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  1. mul21
    That may have been the sloppiest final 3 minutes of an NFL game involving good teams I've ever seen. I have no idea what Philly was doing throwing the ball twice before the 2 minute warning and allowing the Packers to keep 2 TOs and then whatever they did after getting the ball back was ridiculous as well. Packers execution was just awful in the last 2 minutes as well.
  2. mul21
    I thought that should have been PI as well. It felt like overall, there were a lot less flags this week across the league than there have been recently. I almost wonder if there was a memo to call fewer penalties.
  3. mul21
    The thing that really stands out about Burden to me is how strong he is for his size. He's listed at 6' 210 and that checks out based on the combine stats but he really runs through tacklers.
  4. mul21
    What if you're paying $22.75 million to your 1 and 4 starters combined?
  5. mul21
    I think this is what the plan is. He serves as a swingman/injury insurance until Steele is back and once that happens, you can make some other decisions dependent on health. As Bertz points out, getting through the season with less than 8 guys starting games is pretty unlikely and having Rea in the fold as a reliable fall back option is a nice insurance policy even with 2 more guys added to the rotation.
  6. mul21
    Jesus. That's a very different story than I thought would come out based on the Schefter report I saw earlier this morning.
  7. mul21
    Brilliant use of social media by the Bears to put out a 2 minute video of Rome making great blocks and getting big kudos for doing so during the game.
  8. mul21
    I think this has zero effect on the rotation plans. He's a depth piece that will pitch out of the pen and can slide into the rotation as needed if there are injuries or ineffectiveness.
  9. mul21
    I was 100% certain as a traumatized Bears fan that the DJ TD was going to be a touchback even though there was no evidence it was anything but a TD.
  10. mul21
    That was way more OPI than the garbage call against Loveland a couple weeks ago.
  11. mul21
    I guess you're the expert.
  12. mul21
    There was a different angle I saw that showed a clear push in the back. None of those angles showed it. And as gflore said, there's no way Wright goes flying like that without help.
  13. mul21
    I'd bet this is exactly it. Smart for an organization to sell it as working with their best prospects and pay someone regardless of the level they're coaching to try to ensure success for those guys.
  14. mul21
    The 44 yarder before halftime was absolutely OPI. The defender has as much right to the ball as the offense and Higgins clearly pushed him in the back to get room to make the catch. 100% should have been called.
  15. mul21
    This is just a little too doom bonery. If we're having this same conversation in week 12/13/14, then I'm on board but all the bad habits Caleb has that have to be broken is something that's not going to happen overnight. He's played sandlot football for 5+ years and getting him to play on schedule and in rhythm when he's never done it before is going to be a challenge but I don't think he's a lost cause yet when we're 7 games into him having a coach who actually knows what he's doing.
  16. mul21
    I'll be surprised if he lands a major job for next year. There's a full on smear campaign going against him at this point and it feels like he deserves it because he's just a piece of horsefeathers.
  17. mul21
    I guess my question is why do we see the huge delta between stuff and results? Is it pitch sequence? Shape? Arm slot? The fact that he has the raw stuff he does and the apparent high level understanding the Cubs pitching infrastructure possesses makes me a believer in going after him because it feels like there's still some meat on the bone that could be tapped into and he could be the next Arrietta for the Cubs.
  18. mul21

    Playoff Talk

    mul21 replied to mk49's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    This is just dumb. As Jason already said, there's zero reason to have a 15-18 inning game in the regular season. Now, if you wanted to make it so the runner at 2nd base doesn't happen until the 12th inning, I'd be fine with that solution.
  19. mul21

    Playoff Talk

    mul21 replied to mk49's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Judge wouldn't be taking the mound tonight and that added onto what he does at the plate is the thing that makes him so special. He does both things at the highest level.
  20. mul21
    Monongai was wide horsefeathers open for a dump off on the pick. Like there wasn't anyone within 10 yards of him. That was such a late/off target pass I have no idea what Caleb was doing there.
  21. mul21
    Holy horsefeathers, why does everyone think Tucker is a Boras client? It's been discussed here ad nauseam that he isn't.
  22. mul21
    He's beefed up a lot since last season. Good to see he's putting in the work off the court too.
  23. mul21
    This is beyond the expectations of the guy who's coaching him so I'll go ahead and believe Ben Johnson.
  24. mul21

    Playoff Talk

    mul21 replied to mk49's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Is this by chance a reference to Boob Nightengale calling Tigers in 3 against the Cardinals in 2006? Hopefully you're as wrong as he was. 😜
  25. mul21
    I think there needs to be some patience here. Ben is trying to coach a ton of bad habits out of him that he's been doing since he was in college. Between the lack of talent around him at USC and the shoddy line and poor coaching last year, Caleb has been running for his life and doing it on his own for a long time and breaking him of those tendencies and getting him to play on time and in rhythm isn't going to happen overnight. Now, if we're not seeing marked improvement by the end of the season and he's still running around like a chicken with his head cut off, I'll definitely be concerned then.
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