I'm not an NFL 'Insider'. If I was, I could better look for answers for these two rhetorical questions that crossed my mind about the Bears today.

1. Is there something wrong with Ron Rivera? He's interviewed nine times for a head coaching position and hasn't won a job. Now the Bears are letting his contract expire, which means he will be scrambling just to get a decent NFL gig next season. Maybe he's a bad interviewer, which some reports alluded to last year. Maybe it's just circumstance and bad luck. But something tells me there is more to the story.

2. Does Cedric Benson' MRI result make Thomas Jones more or less likely to stay in Chicago? Conventional wisdom suggests the Bears could deal Jones now that Benson is healthy.

But after a rollercoaster two seasons, Benson didn't leave a great final image of 2006 by sitting out the Super Bowl with what turned out to be a mild MCL sprain. Brad Briggs of the Chicago Sun Times mentioned that some questioned Benson's actions in that game. Briggs thinks the Bears should extend Jones. I think they should be happy to get another year out of him for cheap and split the workload.