The phrase opposites attract has commonly been used in reference to the dating world, but it also applies to NFL head coaching searches. Over the years, there has been a track record of NFL teams targeting head coaching candidates with a background opposite to that of who they fired.

Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears are casting a wider net in their head coach search than any other team. The team is a little over halfway through interviewing

“I’m a coach ,” Glenn said. “I just happen to be on defense. I understand the offense just as well as a number of people. If you want to hire me, you’re going to hire a coach. You’re not gonna hire a defensive coach. I’m gonna talk to the offense just as much as I’m gonna talk to the defense.”

The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

The Bears head coach search is far from over, but ESPN is predicting they hire a defensive-minded head coach that won't make a lot of fans happy.

Here's how we sort the Chicago Bears' coaching candidates, from the best options to the ones we wonder if they have what it takes.

Who has interviewed for the Bears head coach? Chicago has interviewed nine candidates for their head coaching vacancy, including Mike Vrabel, who was hired as the New England Patr

With last week’s Chicago Bears head coach tracker at nearly 50 updates, I wanted to launch a fresh tracker as the Bears enter week two of their interview process. If you want to run through the timeline of last week’s rumors and reports,