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Leaner Bears will be in attack mode

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 1, 2004

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Friends of Lovie Smith warned him about how NFL head coaching could be hazardous to his psyche. Smith learned quickly how right that could be. An hour into his head coaching tenure the Lovie-Moon was over. Pro Bowl middle linebacker Brian Urlacher suffered a hamstring injury that'll sideline him four-to-six weeks. He joined five other starters who suffered various leg, back and neck injuries during the first three practices. And because he asked 95 percent of his 88-man ros ...

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