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Supposedly Ian Rapoport was on NFL Network earlier today and said that he was hearing from sources inside the Bears that Darrell Bevell and Marc Trestman are at least 2 of the 3 possible finalists that have NOT been ruled out.

I'm ready for this whole thing to be over already. Get your 2nd round of interviews in and lets name a coach already. I hope this thing doesn't drag on past this Thursday/Friday.

There is also rumors swirling around that Dennison's interview didn't go so well. It only went for 2 hours. Here are some quotes.

McCoy seems like he has faded as a top candidate with the Bears now. He's already been contacted by teams that want a second interview. Nothing from the Bears yet. Seems like he's Arizona bound, and Trestman, Arians, and or Dennison could be in the mix for the job. Check that.. Trestman might be out of it too. Brad Biggs retweeted a reporter that claims Trestman was interviewing with the Raiders for their OC job. Must not be too confident about getting the Bears gig. Not sure why he'd be interviewing for other positions.

The Eiffert kid would look pretty good in a Bears uniform.

If Cutler ever wins a Superbowl all that will go away. That's just the nature of the business. Eli Manning was heavily scrutinized for having poor body language for years until he won a ring. Where's that all now? Cutler is made to be an easier target because of his inconsistent play, combined with his hot headed antics, and the lack of playoff success. That's a bad combination.

Who? I don't see any young quarterbacks on this roster that can beat defenses with their arms and feet. Cutler isn't young. He's not going to play forever. Sooner or later you need to find the next guy, even if he's going to sit on the bench for a couple years before he gets the opportunity. For all we know Cutler might not even be here next season or the season beyond with a new coach in place and an expiring contract. The clock is ticking on his future.

I'd rather have a quarterback that can do both, throwing and running, if possible.

Watching Kaepernick, Wilson, and RGIII makes me really wish the Bears could develop a young quarterback that has the speed and athleticism to do some of the things they do.

I still wish Greg Roman would have gotten a look from Emery. He was right there with McCoy as one of my favorites going into this process.

Yep. That's when they would go into the deep cover 2 shell and give up big chunks of yardage whenever it was getting close to the end of a game or half. Can't say I'm going to miss that.

Looks like your wish might come true. Manning's INT proved to be the nail in the coffin.

I think Arians would be the easiest sell. Trestman would be the toughest, and McCoy seems to be the most popular with the fan-base. I say it's going to be neither of them. I'm going with Mike Sullivan because I think Emery will pick someone that none of us are talking about.

I think it's going to be Sullivan. Trestman is the cerebral guy that meshes well with Emery, but does he have the upbeat, energetic personality he wants? I've watched a few Mike Sullivan press conferences and he seems like a pretty positive person. McCoy is exactly the type of personality that would seem to be the perfect fit. I think just because he's my pick it won't happen. It'll be someone we haven't really talked about, which is why I think it's going to be Sullivan.. At least as of this moment. I see Arians going to San Diego to work with his friend and Chuck Pagano's brother. His health and age are my main concerns. Not saying he would be a bad hire.

The difference between what happened to RGIII and Cutler is pretty big. First of all, RGIII came into the game with a partially torn LCL already, and a big heavy brace on his right leg. We knew he was hurt even before he got hurt again. Cutler was seemingly healthy until halftime when everyone saw him standing there on the bench riding a bike. Nobody saw the injury happen, which is why he doesn't get the sympathy that Griffin does. Griffin's injury was right there in front of us to witness. It looked bad. Secondly, Cutler is an easy target for the media. We all know what the perception is like with him. RGIII is the anti-Cutler in that respect, which means the perception around him is completely different. Do I think Cutler wishes he would have gone to greater lengths to stay in the game? Maybe. I could be completely wrong, but I feel like having gone through that experience, Cutler, in a way, regrets his decision not to go back out there, no matter how ineffective he would have been. Everytime you've seen him go down with something in the last two seasons, he's played through it. The broken thumb, the concussion, a bad neck and a hurt knee that occurred in the same game, bruised ribs etc.. I think all the bad press he got from that game plays a factor in his mind now with every injury he goes through during the rest of his career. If the same thing happened to him in 2013, under the same circumstances, I would find it hard to believe that he wouldn't do things a bit differently. That's just my two cents. Jay Cutler is as tough as they come.

Cowher isn't coaching, and even if he were, he'd want at least a share, if not all of the GM powers. Not happening.. I think he's waiting on one of the NY jobs to open up.

I'm pretty confident that Trestman will be part of the final 3 candidates, along with Sullivan and one of McCoy, Arians, and Dennison. I think one for sure has to be a coach still in the playoffs, otherwise this process should have already moved to it's final stage by now.

Looks like Jimmy was making shit up.

I don't think the search is over. Trestman may end up getting the job, but no way does Emery let the cat out of the bag already. I will say this though-- I know it's coming from Boers and Bernstein but Terry Boers said yesterday that his source was telling him Emery already had his coach picked out. Then this stuff about Trestman comes out today.. Coincidence? Maybe.

Marinelli is a Cover 2 guy. If he's back, I wouldn't expect him to run anything different than what he's been doing. The reason they ran more Cover 1, Single High looks this year was because of Urlacher's inability to cover the middle of the field as well as he's used to. If he comes back healthier or we draft someone like Ogletree who can defend his position with the best of them, we'll be in the cover 2 more often in my opinion. Either way, it's a credit to RM for being able to adjust the D a little to make it work.

Rank the coaching candidates based on who you think is the best fit. I'll explain my top 3 Mine: 1- McCoy 2- Dennison 3- Trestman 4- Sullivan 5- Bevell 6- Arians 7- Carmichael 8- Clements 9- Toub 10- Decamillas The rest-- Hell no! Top 3: 1- McCoy Type of offense: Shotgun heavy passing attack/short-medium, mix of power running and zone running concepts + Adaptable + Gets the most out of a QB + Experience working with Peyton Manning + Young and hungry - Best year statistically as an offense is this season under Manning - Uncertainty over how much control he has over play calling 2- Dennison Type of offense: Run first, play action passing game. Not much shotgun. West coast style. + Experience working with Cutler, Marshall, and Bates in Denver + Offensive line guru + Knowledge of all areas of the game (ST coach, OL coach, OC, and was a defensive player during his career) + Zone blocking scheme - Uncertainty over who calls the plays in Houston - Offense relies on run game to be effective. Everything based off play action 3A- Trestman Type of offense: ? Not sure since he's been in Canada since 2008. I believe, based on the team's he coordinated for in the NFL, seems to be west coast savy. + Wealth of football knowledge and experience + Twice coordinated the #1 passing offense in NFL (49ers in 1995, Raiders in 2002) + Served as Offensive Coordinator during Jerry Rice's record-setting season of 1,848 yards and 15 TDs in 1995 + Coached NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2002 (QB Rich Gannon) + Known as one of the most prolific quarterback teachers in the game today. Gets quarterbacks ready for the draft + Sean Payton hired him to be a consultant for his offense in New Orleans.. If Sean Payton hires you to be a consultant, you obviously know a hell of a lot about offense. - One of the older candidates (56) - Never spent more than 2 years at one job in the NFL - Spent last 5 seasons in the CFL - Maybe has a little Mike Martz in him? Can be known as a guy who's the smartest person in the room regardless of who's in the room - Low key, doesn't seem to be energetic 3B- Mike Sullivan: Type of offense: Power run, Deep passing attack. Aggressive style. + Developed Eli Manning into a Superbowl winner + Knows how to use receivers + Elevated Tampa Bay's offense to 11th in one season - Only one year of coordinating experience - Offensive style reminds me of what we've seen from the Bears in the past. Power run-deep throwing, which could lead to a ton of picks from Cutler. - Had Doug Martin as RB

Would anybody take a chance on Tyrann Mathieu from LSU? Would be insane if they were to also get Harvin from Minnesota and have the best PR/KR tandem in football.

I would also not be surprised if this was simply a ploy by Kelly to get a raise out of ND.

I'm glad they are interested in Kelly. He comes off to me like a guy who knows how to handle things. I'm not sure he's going to get the job, but why not interview the guy after what he's been able to do with Notre Dame in short order?

Out of the guys that are listed, this is just a pure guess, but what this feels like to me is that Phil has a couple of guys in mind already, and is waiting on at least one of them to be eliminated from the playoffs before he can interview them again. So he's just going to go ahead and keep interviewing random candidates as a way to kill time and collect more info on various teams. Adam Schefter mentioned that Emery has been telling all his candidates that he would like to have at least 2 guys at some point this week as finalists to continue the process, but Schefter also noted that there could be perhaps 1 or 2 guys in the playoffs that he would interview as finalists as well, which brings that number to 3 or 4. Based on the reports out there, we know Sullivan interviewed with the Bears for at least 6 hours in his visit earlier last week, and we now know that Marc Trestman had an 8 hour presentation to the Bears that, according to John Clayton, impressed. In my opinion, I believe that you should really look out for those two guys in the oncoming days to be named finalists for the job, and then I'd say at least 1 coach from the playoffs would get a look as well to top it off. 1. Sullivan 2. Trestman 3. McCoy/Dennison/Bevell That's my guess, in no particular order.