The finalists have all been interviewed and now it's a matter of GM Ryan Poles making a decision on head coach so the rest of the team can begin to take shape and Justin Fields' development can continue.

Bears Positional Review:  An analysis of the struggles the Bears had at safety, including  Eddie Jackson allowing six touchdown passes and other pertinent statistics.

If the Bears would let their new GM expand the list of finalists for head coach, then here are names he could or should include.

New Bears GM Ryan Poles interviewed Jim Caldwell for head coach on Tuesday after signing his contract, and has at least two more interviews coming before a new coach is hired.

Analysis: The Bears need a reboot or at least some additions to their list of candidates for head coach so they can give new GM Ryan Poles a real voice in the process.

Ryan Poles will be the new GM for the Bears, and it completes a process for the Chiefs executive from a player out of Boston College who failed to make the roster for Chicago in 2008 to running the show now.

A listing updated regularly with the candidates being considered for Chicago Bears head coach, along with the odds-on favorites to be coach.

Analysis: Finalists for Bears coach make the choice rather obvious, unless they want to see their offense play without a running game and their defense collapse.

Eliot Wolf and Monti Ossenfort are two more finalists for the Bears GM position, according to an NFL Network report, but it's possible there will be at least one more besides those two and Ryan Poles.

Bears Positional Review: The need for help at cornerback is obvious when a team finishes last in passer rating against in the NFL even while making 49 sacks.

The Bears now reportedly have three finalists for  head coach, including a bit of a surprise with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, whose defense led the NFL in takeaways in 2021.

Some of the reported candidates for Bears coach are great fits for bringing along the development of Justin Fields but many are not, and here's how they rate.

Analysis: There is a clear message for the Bears from these playoffs about the people the type of people they need to talk to for their vacant head coach and GM jobs but are they listening or staring off into space?

Chicago Bears social media lit up in a way it hadn't since they clinched the 2018 NFC North title as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers suffered quick playoff elimination at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers.

Defense has been the strength of the Bears for five seasons and it's possible a new head coach will alter the way they play it or want different types of personnel to play his own way.

Kansas City gave the Bears their last head coach and now they are considering a GM from the Chiefs who is currently third in command within that organization's personnel department.