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Originally Posted by
soulman 
Despite this you can't deny one thing that we've said. All we read all along is that he was not a candidate. Either he was and they kept in under their hats or he was a last minute desperation choice since everyone else was either unavailable or had turned him down. Logic would dictate that since he was unemployed and had refused to even be interviewed for the OC post before it's probably the latter. This is a step down for him.
Soul,
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Do we want him on our team?
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Originally Posted by
jackiejokeman Soul,
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Do we want him on our team?
Yes of course we do. Don't you remember. I was pushing for this guy from the get go. Cutler had his best season under Bates and made the Pro Bowl. Sure I'm in favor of the hire. I just wondered aloud why it took so long to hire him.
Edit: To me he was always the most logical choice but there have been many times Lovie has been short on logic and slow on the trigger. Hopefully that's changing. Lovie made the hire but perhaps Emery infuenced it. After all he was with KC when Cutler played for Denver.
Last edited by soulman; 02-07-2012 at 06:56 PM.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. 
Honey Badger Don't Care. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit.
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We should try to get Kasey Dunn as our WR coach...
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Yes I like it, all of it. I'm not so certain that Emery didn't influence the decision. He was with KC when Cutler was in Denver so certainly he was aware of the connection. No, I'm very pleased I just wonder why it took so long. Bates was always the most logical choice.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. Honey Badger Don't Care. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit.
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Originally Posted by
soulman Yes I like it, all of it. I'm not so certain that Emery didn't influence the decision. He was with KC when Cutler was in Denver so certainly he was aware of the connection. No, I'm very pleased I just wonder why it took so long. Bates was always the most logical choice.
Me too Bro, I'm thinking why it took so long was for angelo to be out of the way.
But Goddamn is this a great first add-on or what ?
I never took the drug ectasy ... but it must feel like this.
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Hey Souls we have some new territory to wander into ...
a GM with a clue who already cemented his GM staus with the Bates hiring.
Lets look at what fun we can have with the future.
Fuck ... I'll go here again ...
1.WR
2.OL
3.CB
3.CB/TE
4. and beyond
THE CHICAGO BEARS are official ... OFF THE MAP.
Now we don't know what the fuck is going to happen.
And Muh Man ... we couldnt ask for better! 
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Bates was out of the league last season, but he worked well with Cutler as an assistant for three years in Denver. In Chicago, he will serve under new offensive coordinator Mike Tice.
Cutler had a strained relationship with former Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner during their lone season together in 2009 and took a beating at times the past two seasons in Mike Martz's system. But in Denver, Bates played a key role in Cutler's development.
"His history with Jay was a big thing," coach Lovie Smith told the teams official website "And not just history with Jay but a good history, a productive history with him helping Jay as a quarterback."
Cutler said the Bears hired the right man.
"He was very vital in my growth and my experience as a quarterback (in Denver)," Cutler told the team's website. "The last couple years he had full control of my development and our plays coming in. He's a grinder. He's a guy that's going to work extremely hard to find weaknesses in defenses and he's going to be able to present it to us in a way that we understand and will be able to make plays where we can take advantage of those weaknesses."
Cutler enjoyed some his most productive seasons working with from 2006 to 2008 in Denver. He threw for a franchise-record 4,526 yards in 2008 and made the Pro Bowl.
Bates was assistant head coach of the offense and quarterbacks coach at Southern California in 2009.
He left with coach Pete Carroll to become Seattle's offensive coordinator but was fired after the 2010 season.
Bates, who also has been an assistant with Tampa Bay (2002-04) and the New York Jets (2005), interviewed with Smith in Tampa last week.
He then met with Tice at the team's headquarters. The Bears also interviewed former Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Greg Olson.
Last edited by jackiejokeman; 02-07-2012 at 09:22 PM.
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I forgot. He just left WI last month to be OC for Pitt. Doubt whether he would or even could consider it at this point. But I agree ... if we got him, it would be fantastic
Originally Posted by
jackiejokeman Now if we can get Bostad ...
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At least it's being right in the right direction. 
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