With the recent hires of Rod Marinelli and Mike Tice, the Bears have added two former head coaches to their coaching staff. Tice was hired yesterday as the team’s offensive line coach. Over at Windy City Gridiron, our Bears bloggers react to the addition of Mike Tice:
Windy City Gridiron Reacts To Tice Hire
My thoughts on the hire are this:
- Olin Kreutz may still have a good year or two left in him. Per the article, Kreutz was involved in the interview process with Tice, and everyone seemed to be on the same page. If anyone can get the most out of Kreutz, it’s Tice.
- The LG/ RT positions. With Kreutz still holding down the middle, CWilliams solid at the LT spot, and Garza cemented in his RG position, that leaves us with the confusion of the LG and RT spots. I think Tice will be the guy who can figure out the best way to develop Omiyale, Beekman, and (sigh) Shaffer for the future.
- Recruiting. With Tice being as good as they say he is, we’ll need a good judge of talent for added depth on our OL. Depending on what he does with Omiyale (LG/RT), we’ll either need a new guard or tackle, and I would trust Tice to be able to know who to bring in.
Overall, the Tice hire seems great. He knows the OL better than most in the NFL, so now we have one of the best offensive position coaches in the league to compliment one of the best defensive position coaches.
The Bears still have both of their coordinator positions to fill so make sure to check back with Windy City Gridiron for all of Chicago’s off-season hires.
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