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2/5/10Hey snitches! The Bears have a new Defensive Coordinator in an old friend. Rod Marinelli has been promoted to DC, the team announced today. The team also hired Eric Washington as D-Line coach, Shane Day as QB coach, Andrew Hays-Stoker as O Quality Control and Mikal Smith as D Quality Control. So as the staff is rounding out, one is reminded of Alex's blog from the beginning of January entitled "Status Quo" where he called the moves the Bears have made. He might be psychic. For a reminder of both that and his turn around (some would say flip flop) on Mike Martz, check out his blog section. That's about it for the Bears offseason as they don't have a pick in the first day of the draft, refuse to spend money, so there won't be many free agents coming to town, and seem OK with all of this. The team you see is basically the team you'll get next year, and then everyone will be fired and we'll see what happens for 2011. Remember, spring training starts in under 2 weeks!
-Chi Town Lou Crew
2/4/10
Hello lovers! A couple of Cubs notes for you to start today! The minor league deal with Kevin Millar has been finalized and he will be in spring training. We would love to see him make the team if for no other reason than because him and Dempster together would be hilarious. Also, the Cubs have avoided arbitration with Carlos Marmol today with the two sides agreeing on a 1-year deal worth $2.125MM deal. The only player yet to sign is Theriot and it appears that he will go to arbitration as negotiations have broken down between his people and the Cubs so we'll have to see what happens there. As for the Bears, Jay Cutler has said he is "very comfortable" with Mike Martz and that is good news for Bears fans. Devin Hester surprised us today when he said he would "love" a bigger role in the return game, even if that means he has to cut back his WR role. That's great news because he sucks as a WR and is great as a return man. It probably won't happen because that would mean Lovie and Angelo would have to admit that they were wrong about the dumbass and when was the last time those two admitted they were wrong about anything? Lovie wouldn't even admit he was wrong when he called a timeout then challenged and lost another timeout! So we'll see what happens with that... hopefully they just cut his offensive duties altogether because he sucks. We'll bring you more when it happens!
-Chi Town Lou Crew
2/2/10
Hey there lovely fans! Well, the first hire of the Mike Martz coaching staff was anounced today, and the Bears now have a new TE coach. They have hired Mike DeBord, who spent the last two seasons with the Seahawks. While there, he worked under Mike Holmgren and Jim Mora, and tight ends including... well... we're sure that the Seahawks had tight ends, we're just not sure of who they are. So if you've got your scorecards out, that's an OC (Martz), an O-Line coach (Mike Tice), and now a TE coach (DeBord). We're sill waiting on probably the most important hire other than the OC, and that's the QB coach. The Bears are trying to wrap it up before the Super Bowl this Sunday (Go Saints!) so we should here soon who they've picked to work with Jay Cutler. When it happens we'll let you know!
-Chi Town Lou Crew
2/1/10
5:57 PM - It's official... Mike Martz is the new OC of the Bears. We'll have to wait and see who he picks as his supporting coaching staff. Let's also not forget that the Bears still don't have a Defensive Coordinator. There haven't even been any names mentioned on the DC front since Perry Fewell turned down the Bears to join the G-Men. We think it's just a matter of time before Rod Marinelli is named DC and Lovie just runs the defense again (and we've all seen that show play out). When names pop up, we'll give them to you!
Hey snitches! Sources have confirmed to ESPN 1000 today that Kevin Rogers, current Vikings QB coach, has been informed that he will not be the next OC for the Bears. It appears that Mike Martz will be hired within the next couple of days. If you want another take on Martz, check out Alex's latest blog. On the Cubs side of things, they have signed vet first baseman Kevin Millar to a 1-year minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The deal will become official later this week. He will compete with Micah Hoffpauer and Chad Tracy to become the Cubs backup first baseman behind D Lee. We'll see what happens starting in about two weeks when spring training begins!
-Chi Town Lou Crew
1/31/10
9:33 PM - Alex's new blog is up, and it's surprising as hell! Check it out and comment!
Hey bitches! Well dream killer Mike Martz flew down to Nashville yesturday to meet with Jay Cutler. There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin. First, why is Mike Martz even a candidate for OC? Second, why does Jay Cutler have any say in who the next OC is? I know he's the most talented QB we've ever had here in Chicago, but he's still only the QB, not the damn GM or head coach. I'm hoping he has say in the hiring of the OC and he rejects Lovie's boy. Apparently there is still a disagreement between Jerry Angelo and Lovie about Martz, AKA he's Lovie's boy and Angelo sees that Martz sucks the big one. The other real candidate for OC is Vikings QB coach Kevin Rogers, who interviewed on Thursday and impressed many in the organization. You know it's sad when you want the man who tutored Tavaris Jackson to be your next OC. But that's the way it is when the alternative is Mike freaking Martz. That's all we got for you for now. Keep checking back as this circus show we call the Bears makes their next move!
-Chi Town Lou Crew
1/29/10
Hey bitches! Well, it may be the end of hope today, as the Bears interviewed Mike Martz for their open offensive coordinator position. It looks like the search may be over, and Lovie will get his man. Reports surfaced recently that Lovie wanted to hire Martz right away, and Jerry Angelo said "No Way No How." But after 24 days with no result and the pressure building, it's probably gotten harder and harder for JA to say no to stubborn Lovie. At the very least, next season will be hilarious. Imagine Hester trying to learn all 14,940 of Martz's playbook. Hell, imagine any of those morons trying to learn that playbook. Imagine all the 5 and 7 step drops Cutler will take with no offensive line to protect him. He may get hurt for the year in the first game. So at the very least, next season will be a rollercoaster of hilarity. The Bears will suck, but at least they'll be funny.
-Chi Town Lou Crew
Mike Martz - Good Hire?