Lovie Smith
Lovie Smith
Lovie Lee Smithis the head football coach at the University of Illinois. He was previously the head coach of the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2012, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2014 to 2015. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 St. Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Bears in 2006...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 May 1958
CityGladewater, TX
gave kyle offence pleased stepped
We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offence a boost.
seen training
We've seen him (Hutchinson) all through training camp, so we really want to get a look at the other guys.
carolina course giving normally talked year
Carolina wanted it more than we did. Twenty-one points, normally through the course of the year that would have been enough for us. Defensively going in, we talked about not giving up the big play. We were not able to do that.
adrian good next pleased running
Cedric is next in the rotation, but I was pleased with what Adrian Peterson did. He's a good running back.
couple days football good great last played talk training
Just like we talk about the quarterbacks, some days you're going to have that. 'Peanut' had a great training camp. He hasn't played as well as he can the last couple (games). He'll come back. He's a good football player.
davis kicks return
Going into the game, we did not know Davis could return kicks like that.
couple playing potential showing talent
He has a lot of talent and a lot of potential. He's been playing well in the preseason. He's been showing up and making a couple of plays.
kyle needs situation stronger
Kyle needs to go through a situation like that, ... From the way I see it, he'll come back stronger from it.
adding ball dimension offense
He's adding something new, a different dimension to our offense being able to get the ball down the field.
contact football head looking
He will be contacted, I'm sure. If you're looking for a head football (coach) right now, wouldn't you want to contact him?
major tweak
I think we'll tweak our roster this year. I don't see any major upgrades that we need.
gave kyle offense pleased stepped
We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offense a boost.
awhile bit game leading means next north quite since talked trying
We're confident. It's been awhile since we've been 3-3 and where the next game means quite a bit. We're just trying to get respect. The NFC North has talked quite a bit about the records. But I see it getting better and I think we're leading the charge.
coming definitely expecting gets guys injury pick run running slack stretch trying until
We definitely think he can be a part of the stretch run. That's why once you see an injury like that, you are expecting the worst. We have a stretch run we're coming upon, and we need all of our guns. Cedric is a big part of what we're trying to do running the football. Our other guys will have to pick up the slack until he gets back.