Why did Ron Rivera leave Chicago??

Does anyone know why Chicago let this guy get away? Norv named him LB's coach today. Was this over $ ?

Maybe it's too cold and windy...

I think Jerry Angelo (Bears GM) feels his coaching staff is getting too much credit for building that defense. It sounds egotistical, but I agree with him. I think that Rivera probably wanted to be paid Grilliams type money, given his status as the minority candidate that teams go to to satisfy the Rooney Rule. I think Jerry Angelo believes that he can find a better coordinator at a cheaper price.

I do think he will extend Lovie Smith's contract, but the Bears believe all their coaches are expendable. That very well may be true, but at the very least Smith has earned his respect and his money.

I mean the guy did interview for a few head coaching posts too. So that really sends a message.

Interesting. They still have not given Smith a contract. That's ridicules. He's taken them to the playoffs and the SB in two years. Sounds like the GM and/or the Halas family are cheap.

I mean the guy did interview for a few head coaching posts too. So that really sends a message.

But what's he suppose to do? Not go?

But what's he suppose to do? Not go?

Well, if you interviewed for six jobs and your employer knew about it, how would they feel if you were ready to punch the clock the next day?

Well, if you interviewed for six jobs and your employer knew about it, how would they feel if you were ready to punch the clock the next day?

True. But in the NFL this happens all the time. If he was interviewing for other DC jobs then it would be different. He's been getting interviewed for HC jobs which is a promotion.

I'll tell ya what sucks. To go from interviewing for HC jobs to taken a demotion from coordinator in the span of a few weeks.

How does this affect the Bears ability to hire good coaches now? I mean they show that they have less respect for coaches than most teams. What good coach would work there now?

are all the head coaching jobs filled? maybe Rivera is tipping his hand. and being a successful coordinator doesn't = being a good head coach, i.e. norv