faba Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Bears' Smith wins AP Coach awardAssociated Press Lovie Smith was hired to resurrect a proud franchise in Chicago. He did such a strong job in 2005 that he was chosen The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year on Saturday. And he beat out his mentor, Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy, for the honor. In his second season as Bears coach, Smith guided them to the NFC North title with an 11-5 record, earning a first-round playoff bye. Chicago had the league's stingiest defense, which figures because Smith made his reputation as a defensive mastermind, first in Tampa Bay under Dungy, then in St. Louis. Now, he oversees a team that surged from 5-11 in his first year to a Super Bowl contender, armed with a defense that allowed only 202 points, just 61 of those at home. "There are growing pains in anything worthwhile that I've seen," Smith said. "We definitely learned a lot from that experience last year. We definitely appreciate it right now. "Our team having that bye week getting ready for this playoff game, I'm really excited about that. I'm also excited about the job our coaches were able to do. Our assistant coaches did a super job. To me, we are the team of the year." If they aren't, then Dungy's Colts might be. Smith drew 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 they did have an easy schedule but he did get them a bye after an awful season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Where did Hermy finish in the voting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 10 wins by a rookie QB?? Aw Hermie could have done that.. NOT.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 10 wins by a rookie QB?? Aw Hermie could have done that.. NOT..they won on their D and easy schedule. if herm had played that schedule i'm sure his team would've done pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 they won on their D and easy schedule. if herm had played that schedule i'm sure his team would've done pretty good too. Bolinger wasn't a rookie..Hermie can only win with what others put in place for him! He couldn't develop a Polaroid picture on his own! Hell of a BBQ Man though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Bolinger wasn't a rookie..Hermie can only win with what others put in place for him! He couldn't develop a Polaroid picture on his own! Hell of a BBQ Man though!! neither grossman or orton played that much better then bollinger did. it was their good d and easy schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Bravo Lovie, Bravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Well deserved. He did it without a QB for most of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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