The Chicago Bears have fired Head Coach this morning one day after missing the playoffs. The Bears started this season 7-1 and did not make the post season for the fifth time in six seasons.
Lovie Smith, who led the Bears to the Super Bowl after the 2006 season, was 81-63 over eight regular seasons and was 3-3 in the playoffs.
Smith was under contract through 2013, and general manager Phil Emery did not speak to the coach in contract talks on an extension during the season.
Is it me, or everyone jumping the gun on firing this year? What happened to waiting until the season is completely done?