Q and A With Bears GM Jerry Angelo: What’s Coach Lovie Smith’s Fate?

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Published: December 20, 2009

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... Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo answered questions about the team's disappointing 5-8 season and some about the future.

Angelo suggested that a Comcast Sportsnet report saying Smith would be retained might be premature, and that an evaluation process will be made with the final few games having an impact.

The Bears' general manager said the $11 million still owed to Smith over two years and injuries the team suffered this year, like the early season-ender to linebacker Brian Urlacher, will have no impact on decisions about the team's head coach. 

Angelo confirmed Smith will have final say in who will go and stay on the coaching staff, provided he is still head coach next year, and expressed disappointment in the way the offense has played around quarterback Jay Cutler.

Here is what Angelo said: 

Q: With the season lost, when does the evaluation process begin for coach Lovie Smith and his staff?

A: At the end of ...

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