On Monday morning, the Chicago Bears made a formal request to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The Bears made other requests to interview several head-coaching candidates, including Mike McCarthy and Arthur Smith.

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky believes Mike McCarthy is the better option at head coach for the Bears than Ben Johnson.

Ben Johnson is the hottest head coach candidate of the offseason, but he may be unavailable for weeks. Can the Bears risk letting a highly qualified candidate leave the building on the hopes that Johnson will sign with them in the future?

For the second offseason in a row, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is a popular coaching candidate. This time around, it sounds like he's a serious contender for at least two jobs. Earlier in the hiring cycle,