Eberflus’ firing should instantly make Chicago the league’s most attractive coaching destination. There are multiple reasons for this, starting with a young, talent-laden roster and 2024 first overall pick Caleb Williams.

While Williams hasn’t been flawless this season, he’s shown the poise, processing skills and leadership of a future NFL star. He can be Chicago’s long-coveted franchise quarterback if he can just get some competent coaching.

The Bears also boast offensive skill players like D.J. Moore, Cole Kmet, D’Andre Swift and Rome Odunze—plus, the league’s ninth-ranked scoring defense. Even the team’s players seem to recognize that poor coaching has been the team’s biggest problem this season.

“I feel like we did enough as players to win the game,” veteran wideout Keenan Allen told reporters after Thursday’s 23-20 loss to Detroit.

The Bears could use improvements along the offensive line, but they have few other obvious needs. With $84.1 million in projected 2025 cap space, Chicago should have little trouble forging a much stronger roster next season.

This is a roster that any incoming head coach would be happy to inherit, and the Bears have traditionally shown a fair amount of patience with their hires—as previously mentioned, Eberflus is the first head coach in franchise history to be fired in-season.

There are really only two drawbacks to Chicago’s opening. For one, the Bears may or may not replace general manager Ryan Poles at the end of the year. He was hired in 2022, and if he sticks, it could potentially turn off any candidate desiring front office alignment.

Secondly, the Bears are at the bottom of a division that already has three nine-win teams this season. Turning Chicago into a perennial NFC North contender will be a massive challenge.

Of course, over the last three weeks alone, we’ve seen the Bears fall just short against all three divisional foes. There should be no shortage of coaching candidates who believe they can take this quarterback and this roster from worst to first.

Given the pieces already in place, and the capital available with which to continue building, it’s hard to imagine a more attractive situation for a new head coach than Chicago’s.

*Cap and contract information via Spotrac.