Phil Emery and company held interviews with 13 candidates over the last two weeks for the vacant Chicago Bears's head coach position. Adam Schefter of ESPN has spoken with two unnamed candidates who have told him that this was the toughest and most rigorous interview process that any of them have gone through for a head coach position.
Another thing to note is the Jimmy Johnson of NFL on FOX tweeted out on Friday that Marc Trestman was going to be the next coach of the Chicago Bears. It is unclear is Trestman disclosed such information with Johnson as the Bear did not announce anything publicly until tonight.
Below are mini profiles on the three finalists...
Darrell Bevell
Age: 43
Current Job: Offensive Coordinator - Seattle Seahawks
Bevell is a 13 year NFL vet who has spent the last 2 season with the Seahawks as they OC. Before coming to Seattle, he was Viking's OC from 2006-2010 and held a number of offensive coaching positions in Green Bay from 2000 - 2005. His most recent accomplishment is reviving the Seattle offense including helping Marshawn Lynch reach career high in rushing yards, TDs, and attempts. He has led Seattle's rookie quarter back Russell Wilson to a remarking, perhaps even ROY caliber year, and helped to get them back to playoffs after a 11-5 regular season. This season (12-13) Bevell's offense is ranked 9th in points per game. Bevell has also worked a great deal with Brett Farve at both in Green Bay as his quarterback coach and again in Minnesota as his OC. Under Bevell, Farve posted perhaps one of his best seasons in 2009 with career high QB rating, completion rate, and fewest percentage of int thrown per number of pass attempts. Bevell also have post season experience, but has never been part of a super bowl winning team.
Age: 43
Current Job: Offensive Coordinator - Seattle Seahawks
Bevell is a 13 year NFL vet who has spent the last 2 season with the Seahawks as they OC. Before coming to Seattle, he was Viking's OC from 2006-2010 and held a number of offensive coaching positions in Green Bay from 2000 - 2005. His most recent accomplishment is reviving the Seattle offense including helping Marshawn Lynch reach career high in rushing yards, TDs, and attempts. He has led Seattle's rookie quarter back Russell Wilson to a remarking, perhaps even ROY caliber year, and helped to get them back to playoffs after a 11-5 regular season. This season (12-13) Bevell's offense is ranked 9th in points per game. Bevell has also worked a great deal with Brett Farve at both in Green Bay as his quarterback coach and again in Minnesota as his OC. Under Bevell, Farve posted perhaps one of his best seasons in 2009 with career high QB rating, completion rate, and fewest percentage of int thrown per number of pass attempts. Bevell also have post season experience, but has never been part of a super bowl winning team.
Marc Trestman
Age: 56
Current Job: Head Coach - Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Trestman is a 17 year NFL vet who held many offensive positions with various teams before moving on to coach in the CFL. Starting his NFL career in 1985 as the RB coach in Minnesota. He then took over as the QB coach in Tampa and went on to become OC for the Browns. Trestman has also held many offensive coaching positions in Tampa Bay, Cleveland, San Francisco, Detroit, Arizona, Oakland, and Miami. Trestman then went on to CFL as the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. During his first year as head coach in 2008, he led his team all the way to the CFL championship. Although they lost, Trestman was resounded as the best coach in the league and was honored as the 2008 CFL coach of the year. In the following years, Tresman once again led his team to the CFL championship and won in back to back years (2009 and 2010). The Montreal Alouettes have won 2 Championships, won their division 4 of the 5 years, and have made the playoffs every year since Trestman took over. He has been regarded as an offensive guru in both the CFL and the NFL and has been considered for vacant head coach positions in the NFL for quite some time now. I'm pretty sure Trestman will end up as a head coach somewhere in the NFL within the next year or so. He would be a good fit for the Bears because he brings experience - championship experience, and lots of offensive expertise.
Age: 56
Current Job: Head Coach - Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Trestman is a 17 year NFL vet who held many offensive positions with various teams before moving on to coach in the CFL. Starting his NFL career in 1985 as the RB coach in Minnesota. He then took over as the QB coach in Tampa and went on to become OC for the Browns. Trestman has also held many offensive coaching positions in Tampa Bay, Cleveland, San Francisco, Detroit, Arizona, Oakland, and Miami. Trestman then went on to CFL as the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. During his first year as head coach in 2008, he led his team all the way to the CFL championship. Although they lost, Trestman was resounded as the best coach in the league and was honored as the 2008 CFL coach of the year. In the following years, Tresman once again led his team to the CFL championship and won in back to back years (2009 and 2010). The Montreal Alouettes have won 2 Championships, won their division 4 of the 5 years, and have made the playoffs every year since Trestman took over. He has been regarded as an offensive guru in both the CFL and the NFL and has been considered for vacant head coach positions in the NFL for quite some time now. I'm pretty sure Trestman will end up as a head coach somewhere in the NFL within the next year or so. He would be a good fit for the Bears because he brings experience - championship experience, and lots of offensive expertise.
Bruce Arians
Age: 60 years
Current Job: Offensive Coordinator/ Interim Head Coach - Indianapolis Colts
Arians has spent 19 years coaching and coordinating in the NFL and this past season served as the interim head coach for the Colts while their actual coach Pagano was out due to health concerns. The Colts went 9-3 during his coaching period and posted 11-5 regular season. Arians had a chance to work with Andrew Luck this past season who threw an NFL rookie QB record 4,374 yards. Arians was also Peyton Manning's first QB coach in the late '90s when he was the QB coach for the colts. Before coming back to the Colts this past season, Arians spent 8 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers where he helped them reach 3 super bowls, and he was Roethlisberger's OC in both of his pro bowl seasons.
Age: 60 years
Current Job: Offensive Coordinator/ Interim Head Coach - Indianapolis Colts
Arians has spent 19 years coaching and coordinating in the NFL and this past season served as the interim head coach for the Colts while their actual coach Pagano was out due to health concerns. The Colts went 9-3 during his coaching period and posted 11-5 regular season. Arians had a chance to work with Andrew Luck this past season who threw an NFL rookie QB record 4,374 yards. Arians was also Peyton Manning's first QB coach in the late '90s when he was the QB coach for the colts. Before coming back to the Colts this past season, Arians spent 8 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers where he helped them reach 3 super bowls, and he was Roethlisberger's OC in both of his pro bowl seasons.
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