Archive for December, 2012
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Chicago Bears Fans Should Appreciate Lovie Smith for the Job He Did
Bears fans are bitter today and have every right to be. The team has missed the playoffs for the second-straight season and have had only one playoff appearance in the last five seasons. It may be tough, but as you reflect on another lost s
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Chicago Bears: Why Jon Gruden Should Be Top Coaching Target
After becoming only the second team since postseason expansion to miss the playoffs after a 7-1 start, the Bears have sent Lovie Smith packing.Smith ends his tenure with a respectable 81-63 record, including three division titles. However, this seaso
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Bears Head Coach Search: News and Rumors Around Top Candidates
One of the most surprising moves of Black Monday came out of the Windy City, as the Chicago Bears announced the firing of head coach Lovie Smith after nine seasons, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com: BREAKING: #Bears have fired coach Lovie Smith,
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9 Ways Chicago Bears Can Re-Tool After Firing Lovie Smith (and 1 To Avoid)
After going 10-6 but missing the playoffs with an epic late-season skid for the second year in a row, Lovie Smith has been fired by the Chicago Bears.We can argue whether this was the right call or not—for what it's worth, I'm split—but i
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NFL Black Monday: Is Mike McCoy the Right Man for the Chicago Bears?
The rumours were confirmed early this morning: Lovie Smith's tenure as the Chicago Bears head coach is over. It's easy to see why Smith was canned. The Bears became only the second team in NFL history to start the season 7-1 and miss the playoffs. An
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Winners & Losers as Bears Fire Lovie Smith
Lovie Smith is no longer head coach of the Chicago Bears.According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com: BREAKING: #Bears have fired coach Lovie Smith, I'm told #BlackMonday— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 31, 2012 To some, Smith's departure is unsurp
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Hester Furious at Smith Firing but Should Be Angry at Himself as Well
My first reaction to Devin Hester going off and threatening to retire because Lovie Smith just got fired was to tell Hester not to let the door hit him in the rear end as he left.After all, Hester has been nothing but a distraction for the coaching s
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Chicago Bears: Tracking the Odds-on Favorites to Be Next Head Coach UPDATED
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It’s Time for Mike Singletary to Return to Chicago; This Time with Norv Turner
When Mike Singletary wanted to get into coaching in 2003, the first call he made was to then Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron. Jauron turned him down then, but it may now be time for the Bears to bring the Hall of Fame linebacker back to Chicago,
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Lovie Smith Fired: Highlighting Best Replacements for Bears Head Coach
The Chicago Bears have let go of head coach Lovie Smith after nine seasons at the helm of the franchise, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport: BREAKING: #Bears have fired coach Lovie Smith, I'm told #BlackMonday— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) D
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