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  1. rawaction
    I agree with you. Just saying, if it came down to Soto or bust......be a tough decision. I probably wouldn't do it either, even if Upton becomes as good as he can be.
  2. rawaction
    Tough call on trading Soto, because he is a C and Upton is a RF, which is much easier to fill with an .850+ OPS. But you're talking about a 23-year vs. a 28-year old to be. Catchers have short shelf-lives anyway, so you could be talking about a guy with 3-4 good years left vs. a guy that could be a top player for 7-8 more years. That being said, you are also talking about a player in Soto who has been an elite producer for his position 2 of his 3 years in the majors. While Upton has only had 1 such season out of 3, and regressed mostly last year.
  3. rawaction
    Well, they probably got screwed.
  4. rawaction
    I don't know. That would be a 19-14 record. I'd imagine they'd get some benefit of the doubt, assuming 8-10 puts them 7th or so in conference (8-10 would have been 7th last year) and based on the fact that the program was so down and out just 2 years ago. And with IU's basketball history, I could see that being a boost. But either way, I even said it wasn't likely to happen so this conversation has taken way more of everyone's time than it should have.
  5. rawaction
    Yes, because that's exactly what I said. I said "8-10 in conference" they would need and named 3 teams they would need to beat twice (which I meant to put Iowa instead of NW). If you put 2 and 2 together, that would mean they would have to win 2 more games vs. the other teams in conference.....which would mean 2 wins over good teams. Which means you're once again trying to convince yourself that IU will never be decent again by constantly responding negatively to posts that are even remotely positive about IU.
  6. rawaction
    Looking at the non-conference schedule, they could easily win all of them except for UK, BC, and New Mexico. You're looking at 10-3 if they beat the teams they should and I think they have a shot to upset BC @ BC. Then you're talking about 8-10 in conference plus 1 tourney win to get into the NCAAs, in a conference schedule that only has IU playing Purdue and Michigan St. once each. Of course, that is still probably a long shot to happen as I don't even see IU beating NW, Penn St, and Michigan twice as they would likely need to.
  7. rawaction
    I agree with that. But I worry that if they want to go to Brandon Marshall on every play, there's not much the Bears can do to stop him. Of course, that's where it helps that Tyler Thigpen will be playing and not Chad Henne.
  8. rawaction
    Only 1/8 thru the season, but Derrick Rose is the NBA MVP at this moment. He's taking that step people.
  9. rawaction
    Good win for IU. The freshmen really looked good. Nine from both Sheehey and Oladipo. Sheehey was very active on the boards. Oladipo was really active on the defensive end. Watford continues to look stronger than last year. Crean's strategy seems to be just play him on the perimeter the first half and then get him down low in the 2nd where he's able to get to the line and/or finish inside. Verdell was pretty terrible. Was great Sunday night, but fell into one of the games he can't have as the most experienced player on the roster. 2-10 from the field, 7 turnovers. Creek also had a bad night.
  10. rawaction
    Start Gates. Never think of not starting him again.
  11. rawaction
    Exactly. Baltimore lost to the Bengals Pittsburgh got blown out at home vs. NE. NE lost to Cleveland. Packers lost to Miami at home and vs. Washington Giants just lost to the Cowboys Saints lost to Arizona and Cleveland
  12. rawaction
    Eh, the schedule isn't that bad. Who knows what to expect from the Vikings by this time next month when the Bears go there? Detroit's not very good. New England is very beatable. They put a whooping on the Steelers, but I think the Bears matchup well vs. their passing game. They've been leaning heavy on TEs and slot WRs and the Bears strength vs. the pass has been DJ Moore on the slot and the LBs/Manning on TEs (other than Finley who is a beast). The Jets are a much tougher matchup. I'd really like to take this week's game, because 7-3 would go a long way to being a playoff team. The Eagles game though is the big one. The Bears have no tiebreakers thanks to losses to the Giants, Redskins and Seahawks. Lose to the Eagles and they've lost all potential head-to-head with the wildcards (don't play TB, NO, or ATL). Plus, the Eagles play the Giants twice down the stretch and if the Eagles sweep, the Bears win over the Eagles would compensate for the Bears loss vs. the Giants. If the Giants sweep the Eagles, they are likely going to be out of it anyway when you include them losing to the Bears. Make sense?
  13. rawaction
    I'd trade a lot for Justin or his brother. Obviously, a lot more for Justin Upton, but I'm talking Jackson, a top SP prospect (Archer, Cashner, McNutt), and another top 15-20 prospect.
  14. rawaction
    The guy with Bowe in my league put up over 200 points. It's PPR and we have 3 individual defensive players, but that's freaking impressive. He had Bowe, Orton, Charles, another 20 point RB, and a 20 point defense from this week. The guy I lost to put up 160, but he had Brady, Roddy White, and Andre Johnson and that was basically it.
  15. rawaction
    Wait, you have Rodgers, Cutler and Vick? I'd trade Rodgers for Foster. Keep Vick for $1.
  16. rawaction
    I chalk that up more to Julius Peppers being on the other side of him. Also, he's always been a factor on the defense. He's just on the field a ton more than he was in the past.
  17. rawaction
    I think the personnel changes have made more of a difference than anything. Ogunleye, Hillenmeyer, Afalava, and Kevin Payne have combined for 0 tackles, 0 turnovers this year because they are either out of the league or on IR. They all were starters on the 09 Bears defense. In their places, the Bears are starting Manning, Chris Harris, Peppers and Urlacher. Urlacher and Peppers are probowl players. Manning is in a new position and has matured as a player. Harris isn't that good, but he's miles better than Afalava/Payne at FS. And now Major Wright is getting time there. Those are huge upgrades across the board.
  18. rawaction
    I almost feel that works in the Bears favor, because under normal circumstances I hate their chances in Miami. I hate travelling on a short week. I hate primetime games. I hate going to Miami. Everything about this game begs for disappointment. But if they can win, that would be a huge shift in the potential final record, as much like the Dallas game, I've been penciling this in as a loss all along. Agreed on both. Last year, was the San Francisco trip on a short week. I chalked that up as a loss to start the season, but the Bears had every chance to win that game and would have if you take away any of the 5 Cutler INTs. UGH!
  19. rawaction
    Starting to get that uneasy feeling again about this game. Both teams coming off of very strong wins. While the Bears came thru much more healthy than the Dolphins, they probably had a more emotional game against a division rival, at home, in throwback jerseys. I really don't like having to travel on a short week, especially with some aging guys on defense. That being said, I fear this will be an ugly game either way. I think the Bears run D matches up well against what the Dolphins like to do. But I don't like the Bears matchups with the Miami WRs. Miami doesn't do anything great offensively, and that will probably be magnified without their 1-2 QBs. They do have excellent pass defense, but don't create a lot of turnovers. I look for a low scoring game. If all other things are equal, the Bears special teams is much better than the Dolphins. I think we're looking at 19-17, 16-13 type game either way.
  20. rawaction
    AAAAARGH! My big money league, made all the right starting decisions (except should have started Moreno over Blount), but it didn't matter because I had Vick as my QB. My other league, I started Eli Manning over Vick. Eli did fine, giving me 23 or so points, but I lost by 23 points and had Vick on the bench in that league with 57.
  21. rawaction
    My favorite part.
  22. rawaction
    Dude. Vulgarity!!!
  23. rawaction
    Yeah, didn't see much of Hester late yesterday. Looked like a shoulder thing. I'm sure he'll try to be out there Thursday in his hometown. I don't know anyone who could return a punt 40+ yards while never getting more than 2 yards away from the sideline.
  24. rawaction
    Miami has been all over the place this year. Eeked out 2 wins vs. Buffalo and Minnesota, two teams with 4 combined wins. Played the Steelers and Jets really tough, and could/should have won both of those games. They were blown out by the Pats and Ravens, but then blew out the Titans yesterday with 3 QBs. I will say the Bears are in MUCH better position to win this game on a short week than I would have imagined. Facing a 3rd string QB, Jake Long has a dislocated shoulder, and Cameron Wake (Dolphins sack leader) will likely miss the game. The OL played well enough yesterday. Still not great, but I thought the middle of the line was excellent in pass blocking the Williamses. Webb at RT got beat often but Cutler was able to move around at will. Seemed like they ran the ball a lot better than a 3.4 average too.
  25. rawaction
    Wow. That's a good hire. They have some nice young position players. If they can get any pitching from their farm, they could make some noise in the weak NL Central.
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