Analysis: The reports by ESPN and Albert Breer saying there could be mutual interest in an interview by the Bears with Pete Carroll opens up a whole new dimension of possibilities.

“He runs more than we do,” Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall, who played for Carroll last year, told the Sun-Times on Thursday. “He comes out on the field and he’ll be running 100 [-yard dashes] and throwing deep balls.

ESPN reported Wednesday that Carroll was expressing interest in the Bears head coach position after the team fired Matt Eberflus after Thanksgiving.