On Wednesday, January 10th, Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles met with the media and announced Luke Getsy had been fired. Immediately after the press conference ended, we started hearing the names of several candidates the Bears planned to interview for their new Offensive Coordinator.
Here is a list of coaches the Bears have expressed interest in.
Shane Waldron, OC for the Seattle Seahawks.
Liam Coen, OC at the University of Kentucky.
Greg Olson, QB Coach for the Seattle Seahawks.
Klint Kubiak, Passing Game Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers
Every coach on the list is well-versed in the Shanahan offense the Bears want in Chicago.
Chicago fans have never witnessed a prolific offense. No quarterback in the history of the franchise has ever thrown for 4,000 yards. The most touchdowns a quarterback has ever thrown is 29.
Offenses have to adapt to the new breed of quarterbacks entering the league each year. Recently, there has been some success with coaches coming from the college ranks. No example is better than Todd Monken after Greg Roman resigned after the 2022 season.
One coach comes to mind regardless of whether the Bears decide to ride with Justin Fields or draft one of the top-rated QBs in this year's draft.
Meet Kevin Wilson
Kevin Wilson is an offensive mastermind. His offensive systems have been prolific everywhere he has coached.
Northwestern
Wilson's power-spread offense led the Wildcats to a Big Ten Conference co-championship in 2000 and led the Big10 Conference in rushing for the first time in 54 years.
Oklahoma
In 2002 he left the Wildcats and became the runningbacks coach at Oklahoma. In 2006, he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator. Wilson's 2008 up-tempo and no-huddle Oklahoma offense resulted in the Sooners scoring at least 60 points in every one of their last 5 conference games and a 65-21 victory over undefeated Texas Tech.
During Wilson's tenure at Oklahoma, the Sooners won six Big 12 Championships and played in 3 National Championships.
Indiana
In Wilson's last 5 seasons as head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, his offense led the Big Ten Conference in passing yards per game (226.7 yards), was second in total yards per game (459.3 yards), third in points per game (31.4 points), and fourth in rushing yards per game (192.7 yards).
Ohio State
Wilson was the OC for both Justin Fields and C. J. Stroud. Since Wilson joined the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2017, they have averaged 523.8 yards per game (third in the nation), had more than 500 yards of total offense 27 times and over 600 yards nine times, scored 234 touchdowns (second in the nation), completed 138 touchdown passes (best in the nation), set six Big Ten Conference Offensive Records in the 2018 season (535.6 yards per game, 5,100 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 1131 total plays). Wilson's offense produced back-to-back Heisman Trophy finalists (Dwayne Haskins and Justin Fields), the first 2,000-yard rusher in school history (J. K. Dobbins), and the fifth 1,000-yard receiver in school history (Parris Campbell).
Kevin Wilson has had the prolific offenses throughout his career that Bears fans would welcome with open arms.
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