[Breer] Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is interviewing for the Bears HC job this morning and for the Jets HC job tomorrow, per sources.

[Pelissero] The #Bears’ interview with Mike McCarthy is now set for Wednesday, per sources. After parting ways with the #Cowboys, McCarthy has interest from multiple teams. But the Bears — whom McCarthy has beaten more (19 times) than any other NFL team — get the first crack.

[Pelissero] McCarthy out as Cowboys coach.

[Jones] The Titans have requested permission to interview Bears AGM Ian Cunningham for their vacant GM position, sources say. The NFL is reviewing the Titans GM job description, which could determine which secondary football executives will be allowed to interview for the role.

[Jordan Schultz] Sources: #Lions OC Ben Johnson — the top candidate in this year’s cycle — is scheduled to interview with four teams and has set up virtual meetings as follows: - Raiders & Patriots on Friday - Bears & Jaguars on Saturday

[Tom Pelissero] #Lions OC Ben Johnson will interview for the #Patriots and #Bears head coaching jobs during this week’s bye — a sign he has real interest in both jobs. @nflnetwork

[SearsSTower] Ben Johnson has always preferred the Bears over any other opening this cycle. The Jags were a distant second but now, they're very very unlikely to reel Ben in. Ben is in the drivers seat for the Chicago job. All the Bears have to do is resolve his concerns.

[Jason Lieser] Introducing the saddest quote of this Bears season, via rookie QB Caleb Williams--

[Jordan Schultz] Source: The #Panthers are signing RB/WR/KR Velus Jones Jr. from the #Jaguars practice squad to their active roster.

[Hoge] Interim OC Chris Beatty will take on a larger role helping Thomas Brown with game management and clock management. He says it’s something he’s very comfortable with going back to being a high school coach. Beatty says they need to be a play ahead, acknowledging that it was an issue before.

[ProFootballTalk] Forget the same-old approach to hiring a coach. If the Bears want to shake things up, they should call the 49ers to see what it would take to get Kyle Shanahan.

[Jason Lieser] Wow. Unprompted, Thomas Brown, in his first appearance as Bears interim coach, takes responsibility for some of the late-game errors that Matt Eberflus made on his way out. Brown says, "I am not exempt" from accountability for those decisions. Right there is a big difference

[Hoge] Matt Eberflus when asked by @NicholasMoreano if there was any thought of moving the ball to the right hash before the game-ending FG attempt: "There was not. There was not. We feel good with our decision there." Cairo Santos kicks all of his extra points from the right hash.

[McAfee] I don't know if this blocked field goal was legal 😂 If I'm a Chicago Bears fan I'm certainly asking some questions #PMSLive

This effing team

[KayIn Kahler] Why didn't it click with Shane Waldron? Keenan Allen: "Too nice of a guy. OTAs, camp, we fell into a trap of letting things go & not holding people accountable & that's a slippery slope."

[Kevin Wells] DJ Moore asked what he thought was the biggest issue with the team’s in-game communication while Shane Waldron was calling plays. “When we wanted to make an adjustment we waited til halftime to make it” Yikes

[Bears PR] Bears have released OL Nate Davis

NFL mock draft

[Chris Emma] On @BernsyHarris, T.J. Edwards said the Bears had a team meeting yesterday with several individuals speaking: “It was real. It was everyone understanding that what we’re doing right now isn’t good enough. It’s not to our standard. … I think we needed that a little bit.”

Week 8 Post-Gamethread: Bears at Commanders

[Rapoport] Daniels officialy “week-to-week.” Washington hopeful he can play this week.

[Jordan Schultz] Caleb Williams has been terrific over the past month. That’s obvious. But it’s his proficiency IN THE POCKET that stands out for the #Bears.

[Rapoport] 💪 news for Week 8: — #Eagles vs #Bengals will now be at 1 pm, going to 70% of the country. Much greater distribution for the white out. — #Bears vs #Commanders is now at 4:25.. and word is Jim Nantz & Tony Romo will call it for CBS. 👀 — CBS also has #Chiefs/#Raiders at 4:25.

THEY’RE HANGING THE BANNER IN MINNESOTA!