As the 2017 Bears season—and John Fox era—mercifully comes to an end, I have started to turn my attention towards the off-season. It is this writer’s opinion that the Bears franchise has come to a crossroads. The amount of important, high-level decisions forthcoming is unprecedented in my years following the team.
This is a make-or-break off-season in every conceivable way. It certainly appears that John Fox will no longer be the Bears’ head coach come January 1st and Ryan Pace will be allowed to hire his replacement. This hire is the most important aspect of the off-season for me.