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Bates and Fewell on Bears Radar

By Rob G. - Posted on 06 January 2010

As mentioned yesterday, Jeremy Bates - USC offensive coordinator and former QB coach of Jay Cutler - is on the Bears radar for offensive coordinator according to Scout.com.

Charlie Weis unfortunately looks to be heading to Kansas City to join his old friends Romeo Crennel and GM Scott Pioli. Damn.

On the defensive side, Perry Fewell is the first defensive coordinator name we've heard. He took over as coach of the Buffalo Bills after Dick Jauron got fired and was the defensive backs coach for the Bears and Lovie in 2005 before moving to defensive coordinator for the Bills. So it doesn't look like much is going to change scheme-wise on the defense.

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More praise for Bates

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 7:17pm.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/01/bates.html

Fire da bums already!

Not so fast

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 12:23pm.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/3194

“Bates is hardly setting the world on fire in his current job at
USC, as the offense steadily regressed this season,” according to an NFL source with close connections to college football. “Bates apparently is strictly a system-type guy. He's locked into his scheme and gets low marks
for being able to make adjustments better-suited to the talents of his
players.

“He's far from the perfect fit Lombardi said he was.”

I was really hoping for Charlie Weis

Fire da bums already!

DC rankings

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 1:22pm.

http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/01/04/ranking-the-defensive-coordi...

Fewell 12th, Lovie 22nd...

22. Lovie Smith (head coach) / Bears — Though Bob Babich maintained his defensive-coordinator title to coach the linebackers, Smith coordinates the defense, with great help from D-line coach/assistant head coach Rod Marinelli. Personnel utilization and an inability to maximize talent has been a problem, while the loss of MLB Brian Urlacher had an effect, as well. SCOUT'S TAKE: "It has looked a lot like what they did in Detroit last year. They have been blown out in too many games this year and are getting run over. They struggle in the second half because they get outcoached and cannot adjust. Some of the calls are so bad it almost makes me think they are trying to get fired — no one can be so dumb. ... "They could have laid down at the end of the year, and they kept on fighting. They beat a good Minnesota team, but they still had big problems adjusting in the second half."

Fire da bums already!

Bates in demand

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 5:14pm.

http://chi.scout.com/2/935882.html

Bates may go to Washington to join Shanahan.

Fewell's interview has been scheduled.

Fire da bums already!

Martz, Bates and Fewell

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:26am.

http://chi.scout.com/2/936035.html

Lovie would presumably prefer Martz, Cutler might prefer Bates...

not a big fan of Martz myself...