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Obviously disappointed at losing his starting job, Caleb Hanie didn’t have much else to offer when asked about coach Lovie Smith’s decision to start Josh McCown on Sunday against the Packers. There’s not much he can do. ‘‘Just keep working every day, keep grinding,’’ Hanie said. ‘‘That’s all you can do. Try to fix all the mistakes that you make and learn from them. [I’m] obviously disappointed. I don’t want to play bad ever or lose games. It is what it is at this point. You just kind of roll with it.’’ Hanie had no explanation for his disappointing performance …
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