The Bears Reportedly Have Interest In Washington Commanders OC, Eric Bieniemy, And That Is Going To Be A NO From Me
This is nothing personal about Eric Bieniemy. I hope he does finally get a head coaching gig. He's certainly put in his time. Unfortunatly, he should be 1000% disqualified as a potential Bears head coach.
1) I don't want another Andy Reid disciple who made his name on being associated with Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid can make anyone seem competent at their jobs. It's how the Bears got bamboozled into Matt Nagy.
2) Eric Bieniemy knows that my first point is true to a degree. He seemingly hit a bit of a glass ceiling with his career in Kansas City and nobody gave him a head coaching gig. Eric Bieniemy had the good sense to realize it was time for him to move on from offensive coordinator paradise in order to prove himself and he chose....Washington. An organization with QB issues, a Head Coach on the hot seat, and an ownership group that had nothing but trouble. Not great judgement, in my opinion.
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3) Bieniemy went to the store, bought lemons, and turned those lemons into...average lemons. No mold on them, but starting to look dry and dingy on the kitchen counter. The Commanders are ranked 16th offensively in the league. As average as it gets. Almost like hiring a defensive coordinator of a team that was completely average in every way two years ago.
Bieniemy will get looks. I hope he gets a chance to prove himself. I just don't want it to be in Chicago. I don't want to hear about another name unless it's Harbaugh until Harbaugh either announces that he is staying at Michigan or has taken a different NFL job. I don't want to hear about search committees or interviews or advisors. I want the coaching hiring process to be like this...offer it to Harbaugh. Job description is for Harbaugh to fill in the blanks. If he wants to be the GM...great. If he wants to hire his own GM...that's more than fine. Money? Leave the check blank and let him fill it in. If the Bears job under his own circumstances isn't attractive enough to get Harbaugh to Halas Hall then move at that point. Until then, there is no other candidate.