There’s no way it would happen. It’s impossible. Silly to even think about it. We shouldn’t talk about it, really.

But….what if.

Let me take you back a few years. It’s the summer of 2018. The Chicago Bears have just hired a hot name in coaching circles as an offensive innovator. They have a well-regarded defensive coach manning their defensive coordinator position. They are entering the second season of their first-round quarterback’s career after an up-and-down rookie season led to the previous head coach getting canned. And another team is at an impasse with one of the best young pass rushers in football.

I was at an academic conference in a big banquet room trying to stay awake during the keynote address, and I looked at my phone and I nearly jumped out of my chair – and it was all

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