Don’t look now but Mike Kafka’s stock hasn’t taken quite the dip that you might have assumed.

If you look at recent op-ed columns, anything and everything related to the New York Giants is related to failure. The team’s decision to even keep head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen drew plenty of derision from Giants fans and NFL analysts, and it’s possible that at least some measure of changes should be expected down the food chain.

But as they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We can only assume the same goes for franchises in the National Football League.

On Monday, word broke that the Chicago Bears were interested in bringing in Mike Kafka, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Giants, to interview for their head coaching opening. The instant response was one of surprise knowing how poorly things have gone for Kafka in the Big Apple.

Of course, it’s also easy to forget that Kafka was once on a meteoric rise up the ranks of future head coaches. Even as the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, he was drawing interest and interviews from teams for greater roles. Daboll’s ability to pluck him as his OC was considered a brilliant hire at the time.

In the past, Kafka has interviewed with the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans as well as the Tennessee Titans, teams that all went in other directions obviously.

The Giants’ offensive woes in recent seasons, however, has actually made Kafka a potential candidate to be terminated instead of promoted. The failure to develop Daniel Jones into a franchise quarterback weighs on Daboll’s reputation (and consequently anyone connected to him on that side of the ball).

Still, Kafka is a former NFL quarterback himself who is young and should have plenty of other chances around the league to at least serve as a coordinator if not future head coach. Given that the Bears are led by former Chiefs exec Ryan Poles, there’s a good amount of familiarity with what Chicago would be getting with the potential hire.

Is Kafka ready? The Bears sound like they want to at least have the conversation.