Fisher has eyes for Bears, but Rams still probably destination

Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden were the headline candidates fueling the training market rumor mill through the fall.

But Shaun Fisher may be the one holding all of the cards if this counts.

The previous Leaders coach is offseason's energy broker while Cowher and Gruden watch in the sideline. Miami already has questioned Fisher, who had been spotted in the Buccaneers team hotel over the past weekend. Had Bill Polian made it in Indiana, and Jim Caldwell hadn't, it is a near certainty that Fisher could have been presents itself that list too. North Park had been as likely a landing place every until Dean Spanos made the decision to help keep Norv Turner.

But here's all that you should learn about Fisher's likely destination: Atop his listing of focal points is the existence of a franchise quarterback. Regardless of the Rams' lethargic 2011 season, I am told that's precisely how he sees Mike Bradford, who Fisher questioned and loved a great deal in the 2010 National football league Scouting Mix.

This is exactly why, hooking up the dots, St. Louis is towards the top of Fisher's list. The truth that Fisher is symbolized by Marvin Demoff, who boy Kevin may be the Rams' COO, only causes it to be much more likely that he'll land in Missouri.

There's, though, another factor at play here. This is the shakeup in Chicago.

Fisher performed safety for that Bears (1981-85) and it has maintained rapport with possession. Like a bonus, he transpires with like quarterback Jay Cutler a great deal. Cutler and former Leaders offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger, who died last September, labored together in Colorado in 2006-07 and were very close. The Leaders were split over Matt Leinart and Vince Youthful in 2006, with Bud Adams tugging rank and pointing the choice to take Youthful. The Leaders handed down Cutler, who visited college within their backyard at Vanderbilt.

Fisher understands the ball player Cutler is becoming since that time.

The Bears insist Lovie Cruz will stay the coach in Chicago for 2012, and that he warrants a mulligan for 2011, getting lost Cutler and Matt Forte for that stretch run. If your more youthful executive type for example Eric DeCosta or L'ensemble des Snead makes its way into the fold the training situation likely will not change. But when the Bears swing for that fences for any bigger title like Bill Polian, it's tough to rule anything out. Polian and Fisher are close, getting taken part within the AFC South for several years.

The end result is that Fisher will keep close track of Halas Hall. As you source with understanding of his thinking stated, "This is the one he's always wanted."

The much more likely result remains that Cruz will remain put and Fisher lands in St. Louis. But until tips over with Fisher, the training slide carousel will probably spend time at a dead stop.

Once he makes his move, pieces elsewhere will begin to fall under place.