Bears' coach Lovie Smith not focusing on future

Over and over, coach Lovie Smith kept pointing out that the Chicago Bears are 5-9. If he's trying to keep his job, he might want to use a different approach.

Smith says the poor performance "is on all of us" and he's simply focusing on next Monday's game against Minnesota — not his future.

Considering general manager Jerry Angelo said Smith's future hinges on performance and not money, talking about the record might not be the best idea.

The Bears have dropped eight of 10 after a 31-7 loss at Baltimore and are out of the playoffs for the third straight year, fueling speculation Smith's job is in jeopardy. Angelo added to it before the Ravens game, when he shot down an Internet report that the coach would return next season and that there would be no roster overhaul, calling that a "positive, not a negative."