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Head Coach Lovie Smith Out After Nine Seasons With The Bears

Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith walks onto the field before a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, December 30, 2012.  (Chris Sweda/ Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Bears announced Monday morning that head coach Lovie Smith was fired after nine seasons with the team. The Bears did their part on Sunday beating the Detroit Lions 26-24, but it wasn’t enough to clinch a playoff spot as the Vikings got by the Packers 37-34 later in the day. Since becoming the [...]

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Training Camp Thoughts Day 5: Rodriguez, Wootton, Smith and McClellin

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The Bears selected tight end Evan Rodriguez in the fourth-round out of Temple. He has shown his athleticism already by lining up at WR, TE, FB and H-back so far in training camp. He could earn playing time in some packages dialed up by Mike Tice this season. I was pretty confident out there, Rodriguez [...]

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Training Camp Thoughts Day 4: Smith, McClellin, Price, Jeffery

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WR Brandon Marshall reportedly flashed his skills all night long in front of 10,000 Bears fans in Bourbonnais. He was helped off the field after landing “awkwardly” on the ground. But he quickly returned to the field and continued to make plays. He’s going against a good football player most of the night in Charles [...]

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Did You Know? 1-5-12

The last two times head coach Lovie Smith replaced offensive coordinators, the Bears went on to win a division crown the following season. He’s going to need to make the correct choice or he maybe out of work come the end of next season. Jake Perper is the owner and head writer for Bearsbacker.com. He is [...]

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Did You Know? 12-13-11

Heading into Sunday’s game against the Broncos, Bears head coach Lovie Smith had a 56-9 record with a lead entering the fourth quarter. It marked only the second time in nine overtime games that he’s lost as the Bears head coach. It will be interesting to see how Lovie rallies the guys for next week’s [...]

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Did You Know? 12-13-11

Heading into Sunday’s game against the Broncos, Bears head coach Lovie Smith had a 56-9 record with a lead entering the fourth quarter. It marked only the second time in nine overtime games that he’s lost as the Bears head coach. It will be interesting to see how Lovie rallies the guys for next week’s [...]

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Game Recap: Hanie’s Turnovers Prove Costly As Bears Fall In Oakland

Caleb Hanie completed 18 of 36 pass attempts for 254 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in a 25-20 loss to Oakland on Sunday. His completion percentage was 50 percent, while his QB rating was 56.9. All three of his interceptions came in the first half; luckily, the Bears defense held the Raiders to only six [...]

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Cutler Needs Thumb Surgery, Could Be Back Before Seasons End

Jay Cutler will have surgery on his right thumb tomorrow after his right hand slammed to the ground on a tackle attempt with 10:03 left in the game Sunday. Cutler proceeded to stay in the game, but he threw only two passes. Both pass attempts were completed screen passes. Bears head coach Lovie Smith spoke [...]

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Lovie Smith: “Jay Does Has A Right Thumb Fracture”

Bears head coach Lovie Smith confirmed Jay Cutler’s thumb injury this morning: “Jay does have a right thumb fracture,” Smith told WBBM-AM 780 this morning. “He hurt it on the tackle on the interception. Of course, we took X-rays last night and he’ll be seeing specialists this morning and we’ll be able to tell you [...]

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After Thoughts: The Bears Lost To Three Very Good Teams

  Blame quarterback Jay Cutler, the wide receivers and the Roberto Garza-led offensive line if you want, but it starts with coaching. It also starts with the front office and general manager Jerry Angelo, who didn’t do much to help his team out this offseason. Angelo claims the Bears did the best they could to upgrade [...]

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