Comments on: Chicago Bears Making a Mistake Keeping Lovie Smith

By: TylerJ

TylerJ — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:51:03 +0000

As a Bears fan I am also hoping for a better year next year. They have the talent. They just to need execute better both offensively and defensively. I always try to stay optimistic, and I see hope in the team so maybe it won't be some blind fan love. I think the Bears can make the playoffs next year. We'll just have to see what happens next year.

By: bearsbacker

bearsbacker — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:45:10 +0000

they have the players I just think there not being coached up. The year after the Super Bowl was really the only year where I thought we were really bad and we weren't very close in a lot of games but last year and this past year, there were tons of games where I said if we just didn't make one mistake we could have one, I think if we didn't make those mistakes we could have been talking about back to back playoff appearances and Lovie looks like a good coach. Mistakes have been killing this team. They just need identity, leaders and discipline. Getting Urlacher back next season should be a big help. I hope we improve a lot next season because I picked them to go 12-4 this season and next season there schedule looks even tougher

By: TylerJ

TylerJ — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:55:03 +0000

Those are some very good points. The wide open Marvin Harrison also made me mad. It always sucks when you see a receiver that wide open, but it wasn't Rivera's fault. The safety came in instead of covering the seep ball, a mistake that cost the momentum to shift towards the Colts. If the Bears had a better offense that year I think they would've won. I just think being mediocre for 3 years after a run that took you to a Super Bowl deserves some overhaulin. The Bears just did some light cleaning.

By: bearsbacker

bearsbacker — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:32:27 +0000

I have heard many people say that it was mistake firing Ron Rivera because of the failures of the defense the last couple of seasons. I think the one difference with the defense in 2006 from the last three seasons was the secondary was much better with guys like Chris Harris, Mike Brown and Brandon McGowan. I thought it was good move getting rid of Rivera because of he coached up the defense in the Super Bowl against the Colts. I feel like the Colts played the game that the Bears wanted to play. The Colts ran the ball down our throats, they played great defense and they simply beat us up. I really thought we were going to win that game because of Hester's opening kickoff for a TD, but that's besides the point. Ron Rivera coached them up and made them play the bend or dont break defense where you allow the little pass here and there and not the big pass, the problem was the Colts running game was so good that the Bears didn't know when they were passing or running a lot of the times and when they finally got a big pass play Manning found his guy wide open. Rivera was good for a couple of seasons, but to be that conservative in a big game like that ticks me off. He isn't that great with San Diego. The Bears will be better next year with a new defensive coordinator coming in.

By: TylerJ

TylerJ — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:30 +0000

I can see where your coming from on Urlacher's injury. That fact doesn't overshadow the fact that I just don't think he's that good of a coach. He had one lucky year because he had Rivera calling the shots. I am just sick of his same old speal that they will try harder and play better next week.

By: TylerJ

TylerJ — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:31:20 +0000

The only reason the Bears went to the Super Bowl was because of Ron Rivera. After they canned Rivera the defense has slowly declined. I was optimistic about seeing Lovie call the defensive plays, but that too didn't work out. It just angers me that they got rid of Rivera since he was the sole reason the Bears even had a chance.

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By: JerodMSF

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By: KVB

KVB — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:45:55 +0000

I forgot about Clayton Richards and Josh Fields QB backgrounds, but then again Chicago doesn't own them anymore. Either way Cutler is still a tool and falling into Grossman status.

By: KVB

KVB — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:43:14 +0000

Hahaha. We've talked about this before. Frank Thomas (in his prime) at TE. Ron Karkovice at center. Joey Cora as that Steve Smith type wideout. I have a weird feeling Jerry Wunsch would be a great kicker too. Oh and Don Cooper would be a great QBs coach.

But I digress for more relevant comments.

By: bearsbacker

bearsbacker — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:32:02 +0000

I think they made the right decision by keeping Lovie. A lot of change is sometimes overwhelming and for them to bring new offensive and defense coordinators is a start to success. The OC should be Jeremy Bates and the DC should be Perry Fewell. I don't mind Lovie, sometimes he repeats himself too much in press conferences, but he is a guy who led us to a super bowl with Rex Grossman, so I think we can do with Jay Cutler, he just needs to be coached up. Everyone in Chicago is way to negative about everything Bears football right now, they just need to relax and let the organization do their work.

By: JerodMSF

JerodMSF — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:13 +0000

They should have hired Ozzie. And then let Buehrle play QB. He'd be like Phil Simms. Wouldn't blow you away with arm strength, but accurate and not many INTs.

By: KVB

KVB — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:57:33 +0000

The obvious reasoning here is the year left of Lovie's contract. At least you know he will be gone if next year is another mediocre year on his expiring contract. The Urlacher injury was also something that effected the team and was out of his control.