In the event the NFL lockout forces teams to miss a substantial amount of organized offseason workouts, the Chicago Bears will be one of the organizations least affected, according to head coach Lovie Smith. "We do have a veteran group [that provides] a lot of great leadership," Smith said Tuesday at the awards ceremony honoring 2010 Ed Block Courage Award winner defensive tackle Anthony Adams. "This lockout might be hurting some teams that are just getting started, but we have a veteran staff, we have a veteran team. It's not like we have to be out telling the guys exactly what they need to be doing. They're professionals, [and] they know we'll eventually have a season and you'll have to be ready to go once we're told it's time to go back to work. We're pretty good about that." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=6296849
