Looking to replace Ron Turner, the Chicago Bears have reportedly interviewed Mike Tice for the role of offensive coordinator.
Windy City Gridiron Reacts To Tice Hire
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:
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.
Read Article >Mike Tice Announced As Bears O-Line Coach
Though it was thought that Mike Tice was interviewing for the vacant offensive coordinator position in Chicago, Tice was announced today as being the new offensive line coach for the Bears.
From ProFootball Talk:
Read Article >Bears Reportedly Interview Jaguars Coach Mike Tice
The Bears interviewed Jaguars assistant coach Mike Tice, presumably for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune.
Tice is currently the Jagaurs assistant head coach/tight ends coach, so the Bears requested, and were granted, permission to speak with Tice. Tice was the head coach of the Vikings from the end of 2001 to 2005. Offensively, they were very impressive finishing in the top four in his first three seasons.
Read Article >Bears Fire Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner, Lovie Smith Will Give Up Defensive Coordinator Responsibilities
The Chicago Tribune reports the other coaches to get the ax were offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton, tight end coach Rob Boras, offensive assistant/assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus, and offensive assistant/assistant wide receivers coach Charles London. The only offensive assistants the team retained were receivers coach Darryl Drake and running back coach Tim Spencer.
As for the offensive coordinator position, there hasn’t been any indication who the team might pursue, although Mike Martz has reportedly expressed interest in coming on in that capacity. Martz and Smith have a close working relationship from their days in St. Louis, where Martz was the head coach and Smith was his defensive coordinator. While Martz is certainly renowned for his ability to construct a passing offense, the fact that his offenses usually rank at the bottom running the ball, and are usually turnover-prone would likely make him a less-than-appealing candidate for the Bears.
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