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Their page says they will eventually have a tower in Peoria IL and several other places as well. Why they weren't prepared to have them ready before the season started is the biggest blunder of them all. That sports app isn't going to make it at those prices. People will laugh at that. Most of them will want Bulls/Blackhawks, but not at $40 a month. And the $30 offering gives the appearance people want the White Sox, which they probably won't. I've already debated getting the Marquee app for next season, but $20 for that AND $30 for Bulls/Hawks/White Sox? horsefeathers no. I'll keep streaming illegally since they pretty much forced me to do so anyway. Or at least until they get the antenna working in Peoria.

The Lions had 262 yards in returns on kicks and punts yesterday. They averaged 72 yards on kick return and 38 yards on punt returns. Goff never needed to throw a pass in that game.

That game had very few redeeming qualities. I give credit to Eberflus for being a defensive guru. As a head coach, I'm not impressed. You cannot have your players behaving the way they've been behaving. Pryor with a sportsmanship flag 2 weeks ago. Stevenson with one yesterday. Brisker mocking opponents with his hands every game. Stevenson chatting it up with the fans no where near the play WHILE the play is actually happening. As the coach, you have to control your team. I can excuse the sportsmanship stuff when you are protecting your teammates. Stevenson was just being an ass to get his. And that last play, his behavior is inexcusable. I've thought about him being benched, but I'd rather see the fan base boo his ass and let the media point out his stupidity non stop as his punishment rather than miss a game. He is a tremendous player most of the time. I'ts Flus that needs to get control of his locker room. But don't even get me started with Waldron. I look at last year's Seattle team and the air show, and he's here handing the ball to Doug freaking Kramer on the goal line. Maybe you try something like that on 3rd or 4th down, but you don't even let Roschon try it first? The most inexcusable thing to me was after what, 13-14 days of rest, you come out with 2 yard run, sack, penalty 3rd and 20 to start this horsefeathers game? Really dude? Go horsefeathers yourself, my dude. Absolute worst team in the history of all things sports on the first series of a game. You almost have to be purposely lulling everyone to sleep with that nonsense. Last year, I get it if you do that. You have very few playmakers. This year, design a play that surprises EVERYONE. I just can't even with this OC. I just can't. I've pretty much already given up on having any chance this year given that no rookie QB has ever taken their team to a Super Bowl. But the coaching isn't even close to good enough offensively to take this team to the playoffs. And that's ignoring how bad this OLine is. And I'll be damned if I want them wasting picks to try to improve it in what will clearly be a lost season anyway. Pocket the picks and fix the line this offseason. And maybe think about some coaching changes, AGAIN! I'd take Caleb over Jayden 10 times out of 10. End rant!

There is no guarantee that Velus won't find his way to the practice squad, so don't celebrate too loudly. I remember in that draft that the need for a legit WR was so loud, and George Pickens was still available with that second of two 2nd round picks (Brisker). The drop off in decent receivers even then was significant, and looking back now, yikes, what a really bad year for WR's in general. Drake London, Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave were the darlings of the draft. As a refresher, Darnell Mooney led all WR's in receptions with 40. Kmet did lead the team in receptions and yards. Of the receivers on the entire 2022 Bears roster, only Darnell Mooney and Velus Jones have caught a pass in the NFL in 2024.

If Dexter is as good as advertised, then you probably don't need a Myles Garrett type DE to improve dramatically. I'd rather get the kid from Jacksonville for a much lesser draft pick cost. I'd rather save those first round picks and continue building from within. We honestly don't know how well this Bears team stacks up against the better teams in the league, and we probably won't know before the trade deadline. So making a big splash trade wouldn't be something I would want to see them do. I also think this is all just speculation. All these social media sites are creating trade scenarios to generate hits, and most of them are laughable. I can't tell you how many trade Robinson, Davis, Herbert and Borom trade scenarios I saw just yesterday. None of those guys are bringing any value in return, so it's just a bunch of noise/nonsense. And how many trades actually happen each year before the deadline? Half a dozen? A dozen? That's still less than 1 per team that still has a chance at the playoffs. A defense that hasn't allowed more than 21 points since last season some time isn't where they need the most help if they want to take the next step. That OLine has more holes than a pasta callender. I'm not about to start pretending that it all of a sudden got good because they whooped by the Jaguars and Panthers. If you really want to improve and make a playoff run, that's probably where you focus your energy. But, I'm not sure the cost would be worth it. Might be better to let a season where you've played well and are still in last place play out and make more improvements in the offseason with every resource available. No rookie QB has ever gotten their team to a Super Bowl. If it happens this year, it should be based on the current roster plus maybe a minor upgrade here or there, but not by mortgaging the future.

You can launch like that if you have guys who can crash the boards. The Bulls will be bottom feeders in rebounds this year. Poor shooting and poor rebounding coupled with poor defense is a recipe for last place.

I got a VPN and linked into the Bulls game last night via Streameast, and in the final 7 or 8 minutes that I actually saw, there was about 10 shots that got blocked by the Pelicans. So that was fun.

I'm in a free fantasy league where most every team did autodraft. I ended up with Giddey and my first week opponent has LaVine, but no points were scoring for those guys in real time like everyone else. Of course, it's an ESPN league. LOL.

In the very same game, Williams did push it on the run to the goal line. Rather than go out, he turned up field and got down to about the 2 yard line. I'm fine with a bit of hard nose where it's warranted, like close to the end zone. Middle of the field with a fresh set of downs already in your pocket is fine for an easy slide.

I absolutely love seeing that final score of the Pitt/NYJ game. Ahh, Aaron Rodgers still loses even with his shiny new toy. It's kind of funny that Adams missed the last several games because of a "hamstring issue", but as soon as he is traded, boom, he's ready to play. I think I saw a graphic in one of the games yesterday between two teams that were both 1-5 that 1-6 is a 0% chance at playoffs and 2-5 is a 6% chance. They really only have 3 super tough games the rest of the way, but I'd be surprised if they came back to make the playoffs.

Maybe not, but it's only a matter of time. I've been watching all of their games. The way Quinn is using him is blatantly stupid. Even after Daniels got hurt, Mariota was playing the same damn way. Now, Mariota has some bulk and seems to be able to take a shot better than Daniels, but why are you scheming plays with your QB being the runner so much, especially in a 37-0 game. Mariota got lucky he didn't need to go to the blue tent a few times. Daniels got hurt on back to back plays where it's hard to even see what got him hurt. He hasn't really been decked the way Justin Fields took hits his first 3 or so years in Chicago. Washington QB's led the team in carries and yardage. And that's not to say the RB's weren't getting it done. Robinson Jr. and McNichols were averaging 6 yards a carry. Ekeler was averaging 4.3. It was the Carolina Panthers and they just hung their QB's out to dry rather than taking the safe route and letting their RB's control the game. Daniels is nothing like Jalen Hurts physically. He's just not built to handle continuous contact from opposing NFL defenses. He's fun to watch, no doubt. But, like RGIII, he won't be here long if they continue using him the way they are.

Comcast is only one entity of many that they don't have agreements with. Xfinity, You Tube TV, Hulu+, I've decided I'm just going to jail break a Fire Stick sign up for a VPN and see what the world has for me that way.

I've always said that you need a QB that can force the defense to back off the pressure. Watching the Broncos game last night, New Orleans was desperate to make things happen defensively, so they kept bringing pressure on Bo Nix. He did an amazing job of making the first wave miss and then either taking off running or finding an open man underneath coverage time and time again. Caleb has also been making the OLine look better by making snap decisions and making those plays successful. Granted, there is still an argument to be made that they are playing much weaker defenses of late. But, he is still just 6 games into his rookie year. He's learning it all on the fly and improving week to week on his decision skills. QB school showed where the OLine is still making dangerous mistakes, but Caleb has done an amazing job covering for those mistakes with plus plays or throwaways. Fields would have been sacked at least 30 times this year with the defensive schemes teams have been bringing.

Caleb doing things even Caleb doesn't know Caleb is doing.

How do we see the OLine shaking out with the returns of Bates and Borom? I don't see how you can continue to roster Davis, so I'm assuming he just gets cut after seeing some much better blocking/teamwork on the line in his absence. Pryor seems to be getting it done at RG. Does Bates jump Shelton or Pryor?

They might as well find a taker for Mike Williams at this point. He's now the #4 receiver behind Adams, Wilson and Lazard, and now he's also Rodgers "under the bus" boy.

What can you really expect from a guy who has missed this much time? Is there a comparison where a guy missed two years and a half years and comes back as good as before he got injured? And in the 5 years he did play, 63 is the most games he's ever played in a season.

freeze warning at my house tonight. Bye bye bye BUGS! I do hate me some stink bugs. They hang out on on my screen doors thinking I will eventually cave and let them in. Well, some of them do find their way in, and my dogs make them spray or do whatever stink bugs do to stink, and then I'm angry again. Any word on the severity of Gordon's injury?

Top offense, one of the best QB's of the week. Lots of good stuff in the last dozen posts. But, I'd like to remind everyone that the Bears had 7 yards after the first quarter. They had one score up to the last few seconds of the first half. I would like to see them stop looking so bad to start the game. 6 plays in a quarter, and the first quarter of a game, is really bad. When they start playing the tougher part of the schedule, they need to be ready on the first series. There's no way they are purposely tanking the first series to lull the defense to sleep, right?

This is without the benefit of late game garbage time. The Bears have either been leading or in close games with a chance to win. Not related, but also being discussed here is the Vikings. They should be getting TJ Hockenson back next week. Jefferson, Addison and Hockenson is a legit receiver room.

And two of them have had byes.

I'm guessing these blackouts are more about the contractual rights moreso than a sold out stadium. But yeah, now that they are limited in their reach, they should waive the restrictions.

I learned last night that I can't watch the Blackhawks on ESPN+ because blackout restrictions are stupid. I can watch them on replay, but it's kind of hard to get excited about watching games you likely already know the outcome.

I think they have another DE coming off of IR soon, also. Martin? They can probably just cut Robinson at this point. Don't see what he offers.

Daniels takes off running a lot. He's basically Lamar Jackson. But, I don't think his body type is built to sustain a lot of hits from Linebackers and Safeties. I see him getting RGIII'd at some point. He's fun to watch, though.