Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 19:13:43 GMT -6
John Fox’s laughable answer sounds like a guy sucking up to his boss to keep his job
Steve RosenbloomSteve RosenbloomContact ReporterChicago Tribune
Link; www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/ct-spt-bears-john-fox-lies-rosenbloom-20171222-story.html
John Fox, the truth-averse coach of the Bears for about the next 11 days, was trying to compliment quarterback Mitch Trubisky this week, and of course it went wrong because most of what Fox has planned since becoming coach of the Bears has gone wrong and his answers have devolved into gobbledygook.
In this instance, after Trubisky threw three interceptions in a 20-10 loss to the Lions, Fox said the rookie “probably arguably played his best game.’’
Yes. Well. Fox was probably arguably lying. That’s the conclusion easily drawn when a coach has bankrupted his credibility.
For those of you scoring at home, that’s the coach already who benched a quarterback for failing to protect the ball this season suddenly talking up the potential quarterback of the future drafted by the GM. That’s code for Fox trying to suck up to general manager Ryan Pace in trying to save his job. Connect the dots, people.
In trying to justify a stance that sounded fake, Fox inevitably stepped in it. He said Trubisky fixed a “couple situations where we might not have been lined up right’’ and added that “three or four weeks ago, I’m not sure that happens.’’
Wait, you’re telling us that a month ago the starting quarterback didn’t know the playbook and pre-snap formations?
Trubisky received the playbook about eight months ago, went to minicamp and training camp and ran plays there, then played in exhibition games and then began playing in real games starting in October and ran plays there, but only last week, only in his 10th game, was he capable of correcting situations where players might not have been lined up right?
Sounds as if Fox is trying to show how his coaching staff has helped bring along a young talent but instead comes off like a guy saying Pace’s quarterback is a slow learner. Or he’s revealing that Pace’s quarterback is being badly coached. Or the rest of the offense hasn’t been drilled on the playbook 14 games into the season.
None of those conclusions seems to accomplish the apparent goal of sucking up to save the job. See how things get interpreted when you start shoveling stuff, John? Bad coaching and bad press conferences are no way to go through the NFL.
Speaking of bad coaching, Fox continues to play field position with his decisions, no matter how useless it seems in the wake of his seven wins in the last two years.
He played field position when he decided not to go for it on fourth-and-1 at his 45 while trailing just 6-0 early in the second quarter against the Lions. He punted early in a game at the end of a dead season. So Fox.
It seems to happen every week, like it’s the house special. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But it never helps the one player who needs every snap he can get in every possible situation. Trubisky needs all the urgent gotta-have-it opportunities he can get. Same goes for the entire offense. Everybody knows it.
Everybody except Fox, apparently.
Listen, don’t suck up to the GM by praising his choice of quarterback. Instead, give the GM’s choice of quarterback every chance to make plays. The GM’s choice of quarterback is the only thing that has mattered this season.
But no. That’s not what has happened. As we’ve come to learn — and hopefully won’t have to endure for more than two more games — the Bears are always at a disadvantage playing field position as long as Fox’s position remains on the field.
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Steve RosenbloomSteve RosenbloomContact ReporterChicago Tribune
Link; www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/ct-spt-bears-john-fox-lies-rosenbloom-20171222-story.html
John Fox, the truth-averse coach of the Bears for about the next 11 days, was trying to compliment quarterback Mitch Trubisky this week, and of course it went wrong because most of what Fox has planned since becoming coach of the Bears has gone wrong and his answers have devolved into gobbledygook.
In this instance, after Trubisky threw three interceptions in a 20-10 loss to the Lions, Fox said the rookie “probably arguably played his best game.’’
Yes. Well. Fox was probably arguably lying. That’s the conclusion easily drawn when a coach has bankrupted his credibility.
For those of you scoring at home, that’s the coach already who benched a quarterback for failing to protect the ball this season suddenly talking up the potential quarterback of the future drafted by the GM. That’s code for Fox trying to suck up to general manager Ryan Pace in trying to save his job. Connect the dots, people.
In trying to justify a stance that sounded fake, Fox inevitably stepped in it. He said Trubisky fixed a “couple situations where we might not have been lined up right’’ and added that “three or four weeks ago, I’m not sure that happens.’’
Wait, you’re telling us that a month ago the starting quarterback didn’t know the playbook and pre-snap formations?
Trubisky received the playbook about eight months ago, went to minicamp and training camp and ran plays there, then played in exhibition games and then began playing in real games starting in October and ran plays there, but only last week, only in his 10th game, was he capable of correcting situations where players might not have been lined up right?
Sounds as if Fox is trying to show how his coaching staff has helped bring along a young talent but instead comes off like a guy saying Pace’s quarterback is a slow learner. Or he’s revealing that Pace’s quarterback is being badly coached. Or the rest of the offense hasn’t been drilled on the playbook 14 games into the season.
None of those conclusions seems to accomplish the apparent goal of sucking up to save the job. See how things get interpreted when you start shoveling stuff, John? Bad coaching and bad press conferences are no way to go through the NFL.
Speaking of bad coaching, Fox continues to play field position with his decisions, no matter how useless it seems in the wake of his seven wins in the last two years.
He played field position when he decided not to go for it on fourth-and-1 at his 45 while trailing just 6-0 early in the second quarter against the Lions. He punted early in a game at the end of a dead season. So Fox.
It seems to happen every week, like it’s the house special. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But it never helps the one player who needs every snap he can get in every possible situation. Trubisky needs all the urgent gotta-have-it opportunities he can get. Same goes for the entire offense. Everybody knows it.
Everybody except Fox, apparently.
Listen, don’t suck up to the GM by praising his choice of quarterback. Instead, give the GM’s choice of quarterback every chance to make plays. The GM’s choice of quarterback is the only thing that has mattered this season.
But no. That’s not what has happened. As we’ve come to learn — and hopefully won’t have to endure for more than two more games — the Bears are always at a disadvantage playing field position as long as Fox’s position remains on the field.
The Trubisky breakdown: Rich Campbell dissects "Good Mitch'' and "Bad Mitch'' »
Zach Miller is a good guy and has an award to prove it »
No Pro Bowl Bears, no Super Bowl Bears, no nothing again for this Bears regime »