Bears Down

Bear game confirmed what I should've known for awhile - Lovie Smith's chance to make this iteration of the Chicago Bears world champions ended when he won the coin toss and deferred in last January's NFC Championship game against the Packers. In that one fateful/dumbass decision, the careful observer sees everything wrong with this very nice man being head coach of the NFL's landmark franchise.

- He didn't give the team's most explosive player to touch the ball first

- He willingly gave the ball to the other team's best player

- He trusted his defense and the other team's best player shoved it down their throats during the most meaningful possessions of the game

- When it's all over Lovie seemed to find some measure of pride in saying how close the team was to going to the Super Bowl

Disgusting

There was a moment after a big play by the Lions that made the Bears D look utterly helpless...after the Lions scored and kicked it to the Bears a camera found Lance Briggs on the sideline with his head in his hands and Urlacher was trying to say something to him. That's the exact moment when I knew the effectiveness of Lovie's coaching regime was over.

...and he's in Chicago until 2013