Bears should extend Lovie Smith: Coaching styles

The main two issues I do have a problem with is Lovie’s use of challenges, and the time-outs that are consistently wasted. I know that the timeout problem probably is more of an OC/QB communication issue, but when it happens as much as it has, I want my head coach to step up and FIX IT.

The “2 Lovies” that I’ve seen are the “this is what we’re doing no matter what,” and the coach that allows in-game adjustments. The former Lovie Smith is the one I didn’t like.

I coach HS frosh/soph baseball & I can honestly say I’ve used all the styles you’ve listed at appropriate times. Except the country-club.

I’ve already mentioned this on WCG before, but I think Lovie is a better coach during the week than during the game. He’s excellent at teaching, motivating, and delegating; he’s poor with in-game decisions like challenges, timeouts, and matchups. This is just what I observe as an outsider, but I think the results speak for themselves – playoff appearances, division titles, Super Bowl appearances. Lovie does more good than bad, so I say give him the extension (though I wouldn’t be shocked if they waited until next year).

He’s even better now with the coaching staff he’s assembled. Hopefully this mix of coaches will continue to improve.

I just wish the team would get some expert input on offense. I hope the addition of Martz and Tice does that, and impacts our draft accordingly. We have been horrible at fielding an offense for years, it needs to change. Lovie doesn’t know offense, and I don’t care that he doesn’t, but the organization needs to understand that and adjust. Angelo isn’t exactly a stud at finding offensive talent either. Let’s hope Tice/Martz get enough input to help fix the offense.

Lovie came on for the 2004 season. In these 7 seasons, we have 4 winning seasons, 3 division titles, Hosted 2 NFC Championship games and made 1 Super Bowl trip. Even in the lean years (2007-2009), we put up respectable but disappointing 7-9, 9-7, 7-9 seasons. When we start having 4-12, 6-10, 5-11 seasons, I will start to explode on Lovie, but right now, even when the team is off, they still play hard enough to stay competitive and win most of their games. I am okay with that.

We are so impatient in Chicago. Let’s be happy we actually have a competitive team, and support them as they try to build for that elusive “perfect” year. With the way things are right now, it could literally happen any season. We were 2 plays away from a repeat trip to the Super Bowl, and we were 2 plays away from winning the one we were already in.

I accept the Obligatory Wasted Timeouts, the Stone Cold Vacancy Sign Stare, the Smirk of I Know, and the Pretty Good Football Team speeches, I just ask that they do something to assist the offense.

If we could get a top half of the league offense going, we would be in the Super Bowl right now, and I think we all know that. Our defense has been good enough any year but 2009 to be a contender.

That argue that Lovie’s a bad coach because he isn’t a fiery fella on the Sideline, probably haven’t heard of this dude called Chuck Noll. A guy that was winning championships between breaks of being a cold as plutonian ice.

This year we actually made some. He’s learning.

He earned a short extension, but blew 2 opportunities to eliminate the Packers. If he could learn better time management and player evaluation/development he could actually become a bettter than average coach. But don’t tie the team to a long contract or we’ll be in the same position as the 3 years preceding 2010.

And how he defended Cutler earlier this week made me respect him more.

But I’m still pissed off at the whole “Trust me” finger wagging thing when he let Ron Rivera go. And until this year he’s had a pretty bad record when it come to picking out and maintaining his staff.

…. their keep this year . Lovie needs and deserves an extention . Say 2-4 year range with option years for the club if he don’t cut it .

and really really don’t like the idea of an extension.

Not because he isn’t a “grab you by the facemask” type. Or any of that. I like that the guys like him and that he does a good job of making sure they’re fresh to play on Sunday.

I just don’t think that is enough. I want someone who is good during the week and at their best on Sunday. And Lovie just ain’t that guy.

Since they will probably give him an extension, I’ll just grin and bear it. But I still don’t think its the right thing to do.

That what set this season apart from the last 3, is that Lovie kept his nose out of the Coordinators jobs until it was necessary.

And also, he probably had a hand in the halftime adjustments that won many games this year. (Lions, Dallas, Bills, Vikings, Lions and Jets)

and long overdue. Look forward to parts 2 and 3.

versus the devil you don’t? I’d be weary of changing head coaches just for the sake of doing so. Yeah sure there’s things I’d like Lovie to do different but overall I think he’s a great coach and has done a great job with this team. We could certainly do far worse and if Lovie is replaced who is going to do better? Ask the Rams how things went after they fired Mike Martz as their head coach. They went from 8-8 to 2-14 in a big hurry.

a lot of people seem to forget that everyone was slamming Lovie during his first season for being too hard on the players. His camps were too long, too physical, too demanding, etc. Now everyone rants that he’s not hard enough on them.
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