Interesting feat regarding the Bears facing their former coaches
The bears are facing their former head coach Lovie Smith on Sunday against the Houston Texans. Indeed, Smith was hired by the Texans this off-season to become their new head coach.
This is actually not the first time that the bears are playing against a former head coach. Indeed, here is what Larry Mayer reported on the subject.
Smith will make his second appearance at Soldier Field since compiling an 81-63 record and leading the Bears to three NFC North titles and one NFC championship during nine seasons as their coach from 2004-12. As Buccaneers coach, he lost to the Bears 21-13 in 2014 in Chicago and 26-21 in 2015 in Tampa.
Though he's never coached with Smith, Eberflus has heard a lot about him from longtime NFL coach Rod Marinelli, who has worked with both men. Eberflus possesses an "appreciation for what [Smith] has done for the game of football," adding: "He's had his units playing the right way, has respected the game that way and the accomplishments he's had. He's been a head coach for a long time and he's been steady that way and really good."
Like Eberflus, Williams admires Smith despite never having worked with him.
"I have respect for him," Williams said. "He's one of the guys that you would say is from coach [Tony] Dungy's tree, and so I kind of have a feel for what he would be, or I think I do, what he would be telling his guys in the meetings and how he wants his guys to play. Love that he's a head coach in the NFL again. That part of it I'm proud of. Excited for him. But at the end of the day, he's the opponent across the field and he's trying to come into our house and take what we have, and so with that in mind, we're going to do everything that we can to make sure that he goes away with a frown on his face."
Though he's never coached with Smith, Eberflus has heard a lot about him from longtime NFL coach Rod Marinelli, who has worked with both men. Eberflus possesses an "appreciation for what [Smith] has done for the game of football," adding: "He's had his units playing the right way, has respected the game that way and the accomplishments he's had. He's been a head coach for a long time and he's been steady that way and really good."
Like Eberflus, Williams admires Smith despite never having worked with him.
"I have respect for him," Williams said. "He's one of the guys that you would say is from coach [Tony] Dungy's tree, and so I kind of have a feel for what he would be, or I think I do, what he would be telling his guys in the meetings and how he wants his guys to play. Love that he's a head coach in the NFL again. That part of it I'm proud of. Excited for him. But at the end of the day, he's the opponent across the field and he's trying to come into our house and take what we have, and so with that in mind, we're going to do everything that we can to make sure that he goes away with a frown on his face."
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