Bill Belichick's inner circle suspects Bears will target an offensive-minded coach: report

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes questions from reporters during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ORG XMIT: FBO141 AP Photos

Six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick and his closest advisors considered the Bears vacancy to be the most attractive one but doubted that Bears executives would consider him to be their next coach, according to a report Thursday.

An ESPN story that detailed Belichick’s thinking in taking the North Carolina said the group of advisors around Belichick — many of whom will follow him to UNC — figured the Bears would focus on an…