Here’s some advice. If you plan to get between Chicago Bears head coach John Fox and his goal of winning a championship, best fill out a life insurance policy first because he might commit murder in response. According to team president and CEO Ted Phillips, the 60-year old is driven like no man he’s seen before in bringing home a Lombardi trophy.

Ted Phillips says #Bears HC John Fox "laser focused on winning a Super Bowl" and "clicks with GM Ryan Pace." — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 11, 2015

One can understand Fox’s sense of urgency and determination. Age of course is a question but unlike most other coaches in the NFL, he’s had not one but two bites at the apple without being able to swallow it. In 2003, he led a Cinderella Carolina Panthers team on a surprise run to the Super Bowl where they came oh-so-close to knocking off the 14-2 powerhouse New England Patriots. If not for a bonehead move by his kicker, who booted a kickoff out of bounds after his team tied the game 29-29, which drew a penalty that put the Patriots at their 40-yard line, the Panthers may have pulled it off.

Ten years later he led the Denver Broncos to the promised land at the helm of perhaps the greatest offense in NFL history (606 points scored). However, things went wrong from the beginning and they were dismantled by a red-hot Seattle Seahawks team that featured one of the best defenses ever. One could argue that both times Fox made it to the big dance, his opponent had the better team. So his goal when taking over the Bears was to make sure that didn’t happen the next time.

That is why his promising relationship with new GM Ryan Pace is so important. The two seem to share a strong report and vision for what they must do to make the Bears winners. It means getting younger, getting smarter, getting stronger and getting faster. Early signs indicate they are doing just that. Already four rookies from their 2015 draft class have started games this season. Not only started but played well.

If Pace and Fox were able to do that with just six picks. Imagine what they might accomplish with the nine they’ve compiled for 2016. Not to mention the $60 million in salary cap space they’ll be free to spend as well. Considering this team is already playing better offensively and defensively than they were a year ago, there is no telling what another infusion of talent might do, in the short and long-term.

One thing is clear though. When it comes to putting that elusive second championship trophy in the case at Halas Hall, best to stay the hell out of John Fox’s way.