Lovie Smith only needed the Green Bay Packers to beat the Minnesota Vikings to see his Chicago Bears in the playoffs. However, his nonchalant attitude about losing and his refusal to accept the consequences for his actions have held the Bears down for too long. They collapsed this year, and that was all it took for Smith to see the door..Nice guy factor: Mark had a littlepublicized friendship with a young fan, an 11yearold cancer patient who asked to meet the QB. He died late last year. As part of an apology to NFL fans, Mark donated 1,000 hot dogs and hamburgers to a New Jersey soup kitchen after being criticized for eating a hot dog during a 380 blowout win over the in 2009.

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