Report: Lovie Smith is safe

[scpanther22]

This also makes me think about Fox.And the same could be done for him.He stays because of 2011:(

Citing "two highly placed individuals within the organization," Mullin explains that there will not be a change at the top of the organization, due in part to concerns regarding a work stoppage in 2011

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/18/report-lovie-smith-is-safe/

[Mesmer]

Greeeaaaat.

[dimbee]

I think it has much to do with the buyout on his contract as it does with the possible work stoppage... Same could be said about Fox, I suppose.

[ladypanther]

http://sports.iwon.com/news/12202009/v2771.html

Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo on Sunday said the fate of coach Lovie Smith has not yet been decided. Before the game against the Ravens, Angelo shot down a report from Comcast SportsNet/Chicago on Friday that cited unamed sources saying Smith would return for the next to last year of his contract in 2010.

A review of Smith will be conducted after the Bears finish the season against Minnesota and Detroit.

"At the end of the year, we sit down, we talk," Angelo said.

The Bears owe Smith $11 million for the next two seasons. Angelo said the remainder of Smith's contract will have no impact on decisions the team makes.

"It's not about money, it's about doing what we feel we need to do to be a better football team," Angelo said.

[scpanther22]

In Bear related news..Cutler throws more picks..

[Darth Hater]

He's trying to be like his hero Delhomme only he's doing it w/o an O-line.

[Darth Hater]

http://sports.iwon.com/news/12202009/v2771.html

I hope it's more about team success, or lack there-of in this case, rather than just the coin.