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
football game given improvement last lately played seen taste
We've seen improvement each day. And it shown, he's given us a taste of it each game that he's played lately the last two football games,
seen training
We've seen him (Hutchinson) all through training camp, so we really want to get a look at the other guys.
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.
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.
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.
feeling minus players sorry step
We're not feeling sorry for ourselves. We're minus one of our players but we have a lot of other players who will step up to the plate.
backing continue guy rotation starter
We don't have a two-back rotation or anything like that. There's a starter and there's a guy who's backing him up who we would like to get plays. It will continue like this. We're going to go with our starter and we're going to try to get our backups in place.
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.
definitely stretch
We definitely think he can be a part of the stretch run.
As of now, he's not in the rotation. We want to take a look at the other guys.
best core next players reason squad stand year
That's what we would like to think. I do think our core players are in place. They're established, and they're young. I don't think this is our best squad that we'll have. I think next year will be a better squad than we had this year. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to make a stand for a long time.