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I like Lovie Smith, but methinks this is not going to end well if this is what he believes. The Nickle Back is more important than ever.
being backed in a corner where you have to promote Mike Tice to offensive coordinator, not good.
Most overrated coach in Chicago sports.
He'd be a legend to Lions fans. I want to set the standard higher.he was an upgrade to Wannstedt/Jauron at least. he had um, 2 playoff wins to his credit!
He'd be a legend to Lions fans. I want to set the standard higher.
3he was an upgrade to Wannstedt/Jauron at least. he had um, 2 playoff wins to his credit!
Yes and no. Without Rivera, Lovie still had 2 top 5 defenses. Also, his defenses after Rivera always ranked high in takeaways. 8th, 2nd, 12th,3rd, 5th, and 1st. Lovie's schemed changed over time as well. I used to do a ton of videos back in the day. We started using much more Cover 3 especially when we draft Danieal Manning. Manning struggled, but had the tools to play the deep 3rd of the field. People thought Lovie was strictly a Cover 2 guy and that was not the case.What Ron Rivera did with the defense is the real reason they were so successful. There was a clear drop off when lovie ego got in the way and didn’t want to retain him
Lovie's had full say and control of his staff.Imagine. Mike Tice as OC. In what alternate universe would that have worked? lol
Lovie's problem at Illinois wasn't his system. It was lackadaisical recruiting. If you have a system you like, then you should go find players who will work in that system. Bielema has already shown himself to be orders of magnitude better at recruiting.
On another note, as a Realtor here in C/U, I got to show Lovie's vacated condo to an interested party. Very, very nice.
This sounds like you think he was a victim of circumstance at Illinois, rather than the guy running the show. The shitshow as it turned out.I always liked Lovie. I wish him the best. Especially after the cluster**** at U of I.