sportswriters but there are times he's right on target. This one wasn't just below the belt though. This one was a swift kick in the nuts.

Did he hit the G-spot on this one or not? LOL, j/k

Maybe this should go in a different thread but I put it here because instead of focusing on whether or not his judgement of Lovie is correct let's look at some of his successes as an evaluator of talent. My guess is if he can do this he can't be all that far off in his judgement of coaches either.

Boley's success should be no surprise

New Bears GM spotted Giants linebacker's coverage ability as scout for Falcons

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Giants outside linebacker Michael Boley during media day in preparation for Super Bowl XLVI. (Kirby Lee / US Presswire)

Dan Pompei On the NFL 7:10 p.m. CST, February 1, 2012


INDIANAPOLIS — If you want to know what the Bears might look like under the direction of new general manager Phil Emery, pay close attention Sunday to Giants strong-side linebacker Michael Boley in Super Bowl XVLI.

Emery takes particular pride in Boley, whom he pushed the Falcons to take in the 2005 NFL draft.

Boley was considered a second- or third-round talent, but he dropped to the fifth round because scouts believed he didn't play hard all the time at Southern Mississippi.

But Emery, a former strength coach, was able to identify Boley's athletic qualities in a way other talent evaluators might have missed.

"He's one of the most interesting individuals I've ever scouted," Emery said. "I saw him as an excellent athlete who made plays when he did play hard. A lot of people concentrated on the things he didn't do. If you forget about the plays he doesn't make, the plays he did make were related to his athleticism."

Emery believed Boley would translate very well to the next level and become a top coverage linebacker. That's exactly what Boley is.

"In this playoff run by the Giants, that has held true," Emery said. "He has done well against Tony Gonzalez, Jermichael Finley and Vernon Davis. He has been a key to why they have been able to stop offenses and take away the tight end."

Boley helped limit the Falcons' Gonzalez to four catches for 44 yards and the Packers' Finley to four catches for 37 yards. Vernon Davis of the 49ers had only three receptions, but he went 112 yards and scored twice. Boley was not in coverage on either of the touchdowns.

Boley's assignment in the Super Bowl may be his most challenging of the postseason. The Patriots will be coming at him with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, the best tight end receiving duo in the NFL.

"They (pose) a lot of threats," Boley said. "They both do a lot of different things as far as alignment. That's where it all starts. They split those guys out as No. 1 receivers and they put them in slots like they're receivers. They try to cause mismatch problems.

"But we have a great linebacker core. We also have three great safeties who can come down and get their hands on those guys to make it easier."

The job of containing Gronkowski and Hernandez will not be Boley's alone. The Giants will use a combination of coverages with linebacker Jacquian Williams and safeties Kenny Phillips, Antrel Rolle and Deon Grant all involved.

But there likely will be critical junctures when Boley is lined up against Gronkowski man to man. Boley said this is not a problem.

"We showed (Nov. 6) we can do some good things against them in man-to-man," he said.

Perhaps, but Gronkowski still lit up the Giants for 101 yards and a touchdown on eight catches in a 24-20 Giants' victory. Hernandez added another touchdown. At least the Giants kept the tight ends from making big plays.

Boley believes he knows how to do it again.

"You have to get hands on (Gronkowski)," he said. "A lot of tight ends don't like that physical part of the game."

That Boley has become a coverage standout shouldn't be surprising. Until his senior year in high school, he was a cornerback. As a senior, he switched to safety. He didn't move to linebacker until he played for Southern Miss.

"There is no doubt that helped," Boley said. "My background is what helps me cover the way I do."

That background is pretty unusual, and it has become pretty valuable with the way the NFL has changed.

"He developed those skills early," Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said. "He enhanced those skills as a linebacker. He still thinks of himself as a coverage person."

Phil Emery, for one, is not surprised.

dpompei@tribune.com

Maybe this should go in a different thread but I put it here because instead of focusing on whether or not his judgement of Lovie is correct let's look at some of his successes as an evaluator of talent. My guess is if he can do this he can't be all that far off in his judgement of coaches either.

Boley's success should be no surprise

New Bears GM spotted Giants linebacker's coverage ability as scout for Falcons

Giants outside linebacker Michael Boley during media day in preparation for Super Bowl XLVI. (Kirby Lee / US Presswire)

Dan Pompei On the NFL 7:10 p.m. CST, February 1, 2012


INDIANAPOLIS — If you want to know what the Bears might look like under the direction of new general manager Phil Emery, pay close attention Sunday to Giants strong-side linebacker Michael Boley in Super Bowl XVLI.

Emery takes particular pride in Boley, whom he pushed the Falcons to take in the 2005 NFL draft.

Boley was considered a second- or third-round talent, but he dropped to the fifth round because scouts believed he didn't play hard all the time at Southern Mississippi.

But Emery, a former strength coach, was able to identify Boley's athletic qualities in a way other talent evaluators might have missed.

"He's one of the most interesting individuals I've ever scouted," Emery said. "I saw him as an excellent athlete who made plays when he did play hard. A lot of people concentrated on the things he didn't do. If you forget about the plays he doesn't make, the plays he did make were related to his athleticism."

Emery believed Boley would translate very well to the next level and become a top coverage linebacker. That's exactly what Boley is.

"In this playoff run by the Giants, that has held true," Emery said. "He has done well against Tony Gonzalez, Jermichael Finley and Vernon Davis. He has been a key to why they have been able to stop offenses and take away the tight end."

Boley helped limit the Falcons' Gonzalez to four catches for 44 yards and the Packers' Finley to four catches for 37 yards. Vernon Davis of the 49ers had only three receptions, but he went 112 yards and scored twice. Boley was not in coverage on either of the touchdowns.

Boley's assignment in the Super Bowl may be his most challenging of the postseason. The Patriots will be coming at him with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, the best tight end receiving duo in the NFL.

"They (pose) a lot of threats," Boley said. "They both do a lot of different things as far as alignment. That's where it all starts. They split those guys out as No. 1 receivers and they put them in slots like they're receivers. They try to cause mismatch problems.

"But we have a great linebacker core. We also have three great safeties who can come down and get their hands on those guys to make it easier."

The job of containing Gronkowski and Hernandez will not be Boley's alone. The Giants will use a combination of coverages with linebacker Jacquian Williams and safeties Kenny Phillips, Antrel Rolle and Deon Grant all involved.

But there likely will be critical junctures when Boley is lined up against Gronkowski man to man. Boley said this is not a problem.

"We showed (Nov. 6) we can do some good things against them in man-to-man," he said.

Perhaps, but Gronkowski still lit up the Giants for 101 yards and a touchdown on eight catches in a 24-20 Giants' victory. Hernandez added another touchdown. At least the Giants kept the tight ends from making big plays.

Boley believes he knows how to do it again.

"You have to get hands on (Gronkowski)," he said. "A lot of tight ends don't like that physical part of the game."

That Boley has become a coverage standout shouldn't be surprising. Until his senior year in high school, he was a cornerback. As a senior, he switched to safety. He didn't move to linebacker until he played for Southern Miss.

"There is no doubt that helped," Boley said. "My background is what helps me cover the way I do."

That background is pretty unusual, and it has become pretty valuable with the way the NFL has changed.

"He developed those skills early," Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said. "He enhanced those skills as a linebacker. He still thinks of himself as a coverage person."

Phil Emery, for one, is not surprised.

dpompei@tribune.com

Sometimes Pompei can be as critical of the Bear as any writer in Chicago. He's often pretty barbed in his column. But in this case he's been nothing but complimentary about him and the Bears decision to hire him.

I think a lot of that comes from knowing him and his approach when he was a Bears scout. Emery was brought in primarily to scout and sign talent, not to be an administrative, football operations type GM. From everything I've seen or read he seems to be pretty damn good at it even when his team doesn't always follow his advice.

An article like this is a hell of a lot more useful in getting to know and evaluate the man than one that questions his ability to judge coaches.

Originally Posted by soulman

Sometimes Pompei can be as critical of the Bear as any writer in Chicago. He's often pretty barbed in his column. But in this case he's been nothing but complimentary about him and the Bears decision to hire him.

I think a lot of that comes from knowing him and his approach when he was a Bears scout. Emery was brought in primarily to scout and sign talent, not to be an administrative, football operations type GM. From everything I've seen or read he seems to be pretty damn good at it even when his team doesn't always follow his advice.

An article like this is a hell of a lot more useful in getting to know and evaluate the man than one that questions his ability to judge coaches.

Just don't tell Mr. Toastmaster that. LOL.

Something tells me that we're in for a radical change in the way the Bears judge talent in comparison to what was done in the Jerry Angelo years. I really don't know how much input Lovie Smith will have in the draft from here on out simply because I think that Emery is going to be the type who compartmentalizes all the different aspects of the Bears. Lovie's job is to coach, and while he will report to Emery on what his weaknesses are, I think it's Emery who will ultimately determine the course of action that will be followed.

Ultimately, Emery is the decision maker, and I think he will take that title and run with it.