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
coming gets guys pick run running slack stretch trying until
We have a stretch run that we're coming up on and we need all of our guns, really, for that. And Cedric is a big part of what we're trying to do running the football. Other guys will have to pick up the slack until he gets back.
carried defense strength supposed
When you say the defense has carried us, that's what they're supposed to do. That's the strength of our team.
brought good mindset supposed understood
We brought in good players, why should we be bad? We never understood that. We had the mindset that we were supposed to be good right away.
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.
draft games guy happening kick plans running rushed unless yards
We know who Cedric is, and you don't draft a guy there unless you have plans for him down the line. But you have to go on what is happening right now. You have a running back who has rushed for 100 yards two games in a row. You can't kick him out of the house.
seen training
We've seen him (Hutchinson) all through training camp, so we really want to get a look at the other guys.
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.
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.
adding ball dimension offense
He's adding something new, a different dimension to our offense being able to get the ball down the field.