If Fox is let go, who should get a look for HC?

I think we're gonna remain on opposite sides of this one brother because I have zero faith or trust left in John Fox to save the Bears anymore than Captain Smith could save Titanic.  What I'm saying is that I don't expect things to turn around period as long as John Fox is HC.  Many other teams are just as green at their backup positions as we are so in no way do I buy into any oh poor us we lack experienced depth and what talent we do have has regressed when it should be improving.  This is a poorly coached team.  There is no other way to see it and most don't.

Payton, NFL coaches don't get years to build a winning team any longer.  There are no five year plans.  Fox's contract runs through 2018.  Four years, that's it, and if he's not winning this year or next then why even keep him as a lame duck in year four when at that point teams extend winning coaches.  If we were seeing any signs of improvement at all maybe he earns one more year but we're not.  The arrow is pointing down.

Next February he'll be 62 years old and he's currently the owner of the second worst record in the 96 year history of this team and it's getting worse with each passing week not better.  By years end he may well have the single worst record of any Bears HC in history.  If he was a young guy in his first HC you might be able to sell me on him but he's not.  He's an older HC who lost his last two jobs due to his mediocrity and his annoying inconsistency even when he had top talent.

The one guy who might actually save his job for him by winning a few games after the bye is the same guy he refused to give a vote of confidence to and assure him of having his job back once he could play again.  And who does Cutler draw his first game back but another top ten defense. I'll lay odds his thumb is still not 100% and we may be missing two Pro Bowl OGs so once again the protection may fail giving the media and the haters one more shot at him for being unable to win.

Fox is a moron and Cutler should have told him to shove it up his ass and forced him to play Barkley but that's not the kind of player Cutler is.  One thing I am certain of though is he's playing this game for his teammates and not for John Fox.  So whether anyone wants to admit it or not there is a much uglier under current happening right now than you or anyone else believes there is.  Remember Trestman didn't lose his team until after the bye week when he began throwing Cutler and others under the bus.  We aren't there yet.

Did the Cubs hesitate to replace Renteria after just one year when he couldn't win with a team loaded with young talent?  IMHO the fact that they did and hired Joe Maddon is why they're in the WS and the Bears in year two under Fox are in the running for the #1 overall pick in the draft.  So you and anyone else who supports him can have your John Fox but as I've already said, I'm done with him and his moronic, manipulative, arrogant, lying ways.  He's crossed over to my bad side and he's not coming back.

I'd love Harbaugh here. It's a long bleak shot though and with the McKaskey family already on the hook for Trestman's contract (through this year) and Fox's contract (and potentially the other Coords) for the next two years, it's hard to imagine they dish out the money OR the freedom of personnel decisions Harbaugh would want.

There's a building public indictment of Fox and he's gonna have a hard time weathering it. I still think he needs more time to get this team where he wants it. While our record and team are disappointing, it doesn't really matter as this year's a wash regardless. Inwant Fox back one more year UNLESS there's a clear upgrade at the HC position available AND unless that clear upgrade can bring with him a clear upgrade in coaching personnel.

why would Harbaugh come here? if he did, i'd like to know he is going to get four years. we have a gm that is under contract how many years? i still think the guy that made the nfl change the rules to deal with hester deserves a shot at HC. i love ST going to HC because they have already dealt with huge player turnover. more fluid thinkers generally imo.