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Article: Friendly meeting Super Bowl coaches have long history, mutual respect; Bears' Smith looks up to his mentor, Colts' Dungy.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- January 23, 2007
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Byline: Bob LeGere Daily Herald Sports Writer
Lovie Smith doesn't dispute that he and Tony Dungy, his former boss and imminent Super Bowl adversary, are similar in their even- keeled approach as head coaches.
But don't refer to Smith or his buddy Dungy as laid-back.
"I would not use 'laid-back,' " Smith said. "I think our styles are similar as far as we try to treat the players like men and expect them to behave that way. There is a certain standard that we have for them."
Smith got that and a lot more from the Indianapolis Colts coach in the five years (1996-2000) he spent as his linebackers coach in Tampa Bay. As the Bucs' head ...