Comments on: Lovie Smith, New Defensive Coordinator?

By: JerBear50

JerBear50 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:34:44 +0000

It’s kinda funny that we cut Rivera loose thinking he was destined to leave us and become a head coach within a year at most…. Ooops!And the D didn’t crash and burn because of Rivera. It failed because 1) half the squad was hurt, and 2) Dungy just might be a little familiar with the Tampa 2. He knew exactly what he needed to do, and has an offense good enough to do it.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:46:40 +0000

Lovie is a strange bird and won’t be here after next year’s fiasco so many fans will get their wish. Rivera’s D-squad crashed and burned in the playoffs so keeping him wasn’t the answer; remember his D had a meltdown against the Colts. Gerry Glanville said the NFL stood for Not for Long so the 23 years of futility since the Super Bowl Shuffle will continue and while coaching is important, the game is played between the lines.

By: sven

sven — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:24:40 +0000

I think Babich retaining the title and salary of DC is the only solution for players to still respect him after his semi-demotion. We will have to accept Babich will probably be one of the highest paid linebackers coach in the league. However, given that i’m trying to accept the notion that Lovie cant’t live without Babich, i guess i should find this situation satisfying.
With virtually not one nor two headcoaches on defense but three (although on eof them is in possesion of a 0-16 record), the defense better be decent! One question remains: how many headcoaches (and note just offensive coordinators) on offense do we need?

By: Hoss

Hoss — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:16:07 +0000

Sure it could work, Lovie calling the defensive plays, but why wait until now to do it? Why not during the season when the defense was struggling? At least test it out if that is a route willing to take instead of now going into a season with him trying this out. What if he can’t handle it, does play calling go back to babich? Do players lose respect for Babich now that he kind of has been demoted and if play calling goes back to him would they respond with new life? I doubt it. Hopefully it works but I would have liked to have seen it tried out during the season then to switch it up now and hope for the best. New Bears motto: HOPE THIS WORKS!!

By: jdm

jdm — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:21:05 +0000

Just to note, I heard Mulligan this morning on the Score. He said he was in favor of the changes and bringing in acutal experienced pro coaches. Another one to consider. If Herm Edwards gets the ax in KC, which will probably happen due to a new GM, will he be joining the staff? He and Lovie are close. Two former head coaches on the Bears coaching staff? What’s the world coming to??

By: jdm

jdm — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:44:19 +0000

Ditka did the same thing in the early 90s by taking over the offensive play calling, didn’t he? I see Bellicheck coaching the defense all the time on the sidelines during the game. It seems to work for him. Is Lovie making it harder on himself? Sure. However, he wet the bed. Let him work harder and fixing it.