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Love for lovie? Chicago axed coach

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rayzor Grand Master

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Lovie Smith as DC for me all day.

Turner as OC and Chico stays as HC, I'm fine.

rivera leaving chicago was lovie's idea because rivera wasn't lovie's choice for a DC and the first opportunity he had to move on from rivera he took it.

the problem, aside from lovie wanting someone else, was that the two defensive styles were very different. rivera comes from the jim johnson 4-3 (a very aggressive/attack defense) and lovie comes from the dungy tampa 2 system...which is a bend/don't break, soft cover defense whose goal was to prevent the big play.

their styles didn't mesh.

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rivera leaving chicago was lovie's idea because rivera wasn't lovie's choice for a DC and the first opportunity he had to move on from rivera he took it.

the problem, aside from lovie wanting someone else, was that the two defensive styles were very different. rivera comes from the jim johnson 4-3 (a very aggressive/attack defense) and lovie comes from the dungy tampa 2 system...which is a bend/don't break, soft cover defense whose goal was to prevent the big play.

their styles didn't mesh.

I know that, just wishful thinking and due to having connections between them. I'd take Lovie and Norv over Sean and Chud anyday.

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Lovie went to the Super Bowl with Rex Grossman as his QB. He's a fine coach. Bears f'd up.

Defense got old, Uhrlacher cant stay on the field.

Mentioning Grossman is like mentioning that guy who took the 2000 Ravens to a Super Bowl victory.

I think he was gone in the off season.

Hope Peppers enjoys the rebuilding, guess playing with that great Chicago D didn't work out.

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It's a ludicrous scenario, but if Rivera could swing Lovie as DC and Norv as OC it would be pretty fun.

Two Assistant Coaches Rivera was once a subordinate to?

No thanks, this is a guy who the only time he yelled on the field was at his own players for celebrating after kicking the Falcon's butts and telling them to get off their field.

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