Lovie Smith Tops In The NFL

by wiltfongjr on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 AM CDT Comment 37 comments

Maybe I've read this some other time and forgot, but when I saw this it really surprised me. Lovie Smith is the top paid coach in the NFL. Huh? Lovie Smith is the highest paid Head Coach in the National Football League?

Forbes magazine released a list of the Top 10 earning coaches;

1 - Phil Jackson - NBA, Lakers - 10 million

2 - Larry Brown - NBA, Bobcats - 7 million

3 - Mike D'Antoni - NBA, Knicks - 6 million

4 - Don Nelson - NBA, Warriors - 6 million

5 - Lovie Smith - NFL, Bears - 5.5 million

6 - Jeff Fisher - NFL, Titans - 5.5 million

7 - Doc Rivers - NBA, Celtics - 5.5 million

8 - Tom Coughlin - NFL, Giants - 5.5 million

9 - Bill Belichick - NFL, Patriots - 5 million

10 - Jim Mora - NFL, Seahawks - 5 million

Well, technically he's tied for the top spot, but seeing his name attached to that 5.5 million you have to think if the Bears don't rebound and head back to the playoffs there could be a change made. After 2 straight disappointing seasons with no playoff appearances, will Jerry Angelo allow a 3rd to happen without consequence?

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I think

After Holmgren retired it put Lovie tied for the top spot. Before he retired I think Holmgren was in the $7 mil area.

I might be wrong, haven’t fact checked it, but I’m pretty sure he was the highest paid coach until he retired.

by illini on Jun 19, 2009 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

nice icon you have there

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 19, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice name also

"If God had wanted man to play soccer, He wouldn't have given us arms" - Ditka

by EricEmpire on Jun 19, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you an illinois alum also?

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 19, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup

Graduated in ’01

by illini on Jun 19, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

can I join or is this a private party

am also an alum, hey chad remember when we both had hard ons for mendenhall, man we are such homers.

"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"

by leopoldjones on Jun 20, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey, cut the kid some slack . broke his shoulder but still has a super bowl ring

you realize that’s at least 2 years in a row an illini got a ring? Dave Deihl (sp?) got one with the giants. don’t know if indy had any and i’m too lazy to look it up.

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 20, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea brah

kelvin hayden he had the pick six that sealed it for indy =(

by Bear Lovin 21 on Jun 21, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmm what about the 2005 steelers?

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 21, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

naa

couple of northwestern guys tho

by Bear Lovin 21 on Jun 21, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

f northwestern

so:

2008 mendenhall
2007 Diehl
2006 Hayden
2005 n/a
2004 Wilson
2003 Wilson
2002 Rice
2001 n/a
2000 n/a
1999 Holcombe
1998 Griffith
1997 Griffith

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 22, 2009 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Half the league has coached less than 3 years and are on their first HC contract.

Lovie was the one of the last guys to sign an extension and it was after 2 successful season and a Superbowl appearance. I don’t think it is really anything more than that.

Kick it to me... I'm open!

by #23 on Jun 19, 2009 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He should earn it this year…Unless the ViQueens pull another playoff run out of their butts.

by Pretender85 on Jun 19, 2009 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

there's a poll on the bleacher report that "CLAIMS"

green bay will take it, so i guess we don’t have to worry about the vikes anymore… hope that puts you at ease…

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by windycity72 on Jun 19, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And you could make the argument that Lovie Smith is

more deserving than three of the names ahead of him.

Somebody should make a comic called "Tulowitzki the Combat Shortstop". I'd read it.

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by ES46NE10 on Jun 19, 2009 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no you could not

perhaps two.

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 19, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

definitely more deserving the jim mora

"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"

by leopoldjones on Jun 20, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

jim mora is not ahead of lovie

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Jun 20, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

too bad that

if he does suck this year and he gets fired, he’s still making that much sitting on his ass next year.

by genetic on Jun 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bill Belichik needs to have a talk with his agent.

He’s underpaid.

by MuleTrain on Jun 19, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate that SOB.

Hear about the blind hooker, you gotta hand it to her.
Rex Grossman has to be a test-tube baby, cause he's not worth a f---!!!

by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jun 19, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but that doesn't count the perks Belichick gets.

like the blood of Pats cheerleaders ritually sacrificed prior to games, the burlap bags of kittens he drowns to pass the time—you know, that kind of thing. That’s gotta add up.

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Jun 19, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Don't u know ...

everybody gets paid in illinois.

by gaingrene on Jun 19, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

He better earn it this year. Otherwise, don't let the door hit ya in the ass.

Hear about the blind hooker, you gotta hand it to her.
Rex Grossman has to be a test-tube baby, cause he's not worth a f---!!!

by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jun 19, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Please spell Jeff FISHER's name right

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by smashville on Jun 20, 2009 12:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

DOH!

done.

by wiltfongjr on Jun 20, 2009 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

did you join just to ask for the right spelling of

Derek Fisher’s name. wow

"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"

by leopoldjones on Jun 20, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's a writer over at MCM, the Titans site.

He asked wilt to spell Jeff Fisher’s name correctly, the coach of the Titans.

Derek?

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by Dane Noble on Jun 20, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I figured

"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"

by leopoldjones on Jun 20, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

why in the world

isn’t Belichick the highest paid coach?!!?

If you want to crown em...

by JohnnyTruant on Jun 20, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't quote me...

but I believe he will be either next year or the year after. If I remember right, his contract escalates in such a way that he will be the highest paid soon, unless someone else gets a monster deal. I’ll look for the article (I think it may have even been the original article on the Highest Paid Coaches that mentioned it)

by DDigital on Jun 20, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lovie On Top?

WOW! 1 trip to a SuperBowl makes you a rich man. I don’t know about this one. Lovie is a good Coach but he’s no Ditka. His promotion of Bob Babitch to Defensive Coordinator and running Ron Rivera out of town stands out in my miind. His value? I think 2.5 – 3 Million a year is plenty of compensation. However, he brokered the deal so good for Lovie Smith.

by Gesiakob on Jun 20, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

For comparison's sake,

Does anybody know what Dungy was making before he retired?

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Jun 20, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lovie may have his flaws

but looking at the big picture he has done a lot more good than harm for the beloved orange and blue. Lifting our team out of the dookie pile it has been more or less stuck in since the mid90’s (2001 of course being the exception) and helping us be competitive in the NFC again is a big plus. Personally I prefer his statue-like attitude on the field versus someone who loses their mind when mindboggingly stupid errors happen. The very few clips I have ever caught of Lovie in the locker room makes him seem more human, as he actually raises his voice and acts slightly animated. That being said if I could change one thing I would prefer a tougher training camp. Not just for a little more excitement when I am making the frequent trips to Bourbonnais but the minor increase in risking
injury is worth the emphasis on tackling and contact drills. This is only what I see though. Not really sure where I was going with this. I guess 5.5 is a boatload of money but unless he shits the bed this year it is semi-worth it.

by reefermadness3 on Jun 20, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

totally deserves it

yea i think after homey retired lovied got bumped up but he defnitly deserves took a 5—11 team to 11-5 and divison champs to 13-3 and became divison and conference champs he totally deserves his money
LONG LIVE LOVIE!

by Bear Lovin 21 on Jun 21, 2009 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Time to put up or shut up

I think if the defense doesn’t rebound under Lovie’s tutelege and control, he’ll be shown the way out of HH.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer

by propheteer on Jun 22, 2009 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs