Bears HC Candidates

NAME

CURRENT JOB

Bill Cowher

CBS Television

Of the usual suspects - Dungy, Gruden, Billick, Shanahan, etc. - he's the best fit for the Bears, but he's staying in TV.

Dan Mullen

Mississippi State head coach

Will be the hottest name among the college coaches sought after this year.

Jim Mora Jr.

UCLA head coach

Was hotter a few weeks ago before UCLA faded, but an interesting resume for old line thinkers.

Kevin Sumlin

Texas A&M head coach

Will be hot every year until he makes the leap but this wasn't his best year at A&M.

Todd Bowles

Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator

Cardinals' Defensive Coordinator will get a job this year, nice fit for Bears.

Matt Patricia

New England Patriots defensive coordinator

Patriots Defensive Coordinator is probably my first choice for Bears but not as well known as some others.

Vic Fangio

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator

The man is a great defensive coach and Harbaugh's coordinators will be almost as hot as he is if they don't go with their boss.

Jack Del Rio

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator

Did some good things in Jacksonville, left some issues behind him, has done an excellent job in Denver and most likely gets a second chance somewhere.

Greg Roman

San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator

The man is a great offensive coach and . . . see Vic Fangio.

Darrell Bevell

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator

Brett Favre and Russell Wilson are nice resume pieces and he'd almost certainly be the run the ball and play defense coach Bears Nation craves.

Adam Gase

Denver Broncos offensive coordinator

Considering the job Mike McCoy has done in San Diego and that Gase is his protege and successor in Denver, teams would be wise to take a close look.

Josh McDaniels

New England Patriots offensive coordinator

This guy knows offense but made a ton of mistakes in Denver. Of course I guess Bill Belichick's time in Cleveland hasn't haunted him too badly in New England?

Bill Lazor

Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator

A surprise candidate who's done a great job with Ryan Tannehill in Miami this year.

Tom Clements

Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator

Packers offensive coordinator long rumored in Bears conversations, runs a great offense and definitely Tom Thayer's choice.

Dave Toub

Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator

Dave is a highly qualified candidate who I can't believe hasn't had more interviews, he'd be a great bridge to any of the "Lovie guys" left and could be someone the family would be very comfortable with.