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LAKE FOREST, Ill. Kevon Looney Jersey . - John Fox has a reputation for turning around teams. The Bears are counting on him to do just that.Fox was hired as Chicagos coach Friday, four days after he and the Denver Broncos parted ways.He was widely seen as a likely candidate to replace the fired Marc Trestman once he left the Broncos on Monday, given his record and his ties to consultant Ernie Accorsi and new general manager Ryan Pace.Fox was the defensive co-ordinator for the New York Giants from 1997 to 2001 when Accorsi was the GM. Saints coach Sean Payton was the offensive co-ordinator for part of that time, and he is tight with Pace, who was hired out of New Orleans front office.Fox has a 119-89 regular-season record in 13 years with Carolina (2002-10) and Denver (2011-14), with six division titles and seven playoff appearances. He is one of six coaches to lead two franchises to Super Bowl appearances, joining Don Shula, Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves, Dick Vermeil and Mike Holmgren.Fox comes to Chicago with a reputation for overseeing turnarounds, and he will try to do just that after the Bears went 5-11 and missed the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years.I would say hes an easy-going guy, but hes still old-school football, Bears linebacker D.J. Williams, who played for Fox in Denver, told Chicagos WMVP-AM. Its very hard to find a blend of that, somebody whos like real hard-nosed, but laid-back at the same time.Fox took over a team in Denver that went 4-12 the previous year and led them to the AFC West title all four seasons, with Tim Tebow at quarterback the first season and Peyton Manning the next three.Carolina went 1-15 in 2001, the year before Fox arrived. In his second season, the Panthers went to the Super Bowl with Jake Delhomme at quarterback.Fox got back there last year with Manning, but the Broncos were blown out 43-8 by Seattle. That convinced general manager John Elway to spend $60 million in guarantees on new defensive players so his quarterback shouldnt have to carry the load by himself.Fox, who in the past was criticized for being too conservative, drew more scrutiny midway through this season when the Broncos altered their offence and started to focus more on the run.Fox becomes the Bears 15th head coach and first with previous NFL experience since founder George Halas returned to the sideline for his fourth and final stint in 1958. The only other was Paddy Driscoll, who began a two-year run in 1956.The Bears decided a shake-up was necessary after a season that began with expectations of a playoff run fell apart. They fired general manager Phil Emery and Trestman, the first steps in what they hope will be a drastic turnaround.Chicago also interviewed former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone, Detroit Lions defensive co-ordinator Teryl Austin, Seattle defensive co-ordinator Dan Quinn, Denver offensive co-ordinator Adam Gase and then-Arizona defensive co-ordinator Todd Bowles, who was hired by the Jets.Guard Kyle Long was looking forward to playing for Fox.Met Coach Fox night before I participated in the combine in passing at dinner. Now hes my coach. Was a very likable dude!! Lets roll, he wrote on Twitter.With Pace and Fox in place, the Bears can turn their attention toward filling the front office and coaching staffs and addressing a long list of roster issues.The Bears must decide if theyre going to stick with quarterback Jay Cutler after the offence took a big step backward and do something about a defence that has ranked among the leagues worst the past two years.Chicago has been to the playoffs just four times since the start of the 1995 season and only once since the 2006 teams Super Bowl run. The Bears thought they had a contender with a high-scoring offence returning intact and a rebuilt defence to go with it. What happened instead was a season-long soap opera that ended with the general manager and coach getting fired.There was one distraction after another, whether it was linebacker Lance Briggs being allowed to miss practice to open a restaurant in California the week of the opener, former offensive co-ordinator Aaron Kromer admitting he was the NFL Networks source behind a critical report of Cutler late in the season or Cutler getting benched in favour Jimmy Clausen late in the season.Cutler, who signed a $126 million, seven-year contract at the end of last season, tied Philip Rivers for the league lead with 18 interceptions. That deal makes him difficult if not impossible to trade. Cutting him is a possibility.Receiver Brandon Marshall played in just 13 games and too often drew attention for reasons that had nothing to do with his performance.Marshall, who is open about his struggles with borderline personality disorder, at one point gave a rambling news conference over past allegations of domestic abuse. He also challenged a Detroit fan to a charity boxing match on Twitter and was allowed to fly to New York on a weekly basis to record Showtimes Inside the NFL.It all added up to one miserable season for the Bears. Now, they hope Fox can help turn them around.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Rick Barry Jersey .Cullen scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third period and Nashville beat the slumping Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday in a game that wasnt decided until the last shot of the night. Omri Casspi Jersey . And on Sunday against the Houston Astros they were pleased to see his work finally pay off with his first win since May 24. http://www.shopwarriorsonline.com/Customized/ . Bayern winger Franck Ribery marked his league return after recovering from a cracked rib by scoring two goals and setting up two more as the league leaders inflicted the heaviest home defeat on Bremen in the Bundesliga.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots have history and a favourable schedule on their side as they steam toward gaining home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.New England hosts Miami this week, visits the New York Jets and then wraps up the regular season with a home game against the Buffalo Bills. And the Patriots have been strong in December behind coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.Including the win Sunday at San Diego, the Patriots are 52-9 in December under Belichick, including 50 wins under Brady.A win this week over the Dolphins would clinch the AFC East and potentially avenge a loss in their opener at Miami.Belichick said Tuesday he wont waste a lot of time talking to his team about the division.Its what the standings are. So, well proobably cover that in about 15 seconds and move on to Miami, he said. Tim Hardaway Jersey. Thats what we need to talk about.After losing to Miami in the opener, the Patriots went on to start 2-2, sparking mumbles that the team and its coach were over the hill.New England has gone 8-1 since.We need to talk about how to play offence, defence and special teams against the Dolphins a lot better than we did the last time we played them, which wouldnt take much, Belichick said. Thats what well be talking about this week: what to do and how to do it.At Miami, the Patriots gained only 67 yards in the second half with five first downs. Brady lost two fumbles.We really put ourselves behind the eight ball with some of those things, offensive co-ordinator Josh McDaniels said. Wholesale Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Throwback Jerseys ' ' '