Rumors before he signed....
by BigNDfan (2018-01-10 15:24:11)

In reply to: And probably easier to retain with a nice raise than a DC.  posted by tdiddy07

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That the Bears were going to make him the highest paid OL coach in the NFL.

I have no doubt that ND flinched.

The Dolphins OL coach who got caught snorting coke made
by Queensman  (2018-01-10 15:32:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

reportedly between $2.5- 3 million per year. So think somewhere in that range.

Then ND had no shot. *
by BigNDfan  (2018-01-10 16:55:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He's also close to his NFL pension (supposedly)
by Rocket7  (2018-01-10 15:25:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That is a huge deal. From his point of view, this is the perfect time for him to leave.
oh yeah - that's big if true
by cujaysfan  (2018-01-10 15:37:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and - hard to fault a guy for wanting to lock in that pension

it's tragic that ND wasted the best position coach since joe moore to this head coach and his rinky dink offense

at least he's going to bears - will be fun to see what howard and cohen can do behind HH coached OL