Without the Hail Mary pass where would the Bears be now? It's easy to see its impact when they haven't won since it happened but what would the record be without that loss?

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 28: Head coach Matt Eberflus of the Chicago Bears looks on during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 28, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776151504

Chicago Bears fans are not happy about general manager Ryan Poles seemingly deflecting blame for the team's struggles in 2024.

The Lions (13-2) beat the Chicago Bears (4-11) on Sunday afternoon to complete the series sweep over the NFC North rival.

Carroll is reportedly interested in the Bears’ top job. But younger, rising candidates abound with hopes of making Caleb Williams a star.

There’s nobody else to blame. Some Bears fans have begun to question whether third-year general manager Ryan Poles is the right man for the job. The Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus in November.

There are a lot of names floating around as the Bears' next head coach. That includes former Seattle Seahawks guru Pete Carroll, among other notable names. However, one name stands out particularly for Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero: Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.

Here's the latest on the Bears' head coaching search, including what to make of Pete Carroll's candidacy and where things stand with Ben Johnson.

“He runs more than we do,” Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall, who played for Carroll last year, told the Sun-Times on Thursday. “He comes out on the field and he’ll be running 100 [-yard dashes] and throwing deep balls.

In his press conference about the coaching search on Dec. 2, CEO Kevin Warren said the Bears' head coaching job would be the "most coveted job" in the NFL during the offseason.

Just a month after some questionable late-game decisions in a Thanksgiving Day game loss to the Detroit Lions resulted in the firing of former Chicago Bears coa