Comments on: Demand should be higher for Lovie Smith http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: iowahbr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2232938 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:21:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2232938 Lovie’s track record in Chicago makes it clear he needs to look for a job as a defensive coordinator. When it was time to make Cutler produce, when it came to working on O-line draft picks, when it was time to make sure Cutler had a capable back-up, when the linebackers were starting to apply for Social Security and most often when communicating with the press and fans Lovie was reported as not present. He got the most out of his defense but was lost on the rest of the job as a head coach. If you can’t multi-task stick to your strong suit.

]]> By: boltdaddy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2232522 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:55:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2232522 The Smith scenario is similar to Ditka getting hired by Papa Bear Halas. Whoever hires Smith as a HC must choose the the OC and with no rebuttal from or authority over the OC given to Smith. The way Ditka had to live with Buddy Ryan. Interestingly they did well together, much better than they subsequently did apart. Same for Lovie as with Mike. HC with no say so on the OC status.

]]> By: earlacker54 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2232470 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:40:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2232470 To everyone saying Lovie should hire Norv turner should he get a new head coaching gig: I’m not sure Norv would be jumping at the chance to work for the guy who just a few years ago fired his brother

]]> By: nachosnachosnachos http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2232000 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:50:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2232000 Not a chance…

As long as Demarcus Ware is on the Cowboys roster, no coach that likes to run anything other than a 3-4 defense will be considered.

]]> By: buffalo2013 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2231894 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:57:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2231894 After Mularkey, Jauron, and Gailey I would take Lovie Smith or Whisenhunt without a problem in Buffalo

]]> By: sfkforever http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2231059 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:45:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2231059 coming out of the ether you start to realize how bad lovie was as a H.C. good luck in buffalo

]]> By: pinion8ted http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2230783 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:04:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2230783 steelerben says:Jan 4, 2013 10:53 AM

One of those five games was a SUPER BOWL.

One of those every ten years isn’t a bad track record for a team.
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It would be, in New England ;)

]]> By: pinion8ted http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2230778 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:02:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2230778 How cute …. a blogger purporting to know more than 32 NFL Owner’s and GM’s.

If Lovie Smith were that desirable, he’d be signing a contract right now, not having you shill for his job.

]]> By: dwatkins69 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2230648 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:24:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2230648 The Bears won the Super Bowl with Lovie?

Kittencoils says”Did Lovie win some games? yes. Did he win any big games? maybe 5 the whole 9 years he was in Chicago.

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One of those five games was a SUPER BOWL.”

]]> By: dallascowboysdishingthereal http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2230271 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:24:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2230271 I think Smith would be a great pick up for Dallas as a defensive coordinator although they are built currently for a 3-4 defense.

Not sure who could help Romo. Everyone has failed so far!

]]> By: steelerben http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2230152 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:53:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2230152 kittencoil says:
Jan 4, 2013 1:03 AM
Out of town stupid.

Did Lovie win some games? yes. Did he win any big games? maybe 5 the whole 9 years he was in Chicago.

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One of those five games was a SUPER BOWL.

One of those every ten years isn’t a bad track record for a team.

]]> By: melikefootball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229893 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:35:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229893 Now that IS a matter of opinion.

]]> By: comeonnowguys http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229877 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:29:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229877 He’s a class act, and the players love him, but his offenses were terrible. Yes, when you’re head coach, you’re accountable for the offense, too.

]]> By: beercampguy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229775 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:00:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229775 I am not sure why people have this opinion. Lovie Smith was a poor game manager, and 2 of the 3 elements of the game; offense and special teams suffered due to his nonchalance. The emphasis on the defense scoring is a symptom of the inability of the offense to score. He had 4 chances to select an offensive coordinator over his tenure in Chicago and failed miserably. Second Chance as a Head Coach, I think not. D-Coordinator. I can see that.

]]> By: duck99 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229755 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:51:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229755 San Diego has fewer playmakers on either side of the ball than Chicago. Lovie should be able to go 4-12 there and make their fans miss Norv’s intensity.

]]> By: fuglyflorio http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229745 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:47:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229745 Perfect guy for the Bills.

]]> By: ha5ko http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229744 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:47:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229744 the demand will come from a team not serious about making the playoffs, He will make a team intresting, competitive, and they will win regular season games.

Buffalo, Cleveland, San Diego fit that bill, he would be good for those teams.

]]> By: skinsrollyou http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229720 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:39:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229720 I wouldn’t want to play RGIII twice a year. Hells no

]]> By: eatitfanboy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229691 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:31:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229691 It’s simple: hiring guys like Lovie Smith doesn’t fire up fan bases. Defense first coaches who’ve had mostly dreary offenses for most of their tenures are not the dream candidate for teams looking to change their culture.

Fair, maybe not. But true.

]]> By: blues1988 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229645 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:17:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229645 Well the rams just fired Blake Williams and are letting Greg Williams walk, so I’d love to see Lovie end up coming back to St. Louis. he was a favorite here and everyone hated seeing him go. With that being said he deserves a head coaching job somewhere, he’s a good coach and an even better guy.

]]> By: dasboat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229643 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:17:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229643 Anybody that gets a NFL head coaching gig would have a track record as a “good coach.” But if you were just fired for years of non-playoff mediocrity, why would I hire you to coach my team? I just fired a guy exactly like you.

]]> By: mantastic54 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229617 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:06:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229617 The bears just never seemed committed to building an offense during lovies 9 years, that is probably the reason for the lack of interest. They go get cutler in 09, then they wait three years before they bring in any help at WR and the line that needed to be fixed in 07 still isn’t fixed. All while using draft pick after draft pick on safeties and the dl

]]> By: diesel23 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229603 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:59:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229603 I’m sorry but how in the hell can you say the bears could have easily been 1-15 or 0-16 with players like forte, cutler, b Marshall, Tim Jennings, peppers, Tillman and so on. The bears were a good team this year an lovie was not a good coach. Many terrible calls were made this season and you never saw lovie argue, hed sit there with a blank stare on his face showing no emotion. Lovie is terrible

]]> By: acmepackers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229594 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:54:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229594 Lovie’s a class act all the way and an above average coach. That doesn’t mean he’ll win you a Super Bowl. He’s got that Dennis Green ‘good-but-not-great’ thing going on.

]]> By: wallio http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229585 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:47:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229585 Can we please stop saying the Eagles were “really” a 10-6 team? I hate Reid with a passion, but this is the NFL, a win is a win, no matter how you get it.

If we’re playing this game, my Panthers “really” were 10-6, only two bull PI calls, and a dropped pass away. “Really”

]]> By: jjackwagon http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229581 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:45:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229581 The team finished 10-6. There are 19 teams out there that could use him. The Bears were stupid to fire him and any team that doesn’t make a run at him deserves what they get.

]]> By: pesh00 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229575 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:41:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229575 I’d take him in Dallas as D-coord but that would mean switching to 4-3 and overhauling personnel, which would be another 2 year project.

]]> By: crazycane http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229573 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:38:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229573 As a die hard Bears fan this article is a joke.

]]> By: therealtrenches http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229559 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:28:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229559 Marty Morningwheg is looking for work, too. Funny how his name hasn’t popped up on any owners’ short lists, huh?

]]> By: 4dabears http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/03/demand-should-be-higher-for-lovie-smith/#comment-2229556 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:26:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1638915#comment-2229556 HA! Good choice… if you like mediocrity.

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