Found October 12, 2009 on Jeff Dickerson's Blog:
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- "What happened last year [in Atlanta]?" asked Lovie Smith. We all know the answer. To his credit, Smith is doing his best to downplay the 2008 collapse at the Georgia Dome, but is he telling the truth? "It's about this year," said Smith. "We're playing a good 2009 Atlanta team, and that's about as far as we go ... really not talking a whole lot about what happened last year." "It's a different team, they're a different team," said defensive end Alex Brown. "We're not going to get any points from last game, neither are they. They'll be ready to play Sunday night, so will we." That all sounds great, but don't buy it -- the Bears are definitely trying to use last year's stunning loss as motivation. "If you would've asked me this question last week [does the Atlanta loss still sting], I would have said no," said fellow end Adewale Ogunleye. "Watching some of the...
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