Lovie Smith has been under appreciated and down right disrespected by the Bears organization, even after he lead his team to a 115 record during the 2005 season and a 133 record during the 2006 regular season. At the beginning of this season when he lobbied for a new contract, the Bears response was show us that you can consistently lead this team to the playoffs and then we will renegotiate. The Bear's front office has even went as far as saying that they did not know if Smith's coaching style is a good fit with their organization.Nolan, of course, knows plenty about the 49ers' personnel from his 1837 tenure as San Francisco's head coach (200508). Nine of the 49ers' starters, including six on defense, were acquired during Nolan's regime. This week, Nolan joked that he now regrets some of those moves.

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