Marc Trestman, new Head Coach of the Chicago Bears

A few notes about Marc Trestman, the new Head Coach of the Chicago Bears:

"He was trying to get me to understand football the way coaches understand and make me think like a coach on the field," Carter said. "This was the first time I had encountered someone as a pro who took me under their wing and taught me how the pro passing game operates."

Calvillo was immediately won over by Trestman's openness, how he called veterans to talk shop, and didn't come in like an imperialistic NFL coach. He was flexible. But he was also strict on preparation. His practices were quick. "Everything was so detailed," Calvillo said in a phone call. "I've never been around a coach so detailed about your drops, where you hold the ball, the alignment of the receivers. Once everyone was on the same page, we knew we had the best chances of success."

When he asked the loaded question of whether or not Cutler is "a franchise quarterback," Trestman chose not to go the easy route and just say yes. "Jay Cutler is a guy who loves football," he said instead. "Jay Cutler is a guy who's willing to learn. Jay Cutler to me, in my very short time with him, wants to do everything he can to help this franchise and please our amazing fans. That's where we're going to start. One day at a time, proactively with a sense of urgency to get him to be the guy he wants to be and we want him to be."

"Your philosophy is fluid," he said. "It changes year in and year out." But that doesn't mean you don't prepare the same way. In Trestman's first interview, he won over general manager Phil Emery with a detailed plan for the future.