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
major tweak
I think we'll tweak our roster this year. I don't see any major upgrades that we need.
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?
excellent special start teams
Carl did an excellent job. We'll start over this week. With any of our backups, special teams are a big part.
consider definitely deserve football good opportunity players
Some players deserve an opportunity to play and Roberto is definitely one of those. He's a good football player. We consider him a starter.
bowl meant pro receiver works
Getting Moose has meant the world to the team, and these young receivers. He's a Pro Bowl receiver who works like he's still a rookie.
control game good lead led supposed team
He managed the game well. He was in control of the game. He just led us. He made the right reads. He made good throws. He did what your quarterback is supposed to do, lead your team to a win.
offer
If someone makes us an offer you can't refuse, you have to listen, and that's what we're doing.
chance improvement
I think he's made improvement and we're getting a chance to see what he'll be someday.
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.
corners great size
Great size, great guy, great leader. Outstanding speed, outstanding size. How many corners do you see with size like that?
assume far game injuries late outcome sure
Sometimes late in the week, injuries happen. It had no outcome on the game as far as we're concerned. I assume everybody's going by the rules, which I'm sure they were.