Posted on 12/29/2014 8:21:14 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Trestman was hired in a winding interview process that included more than 12 candidates. The other finalist for the opening was Bruce Arians, who just completed a 10-6 season with the Arizona Cardinals.
Trestman said Sunday he planned to return, but after a 6-10 finish and drama-filled season, his fate was determined several weeks ago. The Bears lost five straight games to end the season and eight of their final 10.
Chicago was 8-8 in 2013.
Billed as a quarterback whisperer, Trestman had strong results as a rookie coach. The Bears finished second in the NFL in scoring to the Denver Broncos in 2013, but the decline was dramatic in 2014. Chicago was 21st in passing and 23rd in scoring.
Emery's biggest decisions did not pan out. He invested $126 million in quarterback Jay Cutler prior to the 2014 season on a seven-year deal that made Cutler the NFL's highest-paid player in 2014 at $22.5 million.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.abc17news.com ...
Yes. They, and also the Bills and Rams would be interested. The question is what would they give for him.
Well that is the question. What would Az give for him? Perhaps the Bears would let him go to someone that would pick up his salary or a significant portion thereof.
Salary alone would not be enough. They have to have picks. Otherwise, there is no point to the trade.
No, Cutler threw to the wrong place. If the problem is with *all* receivers, then perhaps it's not the receivers at all.
Arizona can have Cutler. Please, take him!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.