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  1. gflore34
    Should this trade go down might it be wiser to let Dempster walk and take the pick?
  2. gflore34
    No thank you, Hermida, 25 in 09, LHB >>>> 1 year, thus far, wonder 30 yr old, RHB Ludwick - it will be interesting see if he can replicate or come close to his 08 numbers in 09 though
  3. gflore34
    Plus he throws from the right side, heck Rich Hill could be corpse yet, some team will take a flier on him solely because he's a LHP. Who throws from the right side? Cliff Lee? No, he's a lefty too. Sorry, I didn't mean right side literally, perhaps, I should have written preferred side, that is, teams are always looking for a LHP.
  4. gflore34
    Plus he throws from the right side, heck Rich Hill could be corpse yet, some team will take a flier on him solely because he's a LHP.
  5. gflore34
    I'm all for replacing Dempster with Peavy however, my concern is whether the Cubs will have to liquidate all their resources to do so. Leaving them with nothing (as far as the Marlins are concerned) and therefore, unable to pursue Hermida - an off season of trades for Peavy and Hermida, resigning Wood and possible getting a compensation pick for Howry? How can that be bad?
  6. gflore34
    I don't know if the Cubs have the resources to do so but, I'd make Jake Peavy plan A, let Dempster walk. Signing him has all the earmarks of bad contract, let some other team make that mistake and take the draft pick. Also, if what Lou said about more youth and athleticism is one of Hendry' offseason guidelines, wouldn't a trade for Hermida make the most sense?
  7. gflore34
    Well my understanding is that in the Cover 2, as in all zone defenses, there are holes to exploit. One of the big keys is a pass rush to hurry the QB so that he cannot find those holes. If theres no pass rush, the QB has tons of time to throw and find a receiver. Thanks, after posting the question I thought perhaps, its success is predicated on a pass rush. Given the Bears haven't had a consistent pass rush all season, it seems counter-productive that the Bears would continue to utilize such a scheme. Wouldn't a non-zone scheme which takes away the holes and gives the DL time to get the QB be a better choice for the Bears?
  8. gflore34
    Not being a football expert, I was wondering what is this Cover 2 scheme supposed to "cover"? During the Bears-Lions telecast Fox put up a graphic displaying the Cover 2 and where to attack it, appeared to me as there were openings everywhere.
  9. gflore34
    I was fixing to ask that :-) shnsajax that clip of the block is incredible. The best aspect is it was crisp and clean, looks like the Oklahoma DB had just spotted UT player and was starting to turn left and blammo!!!!
  10. gflore34
    Someday it'll end.
  11. gflore34
    Listening to BB on the score this afternoon, while they seemed to agree with the move, they weren't sure of the Cubs apparent enthusiasm regarding his extension. Citing a lack baseball vision like, surprise, the Tampa Bay management, yes it took them only 10 years to make the WS. But, how much "vision" and "skill" did it take to draft Longoria (3rd pick), Upton (2nd pick) and Price (1st pick)? With those draft slots even the vision-less Hendry couldn't have messed up.
  12. gflore34
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-081018-manny-ramirez-chicago-cubs-rogers,0,6958510.column Basically what Rogers is suggesting is the Cubs sign Manny and move Soriano leaving them with the same financial situation but, effectively trading Soriano for Manny. Given Manny' enormous baggage and the fact he could go off should someone so much as look at him funny. I still would have a tough time saying no to a Manny for Soriano trade.
  13. gflore34
    In Orton, could we really looking a legitimate NFL QB? Week to week he's improving, never having seen this before from a Bear QB, it's shocking. Going into this season I thought certain that Orton would be bad to average as Bears positioned themselves to draft a QB in '09. By the way, is safe to assume the DL is not going to generate a pass rush this season? If so, how long will it take Lovie and company to come up with and most importantly start using blitz packages?
  14. gflore34
    I can't find a way to characterize our QB pressure last week as anything more than an abject failure. I see what you mean about the coverage too -- just too soft, that slant route open all day long. But there were too many drop-backs that didn't yield any pressure too. The one time we dialed up a blitz on Ryan was the one time he made a really big mistake and threw what should have been a pick 6 to M Brown. But he didn't catch it. It's a choice. You either lay back with inexperienced/subpar/half-injured DBs and hope they can cover and the D line will get pressure, or you gamble on targeted blitzes. And worse -- it's got to be a game-by-game decision. One I'm not really sure this coaching staff can reliably make (certainly not from last week, where I strongly disagree with the soft coverage approach we used all game). I don't believe they can, it applies to offense as well, so far, we've seen McKie get the ball and fail miserably in key short yardage situations. Should the situation arise again I'm not so certain McKie won't get the ball again.
  15. gflore34
    Without question they were scared sh*tless, Aram, Lee(although he had a decent series) and even Soriano all whiffed on crappy pitches they would have smoked in the regular season. The unfortunate aspect is next year' playoff team is going have it worse until they get that first win under their belts, once that happens they'll play much better.
  16. gflore34
    Echoing the thoughts of many here, the D Line must generate a pass rush and if it doesn't start blitzing. It seems that Lovie and his staff have either an unwillingness on inability to adjust their game plan when it isn't working. Last week was a prime example, Ryan sitting back there converting 3rd and longs all day yet, they continue to rush only 4 and get burned - doesn't make sense.
  17. gflore34
    ESPN gotta be hating on this, you know they probably creamed their pants over the thought of Manny facing the Red Sox on baseball' biggest stage. Suck it ESPN.
  18. gflore34
    Just watched the wrap@MLB, I don't what was better - Furcal' 3 boots, Martin' temper tantrum or seeing a-hole Manny' team go down.
  19. gflore34
    But, but, but, Manny made them sooooo great and, and, and they beat a scared and nervous Cubs team, but, but.....LOL
  20. gflore34
    quotes from some of his contemporaries: I also like this stat: Top Win Shares of the 1960's: Hank Aaron - 340 Willie Mays - 337 Frank Robinson - 307 Roberto Clemente - 260 Harmon Killebrew - 257 Ron Santo - 247 Mickey Mantle - 247 Willie McCovey - 237 Brooks Robinson - 233 Carl Yastrzemski - 230 And what do all the above, beyond Ron Santo, have in common? I agree its not about the numbers, its some petty, childish, nonsense amongst the writers and HOF voters.
  21. gflore34
    And, if so, will Lou give him enough time to work it out?
  22. gflore34
    No, 3 teams have never been to World Series outside of Tampa. The Mariners as you mentioned, along with the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers franchise and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals franchise Thanks, I had forgotten about the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers franchise and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals franchise, so, maybe there is a chance the Cubs will make it to the WS before every expansion franchise.
  23. gflore34
    So, should the Rays win and make the WS that's going to leave the Mariners as the last expansion team to not make the WS since the Cubs last trip in '45, right? Anyone want lay odds that the Mariners will make to the WS before our Cubs?
  24. gflore34
    So the got Phillies to Wade? I wasn't surprised, thought, despite having a good regular season, he didn't have much against the Cubs in the NLDS. He got away with a lot of bad pitches...
  25. gflore34
    Seconded, let him walk, let some other team make an expensive multi-year mistake, go after Burnett.
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