Bears Fans Finally Get Their Confirmation on John Fox's Future

The Chicago Bears have been totally silent on the future of head coach John Fox. To this point it's been hinted strongly that the 62-year old would soon be fired at the end of the season. Yet no confirmation has existed to this point. Thus there was always the shred of doubt that maybe, just maybe the team might change their minds and decide to keep him another year. At last it appears some sort of reliable information has surfaced. Expectations are that he will be fired following the game against the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale. Once that happens GM Ryan Pace will begin the active search for his replacement. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network provided the latest details.

"Coach John Fox is expected to be fired following Chicago's game on Sunday, sources say. General manager Ryan Pace will lead the search for a new coach, and team president Ted Phillips has already been doing homework on prospective candidates. While Fangio likely gets a look, don't be surprised if the Bears focus on hiring an offensive coach who can help rookie QB Mitch Trubisky, as the Eagles did with Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz."

John Fox successor will likely be a hot offensive name

There already have been plenty of offensive names mentioned in connection to the Bears job. Jon Gruden and Jim Harbaugh are the top two veteran names. Meanwhile an assortment of young up-and-comer have begun to fill up the list from Matt Nagy in Kansas City to John DeFilippo in Philadelphia and Matt Lafleur in Los Angeles. It will come down to two key factors. Who fits with Trubisky best on the field and fits best with Pace at Halas Hall. It will be imperative for those two relationships to get off on the right foot. Otherwise the Bears will just be back here again three years from now.