Former Bears coach Mike Ditka coined the phrase ôGrabowskisö for his 1985 Super Bowl team when they prepared to play the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC championship.
He referred to the Bears as Grabowskis and the Rams as ôSmiths.ö
The Bears were the colorful, blue collar, hard-working group with a lot of personality while the Rams were considered an anonymous bunch without distinction.
The Bears have come full circle now: They are the Smithsùquite literally.á Everything about the Bears has coach Lovie SmithÆs stamp on it. And everything about them is bland and run of the mill.
The lastest Smith stamp came Monday when the team announced the firing of pro player personnel director Bobby DePaul.
While the BearsÆpersonnel department ...
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Bobby DePaul Firing Another Step in “Smithing Down” the Chicago Bears
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Gene Chamberlain in NFLComments Off on Bobby DePaul Firing Another Step in “Smithing Down” the Chicago Bears