Everybody keeps taking a stab at what will happen with the Chicago Bears head coaching job. There doesn’t seem to be any singular answer. Dan Graziano of ESPN believes it will be Pete Carroll. His colleague Courtney Cronin thinks it’ll be Joe Brady. Bill Zimmerman of Windy City Gridiron mentioned Brian Flores. There is zero consensus on who the organization has circled, which tells you nobody around the league truly knows what is going on at Halas Hall. That is most likely how GM Ryan Poles and team president Kevin Warren want it.
Still, it hasn’t stopped prominent insiders from revealing what they’ve heard. Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports took his turn during an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. From what he understands, the Bears job has become a two-horse race between former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. It is possible Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores could enter the mix if he has a strong interview, but this is where things sit.
The Chicago Bears’ direction seems relatively clear.
While they continue meeting with prominent coaches from a defensive background, it feels like they’re drifting toward hiring an offensive head coach. This isn’t surprising, given they have Caleb Williams’ future to consider. Marrying him with an offensive coach makes complete sense. Johnson has coordinated the NFL’s best offense this season and one of the best over the past three years. McCarthy has coached for 18 seasons, won 174 games, and was a central influence on the development of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. Dak Prescott also had the two highest single-season TD totals of his career (37 and 36) under his watch.
At this point, many seem convinced that Johnson is destined for Las Vegas, wooed by new part-owner Tom Brady and a reportedly massive (unofficial) contract offer. The Chicago Bears have had eyes on him dating back to mid-2023 and had a productive first interview. It is apparent Johnson is a big fan of Williams. However, if he does opt to leave the division for elsewhere, McCarthy seems to be their contingency plan. That isn’t the outcome many fans want, but it is still a sound strategy.
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Watching EVERYONE ELSE successful enough to get into the playoffs and watching how many rookies and back up players having to play.
Coaching anyone? Not stars. Not All-Pros or Pro Bowlers. Just good dependable players coaches to jump in when needed.
Rams on their 4th field goal kicker – was he coached?
And then we hire people who “look like” coaches. Trace Armstrong must get his clients from Central Casting. Where’d he learn that from?
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I agree with your. boi ez for similar reasons, but if Johnson goes elsewhere, I wouldn’t be at all of them could get Monken.
The more interviews the more uncertainty. Please don’t keep making the same mistakes again! Ryan Poles and Caleb Williams want Ben Johnson! Most fans agree. So please don’t keep sending out signals that make you look uncertain or uncapable of doing the right thing!
Monken is my choice behind Johnson. Most of us agree if you are going with an offensive guy, he is at the top of the totem pole. But I don’t think Monken is far behind him at all. It actually reminds me a lot of the time the Bears tried to be cute and hired Trestman instead of Arians. Arians, at the time, was the most thought of the offensive mind, but he was 60. Monken is 58. Look at his background, he has turned every offense around or improved it everywhere he jas gone. He has also coached under… Read more »
Bears could already have Ben Johnson as their coach RIGHT NOW. They chose to keep Matt Eberflus rather than hire Ben Johnson for 2024 when he wanted the job and they already knew they had the #1 pick and were taking a QB. Let that sink in. Fucking loser franchise, and always will be. Now they’re gonna lose out on BJ because Tom Brady is gonna close him because Brady is something the Bears are not: A winner.