Lovie Not the Only Problem, Angelo Should Agree

Share

Monday, December 21st

This is what losing does to a football team. I am sure you all witnessed the build up to this point two weeks ago. Brian Urlacher makes some statements to Michael Silver that were printed on Yahoosports.com. They were candid, honest, and on point. Lance Briggs made some statements this past week that were honest, on point, and he said nothing which one would disagree. Head Coach Lovie Smith, finally, made some statements about this football team that are truthful and should be taken to heart. You only wish he would have made them earlier in the year. Maybe it would have sparked some emotion from his team and organization. Lovie's comments should not be misconstrued as a shot at just the players, but also at General Manager, Jerry Angelo. Lovie basically insinuated in his postgame presser that players are in the right position, but just not good enough to make plays. He clearly took a shot at Jay Cutler and his decision making. We must remember that Lovie was not on-board with the trade for Jay from the start. He constantly praised Kyle Orton, and knew a move at the QB position would effect his locker room.

A few weeks ago, Jerry shot the first arrow at Lovie's staff by stating " he was concerned why players were not farther along in their development ". This was Lovie's opportunity to respond and although short, enough can be extrapolated from his statements, that you clearly get his stance. A lot of moves are made above the head coach that affect the head coach in undermining his ability. I do not think Lovie Smith was consulted on giving Jay Cutler 30 million in new money to a player who was clearly under performing. If that is the case, I should have played worse during my Bears career. Moves to acquire DE Gaines Adams from Tampa, hopefully will be fruitful, but it is looking more and more like Jerry got taken in the deal or even more concerning, pro player scouting is feeding Jerry very poor evaluations for him to make decisions. They missed on Orlando Pace, Frank Omiyale, and trading Safety Chris Harris to Carolina. Now it looks bad for Jerry by paying Jay new money when he should have proven himself in this offense before ever being rewarded.

Everyone has a hand in this. Upper Management, Coaches, and players for not executing game plans. Lovie finally set the tone, and the gloves are off. Let's see how the team responds to his statements next Monday night. The McCaskey family will have the ultimate decision in the evaluation process. Their decisions can go in a lot of different directions. Lovie is owed 11 million dollars and is capable of coaching talented teams to the Super Bowl. Let's not forget, most of that talent was here before Jerry or Lovie.

Contact Us