General manager Phil Emery said after the Bears 26-24 win over the Detroit Lions that the decision on retaining or rejecting Lovie Smith for 2013 would be based on Smiths body of work.That could have been taken two ways.One is that Smith had in nine years gotten the Bears to the playoffs just three times, and only once in the past six. The goal of an organization is to win championships, the immutable first step toward that is reaching playoffs and Smith had not achieved that crucial objective.The fact that the Bears posted winning records in two (2008, 2012) of the five miss seasons and .500 in a third (2011) was a secondary consideration.The other take on Smiths body of work was that since his initial 2004 season, Smith has had just two losing seasons, no fewer than seven wins in any of his last eight and a career record 18 games over .500 (81-63).The bad outweighed the good in the end, according to multiple sources, with Smith fired Monday morning after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers to slip past the Bears into the playoffs.The first inkling came when ESPNs Adam Schefter tweeted that the Bears had sent out forms requesting permission to interview assistants with other NFL teams.The news points to the Bears looking first and fast at current pro coaches ahead of college prospects.