Article updated: 12/24/2012 6:17 PM

There might be ways to make Lovie just leave

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Bears coach Lovie Smith watches his team during Sunday's season-saving (so far) victory at Arizona.

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Ah, here we are, waking up to another Christmas without Bears head coach Lovie Smith's firing under the tree. Smith's job scenarios remain nearly as diverse as the Bears' postseason scenarios have been. Today the playoffs are clearer: The Bears qualify Sunday if they win and the Vikings lose. If only Smith's situation were that simple.