With the Chicago Bears seeming to prioritize head-coaching candidates with previous head-coaching experience, it seems as though they are letting Matt Eberflus' failures get the best of them in their latest hiring cycle.

The Chicago Bears fired Matt Eberflus as head coach the Friday following Thanksgiving, after the team suffered an embarrassing 23-20 to the Detroit Lions. With the offseason in full swing for Chicago, general manager Ryan Poles is busy at work conducting interviews for the team's next HC.

Hiring a head coach in the NFL is hard enough. Projecting how an assistant will do as a head coach is even harder. Yet that’s how the Bears have operated for almost the entirety of their 105-year history.

The Bears are going all-out for their coaching search, as they're letting the coaches fly on a private jet, among other things.

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is not focused on the name of the team's next head coach, he only wants results.

Here's a running list of whom the Bears have talked to, and are scheduled to talk to, for their head coaching position.

The Chicago Bears are conducting their search for a new head coach, and it's already been an expansive one that's included double-digit candidates. The candidates range from up-and-coming coordinators to former head coaches to offensive minds to defensive minds.

Ryan Poles has to hire the best head coach to lead the Chicago Bears, regardless of whether that coach is an offensive play caller.