Our kind of guy, for our kind of town.
That's what John Fox would be if the Bears end up hiring him. I prefer to think of him as the Joe Maddon of the NFL. He's an older, wiser coach who somehow fell into our laps.
By the way, Joe Maddon and John Fox are just one year apart (Maddon is 60, Fox is 59, and they have the same birthday!), so why is there concern over Fox's age and not Maddon's age?
Oh, I know why. It's his heart. He's already had heart surgery! He must be damaged.
People of Chicago, you know better. This is purely an advantage.
That heart attack has already prepared him for the ups and downs of dealing with the Chicago media, of answering mundane questions, of dealing with the everyday headaches of being the Bears coach.
Think of it as a flu shot. Once he's had it, he can't get it again.
I don't think that's accurate, but come on! He's strong!
He's other things. A tough, defensive coach. A guy who can win with different dimwits at quarterback. Tim Tebow! Jake Delhomme! Jay Cutler, you're next!
I get it. You're worried he won't take orders from the boy wonder. Not me. If he can work for John Elway, he can work for Ryan Pace.
The added bonus: Looks like he wants to come here. That never helped the others, but I like the enthusiasm.
Look, he knows defense, and he always has his coordinators interviewing for head-coaching jobs. The guy knows something. Worst case: He elevates you from "unwatchable" to "tolerable." Just like that, we're out of the ICU.
In fact, since he knows so much defense, maybe he can fix the Bulls!
Oh, sorry to wake you from your Pau Gasol lovefest. We have a problem. And finally Tom Thibodeau explodes! Let's see some more effort. The problem with Joakim Noah, and it is technically a "problem," is that he isn't that good offensively. He's a defensive stopper. That's what he does. So please, do more of that and let the Spaniards take care of the scoring.
If you're the Blackhawks, you just keep cruising along. The All-Star Game is this month. That's practically in intrasquad scrimmage, so I won't be watching.
Bag Boy is a RedEye special contributor.