The #1 pick is the one good thing in their favor. Coaches who are good enough to pick their jobs are choosy, and the upper level guys who care about their future are going to view the bears job with skepticism. Generally speaking, a head coach with a very bad record who has had a ton of turnover on his staff already, is on a short leash. The candidates are going to have to weigh their faith in the bears getting better immediately to save their jobs. You don’t want your last job to end in a house cleaning. That puts a stain on your resume and down on the list of candidates for your next job.
These guys always consider their path to the next job when deciding whether or not to take the current job.
and not many guys are going to jump at the chance to coach Fields.