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
downs excited game half kyle percent potential rest second third
Kyle was 83 percent converting third downs in the second half (5-of-6). He got better as the game went along. We know he'll get better as we go. We're excited about his potential the rest of the year.
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.
chance help kyle learn older
This will give Kyle a chance to learn from two older quarterbacks, which should only help his play as a quarterback.
gave kyle offense pleased stepped
We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offense a boost.
gave kyle offence pleased stepped
We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offence a boost.
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We expect to get blitzed each week. Even though I've said that Kyle has grown quite a bit, he's still a rookie quarterback. Everyone we've played has blitzed us quite a bit, starting with the Redskins (in the season opener). That's just a part of what we're going to deal with. We expect it each week and go from there.
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I'm sure Kyle won't be the happiest guy given the fact this brings another quarterback into the mix, but he's a competitor. We like Kyle very much.
major tweak
I think we'll tweak our roster this year. I don't see any major upgrades that we need.
felt football last team total won
Last week, we won as a football team and everything went right for us. Today, it felt like the total opposite.
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We're definitely comfortable with putting him out there. We don't know exactly how much. We won't rush him back. We don't know yet whether he'll return kickoffs and how much he'll play in nickel coverage. But we feel like he'll play.
field football goals good
We're a good football team, and I know we'll show that on the field this year. Our goals ... you know what our goals are. We're a good team, here are our goals, let's see what happens.
guys step
We had a lot of guys step up today.
bad hit
We have a kicker that's hit some bad balls, and he has to get it right.
chance improvement
I think he's made improvement and we're getting a chance to see what he'll be someday.