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Everything posted by bukie

  1. bukie
    The biggest issue right now is that the Bears' special teams is getting out played.
  2. bukie
    Hanie is not performing anywhere near replacement level right now.
  3. bukie
    Other than the lapses on defense, turnovers, penalties, and bad offensive playcalling, it's not going too bad so far.
  4. bukie
    So you're saying Hanie might just be the second best QB on ESPN's front page?
  5. bukie
    Am I crazy for thinking about playing Kevin Smith against GB over Chris Johnson against TB? EDIT: Seriously... Two of: Chris Johnson vs. TB Kevin Smith vs. GB Green-Ellis @ PHI Pierre Thomas vs. NYG Starks @ DET Two of: Nelson @ DET Maclin vs. NE Torrey Smith vs. SF Bennett @ OAK Garcon vs. CAR Plus one of the above for flex. Right now I'm leaning Kevin Smith, Chris Johnson, Nelson, Maclin and Green-Ellis.
  6. bukie
    Slow release + lead feet + Bears offensive line = not good. Orton was performing at just about replacement level this year before his benching. I'd rather see if Hanie can do the same while also being mobile.
  7. bukie
    Wow, now that was a half.
  8. bukie
    This week, FO ran two sets of playoff odds, one assuming the teams would all continue as they have played, and one with the QB play of Houston, Chicago and Kansas City replaced by a replacement-level player (which actually not affect KC's rating much). Playoff projections odds with current play: Playoff projections with Chicago, Houston and KC using replacement-level QBs:
  9. bukie
    This year? Absolutely, and it wouldn't be a contest.
  10. bukie
    He's been worse than Tarvaris Jackson, Donovan McNabb and Kerry Collins this year. And I don't see anybody scrambling to sign Collins. He's barely been better than Tim Tebow, for Theo's sake.
  11. bukie
    For any QB to be effective in the Bears system, they'd have to at least either be able to move or release the ball quickly. Orton does neither, so...no thanks.
  12. bukie
    Use a lot of screens and short passes to get Hanie settled in. Oakland doesn't have an efficient pass D, mostly just pass rushers, and the Bears can take advantage of that.
  13. bukie
    Now compare the special teams numbers.
  14. bukie
    Those would be the "Most familiar player on the best team who isn't a pticher" ballots.
  15. bukie
    One voter had Fielder first, Braun second and Kemp 3rd.
  16. bukie
    So, Illinois plays two real teams the next couple days in Cancun. I only hope this is more successful than the nightmare Vegas trip two years ago that resulted in them not making the tournament.
  17. bukie
    Is the ESPN game play airing the game more people want to see? Because it's a no-brainer.
  18. bukie
    Today's optimistic note: Look at Hanie's most similar player comp for his performance to date
  19. bukie
    So, to win my fantasy matchup this week, I needed Law Firm to outscore Wes Welker. Mission accomplished. [/nobody cares]
  20. bukie
    Peter King continues to say the stupidest things about baseball I think I've ever read from a professional columnist.
  21. bukie
    Here's how I see the NFC playing out: - SF and GB clinch byes by Week 13 - DAL and NO win divisions - NYG fade and finish 8-8 at best - Any team with 4 wins or fewer doesn't finish better than 8-8 (I'm looking at TB and PHI, specifically...and SEA I guess?) That leaves just the Bears, Lions and Falcons for two playoff spots. Of the three, the Bears have the easiest schedule remaining, and the Lions the toughest. Detroit could very well lose the next two vs. GB and @ NO. They also still need to travel to GB and Oakland and play San Diego. Even if they somehow pull a 3-3 out of that schedule, the Falcons are likely looking at a 4-2 finish. That would mean that if the Bears go even 3-3 to finish, they're the 5 seed in the NFC.
  22. bukie
    Why do you assume Detroit gets the 5 seed? Have you seen their schedule from here on out?
  23. bukie
    Here is why I am still optimistic: 1. A replacement-level QB could go 4-2 against the Bears' remaining schedule with the D and ST advantages the Bears offer. KC and SEA are inexcusable no matter what happens, DEN and MIN are also both terrible but on the road, OAK is an average team, and GB is probably resting starters by week 16 at this rate having wrapped up the division and a bye...and if they haven't by that point it means the Bears are somehow still in contention for the division and they have a playoff spot clinched anyway. 2. 4-2 guarantees a playoff spot unless it's New Orleans that falls back. Cutler is back at that point, and the 5-6 seed is what the Bears were looking at anyway. Playoff game in New Orleans/Dallas/New York/Atlanta. 3. Hanie is better than replacement-level (I mean, have you seen some of these replacement QBs?), so it gives the Bears a bit of a buffer on that front, too.
  24. bukie
    I mean, Tebow is 4-1 and look at the crap he's tossed out at QB. I have full confidence that Hanie will be better than Tebow. You might think "Yeah, but it's not like the Bears get to play the AFC West every week". But...yeah, they kind of do.
  25. bukie
    Different team, different time. The current offense is built in a way that requires strong QB play. The 06 team had a much better offensive line and was built towards minimizing the number of mistakes the QB can make. Sure at times Grossman was given the keys to the offense, but as the season went on, especially in the last few games of the season it was a much more basic game plan most of the time (see the St Louis game) The current offense is mostly generated through Matt Forte, and it can continue to be. This Bears team is not successful right now because of their offense. Not that Cutler is chopped liver out there, far from it, but the way the line and receivers have performed for the majority of the year, the offense already had to rely on Forte, and now they'll have to do it even more. Fortunately, none of the defenses coming up in the next 5 weeks are really effective against the run. Only Seattle is in the top 10 in run defense efficiency. Even better, none of the final 6 opponents are in the top half of the league in pass defense. Basically, the Bears are done playing good defenses this year.
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