The Chicago Bears made it to the NFC Championship game last year, so if you are the Chicago Bears, I guess that means you need to give him more money. The Bears gave Lovie a two year contract extension, which means that Lovie is now under contract through the 2013 season.
I know the Bears had a much better season than expected last year, but this move just seems like it is totally unnecessary. Lovie was still under contract for another year, so it's not like the Bears had to do this right now. We have seen the Bears have a random good season followed by a bad one. What is the risk of letting the season play out and negotiating with him later if things are still moving in the right direction? I don't really think there is a high demand for Lovie around the league and teams are just waiting to scoop him up.
Also the argument that they want to get him locked up before the work stoppage, is a dumb one. If there is a work stoppage and for some reason no NFL season next year, no other coaches are going to get fired, so there won't be anywhere else for Lovie to go.
It is just a classic Bears move. Pay a guy for what he just did, not what he will do for you during his new contract. That is how you end up with Tommy Harris being one of the highest paid guys on the team.
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