Bears Fire Lovie Smith

[FirstTimer]

The point remains the same. Whether I flubbed the name or not.

FWIW the name I heard linked was the ST coach for Dallas Joe DiCamillis.

I've heard they like McCoy as well as Tampa's OC

[Diivox]

The point remains the same. Whether I flubbed the name or not.

FWIW the name I heard linked was the ST coach for Dallas Joe DiCamillis.

don't you hate it when you're trying to make a point and some asshole selects an obvious typo / brain fart that needs no explanation and totally ignores your point? :P

[1ke]

Just fussin with him. Here is who I would want as my 1st 2nd and 3rd choice.

David Haugh @DavidHaugh

Add another assistant to Phil Emery's list: Bears ask permission to interview Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements, per league source.

Packers not allowed to reject this time. As they rejected when Lovie wanted to hire him as the QB/OC coach.

Emery Emery sign him up.

[Guest]

Packers getting torn apart with their coaches. Bears are on the right track looking at someone with a background in offense.

[Sven Draconian]

I'll preface the rest of this by saying that in general I think coaches are fired far too often (especially in the NFL where they do not even control personnel)...

I look at this move just like when the Jags fired Coughlin and the Panthers fired Fox. Both franchises have been reeling since those coaches got fired, both moved onto better situations and are doing well.

There's a finite number of quality head coaches. Lovie is one of them. He's had 9 seasons as the head coach and he posted 4 double digit win seasons and 5 winning seasons. His only "bad" season was his first (5-11). During that period the NFC North has been one of the best divisions in football. Green Bay might be the best franchise in the NFC right now, Minnesotta has been good for most of that stretch.

You look at the roster and it's pretty unspectacular. Cutler is fringe average. Forte is alright, but he's pretty worn for an NFL runningback. Marshall is a stud, but the rest of the receivers stink. The OL stinks.

To me, this is a completely different scenario than Andy Reid or Rex Ryan (next season). Reid was in charge of personnel and the Eagles have been on a pretty steady decline. It was time to part ways. I think Reid may succeed elsewhere still, but both sides need a change. After the Jets stink next season Rex will get canned because his schtick wore thin after those first two seasons.

When you look at the 7 firings, 5 of them make a lot of sense. 2 of them (Wisenhunt, Lovie), don't. Of those, I think Chicago will have easily the biggest fallout because they were still a good team this season and he still had the support of the players. It's going to be very tough for a new coach to come in and win that locker room.

[Cornelius]

As a Lions fan, I'm really happy about this move. They fired Lovie Smith because they could not find a QB. The Bears issue is that Jay Cutler sucks. He has a pretty solid supporting cast (Marshall, Forte and a great defense) and his numbers are average. They changed coordinators and philosophies. Their OL is weak and Cutler is 60% (or worse) passer that turns the ball over a ton. Getting rid of Lovie Smith isn't gong to change that.

Also, Lovie is the one constant with the rock solid d. I'm hoping that takes a giant shit next year with the coach they hire.