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A Bears Fan’s Top 10 Opposing Head Coaches
Why can’t the Bears hire somebody like these guys?
Over the years the Bears have had an eclectic bunches of coaches, most of whose work I grew to dislike. I liked Mike Ditka during the Bears heyday during the 1980s but grew disenchanted with him as time wore on. I loved the 1985 Bears, but that group of players should have won more than one Super Bowl. Marc Trestman started off fast but quickly completely lost the team.
The Bears coach that inspired the least confidence was Abe Gibron. Watching Abe confer with starting QB, Bobby Douglas wasn’t exactly faith-inspiring. Actually, I thought Gibron was to head coaching what Douglas was to quarterback play, a square peg in a round hole. Or in Gibron’s case a round peg in a square hole. Regardless, it was a poor fit.
In addition to guys that stand out and not necessarily in a good way, are some run-of-the-mill guys like Neil Armstrong and Jack Pardee. Over the years I’ve also taken note of other NFL coaches I like that coached other teams. Most of these guys are good to excellent coaches, but sometimes other factors came into play on this list. Look it over and let me know your favorite NFL coaches who coached teams other than your favorite NFL team. And here we go.
10: Bill Walsh. Bill Walsh was the coach of the 49ers during the 1980s. Walsh just…
