For those keeping track at home, the Chicago Bears are interested in just about any and every available head coaching candidate during this year's cycle.
All exaggerations aside, the Bears are doing more than "casting a wide net" in this search. Some might argue things are getting out of hand with the amount of candidates Ryan Poles is interviewing. Instead of picking out the top, select few, Poles and the Bears might just be screwing this all up.
At least, that's the worry from many Bears fans right now.
Monday, things took another weird turn in this process as the Dallas Cowboys announced they were officially parting ways with head coach Mike McCarthy. Just days after denying the Bears' request to interview McCarthy for their head coaching vacancy, the Cowboys decided his time was up in Dallas.
What an odd turn of events, to say the least.
Now, it's been heavily reported that the Bears are back in on McCarthy as a top candidate in their search. Here we go again.
Not only do the Bears want McCarthy, but one of his former players in Green Bay thinks it could be a match made in heaven.
Former Packers quarterback and Bears arch rival, Brett Favre, believes McCarthy would be the 'perfect fit' in Chicago and would be an asset in developing Caleb Williams.
Brett Favre thinks Mike McCarthy is a 'perfect fit' to develop Caleb Williams in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/Kkrh95HBk4
— Marquee Bears (@BearsMarquee) January 13, 2025
Favre credits McCarthy for developing Aaron Rodgers, here. But, did McCarthy truly "develop" Dak Prescott in Dallas? Dak was already coming off a 30-touchdown season prior to McCarthy becoming his head coach, so it wouldn't necessarily be fair to give McCarthy all of the credit, there.
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Mike McCarthy is as qualified a head coach as any for the Bears, but is he the right hire?
McCarthy spent 13 seasons as the Packers' head coach from 2006-2018 and while he was there, led them to eight seasons with double-digit wins to go along with nine playoff berths.
McCarthy's Packers won Super Bowl XLV and made it all the way to three other NFC Championship Games. Sure, his pedigree in Green Bay is illustrious and shiny. But, at this point, has the game passed him by? That could be one of the glaring worries from Bears fans in respect to his potentially coaching in Chicago.
In Dallas, McCarthy's story has been much different. Sure, injuries to Dak haven't helped the cause. But, his Cowboys failed to get past the Divisional Round in three-straight seasons finishing with a record of 12-5.
McCarthy might be a king in the regular season, but when it comes time for the playoffs in recent years, that's where he falls short.
The Bears know McCarthy well, as an organization of course, but does Poles really want to bank on McCarthy to not only develop Williams, but save his job?