I agree with blueshoes. Also, Loggains is unlikely to have the same reputation within the team as Gase had. Couple that with Fox being a conservative/defensive minded coach and that makes it highly likely that there will be more run attempts.
Well, if Larsen or Whitehair can get their runblocking going then I can see us get some good yardage. Sitton + Long should be able to create some good lanes. I expect us to do around the same since we lost Forte, otherwise I would say Oline is improved.
We will need to compare our RBs production to Forte's with the Jets. The only thing thst can hold Forte back is Injury. If he remains healthy and his normal production, then Pace made a bad move. If our young RBC can't come close to Forte's numbers then Pace will look foolish. I am going to bet Forte wins the production battle this year, but next year he will take a hit.
We will need to compare our RBs production to Forte's with the Jets. The only thing thst can hold Forte back is Injury. If he remains healthy and his normal production, then Pace made a bad move. If our young RBC can't come close to Forte's numbers then Pace will look foolish. I am going to bet Forte wins the production battle this year, but next year he will take a hit.
EH. He's on a different team. If Forte does horrible with the Jets it doesn't necessarily vindicate his release from the Bears just as his success doesn't prove the Bears wrong. He's a part of a different scheme with different personnel and a different role.
I'm not looking to compare his work in NY to that in CHI but I do wish him the best.
I agree with blueshoes. Also, Loggains is unlikely to have the same reputation within the team as Gase had. Couple that with Fox being a conservative/defensive minded coach and that makes it highly likely that there will be more run attempts.
Loggains approach seems to be more in step with what Fox likes than Gase was. More fundamental and more based on great execution than being too cute and tricky.
I agree with blueshoes. Also, Loggains is unlikely to have the same reputation within the team as Gase had. Couple that with Fox being a conservative/defensive minded coach and that makes it highly likely that there will be more run attempts.
Loggains approach seems to be more in step with what Fox likes than Gase was. More fundamental and more based on great execution than being too cute and tricky.
Soul, you've probably followed John Fox's teams more closely than most of us here, if not all of us. At this point (granted it's early... just beginning his 2nd season here) what do you think his ceiling is here? If Pace can feed him the right people, what do you see in a best case scenario?
Loggains approach seems to be more in step with what Fox likes than Gase was. More fundamental and more based on great execution than being too cute and tricky.
Soul, you've probably followed John Fox's teams more closely than most of us here, if not all of us. At this point (granted it's early... just beginning his 2nd season here) what do you think his ceiling is here? If Pace can feed him the right people, what do you see in a best case scenario?
It's hard to put a number of wins on it because of the youth of the roster and some of the key injuries we're dealing with. What I can say is that Foxy is not exactly a patient man as the release of Robbie Gould would indicate. He's in year two of a four year deal so you can bet he's expecting progress this year both from his players and on the scoreboard and the W/L record.
As far as how far can he take the team I don't think there's any question that having been to two SBs and lost both he wants to win one before he retires and if he expects to do that it has to come within the next three years or he gets an extension if he's close and winning consistently but still hasn't gotten to the show.
He's 61 now and in three more years he's 64. How much longer he'll coach is anyone's guess but if he wins one or two I'm sure he'd be happy to retire on that note before he reaches 70. So I'd say that's his ceiling. He's been there before so we know he's capable of taking a team that far and I think they're getting much closer to having the team he wants personnel wise.
