Bears looking at one less experienced candidate for OC
![The Bears are considering a Cardinals assistant for the offensive coordinator role. The Bears are considering a Cardinals assistant for the offensive coordinator role.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_7235,h_4069,x_524,y_417/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/bear_digest/01jjfkpb9085s597jmdh.jpg)
The Bears are hoping to interview a less experienced potential candidate for one coordinator position as they look at candidates to fill out coach Ben Johnson's staff.
According to CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones, they've requested an interview with Cardinals quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork for their offensive coordinator position.
Woolfork, 34, doesn't seem a great fit based on his limited experience in the NFL but could be a rising coach in the league and has been credited by Kyler Murray as making a real difference in his career.
Besides, Johnson is looking for someone not to call plays but to be the organizational coordinator during the week so he can focus on coaching the whole team. Then, Johnson said he'll call plays on game day.
Cardinals QB coach Israel Woolfork discusses the connection so far between Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. pic.twitter.com/KfJi3FN47J
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) September 27, 2024
“It's going to be critical for me to find somebody that can organize and structure and set the table particularly early in the week," Johnson said Wednesday at Halas Hall. "I've been around a number of guys that have called plays in the past, and I've seen the potential pitfalls that could arise as you're coaching the entire football team and you can't get to watching as much tape early in the week as you possibly could.
This may just be a few seconds but it’s a good example of the relationship between @K1 and QB coach Israel Woolfork.
— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) July 24, 2024
Some quick direction and Kyler Murray makes an adjustment. pic.twitter.com/qGchum3s7S
"The offensive coordinator position is going to have to be somebody that not only I trust, but will be extremely detail oriented, organized and structured to set the table. Also willing to work late nights."
Woolfork was with Miami (Ohio) as an undergraduate and position coach from 2013-21 before spending two years with the Browns in 2021 and 2022 on coaching fellowships. Then Woolfork was hired by Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon to coach quarterbacks in 2023.
Woolfork was a wide receiver at Grand Valley State.
Other reported candidates are Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle, Titans quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree and former Stanford coach David Shaw
Cardinals quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork has been impressed with what Kyler Murray has shown in practice. pic.twitter.com/QC5QhGo3t5
— José M. Romero (@RomeroJoseM) November 10, 2023
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