Lovie Smith coaching file. Here are his teams' records and the starting quarterbacks he deployed in those seasons.
This is a presentation of facts, records of his time as an NFL head coach in his two previous stops.
Chicago Bears (2004-2012, 81-63 record, 3-3 playoff record, 1 Super Bowl appearance)
2004 CHI 5-11 Chad Hutchinson (1-4), Craig Krenzel (3-2), Jonathan Quinn (0-3), Rex Grossman (1-2)
2005 CHI 11-5 Kyle Orton (10-5), Grossman (0-1) (lost in division rd to CAR 29-21)
2006 CHI 13-3 Grossman (13-3) (lost in Super Bowl to IND 29-17)
2007 CHI 7-9 Brian Griese (3-3), Grossman (2-5), Orton (2-1)
2008 CHI 9-7 Orton (9-6), Grossman (0-1)
2009 CHI 7-9 Cutler (7-9)
2010 CHI 11-5 Cutler (10-5), Todd Collins (1-0) (lost to GB in div rd w/ Cutler, Collins, Caleb Hanie all playing)
2011 CHI 8-8 Cutler (7-3), Hanie (0-4), Josh McCown (1-1); (team had 12 TO in 10 Cutler games, then 17 TO in final 6 games)
2012 CHI 10-6 Cutler (10-5), Jason Campbell (0-1) (Team was 7-1 when Cutler hurt vs Texans, then went 3-5)
The Bears in the 9 seasons since his firing: 1 10+ win season, 5 10+ loss seasons, 2 playoff berths, 0 wins
During his 9 seasons as Bears HC: 4 10+ win seasons, 1 10+ loss season (his 1st), 3 playoff berths, 3 wins
The Bears 9 seasons prior to his hiring: 1 10+ win season, 5 10+ loss seasons, 1 playoff berth, 0 wins
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015-2016, 8-24 record)
2015 TB 2-14 McCown (1-10), Glennon (1-4)
2015 TB 6-10 Winston (6-10)
During both seasons in Tampa Bay, his QB led team in rushing touchdowns.