Schefter: Bears Fire Turner, Likely to Retain Lovie

[ZAN]

Enlighten me. Who is this Bates guy?

[ZAN]

He was Denver's QB coach with Cutler and I think he's at USC now. Jeremy Bates. Good guy. I don't think he could be an all out coordinator, but he's an excellent QB's coach, and has a great rapport with Cutler.

If he's a good QB coach, hire him as a QB coach.

All this "new guy on the market" stuff is brutal. The Bears need a guy who is a great offensive mind. The Weiss angle already passed, as he signed with Pioli in KC (shoulda seen that one coming)....Martz remains the next best name...

[FedEx227]

The problem with Martz, is the Bears might not have the line to run his system. Martz likes to go vertical, which means lot of time in the pocket.

[citizenerased]

Why though? Bates was Cutler's QB coach for his first three years in the league and look where that's put him, he throws bagfuls of interceptions because he's not been told to rein it in.

If I were you, I'd take Martz. He'll give you an explosive offense regardless of the talent level - this is the man who made Jon Kitna a 4000 yd passer and the Lions offense explosive. Whilst Millen was still the GM.

Kurt Warner threw 52 interceptions in 34 starts with Mike Martz as his head coach - and he's seen as one of the most accurate Quarterbacks in recent history. I highly doubt Martz is the guy you hire if you want him to stop slinging it.

And any QB/Offensive Co-ordinator combo worth their salt should be able to reach 4000 yards when you throw it 600 times every season.

[RainboUnicorn]

WHOA! Did you guys know that some football genius predicted the Bates hire in week 1???


http://www.virtualsportsnet.com/foru...t=jeremy+bates

Well if Carroll goes to Seattle then so does Bates