LAKE FOREST—A couple of shoes dropped at Halas Hall Tuesday morning. After the Bears saw a one time 7-3 record turn into a five game losing streak and an 8-8 finish which kept them out of the Playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons, Team President Ted Phillips fired General Manager Jerry Angelo after 11 seasons,which included four Division Titles,one NFC Title(and a trip to Super Bowl XVLI)and one other NFC Title game appearance last year. But the lack of solid results in the first two rounds of the Draft helped do in Angelo. Smith is safe for now.

Add to that the dismissal by Coach Lovie Smith of Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz,who’s wierd play calling included preventing Quarterbacks like Jay Cutler from calling audibles, and the de-emphasizing of using Tight Ends to catch passes.

Chairman of the Board George McCaskey said he signed off on the dismissal of Angelo and expressed his continued support for Phillips.

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