Richard Hightower-Chicago Bears Special Teams Coach

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Sickaa:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by ritz126:
he deserves to keep his job after GB game

i hope we invest some draft capital on some return specialist and hopefully and give him another chance

I don't agree that should save his job it I sure hope they bring someone else in to at least help.

Having one good ST game in what 4-5 years isn't enough.

100% agreed. He's been given like 3 or 4 college record breaking returners and they've ALL regressed here. That alone speaks to his coaching, philosophy and development ability. The oppositions gunners are almost always first down to force a fair catch or make the tackle too.

No way one good game should prevent him from being fired. I'd love to see an upgrade here, but I have a feeling the Packers game may have just saved his ass lol. Here's to having one of the worst special teams In the league again next season.

I share this concern too. LOL

It's not just that they were among the worse units- even the philosophy is bad. Was it in week 18 or the Cowboys game where the commentator said Kyle just doesn't want to lose on special teams? You can play that kind of conservative ball, but in order for it to work, you have to be air tight. You need to play mistake free football. Your punter, when punting from within your 30 should be punting 60 yards or something. Launch that thing. We don't play disciplined enough to be conservative on special teams. We don't kick well enough, don't block well enough, don't cover well enough. It's like a team trying to play ball control with their running backs, but your RBs have a fumbling problem, take the wrong holes, always try to go outside and not follow the blocking, etc.

Originally posted by ritz126:
he deserves to keep his job after GB game

i hope we invest some draft capital on some return specialist and hopefully and give him another chance

He does not IMO.
GB were the worst in the league in this phase.
Our special team unit was stacked with talent from Bosa to Deebo to Willis who had just returned from injury.
What play has he ever designed that we know came up with something special? We know he had plenty of the opposite prior to this game.

But if you think he should stay because he became resilient to the extreme and deserved criticism he garnered during the season then you are right. He is a better cheer leader than the guy who got sacked in Green Bay.

Does it really matter anyway since the NFL has enlisted the cancel culture on this phase.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Sickaa:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by ritz126:
he deserves to keep his job after GB game

i hope we invest some draft capital on some return specialist and hopefully and give him another chance

I don't agree that should save his job it I sure hope they bring someone else in to at least help.

Having one good ST game in what 4-5 years isn't enough.

100% agreed. He's been given like 3 or 4 college record breaking returners and they've ALL regressed here. That alone speaks to his coaching, philosophy and development ability. The oppositions gunners are almost always first down to force a fair catch or make the tackle too.

No way one good game should prevent him from being fired. I'd love to see an upgrade here, but I have a feeling the Packers game may have just saved his ass lol. Here's to having one of the worst special teams In the league again next season.

I share this concern too. LOL

It's not just that they were among the worse units- even the philosophy is bad. Was it in week 18 or the Cowboys game where the commentator said Kyle just doesn't want to lose on special teams? You can play that kind of conservative ball, but in order for it to work, you have to be air tight. You need to play mistake free football. Your punter, when punting from within your 30 should be punting 60 yards or something. Launch that thing. We don't play disciplined enough to be conservative on special teams. We don't kick well enough, don't block well enough, don't cover well enough. It's like a team trying to play ball control with their running backs, but your RBs have a fumbling problem, take the wrong holes, always try to go outside and not follow the blocking, etc.

Great points. Totally agreed.

ShanaLynch got a front row seat from us and other teams on how important this unit is to winning.

Now let's see how serious they are about winning it all.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Sickaa:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by ritz126:
he deserves to keep his job after GB game

i hope we invest some draft capital on some return specialist and hopefully and give him another chance

I don't agree that should save his job it I sure hope they bring someone else in to at least help.

Having one good ST game in what 4-5 years isn't enough.

100% agreed. He's been given like 3 or 4 college record breaking returners and they've ALL regressed here. That alone speaks to his coaching, philosophy and development ability. The oppositions gunners are almost always first down to force a fair catch or make the tackle too.

No way one good game should prevent him from being fired. I'd love to see an upgrade here, but I have a feeling the Packers game may have just saved his ass lol. Here's to having one of the worst special teams In the league again next season.

I share this concern too. LOL

It's not just that they were among the worse units- even the philosophy is bad. Was it in week 18 or the Cowboys game where the commentator said Kyle just doesn't want to lose on special teams? You can play that kind of conservative ball, but in order for it to work, you have to be air tight. You need to play mistake free football. Your punter, when punting from within your 30 should be punting 60 yards or something. Launch that thing. We don't play disciplined enough to be conservative on special teams. We don't kick well enough, don't block well enough, don't cover well enough. It's like a team trying to play ball control with their running backs, but your RBs have a fumbling problem, take the wrong holes, always try to go outside and not follow the blocking, etc.

Great points. Totally agreed.

ShanaLynch got a front row seat from us and other teams on how important this unit is to winning.

Now let's see how serious they are about winning it all.

Imagine if we had a ST that gave the defense great field position, that could flip a field consistently, etc.

Originally posted by NCommand:
100% agreed. He's been given like 3 or 4 college record breaking returners and they've ALL regressed here. That alone speaks to his coaching, philosophy and development ability. The oppositions gunners are almost always first down to force a fair catch or make the tackle too.

This!!! How were we not very good in ST bc of the returners alone? I hoped the beat reporters would keep drilling Shanahan in every press conference about the possibility of a change at special teams

HE IS GONE !!!!
TO THE BEARS !!!

HURRRRRAAAYYYY

Originally posted by steiber:
I was really hoping we would have seen a headline about him moving onto other "opportunities" by now.

here ya go LOL

Raiders ST coach incoming….

thank god

Originally posted by goatroppolo:

Originally posted by steiber:
I was really hoping we would have seen a headline about him moving onto other "opportunities" by now.

The #Bears are hiring Richard Hightower as their special teams coordinator, per sources.

Hightower held the same position the past five seasons in San Francisco. Another big hire for Matt Eberflus.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 6, 2022

here ya go LOL

VICTORY

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:

Originally posted by steiber:
I was really hoping we would have seen a headline about him moving onto other "opportunities" by now.

The #Bears are hiring Richard Hightower as their special teams coordinator, per sources.

Hightower held the same position the past five seasons in San Francisco. Another big hire for Matt Eberflus.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 6, 2022

here ya go LOL

VICTORY

Lol at another big hire

Bisaccia is talking with the Packers last i heard. Hopefully we can talk with him.

Who do we get to replace Hightower?

Bissacia is thought to be going to the Packers.

Originally posted by 49ersFan_vienna:
HE IS GONE !!!!
TO THE BEARS !!!

HURRRRRAAAYYYY

The #Bears are hiring Richard Hightower as their special teams coordinator, per sources.

Hightower held the same position the past five seasons in San Francisco. Another big hire for Matt Eberflus.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 6, 2022

So his contract must have been up…because I didn't see anything about firing him

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by 49ersFan_vienna:
HE IS GONE !!!!
TO THE BEARS !!!

HURRRRRAAAYYYY

The #Bears are hiring Richard Hightower as their special teams coordinator, per sources.

Hightower held the same position the past five seasons in San Francisco. Another big hire for Matt Eberflus.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 6, 2022

So his contract must have been up…because I didn't see anything about firing him

1. He told them he was leaving for the Bears and not returning. Or 2. The 49ers told him they are not renewing his contract, and he interviewed with Bears under the radar. Or 3) It was a mutual parting. I'm betting on 2.