Lovie Smith Approval Rating

I give him a solid 8

Still don’t think he should get a contract extention just yet….

The one thing that I really like about Lovie… THIS YEAR… is that he is holding players accountable. Remember when he seemingly gave the starting DE job to Mark Anderson, and just left him there even though the play didn’t warrant it? That seems like a distant memory now. It seems like he really is holding guys accountable and if you want to play you need to make a play. Right?

Also, when Martz was getting all pass happy and nearly got Cutler killed, it was Lovie who said they needed to start running the ball more (even though it might have taken two weeks) and lo and behold, we’re running the ball more.

And I like the half time adjustments we’re making. I don’t know how much of that is because of Lovie, but it is happening. If we were losing we’d kill him for it, so I say give credit where it’s due.

He still drives me nuts at times and he still struggles with clock management and when to challenge plays, and he looks totally aloof on the sidelines most of the time, but the Bears are 8-3 and he’s the coach, so I gotta give it to him.

All I know is, he seems to be coaching with a sense of urgency, and I like that. So I voted approve. On a scale of 1-10, I give him a 7.

If he F this up then I disapprove.

Somebody needs to teach him how to challenge though.

Lovie is probably no better or no worse than any other coach in the NFL. His players still play hard for him. For anyone to say that Fisher or Cowher would come in and automatically whip up a Super Bowl is somewhat naive.

Its Angelo that NEEDS to go.

…this is the reality of pro football. lovie is doing well so far so i approve of him.
it is on a game by game basis, clearly.
i do think his overall body of work is good, but his main problem is he does not communicate well with fans and media.

like with challenges and clock management. But those are small parts about what makes a good coach. It’s been said that Lovie’s a better “game week coach” than a “game day coach,” meaning he’s better at preparing and motivating his players Monday thru Saturday, than deciding whether to go for it on fourth down or kick a FG.

Aside from a few personnel fails (Anderson, shuffling DMS and Izzy, etc.), he’s done fairly well with the talent he’s got. I don’t think there are many coaches that could do better. Plus, the players have his back and he has control of the locker room – you can’t understate the importance of team harmony.

All in all, I’d give Lovie a solid B. However, if we miss the playoffs this year, he should get the boot!

We could do a lot worse, just look around the NFL.

For now he’s got the team rolling, and moving in the right direction.

While his lifetime stats are actually pretty impressive compared to many of his contemporaries, he has not delivered what we all covet, another Championship.

Lovie is an above average coach. He has the guys playing well, for him. When he wins a Championship, or two then he could be considered legendary. Until then – eh.

I did not understand the hate for Lovie and thought he did well….I didnt think he was Ditka or anything but before Lovie got here I had to deal with the constant state of horrible seasons under juaron and wanny…..Last season though I just could not take it with the blow out losses….. Combine that with Lovie letting rivera and DJohnson walk, the decisions he made (archleta over CHarris at that time, anderson over ABrown, bouncing DManning around like a pinata, “firing” the most assistant coaches in the NFL) was just to much for me personally and wanted him gone….

When they had that PC I thought Hmmm maybe they will change since they said it like 50 times (especially the D)…Then I thought nothing changed when they announced Marinilli as DC and when they hired martz as OC I thought nothing but doom and gloom…..For this season right now things are good…..I just hope they can continue….I can not bring myself to vote until it all plays out…..Right now though I give him a 8 out of 10…..Or a B+….

If he deserves an extension, he shouldn’t make any more than he’s making now.

Lovie is still not the man. 5th highest salary and you manage 7-9, 9-7, 7-9? Add in his stupidity in roster moves, increased responsibility in our draft failures and his huge contract, no Love for Lovie. Now if he wins us a Super Bowl this year, I might compromise and give him a flyer year to change my mind.

That said, I have 0 confidence in his ability to produce a SB win.

I love Lovie! :]

Done well with some garbage from Angelo but he did give him peppers which has made a world of difference for the defense with urlacher being healthy. Shore up the Oline, need another safety and a corner and we are in pretty good shape.

One NFC championship. Check. Two Divisional crowns. Superbowl appearance in which he was out-coached. Peyton Manning sucked/choked in that game and it was there for the winning.

• He lost points with me from day one. He came into my Bears and what’s the first thing he says? “Our goal will be to beat Green Bay.” WTF? Hello? We haven’t won a Lombardi in 20 years, and you mean to say that’s not your prime directive? Your mission is to definitely win two divisional games a year ?! Low expectations. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

• Lovie isn’t a smart guy. His mental brain freezes on challenges show that – thinking out problems in real-time. All he’s responsible for now is player selection and challenges. He’s poor at both. Failure to adapt in-game when he was DC again supports the low-wattage bulb theory.

• This year? Already single-handedly cost us the Redskins game. He was told by everyone around him to throw the flag. He chose not to. We lost the game because of that decision alone i.e. he makes bad decisions.

Didn’t reel in Martz soon enough. 4 to 1 pass ratios are insane. We could have beaten the Seahawks if he knew what the hell he was doing with the OL. He played musical chairs instead .. and CONTINUES to pick revolving doors Webb ! Asiata is a monster ! Lance Louis can block guys on the second level like a motherfinger! They’re animals, and we play Webb, old man Garza and back-job Williams? People might think our OL is improving, but it’s Cutler’s houdini-tricks that’s improving ….

I don’t like his stubborn qualities in relation to the roster. Angelo makes the roster, Lovie selects the starters. Kellen Davis is a good receiver and a good blocker. Manu gets the nod every week. Why? His salary. Dez Clarke would be more use to us than Manu. Is Devin Hester a better all-round receiver than 6’2 Shabba ? Not in this life. Lovie and Martz say “Shabba can’t the slot” – so … put him outside and keep Hester on returns and bring him in for four WR sets. It’s not rocket science. Izzy has been one of my favourite bears for years – why is he only breaking him out now, his careers nearly over! Hunter Hillenmeyer at MLB !! There was a young LB on the roster that made 18 tackles in ONE GAME! The roster selections over the years … well it would take years to back through all of that. Short cut. He’s not very smart and he’s stubborn.

Mike Ditka was not the greatest coach ever by any means. But he knew what a superbowl team looked like, he knew what the Bears should look like. And woe betide you messed up on the field, because he was in your grille as soon as you got back to the sideline making sure you knew you messed up and that it wouldn’t happen again. Accountability. Lovie finds people accountable now? Really? What about Manu? What about Webb? Insert any player that sucks, or messes up as a habit. Short and curlies, Ditka won a superbowl as a player and at least knew what quality looked like. He knew where the light switch was. Lovie is feeling in the dark for the same switch.

and whats not to like about that, still a chance they could win maybe 2 of the last 5, not win the division and not make the playoffs again for the 4th straight!! Distinct possibility if they dont win the division…lots of wild card scenarios and lots of them dont favor the Bears sadly. I really havent seen any brilliant, really good or even all that good coaching out’a Smith imo, defense is basically carrying the load with Urlacher healthy and the LB crew playing well, Peppers certainly was needed and I like his season thus far and ol’ Smitty handed that side off if I remember. If he truely got mad Mikes attention, we’ll see, and if so…cheers Smitty.. The consistent playoffs should be a must,not just every 3-4 years, too big of a team, market and organization if it were being properly run and once again, in my opinion it hasnt been with the likes of Phillips, Angelo and Smitty. If the roll continues I can also agree to let the man finish out his contract with no expectations of re-upping him beyond that. Hows that saying go?….“Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in awhile”…