Returning after three years away
May 6, 2023 10:27:47 GMT -6
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Post by dachuckster on May 6, 2023 10:27:47 GMT -6
Hello all
I had to take a couple of years off from dealing with anything related to the Bears. I finally got my fill of the ineptitude of the McCaskey family and their personal friends in Bear management (can you say "Sweaty" Teddy Phillips ... I knew you could).
As much as I want to be a loyal fan, the fact that the Bears (and a large majority of professional sport clubs) are basically run exclusively for the income of the owners and their families. Very few organizations run the team to be a winning organization first and then focus on getting a good return on their investment second. The clubs that do this can make their owners very wealthy but it takes a lot of real work to follow this less traveled path.
I was moderately impressed by the hiring of Poles and his freedom to hire his own coach and not one shoved down his throat. I also like the house cleaning he has done with trimming dead wood out of both the roster as well as in the football management side. But it was the retirement of Phillips as team president and (more importantly) his replacement by Kevin Warren that really got my attention. If it was another McCaskey buddy, I wouldn't be here now.
It feels like a new day and I am started to get excited about watching the Bears again!
Chuck
I had to take a couple of years off from dealing with anything related to the Bears. I finally got my fill of the ineptitude of the McCaskey family and their personal friends in Bear management (can you say "Sweaty" Teddy Phillips ... I knew you could).
As much as I want to be a loyal fan, the fact that the Bears (and a large majority of professional sport clubs) are basically run exclusively for the income of the owners and their families. Very few organizations run the team to be a winning organization first and then focus on getting a good return on their investment second. The clubs that do this can make their owners very wealthy but it takes a lot of real work to follow this less traveled path.
I was moderately impressed by the hiring of Poles and his freedom to hire his own coach and not one shoved down his throat. I also like the house cleaning he has done with trimming dead wood out of both the roster as well as in the football management side. But it was the retirement of Phillips as team president and (more importantly) his replacement by Kevin Warren that really got my attention. If it was another McCaskey buddy, I wouldn't be here now.
It feels like a new day and I am started to get excited about watching the Bears again!
Chuck
