None of the answers are good on why Jim Harbaugh didn't interview here but those are worse than them simply not wanting to pay him a huge amount of money to coach here.

Hopefully all of this was simply to get him a nice landing spot in Miami but if a similar organization in Minnesota pulls this off then it's a disaster.

Not willing to pay 11 million a year to a head coach is also a pretty awful reason for an organization recently valued at 4 billion dollars. Also if Harbaugh flakes in year 6 and goes to coach at Big Time College X(which he will because the guy can never NOT coach), the Bears would only be on hook for any differences in the salary.

Not willing to pay 11 million a year to a head coach is also a pretty awful reason for an organization recently valued at 4 billion dollars. Also if Harbaugh flakes in year 6 and goes to coach at Big Time College X(which he will because the guy can never NOT coach), the Bears would only be on hook for any differences in the salary.

Wouldn't the Vikings have to win a SB and Eberflus have to suck for it to be a disaster?

Not willing to pay 11 million a year to a head coach is also a pretty awful reason for an organization recently valued at 4 billion dollars. Also if Harbaugh flakes in year 6 and goes to coach at Big Time College X(which he will because the guy can never NOT coach), the Bears would only be on hook for any differences in the salary.

I couldn't listen/watch live yesterday, so I watched a bit of it last night. My reactions;

-I think Poles was really nervous and/or overwhelmed at the start of the presser. He seemed to get a little better and more relaxed as things went on. My initial reaction is that he seems to have a much better idea on how to build an overall team more than Pace did. I really don't care how he looks or sounds.

-I think Eberflus is a socially awkward dork. I think he's a football nerd that lives, breathes, and sleeps football which is why he talks and acts the way he does. Not unlike Thibodeau with the bulls. I like most of what he said. There will definitely be some "oh my god i can't believe he said that" type moments, but he too seems to have a clear idea of what he wants his team to be. More than once he mentioned that he would 'fit the scheme' to the guys on the roster. I don't think we've had that type of mentality at Halas Hall in a number of years. Even Lovie had a scheme that he was going to use, though at least he had a track record for the most part.

-I think part of yesterday is that public speaking really freaks a lot of people out. Its one thing for a coach to talk to a pool of reporters after a game because they are generally only talking about events that just took place over the previous 3 hours or so. Yesterday with the cameras and lights and talking to a bunch of people that some of these guys have never met before can be intimidating. I wouldn't put much stock into how they sounded or looked. Pace always looked like a million bucks and sounded as polished as could be, and he turned out to be giant turd.

It really isnt the worst Brick.

The worst is the Bears not pursuing him or not wanting him to be coach.

If THe Bears talked to him and he said no thanks for whatever reason then that is understandable at least. Then the Bears had no choice but to move on to other candidates.

He'll be 70 by then. I suspect this is his John Fox deal. I don't know if he'll check out after signing the contract though.

It really isnt the worst Brick.

The worst is the Bears not pursuing him or not wanting him to be coach.

If THe Bears talked to him and he said no thanks for whatever reason then that is understandable at least. Then the Bears had no choice but to move on to other candidates.

I couldn't agree more.

Harbaugh is 58 now and will be 64 in six years.

You don't just "talk to him" though. You get him in for an interview.

You don't just "talk to him" though. You get him in for an interview.

It has been reported that Harbaugh called the Bears last year(when Michigan was trying to take back money). He doesn't have some general objection against the Chicago Bears. If the Bears could stop being cheap and George stop being a passive aggressive douche, he would be in here now.

Did reporters ask about Teven Jenkins?

I'm interested to see our new guys thoughts on both Fields and Jenkins. Their statements yesterday were superficial.

I would have thought a reporter would have asked where they see Jenkins as the answer to that question is almost as critical as Fields. If he is a LT, the heaviest of lifting in changing the line is complete. If he is a RT, I think that alters your off season entirely. If he is a G, then you don't need to sign Daniels. I'd be completely fine if there evaluation is different from Pace and Nagy.

You figure out what those reasons are and you at least put in an effort to get him to give you a chance.

He played here and it has been reported that the Bears were his "dream job" in 2016. I think you can get him to take the hour plane ride from Ann Arbor and at the end he says "Good talking to you but I don't think it will work out".

Say what you will about George McCaskey, but he has shown that he's not afraid of outbidding or doing whatever it takes to get his guy.

Say what you will about George McCaskey, but he has shown that he's not afraid of outbidding or doing whatever it takes to get his guy.