AP

As the Bears stumbled through the 2014 season, more and more fingers were pointed at the man who decided to hire a CFL head coach and to give a market-value franchise quarterback to a guy who has yet to prove he’s a true franchise quarterback.

Per a league source, the Bears have held G.M. Phil Emery responsible for those decisions with his job.

Emery was fired after three years on the job and only one head-coaching hire. (At least he got one; former Jets G.M. John Idzik never got to hire a coach at all.)

It seems to be only a matter of time before coach Marc Trestman gets fired. The real question is whether Jay Cutler remains after a contract that paid him $38 million fully guaranteed on signing, with another $10 million becoming fully guaranteed in March.

Whether Cutler remains depends on who the next coach will be. If the Bears hire Illinois native Mike Shanahan, who drafted Cutler nearly nine years ago, maybe Cutler sticks around.