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Adam Schefter‏@AdamSchefter....Former Saints interim head coach Aaron Kromer has accepted the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach job with the Chicago Bears.

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Utah_Saint

I wish him the best. Sorry to see him go. He did a great job here.

Mardigras9

Really? Wow.
Good luck.

biloxi-indian

Linkage...Marc Trestman, HC for Bears, and Aaron Kromer were on the same offensive staff together in Oakland from 2001-03.

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It has been reported Trestman will call the plays and not Kromer.

Halo

After an 0-4 start, Kromer stood in front the media and neither cried nor whined about that disgrace, promising fans that the team and coaches were working hard and there would be a better outcome. He won the next 2 games.

It took ballz for him to stand out professionally under that kind of attention and pressure for the first time. He was thrust into the HC position, not hired into it. He managed the team as HC and o-line coach, and I'm sure the Bears and NFL want to see what grooming him some more will produce.

Kromer grew up quickly as a coach to be a HC and leader. Best of luck to him.

As for our Saints, we need to hire the very best o-line coach we can buy because o-line is the heart of this team. When our o-line plays consistent, the Saints are an unstoppable force, weather the defense shows up during the game or not.

saintfan

So very true. Frankly I'd be willing to invest in the o-line as much or more as the defense even after how poorly the d played this past season.

The one thing I remember about the Cowboys of the 90's isn't Irvin, Smith, or Troy. It was that brick wall of an offensive line they had back then. I've not seen a line play like that SINCE then.

Our O Line isn't terrible by any means, but IMO it is overrated. Let's move on and lets get better.

Marlboro Man

Wow, that smells like disaster to me. Kromer stunk as our interim doing HC and O-Line coaching so you expect better??

Danno

I'm sure Mickey has a list of candidates for every position, probably approved by Payton last year.

They knew this could happen and I'm sure they prepared for it.

SaintsBro

I just worry about how out-of-date the list will be. That was almost a year ago.

I' m bummed. Kromer was a big reason why underperforming unknown guys like Bushrod, Strief, could still hold it together, he's why our tight ends are so good at blocking, and he played a part in Jahri Evans *earning* the highest paid guard contract (at the time) and the story of Carl Nicks' transformation from a nobody fifth rounder into one of the best in the NFL. All that happened with him in the mix.

Unlike Carmichael, I could easily see Kromer really thriving outside of the Brees orbit. As offensive coordinator of a decent offense with a history of line problems, he will be a force there and I think the Bears will really improve.