1st-and-10: By George, hire Jim Harbaugh

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Colin Kaepernick (7) went 21-6 in his first two seasons as a starter with the 49ers under Jim Harbaugh (left), including 4-2 in the playoffs. The opportunity to hire Jim Harbaugh as the Bears’ head coach is George McCaskey’s George Halas moment.

In the 40 years since Halas died in 1983, the Bears under McCaskey ownership has been marked by general decline, mismanagement and embarrassing episodes of dysfunction that serve as a constant reminder of a harsh reality at Halas Hall — George Halas built the Bears. The McCaskeys inherited them.

It was Halas who provided the Bears their greatest Super Bowl era achievement when he subverted the authority of general…