hadn't seen this posted, slightly old news...

When he took over the team, he inherited Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, and Peanut Tillman on defense. He also ended up with Ron Rivera as his defensive coordinator—though not by choice. He wanted Rod Marinelli, but Marinelli was under contract at the time. Smith’s next choice was to have his friend, Bob Babich, man the position, but given his lack of experience at the time, the Bears would not allow it.Read more at http://www.thesportspost.com/blogs/view/nfl-lovie-smith-tampa-bay-buccaneers-chicago-bears-tampa-2#TUb7c3QmICYBz8h8.99 http://www.thesportspost.com/blogs/view/nfl-lovie-smith-tampa-bay-buccaneers-chicago-bears-tampa-2 I forgot about that episode with marinelli, nevertheless an interesting piece.