Lovie Smith’s Philosophical Alteration Helps Chicago Bears to 2-1 Mark

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Published: September 29, 2009

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... Jay Cutler for engineering two fourth-quarter rallies.
If you’re looking for one other name, try Lovie Smith—the same Bears coach who gets blasted all the time for "not being emotional enough" or for being too silent on the sidelines.
Smith’s impact since taking over the defensive scheme calling this year has been apparent and his modus operandi has been entirely surprising.
This hasn’t been the conservative cover-2 shutting down Ben Roethlisberger and then harassing Seattle backup quarterback Seneca Wallace into defeat.
Instead, it’s been Lovie the wild man, Lovie the blitz caller.
“It’s part of what we do,” linebacker Lance Briggs said. “Being aggressive is how we play football. In this game, especially with the way we play ball, it’s high-risk, high reward, right up to the end.”
It’s ironic.
Smith added defensive coordinator duties to his head coach responsibilities because Bob B...

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