This site is created by Chicago Bears fans, for Chicago Bears fans.
We want the Chicago Bears to win and live up to the great past history of the franchise as well as the hopes and dreams of sports fans in the great city of Chicago and the state of Illinois, and those that have emigrated elsewhere but still retain their loyalty.
This site was originally set up to focus specifically on Ron Turner, our completely inept offensive coordinator, who has a career of utter failure with the University of Illinois football program as well as the Chicago Bears, thus twice punishing the fans of these two programs. Ron AVERAGES in the bottom 20% when compared to his peers, over 17+ years of coaching in a variety of locations. It is incomprehensible to all of us how he is continually offered employment when his history is so comprehensively futile. To make this even more frustrating, every decade or so the offense comes out of its shell and hits it big for about half the season (such as when the Illini made the Sugar Bowl, or when the Bears got to the Super Bowl in 2006), only to fall apart in the critical, big game. This brief showing seems to gain him another 8-10 years of futility back to his historical norm.
Now Ron has moved on to the Stanford Cardinal Indianapolis Colts as offensive coordinator receivers coach. We will welcome the Cardinal Colts fans and their frustration with Ron’s predictable play calling, inability to tailor his game plan to take advantage of talent on hand or the opponent’s intentions, and general ineptness.
Ron bolted from the Cardinal without even (badly) calling a play (much to the dismay of all Pac Ten fans that don’t cheer for Stanford) and somehow sneaked onto the Colt’s NFL offensive staff. Our slight revenge as Bears fans for the 2006 Super Bowl loss is to hand you Ron. While as Bear zealots we have no love for the Colts, we will make an exception and gladly allow the Colts fans to come here for the purpose of commiserating about how terrible Ron is.
Ron was finally fired from the Bears after the 2009 season, the third in a row where the Bears failed to make the playoffs. To Ron’s credit, he was better than the absolutely inept offensive coordinators he replaced, Shea and Shoop. But this only shows the Bears overall inability to select coaches of any sort, or have a GM strategy.
That is why we now are focusing on firing the entire Bears management team, which includes
Jerry Angelo, GM
Lovie Smith, Head Coach
Mike Martz, Offensive Coordinator
Rod Marinelli, Defensive Coordinator
Their offenses are legion; terrible draft picks (we do like the Cutler trade, but other than that, misery), languid leadership even while the team is getting blown out, and a general feeling that failure is OK and doesn’t require any aggressive actions to right the ship. Watching talent leave Chicago and thrive elsewhere (too many to name, but highlights are Benson and Jones) is also a punch in the gut. On top of this is a lack of innovation – about the last thing the Bears invented was the “T Formation”, just like in the fight song.
We are keeping the “fireronturner.net” URL and also directing traffic here from “firemikemartz.com”. We are building on the same crew that helps us keep our spirits up – we aren’t the only ones raging from the cheap non PSL seats, and we appreciate all of our regular commenters.
FIRE THE FOUR HEADED MONSTER of Angelo, Lovie, Martz and Marinelli!
I agree with the founders of this website, Ron Turner should be out of there. Has anyone noticed that Benson is doing a great deal better with Cincinnati? Of course you all must have noticed that Orton is doing quite well with Denver. Hmmm . . . I wonder why offensive players seem to leave Chicago and do better? Could it be that the Bears Offensive Coordinator is not really a very good coach and tends to be unimaginative? One would have thought that the Bears organization would have figured that out a long time ago, like after Grossman had his difficulties (during the Bears run to the Super Bowl). I would have thought for sure they would have showed him the door. I’m wondering if the reason Turner is still around is because he has a friend high up in the organization that insures Turner stays. I would so like to see the Bears get an offensive coordinator who could really turn the Bears offense into a powerhouse.
Agreed that it is a punch in the face that offensive players who failed here (taking down our playoff and even super bowl chances with them) thrive elsewhere.
Here at this site that is just one more reason of a long litany of reasons of why Turner has to go.
As for how the heck he’s stayed here this long… we have no clue.
Ron Turner should ‘ve been fired years ago!!! His play calling and decision making is beyond horrible!! When you have Jonny knox running a 4.3, Devin Hester 4.2, not to mention Earl Bennett a 4.5, Thats TOP SPEED!!!! RON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! send a fly pattern up the field in every pass play, weather they catch it or not. Spread the offense out, use garrett wolfe for screens, tosses etc. Are you DUMB or STUPID Ron Turner??? pick one!. People you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to be a Offensive coordinator, you just have to know your players, and defenses and read hash marks! he’s running plays, that hign schools in the Chicago Public league uses. Are offense should much,much better than it is. sometimes we look crisp, then at times we look like were confused. We finally have a QB, who knows how to win, and move the ball down the field. Understand lovie Smith, keep standing on the sideline lookin’ calm, while our offense is blowing opportunities.. and your letting Mr. Turner, bury you! your calling the defense, we have a QB now..whats the problem??? don’t
make the playoffs this year , i bet you’ll be packing ur things, heading back to Texas!! because you don’t have enough Ba….lls!! to make a the RIGHT choice, knowing your offensive coordinator is setting you up for FAILURE!!!
haha you need to update this now that Ron is working his magic with the Colts.
Good call!
I cleaned it up a bit more. I like it.
You know, now that I think about it, if the Colts do one day appoint Ron as their OC, that will MORE than make up for that Super Bowl loss.