December 27, 201114 yr comment_99156 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...0,4842427.story Wouldn't he be an interesting option if only...... Report
December 27, 201114 yr comment_99158 It's too bad that he'll get plenty of looks for head coaching jobs and not as a coordinator. I'd love to have him as either but as long as the Mkaskey's are living, Lovie Smith is going to be the coach. Sad but true. Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99190 It's too bad that he'll get plenty of looks for head coaching jobs and not as a coordinator. I'd love to have him as either but as long as the Mkaskey's are living, Lovie Smith is going to be the coach. Sad but true. Thank God he is out of the booth, not a fan as an announcer. Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99195 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...0,4842427.story Wouldn't he be an interesting option if only...... And????? Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99219 And what? My point exactly. So what if he wants to go back to coaching? Good luck Chuckie...wherever he may land. Report
December 28, 201114 yr Author comment_99220 My point exactly. So what if he wants to go back to coaching? Good luck Chuckie...wherever he may land. He would be someone worth looking at if only our front office realized things aren't working out under Martz as his scheme only works if everything is perfect. But Gruden probably will get snagged up by a team looking for a head coach. Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99221 I actually think Lovie has done a pretty solid job year in and year out considering the players he is given from his gm. Im not a fan of Martz and I think JA is one of the worst gms in all of sports but I cant complain with the job Lovie has done. He took this team to a Super Bowl with Grossman at Qb and Berrian as the number 1 WR, missed the playoffs by one game one year with Orton and Adrian Peterson starting and had us in the NFC championship last season with a combination of Hester and Knox as the number 1 wrs and one of the worst o lines in the NFL. It could be a lot worse. I think Lovies tenure here is tied to Urlacher also. Even though they have strayed away from the tampa 2 a little more the past few years its worked here for so long because Urlacher is probably the best MLB in NFL history to run that type of defense. Once you lose him you basically are going to have to start over from scratch with a defensive scheme and thats probably the best time to look at a new coach. Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99222 I actually think Lovie has done a pretty solid job year in and year out considering the players he is given from his gm. If you want a critique of Lovie, I'd say it's in player development. He's had regular infusions of drafted guys at positions of need who haven't produced, some of whom, like Mark Anderson, have gone on to having bigger success elsewhere. Report
December 28, 201114 yr comment_99224 If you want a critique of Lovie, I'd say it's in player development. He's had regular infusions of drafted guys at positions of need who haven't produced, some of whom, like Mark Anderson, have gone on to having bigger success elsewhere. Thats a good point. I guess he is one of the better motivators and his team always seems to want to play their hearts out for him but youre right, it stings when we struggle to develop any of our young players whereas teams like the Packers and Steelers dont even sign free agents because they can consistently reload in the draft and seem to rarely miss. Its also a combination of JA not drafting the right players too. Either way Id rather see JA go then Lovie but it doesnt look like that will happen anytime soon. Report
December 29, 201114 yr comment_99252 If you want a critique of Lovie, I'd say it's in player development. He's had regular infusions of drafted guys at positions of need who haven't produced, some of whom, like Mark Anderson, have gone on to having bigger success elsewhere. Andersons is about the only player who went on to have bigger success elsewhere though? I can't think of many examples of guys who left the Bears and played significantly better after leaving (or even much better for that matter). Chris Harris is another example (traded and made the probowl). Report
December 30, 201114 yr comment_99265 Benson is one more I can think of. Thomas Jones did well for himself in NY. Greg Olsen in CAR this year? The OL that went to Dallas...I forget his name. Columbo? There are not many, but there are a few. It appears more of a slight on JA than Smith. Andersons is about the only player who went on to have bigger success elsewhere though? I can't think of many examples of guys who left the Bears and played significantly better after leaving (or even much better for that matter). Chris Harris is another example (traded and made the probowl). Report
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