Bears Blitz

Published by Jim Weihofen on January 7, 2012
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears

With the recent shake-up at Halas Hall, the Bears find themselves needing a “Passing Coach,” Quarterbacks Coach, Offensive Line Coach and a General Manager.

Jerry Angelo, Mike Martz, and Shane Day are all out, and Mike Tice has received his promotion to Offensive Coordinator, a position the now-deposed Angelo blocked him for interviewing for with the Tennessee Titans.

However, there’s still work to be done. Tice will simply run the ground game, leaving holes to be filled in Chicago. Presumably, the quarterbacks coach and “Passing Coach” could be filled by the same person, if they have the right qualifications.

The General Manager’s spot will be taken by someone willing to answer to Lovie Smith, which may prevent the Bears from getting a great football mind in their front office.

So, the obvious glaring hole becomes finding that man to take the reins from Martz and Day to lead the quarterbacks and passing game. The Bears have a high-quality quarterback in Jay Cutler, and it would appear Josh McCown has played his way into a roster spot in 2012.

The receiving corps is flawed, but the talent is there to make it work as a secondary option with Matt Forte leading the offense. If the Bears can add a true No. 1 wide receiver, and maybe a tight end with some catching ability, the Bears could have a very complete offense. But who to lead the air attack?

Enter Brett Favre. Favre, 42, may not have any NFL coaching under his belt, but he’s got an awesome resume of NFL play. Favre started a record 297 consecutive games at quarterback over his illustrious career.

He holds nearly every Packers‘ passing record, and many NFL records for the quarterback position. While his many retirements and comebacks may not sit well with some, nobody can honestly deny his spot as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Cutler has never hid his admiration for Favre. The two are very similar quarterbacks: power-armed gunslingers who can and will squeeze throws in places most quarterbacks simply can’t.

In Cutler, Favre would have a protege who has seemingly based his game after Favre. In Favre, Cutler gets his idol as a coach. A win-win for both men.

Favre, an 11-time Pro Bowler, five-time NFC Player of the Year, and ranked at 20 in NFL.com’s list of the greatest players of all time back in 2009, could bring mountains of knowledge to the Bears.

Add all the fourth-quarter comebacks and his Super Bowl XXXI ring, and Favre’s lack of coaching experience gets thrown out the window. He brings the experience that is too rare to pass up.

The receiving corps would most likely improve under Favre, too. The complex routes of Martz’s system would surely be dialed back a bit, making things easier on everyone involved, especially if Chicago uses its first round draft pick on a No. 1 wide receiver.

For Favre, the benefits don’t end just with working with Cutler. Odds are, this hybrid role (which would essentially make him co-Offensive Coordinator) would be the highest role any team would give him as a coaching rookie. It would also allow the speculation of his comebacks to end once and for all.

In December, a source told ESPN that Favre would be open to listen to the Bears about their quarterback needs. He obviously has no ill will towards his long-time rival team.

Favre was a great quarterback and could easily instill a Hall of Fame-worthy career’s worth of knowledge into Cutler and youngster Nathan Enderle.

So, what do you think? Could Favre work in Chicago? Would he take the job? Would the Bears take him?

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