We asked who the Bears should hire as their next head coach. Here’s what you said, lightly edited for clarity:
“Someone NOT on their list of interview candidates — truly, really, because they have shown to be thoroughly incompetent in evaluating GM and coaching talent.”
—John Skager, 63, Frankfort
"Me! I’m undefeated in Madden."
—Bob Ambriz
“Doesn’t matter what any of us think, the only thing true Bears fans know is that management will screw up the choice.”
—Ron Skala
"Mike Ditka."
—Renate Galgano
“Yogi would work for a picnic basket, which would fit into the Bears payroll. And since he is ‘smarter than the average Bear,’ he would be perfect!”
—John Pontikes, 69, Des Plaines
“Can we get Dan Campbell? If he can get Detroit to an 11-1 record, he’s a miracle worker, and heaven knows, the Bears need someone like that after all the unBEARable losses we’ve seen.”
—Paul Lockwood, 64, Woodstock
"Snoop Dog. Maybe he can motivate them to win."
—Kristy Nichols
“A good or higher profile coach likely won’t come here due to organizational reputation. The best strategy would be to hire an offensive coach with a lower profile like Wes Phillips of Minnesota.”
—Ophelia Edwards
“Me! I supported the Bears' Super Bowl winning season devoutly in 1985, and I'm sure I can inspire a repeat. I would definitely call time out deep in enemy territory, down by three points with 30 seconds left.”
—Roger Deschner
"A miracle worker."
—Joan Elsenbast Ruddy
“Someone with NFL coaching experience. No more tests like Trestman, Eberflus and Waldron. Poles needs help from Wannstedt or someone like him.”
—Mimi Tuerk Condon
"All the fans watching the game!"
—Diane Plain Maubach
“Bill Belichick. He'll stop all the undisciplined nonsense or he'll start cutting the players who won't fall in line. Same philosophy as Mike Ditka.”
—Mark Liptak, 69, Back of the Yards
“Why doesn’t George McCaskey just be the head coach since he’s the real head coach anyway?!”
—Thomas Brady
“The Bears should hire Ron Rivera. He is in the mold of Mike Ditka and is a Bears alum. He can inspire the Bears to do what we all hope they can.”
—Frank Schneider, 87, Lake View East
“Kliff Kingsbury, as Caleb Williams needs a proven offensive guru and babysitter to coach him up.”
—Walter Brzeski, 59, Dunning
"Lovie!"
—Erick Bachmann
"Don’t hire Brandon Johnson. He will run everything left, and it probably would be illegal."
—Scott Gneiser
