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Happy New Year,  everybody. This could be the year!

Well, it’s official. Lovie Smith is out. I have been saying for the last year that if he didn’t win a Super Bowl this year, that he would be gone. He even failed to get the Bears to the playoffs. Not many teams miss the playoffs with a 10-6 record in my memory but the fact is, the Bears did. And for it to happen on the last day of the year. This is better than the time I went to a massage parlor and received a happy ending at no extra charge.

Everyone is saying how Lovie Smith is such a “nice guy”. The regulars at this site have heard it all. I am sure he is a nice guy. Even Phil Emery said the same thing. But being nice isn’t enough. Jay Cutler is an asshole and I don’t give a shit. He’s the greatest quarterback to ever play for the Bears and if he would just have some half-ass linemen to block for him, his numbers would have been much better in these few years in Chicago. I don’t give a crap if the next guy is nice or a douchebag. BRING ME A FUCKING SUPER BOWL TROPHY TO CHICAGO. That’s all I care about.

Now, the process begins. Who is at the top of your list as head coach? For me, I’ve wanted either Brian Billick or Bill Cowher but now, more names have came up as possible choices.

This site will stay at Fire Lovie Smith for the mean time. We aren’t going anywhere (sorry Lovie lovers!). We’ll stay as a Bears site as well for the regulars, anything else sports-wise. There isn’t any hockey and the Bulls still suck so we’ll be football heavy for a little while longer.

Happy New Year everybody.

On the eve of Lovie Smith’s firing (just being optimistic), I am asking you, my loyal readers of how you will remember Lovie Smith the most? Here is just a sample size of the many moments that he can be remembered for:

1. Firing Ron Rivera and hiring his friend, Bob Babich as defensive coordinator after the Super Bowl loss.

2. Trading Chris Harris when he was somewhat decent in training camp and letting Adam Archuleta and others suck on secondary.

3. Ruining Devin Hester’s career by trying to make him a wide receiver.

4. Telling the media constantly that his team “had a good week of practice” and that “we have a good football team”.

5. Refusing to stop Ron Turner from calling pass play after pass play in the Super Bowl loss which led to the Bears losing.

6. 2008 – A 3-3 start that could have easily been, 6-0 but thanks to dumb decisions by both Lovie and his players, it didn’t happen. The Bears failed to clinch a playoff spot on the last day of the season.

I know I forgot many but I’ll leave it to you guys. Entertain (or depress) me.

This game wasn’t spectacular, but the Bears barely won. They should have won by two touchdowns but I digress at this point. The offense did just enough and the defense nearly blew it but made the plays when needed.

Offense: How many times do I have to say in a recap that Mike Tice is an idiot? Forte gets a nice run or two on a drive and then after, he calls passing plays. RUN THE FUCKING BALL YOU DUMBASS. Instead, Cutler is airing it out like he has the 1999 Rams offense. There were dropped passes all over the place including a would-be Kellen Davis touchdown in the second half. Any coach with half of a brain knows that Kellen Davis can’t catch a football. Marshall was taken out of this game but Earl Bennett stepped up getting a touchdown early in the game to give the Bears the lead. With all of the turnovers the defense had, the Bears should have scored a lot more than they did.

Defense: Despite forcing all of those turnovers, they turned into garbage right before the end of the first half by letting Matthew Stafford drive the Lions down the field and cutting the lead to 20-10 at halftime. To make matters worse, it was 20-3 at one point and it became 20-17 and 26-24 thanks to the defense refusing to cover anybody that was trying to make a catch. Once again though, when it was on the line, the defense made a stop. Tim Jennings did his part and so did Tillman at crucial times. You won’t see them making the big plays against better teams but we all know that. Anyway, enough with the “prevent” shit already. It doesn’t work.

Special Teams: Olindo Mare sucks. A 43-yard field goal indoors with the ball in the middle of the field should be made even by the shittiest of kickers. But here’s some good news: No holding or illegal block in the back penalties.

Next up: ?

Have at it folks.

It wasn’t great, but the Bears went into Arizona and won. Obviously, if the Bears played an actual NFL team, they probably lose convincingly. This game at one point made me wonder if Lovie Smith and Ken Whisenhunt were in a contest to prove to the other, whose team was worse. If I learned anything from this game, it’s that the kiss of death to Chicago sports (Not this time!), Dick Stockton, loves the word “muff”. He mentioned something about a muff at least twice in this game. The Bears didn’t get any help from the Texans and it will come down to the last Sunday of the regular season.

Offense: Boring. Forte had some nice runs and all of a sudden, they started throwing the football again? Why? Because Mike Tice is an idiot. Forte ended up getting hurt and when the game was out of reach, then they ran for the most part. You know what I saw odd? Kellen Davis caught two passes and held onto the ball both times! Why Cutler was throwing to him in the first place is another discussion but wow. I am impressed. Cutler led the Bears on a nice drive before halftime that led to the Marshall touchdown. Nothing fancy once again. I’ll take it.

Defense: They gave up zero touchdowns. At the same time, the Cardinals have zero quarterbacks. They scored two touchdowns. Julius Peppers kicked ass getting three sacks. Larry Fitzgerald had over 100 yards receiving, but it didn’t really matter. The Cardinals didn’t even get it in the red zone. It seems like the Bears only force turnovers and score on defense when they play shitty teams. You never see this kind of play against teams like the Packers or 49ers.

Special Teams: Zackary Bowman sucks. Also, what’s with the special teams as a whole this year? The Cardinals block a field goal late in the game. Before that, another illegal block in the back penalty. Do the Bears lead the league in penalties on special teams? Well, at least the Cardinals sucked so bad, that their fake field goal didn’t work on the Bears.

Next up: The Lions. A win by the Bears along with a loss from the Vikings and they are in the playoffs.

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For everyone else, fire away.

Honestly, I don’t have the energy to post a recap. All you have to do is read all of the other recaps from every other loss, replace the team and players with names on the Packers and just go from there. It’s the same shit every fucking week. I am sick and tired of this crap. The Bears have dropped out of the wild card spots and now, need to win out and get help just to get in. The only good coming out of all of this is that Lovie Smith is finished as head coach of the Chicago Bears two weeks from tomorrow.

We cannot sit here and expect other teams to lose just to help the Bears. That was my problem these last few weeks. I was sitting there, praying for other teams to lose just so the Bears can hold onto a playoff spot.

Next week: Arizona Cardinals.