Bears fans beaten down by relentless negativity can take solace in one thing as Monday night's home finale against the Vikings looms: Lovie Smith will be the smartest head coach on the Soldier Field sidelines. Forget that Smith could be within days of losing his job and held responsible for everything that has gone wrong from the Bears' 5-9 record to double-digit unemployment. Link Biggs: Urlacher finally gets cast off | National Football Post