Jeff Fisher has 'always wanted' Bears job

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By Will Brinson

Jeff Fisher's the hottest name in coaching right now, likely getting his pick of open jobs around the NFL. But here's a spicy meatball: Fisher's top choice of NFL gigs isn't one that's open, as he reportedly has "always wanted" the Chicago Bears job.

That's what Albert Breer of NFL Network reported on Tuesday night, and it's a bit of a stunner, though the connected dots do make some sense. For starters, Fisher was a Bear when he was in the NFL from 1981-1984. According to Breer, Fisher has "maintained a close relationship with ownership" since his playing time.

Additionally, Fisher's old offensive coordinator, the late Mike Heimerdinger, worked with current Bears quarterback in Denver ... where Cutler played only because Bud Adams forced the Titans to draft Vince Young over Cutler in 2006. (Also, re: Cutler; he played at Vanderbilt. Which is in Nashville. Which is where the Titans are. There's a connection here.)

Breer notes that Fisher is also "aware of the player Cutler has become" since leaving Denver. Ultimately, Cutler would satisfy Fisher's desire for a franchise quarterback at his next job. And the Bears defense is a pretty good building block to start with.

Just one problem: Lovie Smith's still coaching in Chicago. Despite firing their general manager, the Bears decided that Smith "will remain" as the coach of the organization. So there's no place for Fisher in Chicago right now, and Breer writes that it ultimately isn't something that's likely to happen, and the "more likely result" is Fisher landing with the Rams.

The Bears would need a significant swing in management -- a la Bill Polian -- in order to warrant that sort of drastic coaching change. But if the 2012 coaching carousel's taught us anything, it's that the unexpected is pretty normal and ruling anything out is foolish.

Does he gamble and wait a year to see what happens ? A lot depends on who the next GM is also. Doesn't seem like the stars are lining up right now.

Ah well .... he's still fairly young, maybe someday.

I'm not sold whoever the new gm is won't be adamant about having his own guy in. Conversely, Philips doing the hiring is what makes it scary

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Originally Posted by Blue Horse-shoe

Does he gamble and wait a year to see what happens ? A lot depends on who the next GM is also. Doesn't seem like the stars are lining up right now.

Ah well .... he's still fairly young, maybe someday.

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That's exactly what I was thinking. Does he brush off the Dolphins or other offers and wait it out with no assurance that the Bears job will even open up next year or any time in the near future.

This is such an irony because this is the EXACT same situation Mike Ditka found himself in in 1981 when he was hired to become coach of the Bears. Ditka's lifelong ambition was to be coach of the Bears, and it appears as if Jeff Fisher is in that same boat as well.