Will the Bears regret not hiring John Harbaugh this...

Will the Bears regret not hiring John Harbaugh this offseason?-report

There were the connections to Jim Harbaugh. The national championship-winning coach of Michigan had been a QB for the Bears for many

years, and there had been long-standing rumors in Chicago that the two teams were interested in one other. It makes even more sense that

the two would have been a wonderful fit because the Bears also adore bringing in alumni because of what they accomplished for the team in

the 1980s. Even though Harbaugh has been interviewing with half of the NFL’s clubs for the past two to three years, the Bears have

remained independent, choosing to stick with Matt Nagy and Matt Eberflus during seasons when Harbaugh and other, probably better

coaches, were theoretically available. However, since Harbaugh is joining the Chargers, the dream is officially dead. So did the Bears make a

mistake by not hiring Harbaugh when they could?

Yes, to put it briefly. Yes, is still the slightly longer response that you’ll encounter here in a bit. Harbaugh succeeds everywhere he goes. He

triumphed in San Diego St., Stanford (Stanford! ), San Francisco, and most definitely at Michigan. Although there are many reasons to be

cautious about college coaches entering the NFL, it’s difficult to raise those concerns when someone has already done it effectively, like

Harbaugh. It would have just been a wise decision, apart from all the fanfare and drama that would have surrounded a Harbaugh return to

Chicago.

Rather, the Bears are forced to employ a (semi?) lame-duck coach who is certain to be fired by 2024. The Bears’ new franchise quarterback,

who they selected with the top overall choice, will most likely be playing in that lame-duck season, which only makes it worse. Hence, rather

than bringing in one of the best head coaches in football (not to mention his aptitude for developing quarterbacks), and bringing in Caleb

Williams (or Drake Maye, I suppose), they will attempt to make it work with a defensive-minded coach who has virtually no job security and

an offensive coordinator who has a patchy record before arriving in Chicago.

Beyond the particular individuals engaged, that is simply an awful procedure and the quickest path to staying at best average.

Yes, it’s possible that the idea of Harbaugh joining the Bears was never as plausible as what Chicago radio callers implied. He has a

reputation for being difficult to deal with and will probably want to be in charge of many organizational decisions made by the Chargers.

Perhaps that’s more than general manager Ryan Poles and president Kevin Warren of the Bears were willing to give up. It makes sense that

the decision-makers would want to watch how the remaining stages of that process unfold since the Bears displayed positive growth

indicators in the second half of the 2023 season. However, even with Harbaugh or any of the other half-dozen coaches that are still available

– out there, and you stick with the guy that hasn’t done a whole lot yet, it’s a tough look.