Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn are easy top candidates for Bears head coaching job

Two NFL head coaching openings looking toward next year became three on Friday, with the Chicago Bears firing Matt Eberflus after the debacle at the end of the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions.

So the conversation now shifts to who will replace Eberflus next season, with interim head coach Thomas Brown a candidate that probably can't be overlooked. But a thorough outside search should be and will be done, and any list pf candidates you'll see for the Bears' job will include one if not both of the Lions' coordinators.

So it's no surprise both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn are on the fresh list of 15 candidates for the Bears' head coaching job from Adam Jahns of The Athletic.

Jahns ordered the 15 candidates alphabetically, with an appropriate big question for each.

Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn each have pertinent questions when it comes to the Bears' job

For Glenn, Jahns had this question about his candidacy for the Bears' job.

The big question: Who would Glenn bring along as his offensive coordinator?

With Caleb Williams in place under center, his development is the top priority for the Bears. Everything else is less important. As Jahns noted Glenn would "have to find a good answer for teams for his offensive coordinator" when it comes to any head coaching opportunity, and for the Bears it will be of the utmost importance.

Jahns' big question regarding Johnson and the Bears' job is one ESPN's Adam Schefter hinted at earlier this month in light of Eberflus' job security starting to really become a question.

"I don’t know that he desires to leave that division to head, in the division, to go to a place that you’re talking about the dysfunction that has existed within that organization, Schefter said on the Nov. 7 edition of "Get Up". We’ll see, that’s up to him. But I believe he’s gonna be very selective in how he chooses to do his business.” 

"The big question: Do the Bears actually appeal to Johnson?"

In late-October, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer told ESPN 1000 in Chicago Johnson wanted the Bears' head coaching job last year, but it obviously never came open when Eberflus was retained. So the answer to Jahns' question above is "possibly?", while noting Johnson will have leverage on the market and teams may have to wait for the Lions to complete a Super Bowl run.

Johnson and Glenn will both have multiple options on the head coaching market, if they want to fully entertain them. Where the Bears are/will be in their personal pecking orders is the question, but no list for that job opening is complete without them.